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Machine sources

Every source in the MARS data dictionary summary, with how its data is extracted and when it last delivered a file. High priority sources load first; the rest are scheduled for months 4 to 6.

Section	Machine	Area	Priority	Extraction	Format	Status	Last file	Files loaded	Size (MB)
4.1	CF3D Robot	Additive Manufacturing	High	Agent on the robot's Windows server reads the job log folder	Job log (CSV with header block)	In production	11/01/2026 04:04	38	12.30
4.2	Juggerbot 3D Printer	Additive Manufacturing	High	Agent reads the printer's telemetry export folder	Telemetry CSV	In production	10/20/2026 03:15	8	0.67
2.1	Digital Optical Microscope	Microscopes	High	Agent reads the capture folder (image plus metadata file)	PNG plus JSON metadata	In production	11/05/2026 01:22	142	68.58
2.2	SEM	Microscopes	High	Agent reads the SEM export folder (image plus header file)	PNG plus text header	In production	11/04/2026 22:27	90	17.49
3.1	Optical Profilometer	Dimension Inspection	High	Agent reads the analysis export folder	Results CSV plus height map image	In production	11/05/2026 01:02	76	24.30
3.2	Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)	Dimension Inspection	High	Agent reads the inspection report folder	Inspection report CSV	In production	11/05/2026 00:30	38	0.02
11	ION Procedures	ION Procedures	High	Scheduled export of completed runs from ION	Run export (JSON)	In production	11/04/2026 23:30	71	0.19
1.1	Grieve Oven	Furnaces, Ovens, and Heating	Normal	Existing MARS script polls the controller registers each minute	Register log (JSON lines)	In production	11/03/2026 23:59	43	2.07
1.5	Small GCF	Furnaces, Ovens, and Heating	Normal	Agent reads the controller's cycle export	Cycle CSV	In production	11/05/2026 00:28	162	6.54
1.2	Paragon Kiln	Furnaces, Ovens, and Heating	Normal	To be confirmed with MARS staff	Controller log	Scheduled, month 4
1.3	Large GCF	Furnaces, Ovens, and Heating	Normal	Same exporter as the Small GCF	Cycle CSV	Scheduled, month 4
1.4	Split-Tube Furnace	Furnaces, Ovens, and Heating	Normal	To be confirmed with MARS staff	Controller log	Scheduled, month 4
5.1	High-temperature Light Flash Apparatus (LFA)	Thermophysical Testing	Normal	Instrument software export	Results file	Scheduled, month 5
5.2	Dilatometer (DIL)	Thermophysical Testing	Normal	Instrument software export	Results file	Scheduled, month 5
5.3	TGA	Thermophysical Testing	Normal	Instrument software export	Results file	Scheduled, month 5
5.4	STA	Thermophysical Testing	Normal	Instrument software export	Results file	Scheduled, month 5
6.1	CNC Lathe	Machining	Normal	Controller program and run log	Log file	Scheduled, month 6
6.2	CNC Mill	Machining	Normal	Controller program and run log	Log file	Scheduled, month 6
6.3	Biesse	Machining	Normal	Controller run log	Log file	Scheduled, month 6
7.1	RoboCT	Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI)	Normal	Scan metadata; volumes stay in blob storage	Scan metadata plus volume files	Scheduled, month 4
8.1	Instron/Shimadzu	Mechanical Testing	Normal	Test software export	Results CSV	Scheduled, month 5
8.2	Drop Weight Impact Tester	Mechanical Testing	Normal	Test software export	Results CSV	Scheduled, month 5
8.3	DIC System	Mechanical Testing	Normal	Strain field export; images stay in blob storage	Images plus results	Scheduled, month 5
9.1	Oxyacetylene Test Bed	Ablative Testing	Normal	Data logger export	Logger CSV	Scheduled, month 6
9.2	HRMES	Ablative Testing	Normal	Data logger export	Logger CSV	Scheduled, month 6
10.1	Viscometer	Rheology	Normal	Instrument export	Results file	Scheduled, month 6

Data as of pipeline run R-20261105-0200, finished 11/05/2026 02:00 Mountain. Tables: mars.gold and mars.ops.