The Ksetiwatch Handbook

The Ksetiwatch Handbook

Gordon Machel

Revision 2.2.5

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Ksetiwatch is a monitoring tool for the Seti@home distributed computing project, which searches for signals of extraterrestrial life. It displays the state of the Seti@home client(s) running on your computer or in your local network, and logs/manages completed work units. In addition, Ksetiwatch features a skymap that displays all work units processed, a graphical display of scientific data (gaussians, pulses, and triplets), a dock icon with detailed status information about a client, the option to start/stop the SETI@home clients, and much more.


Table of Contents

1 Introduction
2 Getting Started
3 Using Ksetiwatch
The Analysis Tab
The Data Info Tab
The User Info tab
The Completed Work Units tab
The Logged Signals Dialog
The Options Tab
Adding or Editing a SETI@home Location
The Skymap Window
The Gaussian, Pulse, and Triplet Windows
4 Questions and Answers
5 Credits and License
A Installation
How to obtain Ksetiwatch
Requirements
Compilation and installation
Configuration
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