A lightweight Python script that monitors Instantel Series 3 (Minimate) call-in activity on a Blastware server.

It scans the event folder, reads .MLG headers to identify unit IDs, and prints a live status table showing:

• Last event received
• Age since last call-in
• OK / Pending / Missing states
• Bench and ignored units
• Unexpected units
• Notes from the roster file

This script is part of the larger Seismograph Fleet Manager project.

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Requirements

• Python 3.8 (Windows 7 compatible)
• Blastware 10 event folder available locally
• series3_roster.csv in the configured path
• config.ini in the same directory as the script

Install dependencies with:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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Usage

Run the emitter from the folder containing the script:

python series3_emitter.py

The script will:

1. Load the roster file
2. Scan the Blastware event folder for .MLG files
3. Sniff each file header for the unit ID
4. Print a status line for each active unit
5. Refresh the roster automatically if ROSTER_URL is set
6. Write logs into the emitter_logs/ folder

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Config

All settings are stored in config.ini.

Key fields:

• SERIES3_PATH – folder containing .MLG files
• ROSTER_FILE – path to the local roster CSV
• ROSTER_URL – optional URL for automatic roster downloads
• SCAN_INTERVAL_SECONDS – how often to scan
• OK_HOURS / MISSING_HOURS – thresholds for status

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Logs

Logs are stored under emitter_logs/.
Git ignores all log files but keeps the folder itself.

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Versioning

This repo follows Semantic Versioning (SemVer).

Current release: v1.0.0 – stable baseline emitter.
See CHANGELOG.md for details.

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License

Private / internal project.