Interrogator Metadata
-
The Interrogator metadata contains information about the interrogator unit used for the data collection. More than one interrogator may be operating during an experiment, therefore each unit is given a unique identifier and described in individual Interrogator metadata blocks.
-
Required fields (mark with an asterisk, and indicated in the tables below)
interrogator_id* | manufacturer* | model* | -
Optional fields
serial_number | firmware_version | comment
| attributeID | interrogator_id Required |
|---|---|
| Description | Unique identifier of the interrogator unit used in the experiment, assigned by data provider. Identifier should have a maximum of 8 alphanumeric characters with no special characters (e.g., underscores, period, dash). |
| Required | True |
| Type | String |
| Style | Alphanumeric |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | IU001 |
| attributeID | manufacturer Required |
|---|---|
| Description | Manufacturer name of the interrogator. |
| Required | True |
| Type | String |
| Style | Free form text |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | Silixa |
| attributeID | model Required |
|---|---|
| Description | Model number of the interrogator. |
| Required | True |
| Type | String |
| Style | Free form text |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | iDAS |
| attributeID | serial_number Optional |
|---|---|
| Description | Serial number of the interrogator. |
| Required | False |
| Type | String |
| Style | Free form text |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | 16043 |
| attributeID | firmware_version Optional |
|---|---|
| Description | Firmware version of the software used within the interrogator. |
| Required | False |
| Type | String |
| Style | Free form text |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | -- |
| attributeID | comment Optional |
|---|---|
| Description | Additional comments. |
| Required | False |
| Type | String |
| Style | Free form text |
| Units or options | -- |
| Example | -- |