series3-watcher/README_DL2.md

Series 3 Emitter — v1_0(py38-safe) for DL2

Target: Windows 7 + Python 3.8.10
Baseline: v5_4 (no logic changes)

Files

• series3_emitter_v1_0_py38.py — main script (py38-safe)
• config.ini — your config (already included)
• series3_roster.csv — your roster (already included, this auto updates from a URL to a dropbox file)
• requirements.txt — none beyond stdlib

Install

1. Create C:\SeismoEmitter\ on DL2
2. Extract this ZIP into that folder
3. Open CMD:

   cd C:\SeismoEmitter
   python series3_emitter_v1_0_py38.py
   

(If the console shows escape codes on Win7, set COLORIZE = False in config.ini.)

Quick validation

• Heartbeat prints Local/UTC timestamps
• One line per active roster unit with OK/Pending/Missing, Age, Last, File
• Unexpected units block shows .MLG not in roster
• emitter.log rotates per LOG_RETENTION_DAYS