docs: update README to v0.12.0

Rewrites the v0.6.0 README to reflect current project state:
ACH server, SQLite DB, SFM REST API with caching, monitor/erase, updated roadmap.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# seismo-relay `v0.6.0`
# seismo-relay `v0.12.0`
A ground-up replacement for **Blastware** — Instantel's aging Windows-only
software for managing MiniMate Plus seismographs.
Built in Python. Runs on Windows. Connects to instruments over direct RS-232
or cellular modem (Sierra Wireless RV50 / RV55).
Built in Python. Runs on Windows, Linux, or macOS. Connects to instruments
over direct RS-232 or cellular modem (Sierra Wireless RV50 / RV55).
> **Status:** Active development. Full read pipeline working end-to-end:
> device info, compliance config (with geo thresholds), event download with
> true event-time metadata (project / client / operator / sensor location
> sourced from the device at record-time via SUB 5A). Write commands in progress.
> See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for version history.
> **Status:** Active development. Full read + write + erase + monitoring
> pipeline working end-to-end over TCP/cellular. ACH Auto Call Home server
> handles inbound unit connections, downloads events, and persists everything
> to a SQLite database. SFM REST API exposes device control and DB queries.
> See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for full version history.
---
@@ -21,26 +21,28 @@ seismo-relay/
├── seismo_lab.py ← Main GUI (Bridge + Analyzer + Console tabs)
├── minimateplus/ ← MiniMate Plus client library
│ ├── transport.py ← SerialTransport and TcpTransport
│ ├── protocol.py ← DLE frame layer (read/write/parse)
│ ├── client.py ← High-level client (connect, get_config, etc.)
│ ├── framing.py ← Frame builder/parser primitives
│ └── models.py ← DeviceInfo, EventRecord, etc.
│ ├── transport.py ← SerialTransport, TcpTransport, SocketTransport
│ ├── protocol.py ← DLE frame layer, SUB command dispatch
│ ├── client.py ← High-level client (connect, get_events, push_config, )
│ ├── framing.py ← Frame builders, DLE codec, S3FrameParser
│ └── models.py ← DeviceInfo, Event, ComplianceConfig, MonitorLogEntry, …
├── sfm/ ← SFM REST API server (FastAPI)
── server.py ← /device/info, /device/events, /device/event
├── sfm/ ← SFM REST API server (FastAPI, port 8200)
── server.py ← All device + DB endpoints
│ ├── database.py ← SeismoDb — SQLite persistence layer
│ └── sfm_webapp.html ← Embedded web UI (served at /)
├── bridges/
│ ├── s3-bridge/
│ └── s3_bridge.py RS-232 serial bridge (capture tool)
│ ├── ach_server.py ← Inbound ACH call-home server (main production server)
├── ach_mitm.py ← Transparent MITM proxy for capturing BW sessions
│ ├── s3-bridge/ ← RS-232 serial bridge (capture tool)
│ ├── tcp_serial_bridge.py ← Local TCP↔serial bridge (bench testing)
│ ├── gui_bridge.py ← Standalone bridge GUI (legacy)
│ ├── gui_bridge.py ← Standalone bridge GUI
│ └── raw_capture.py ← Simple raw capture tool
├── parsers/
│ ├── s3_parser.py ← DLE frame extractor
│ ├── s3_analyzer.py ← Session parser, differ, Claude export
│ ├── gui_analyzer.py ← Standalone analyzer GUI (legacy)
│ ├── gui_analyzer.py ← Standalone analyzer GUI
│ └── frame_db.py ← SQLite frame database
└── docs/
@@ -51,123 +53,88 @@ seismo-relay/
## Quick start
### Seismo Lab (main GUI)
### ACH inbound server (production)
The all-in-one tool. Three tabs: **Bridge**, **Analyzer**, **Console**.
Listens for inbound unit call-homes, downloads all new events and monitor log
entries, and writes everything to `bridges/captures/seismo_relay.db`.
```bash
python bridges/ach_server.py --port 12345 --output bridges/captures/
```
python seismo_lab.py
Point the unit's ACEmanager **Remote Host** to this machine's IP and **Remote Port** to `12345`.
Options:
```
--port N Listen port (default 12345)
--output DIR Capture directory (default bridges/captures/)
--allow-ip IP Allowlist an IP (repeat for multiple; default: accept all)
--max-events N Safety cap for first run (default: unlimited)
--clear-after-download Erase device memory after successful download
--verbose Debug logging
```
### SFM REST server
Exposes MiniMate Plus commands as a REST API for integration with other systems.
