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This Page's Contents: Related links: System Requirements S2KPG User Guide Error Messages Frequently Asked Questions
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The SIP Research Grade empirical solar irradiance model is a binary IDL save file that runs with a Graphics User Interface (GUI). Any platform that has ITT, Inc (RSI) Interactive Data Language (IDL) version 6.0 or higher can use this model. This includes:
Platform Vendor Hardware Operating System Supported Versions VMS Compaq Alpha VMS 7.1 UNIX Compaq Alpha Tru64 UNIX 4.0 HP PA-RISC HP-UX 10.20, 11 IBM RS/6000 AIX 4.3 Intel Intel x86 Linux 3.3* SGI Mips Irix 6.4, 6.5 SUN SPARC Solaris 2 2.6, 2.7 SUN Ultra Solaris 2 2.6 SUN Intel x86 Solaris 2 2.6 Windows Microsoft Intel x86 Windows 95, 98 Microsoft Intel x86 Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Alpha Windows NT 4.0** Macintosh Apple PowerPC*** Mac OS 8.1, 9.2, OS X 10.1-10.5 * Red Hat 6.0
** IDL 5.3 is the last release that will support the Windows NT for Alpha platform.
*** Includes iMac and G3, G4, G5
All messages and errors that occur while running the SIP application will appear in the IDL Output log which is often a separate window on many platforms. While we have done our utmost to provide a robust, validated, and rigorously tested product, WE ARE VERY INTERESTED TO LEARN ABOUT ANY UNDOCUMENTED ERRORS THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN RUNNING THIS APPLICATION. Please contact us at spacenvironment@spacenvironment.net if you feel that there is a problem with this application. We realize that users are often under time constraints and are working to deadlines. Therefore, we will do our utmost to fix any significant problems that you bring to our attention and we will notify you of the fix in a timely way. General concerns that are of interest to a broad community of users will be posted in the FAQ section of this document.