Overview

This document is intended as an overview of New XINA, with basic things you should know.

New Terminology

Some XINA terms have changed, to be more accurate or to better support a variety of missions.

New XINA	Definition	Related Old XINA Terms
Mnemonic	a named data channel or field	hk, housekeeping, or housekeeping field
Event	a time with a label; might be an Instant, which is just one moment in time, or it might be an Interval, with a start and end.	a category that includes TIDs, markers, messages, alerts, spectra, and more
Spectrum	a multi-dimensional data set associated with a single time or time range	a category that includes scans
Nominal Range	a green, yellow, or red value range for a particular mnemonic	a category that includes limits, expected values, and more
Notebook	a digital lab journal	journal

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XINA tools are now divided into three broad categories.

Visualization tools are primarily focused on looking at data within XINA, like charts and tables. Most of them also support some sort of data export.

The Mnemonic Plot and Mnemonic Trending tools plot mnemonic data; the former against a single time range and the latter against many.
The Events tool centers around a table of events and can group them in arbitrary ways.
The Spectra Viewer is what you need for science data, and gives many options for presentation and organization.
The Nominal Range Trending tool is a new option for instrument health reports, using a table that checks mnemonics against nominal ranges at specified intervals.
The Diagram Viewer and Diagram Simulator animate custom dashboards and diagrams with mnemonic and event data. The Viewer uses real data, and the Simulator is designed around simple human-readable "sequence files".

Export tools are built around downloadable data sets and reports. While other tools may support exporting data, these tools are only for exporting.

The Mnemonic Export and Mnemonic Trend Export tools allow you to perform or automate high-volume data exports. They're ideal when you want to look at months of data at a time.
The Packages tool is the best way to browse existing export products.

Management tools are designed for advanced users to control XINA data and operations.

The Mnemonic Management tool is for managing mnemonics, particularly correcting issues with definitions and aliases.
The Model Management tool helps with managing mining processes and scheduled tasks.
The Nominal Range Management tool is for managing nominal ranges. It also supports exporting the definitions in various formats.
The Diagram Editor allows you to set up the diagrams used by the Diagram Viewer and Simulator.