Exposes device control and DB queries as a REST API. Proxied by terra-view.
```
cd sfm
uvicorn server:app --reload
```bash
python sfm/server.py # default: 0.0.0.0:8200
python -m uvicorn sfm.server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8200 --reload
```
**Endpoints:**
Open `http://localhost:8200` for the embedded web UI, or `http://localhost:8200/docs`
for the interactive API docs.
### Seismo Lab GUI
```bash
python seismo_lab.py
```
---
## SFM REST API
### Live device endpoints
Each call dials the device, does its work, and closes the connection. TCP
connections are retried once on `ProtocolError` to handle cold-boot timing.
**Caching** — frequently-polled endpoints are cached in-process to avoid
redundant TCP round-trips:
| Method | URL | Cache |
|--------|-----|-------|
| `GET` | `/device/info` | Indefinite; invalidated by `POST /device/config` |
| `GET` | `/device/events` | Count-probe fast path (~2s); full download only when new events detected |
| `GET` | `/device/event/{idx}/waveform` | Permanent per event index |
| `GET` | `/device/monitor/status` | 30-second TTL |
| `POST` | `/device/connect` | — |
| `POST` | `/device/config` | Writes compliance config; invalidates cache |
| `POST` | `/device/monitor/start` | Sends SUB 0x96 |
| `POST` | `/device/monitor/stop` | Sends SUB 0x97 |
All cached endpoints accept `?force=true` to bypass the cache.
Transport query params (supply one set):
```
Serial: ?port=COM5&baud=38400
TCP: ?host=1.2.3.4&tcp_port=12345
```
### DB read endpoints
Query the SQLite database written by `ach_server.py`. All read-only except
`PATCH /db/events/{id}/false_trigger`.
| Method | URL | Description |
|--------|-----|-------------|
| `GET` | `/device/info?port=COM5` | Device info via serial |
| `GET` | `/device/info?host=1.2.3.4&tcp_port=9034` | Device info via cellular modem |
| `GET` | `/device/events?port=COM5` | Event index |
| `GET` | `/device/event?port=COM5&index=0` | Single event record |
---
## Seismo Lab tabs
### Bridge tab
Captures live RS-232 traffic between Blastware and the seismograph. Sits in
the middle as a transparent pass-through while logging everything to disk.
```
Blastware → COM4 (virtual) ↔ s3_bridge ↔ COM5 (physical) → MiniMate Plus
```
Set your COM ports and log directory, then hit **Start Bridge**. Use
**Add Mark** to annotate the capture at specific moments (e.g. "changed
trigger level"). When the bridge starts, the Analyzer tab automatically wires
up to the live files and starts updating in real time.
### Analyzer tab
Parses raw captures into DLE-framed protocol sessions, diffs consecutive
sessions to show exactly which bytes changed, and lets you query across all
historical captures via the built-in SQLite database.
- **Inventory** — all frames in a session, click to drill in
- **Hex Dump** — full payload hex dump with changed-byte annotations
- **Diff** — byte-level before/after diff between sessions
- **Full Report** — plain text session report
- **Query DB** — search across all captures by SUB, direction, or byte value
Use **Export for Claude** to generate a self-contained `.md` report for
AI-assisted field mapping.
### Console tab
Direct connection to a MiniMate Plus — no bridge, no Blastware. Useful for
diagnosing field units over cellular without a full capture session.
**Connection:** choose Serial (COM port + baud) or TCP (IP + port for
cellular modem).
**Commands:**
| Button | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| POLL | Startup handshake — confirms unit is alive and identifies model |
| Serial # | Reads unit serial number |
| Full Config | Reads full 166-byte config block (firmware version, channel scales, etc.) |
| Event Index | Reads stored event list |
Output is colour-coded: TX in blue, raw RX bytes in teal, decoded fields in
green, errors in red. **Save Log** writes a timestamped `.log` file to
`bridges/captures/`. **Send to Analyzer** injects the captured bytes into the
Analyzer tab for deeper inspection.
