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Data Products

The repository writes several different outputs. The most important ones are:

  • location: server/record/data/exp-<experiment_id>-positions.csv
  • written by: server/zmq_orchestrator.py
  • one row per completed rover move
  • main columns: experiment_id, cycle_id, meas_id, position_status, captured_at_utc, position_t, x, y, z, error
  • location: per-host runtime output directories
  • file pattern: data_<HOSTNAME>_<experiment_id>.txt
  • written by: client/run_reciprocity.py and client/run_uncalibrated.py
  • one JSON-line record per RF measurement on one host
  • typical fields: timestamp_utc, hostname, experiment_id, cycle_id, pilot_phase, pilot_amplitude, captured_samples
  • location: per-host runtime output directory as error.log
  • JSON-line diagnostics for failed or suspect RF captures
  • location: server/record/data/exp-<experiment_id>.yml
  • one summary entry per synchronized RF cycle
  • location: results/csi_<experiment_id>.nc
  • written by: processing/parsing/extract_csi_from_smb_v2.py
  • combines rover positions and CSI into one xarray/NetCDF dataset
  • stores the complex RF channel between the rover transmitter and the active ceiling receiver entries selected by hostname

For most readers of this docs site, this .nc file is the main entry point. The tutorial track assumes you already have this file and want to inspect or visualize its contents.

  • location: results/acoustic_<experiment_id>.nc
  • written by: processing/parsing/acoustic_parser.py
  • one file per experiment
  • main coordinates: experiment_id, cycle_id, microphone_label
  • main data variable: values with shape (experiment_id, cycle_id, microphone_label, sample_index)
  • stores the raw sampled received chirp recorded at the microphones after the chirp was emitted by the omnidirectional speaker

This acoustic .nc is meant to be joined back to the RF dataset by the shared (experiment_id, cycle_id) pair. The RF file provides the rover pose; the acoustic file provides the microphone waveforms recorded at that same stop.

Useful notebook entry points: