request_current_data.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

from functions import common

# Go to ooinet.oceanobservatories.org, log in and find your username under your user profile.
username = 'API USERNAME'
token = 'API TOKEN'


# Specify your inputs for the data request. Use http://ooi.visualocean.net as a reference.
sub_site = 'RS03AXPS'
platform = 'SF03A'
instrument = '2A-CTDPFA302'
delivery_method = 'streamed'
stream = 'ctdpf_sbe43_sample'

# note that requests are sent for the entire stream, from which the parameter input here is parsed out for plotting.
parameter = 'corrected_dissolved_oxygen'

output_csv = True # set to true if you want to write data to a csv file in csv_output folder.

common.requestNow(
					username,
					token, 
					sub_site, 
					platform, 
					instrument, 
					delivery_method, 
					stream, 
					parameter, 
					write_csv = output_csv)

# Run the script from a linux or unix shell $ python request_current_data.py &
# The & will allow you to modify parameters in the script and fire up another plot alongside the existing plot.