---
## Connecting over cellular (RV50 / RV55 modems)
Field units connect via Sierra Wireless RV50 or RV55 cellular modems. Use
TCP mode in the Console or SFM:
```
# Console tab
Transport: TCP
Host: <modem public IP>
Port: 9034 ← Device Port in ACEmanager (call-up mode)
```
```python
# In code
from minimateplus.transport import TcpTransport
from minimateplus.client import MiniMateClient
client = MiniMateClient(transport=TcpTransport("1.2.3.4", 9034), timeout=30.0)
info = client.connect()
```
### Required ACEmanager settings (Serial tab)
These must match exactly — a single wrong setting causes the unit to beep
on connect but never respond:
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---------|-------|-----|
| Configure Serial Port | `38400,8N1` | Must match MiniMate baud rate |
| Flow Control | `None` | Hardware flow control blocks unit TX if pins unconnected |
| **Quiet Mode** | **Enable** | **Critical.** Disabled → modem injects `RING`/`CONNECT` onto serial line, corrupting the S3 handshake |
| Data Forwarding Timeout | `1` (= 0.1 s) | Lower latency; `5` works but is sluggish |
| TCP Connect Response Delay | `0` | Non-zero silently drops the first POLL frame |
| TCP Idle Timeout | `2` (minutes) | Prevents premature disconnect |
| DB9 Serial Echo | `Disable` | Echo corrupts the data stream |
| `GET` | `/db/units` | All known serials with summary stats |
| `GET` | `/db/events` | Triggered events (filter by serial, date range, false_trigger) |
| `GET` | `/db/monitor_log` | Monitoring intervals |
| `GET` | `/db/sessions` | ACH call-home session history |
| `PATCH` | `/db/events/{id}/false_trigger?value=true` | Flag / unflag false triggers |
---
@@ -175,25 +142,76 @@ on connect but never respond:
```python
from minimateplus import MiniMateClient
from minimateplus.transport import SerialTransport, TcpTransport
from minimateplus.transport import TcpTransport
# Serial
client = MiniMateClient(port="COM5")
# TCP (cellular modem)
client = MiniMateClient(transport=TcpTransport("1.2.3.4", 9034), timeout=30.0)
client = MiniMateClient(transport=TcpTransport("1.2.3.4", 12345), timeout=30.0)
with client:
info = client.connect() # DeviceInfo — model, serial, firmware, compliance config
serial = client.get_serial() # Serial number string
config = client.get_config() # Full config block (bytes)
events = client.get_events() # List[EventRecord] with true event-time metadata
# Read
info = client.connect() # DeviceInfo — serial, firmware, compliance config
count = client.count_events() # Number of stored events
keys = client.list_event_keys() # Fast browse walk — event keys only, no download
events = client.get_events() # Full download: headers + peaks + metadata
monitor = client.get_monitor_status() # Battery, memory, is_monitoring flag
log = client.get_monitor_log_entries() # Monitoring intervals (partial 0x2C records)
# Write
client.apply_config(
sample_rate=1024,
trigger_level_geo=0.5,
project="Bridge Inspection 2026",
client_name="City of Portland",
operator="B. Harrison",
)
# Control
client.start_monitoring() # SUB 0x96
client.stop_monitoring() # SUB 0x97
client.delete_all_events() # Erase all (SUB 0xA3 → 0x1C → 0x06 → 0xA2)
```
`get_events()` runs the full download sequence per event: `1E → 0A → 0C → 5A → 1F`.
The SUB 5A bulk waveform stream is used to retrieve `client`, `operator`, and
`sensor_location` as they existed at record time — not backfilled from the current
compliance config.
`get_events()` runs the full per-event sequence: `1E → 0A → 0C → 5A → 1F`.
SUB 5A bulk stream provides `client`, `operator`, and `sensor_location` as they
existed at record time — not backfilled from the current compliance config.
---
## Database
`ach_server.py` writes to `bridges/captures/seismo_relay.db` (SQLite, WAL mode).
Three tables, all unit-keyed by serial number:
| Table | Key | Contents |
|-------|-----|----------|
| `ach_sessions` | UUID | Per-call-home audit record: serial, peer IP, events_downloaded, duration |
| `events` | UUID, UNIQUE(serial, waveform_key) | Triggered events: timestamp, PPV per channel, project/client/operator strings, false_trigger flag |
| `monitor_log` | UUID, UNIQUE(serial, waveform_key) | Monitoring intervals: start/stop time, duration, geo threshold |
Deduplication is by `(serial, waveform_key)` — repeat call-homes or re-runs
never produce duplicate rows. Post-erase key reuse is handled automatically
via the high-water mark in `ach_state.json`.
---
## Connecting over cellular (RV50 / RV55)
Field units connect via Sierra Wireless RV50 or RV55 cellular modems.
### Required ACEmanager settings
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---------|-------|-----|
| Configure Serial Port | `38400,8N1` | Must match MiniMate baud rate |
| Flow Control | `None` | Hardware FC blocks TX if pins unconnected |
| **Quiet Mode** | **Enable** | **Critical** — disabled injects `RING`/`CONNECT` onto serial, corrupting the S3 handshake |
| Data Forwarding Timeout | `1` (= 0.1 s) | Lower latency |
| TCP Connect Response Delay | `0` | Non-zero silently drops the first POLL frame |
| TCP Idle Timeout | `2` (minutes) | Prevents premature disconnect |
| DB9 Serial Echo | `Disable` | Echo corrupts the data stream |
---
@@ -204,23 +222,10 @@ compliance config.
| DLE | `0x10` | Data Link Escape |
| STX | `0x02` | Start of frame |
| ETX | `0x03` | End of frame |
| ACK | `0x41` (`'A'`) | Frame-start marker sent before every frame |
| ACK | `0x41` | Frame-start marker sent before every BW frame |
| DLE stuffing | `10 10` on wire | Literal `0x10` in payload |
**S3-side frame** (seismograph → Blastware): `ACK DLE+STX [payload] CHK DLE+ETX`
**De-stuffed payload header:**
```
[0] CMD 0x10 = BW request, 0x00 = S3 response
[1] ? unknown (0x00 BW / 0x10 S3)
[2] SUB Command/response identifier ← the key field
[3] PAGE_HI Page address high byte
[4] PAGE_LO Page address low byte
[5+] DATA Payload content
```
**Response SUB rule:** `response_SUB = 0xFF - request_SUB`
Example: request SUB `0x08` (Event Index) → response SUB `0xF7`
**Response SUB rule:** `response_SUB = 0xFF - request_SUB` (no exceptions)
Full protocol documentation: [`docs/instantel_protocol_reference.md`](docs/instantel_protocol_reference.md)
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## Requirements
```
```bash
pip install pyserial fastapi uvicorn
```
Python 3.10+. Tkinter is included with the standard Python installer on
Windows (make sure "tcl/tk and IDLE" is checked during install).
Windows (check "tcl/tk and IDLE" during install).
---
## Virtual COM ports (bridge capture)
The bridge needs two COM ports on the same PC — one that Blastware connects
to, and one wired to the seismograph. Use a virtual COM port pair
(**com0com** or **VSPD**) to give Blastware a port to talk to.
```
Blastware → COM4 (virtual) ↔ s3_bridge.py ↔ COM5 (physical) → MiniMate Plus
```
Use **com0com** or **VSPD** to create the virtual COM pair on Windows.
---
## Roadmap
- [x] Event download — pull waveform records from the unit (`1E → 0A → 0C → 5A → 1F`)
- [x] True event-time metadata — project / client / operator / sensor location from SUB 5A
- [ ] Write commands — push config changes to the unit (compliance setup, channel config, trigger settings)
- [ ] ACH inbound server — accept call-home connections from field units
- [ ] Modem manager — push standard configs to RV50/RV55 fleet via Sierra Wireless API
- [ ] Full Blastware parity — complete read/write/download cycle without Blastware
- [x] Full read pipeline — device info, compliance config, event download with true event-time metadata
- [x] Write commands — push compliance config, trigger thresholds, project strings to device
- [x] Erase all events — confirmed erase sequence from live MITM capture
- [x] Monitor control — start/stop monitoring, read battery/memory/status
- [x] Monitor log entries — decode partial 0x2C records (continuous monitoring intervals)
- [x] ACH inbound server — accept call-home connections, download events, dedup by key
- [x] SQLite persistence — events, monitor log, and session history in `seismo_relay.db`
- [x] SFM REST API — device control + DB query endpoints, live device cache
- [ ] Terra-view integration — seismo-relay router, unit detail page, VISON-style event listing
- [ ] Vibration summary reports — highest legit PPV per project → Word doc (false trigger filtering first)
- [ ] Compliance config encoder — build raw write payloads from a `ComplianceConfig` object
- [ ] Modem manager — push RV50/RV55 configs via Sierra Wireless API