WFCAM
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Run Up |
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(normally
done by the TSS)
Run
up WFCAM.
- log onto Hokulea as yourself
- run up wfcamControl by typing "wfcamControl"
- from wfcamControl
- run up the wfcamMain screen
- run view/monitor log which launches an xterm for messages
- run up low level software
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(normally
done by the
observer from
an xterm on ohi)
Wait for the TSS to complete startup tasks, then run
the WFCAM Observation controller: click
the "UKIRT Obs (ohi)" button on the task bar.
(done
by the TSS)
From wfcamControl, add inst
enable the arrays
(by
the Observer on ohi)
Run up the OCS: click ocs_up in the wfcamObs
panel
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If
the DR gaias are not
present on the four big WFDR displays:
(as
observer in front of the
four DR screens)
Switch on WFDR1/2/3/4 displays:
For each DR machine (wfdr1,2,3,4)
press scroll lock, scroll lock, n,
<enter> (e.g. lock,lock,1,<enter>) to get
the cursor into
that DR screen. Login as observer, and type startx. Maximise the gaia that
results.
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(as
observer on kauwa)
Start the WFCAM Observing
controller: click the WFCAM Obs
(kauwa) button on the taskbar.
We
suggest you make this item sit in each workspace (DR, OT etc.; do this
from the "X" menu in the top left of this window).
Start ORACDR for each camera:
Press the wfcamReduce button
Results should now be being
plotted to the four gaia displays. If they aren't, call your support
scientist.
Start
the gaia control system: press the wfcamDisplay
button
...and click "all Defaults" to
set the axis rotations and flips such that the arrays are displayed in
normal astronomical orientation.
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(as observer on ohi)
Start taking data: from the QT
calibrations menu (WFCAM section), run a WFCAM Flush, then a Readnoise
test, then Darks. If time permits, run the darks more than
once. Note that your final set of darks should be commenced ten minutes
before you would normally expect to be able to guide, as this will
guarantee that the long-exposure NDR darks are done in genuinely dark
conditions and minimise light leaks.
While doing this, inspect the data directories (/ukirtdata/raw/wfcam<n>/<utdate>
and /ukirtdata/reduced/wfcam<n>/<utdate>)
and run a gaia on kauwa for inspecting individual frames and group
mosaics through the night.
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(as
observer on kauwa)
Run the WFCAM logging windows:
press the wfcamLog button
Run the data quality stripchart: press the wfcam_stripchart.
Run the ompobslog tool (it's on the task bar).
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Run
Down
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1
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- Observer (on ohi)
runs an
"end of night sequence" - a set of Darks will do. This will set a blank
filter in place. Note that you don't have to complete the darks, this
is run just to get the dark filter in place.
- TSS disables array
from wfcamControl gui (this needs to be done while WFIS and the low
level
software are still running)
- Observer runs ocs_down from wfcamObs gui
- TSS runs down low
level software from wfcamControl (this can be done before or after
ocs_down)
- Observer ctrl-c's
each pipeline, then types "oracdr_nuke
-nogaia" in each of the 4 WFDR windows to kill the DR and then
exists
from them. Please leave the gaias running.
- Observer (on kauwa)
runs msb check: type limit
coredumpsize 0 and then ompmsbcheck
-tel
ukirt -ut <yyyymmdd> and resolve any discrepancies.
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Cassegrain
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Run Up
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1
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(This
set is done by the TSS)
Run
up uist
ssh into ohi as observer
run cassControl to get the control gui
dm uist_oper.dl &
- Then follows left to right along the top to datum the
motors, move the mirror out of the beam, turn on the blackbody and
enable the
array.
- Each button must be clicked followed by the start
button, and each step must be completed before the next is started.
- Final step: enable the array
Run
up ufti from menu in the topend.dl screen
- if you are using the FP, type dm fp.dl&
- if you are using irpol, type dm irpol.dl&.
- In normal circumstances the IRPOL HP does not require
reloading, but IRPOL should be datumed before one starts using it
Run
up cgs4
On hokulea: login to irtcon
from an xterm. In that
session, type xdecterm (creates an IRTCON DECTERM)
In the IRTCON DECTERM window:
cgs4_dev
Run
IRPOL if it's going to be used
- type dm irpol.dl&
(usually the TSS does this).
- In normal circumstances the IRPOL HP does not require
reloading, but should be datumed.
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2
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(This
is normally done by the observer from
an xterm on ohi. Wait for the TSS to complete step 1 first)
- Run the ukirtObs (ohi) item on the task bar
- When the TSS tells you it's ok, click the ocs_up
button in the
resulting gui. Say "no" if offered any deferred observations.
- Run the UFTI Array Tests
sequence from the Calibrations menu on the QT (right-click and send for
engineering from the deferred area)
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(This
is normally done by the TSS on hokulea)
ukirtmon
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4
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(This
is normally done by the observer on kauwa)
Run
the data reduction pipelines
- Run the CassObs (kauwa) gui on the task bar
- Click the CasReduce button on the resulting gui, and select
to
run all three.
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(This
is normally done by the
observer on ohi)
- when the TSS says UIST is ready, run the UIST Calculate
Read Noise sequence from the Calibrations menu in the QT
(send to queue from the deferred area).
- Run the UIST Determine
Bad Pixel Mask sequence from the Calibrations menu in the QT (as
above)
- Run the CGS4 Array Tests
sequence from the Calibrations menu on the QT (right-click and send for
engineering from the deferred area)
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Run Down
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1
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(As
observer on ohi)
- Run the UFTI End of Night
sequence from the Calibrations menu on the QT (alternative: the TSS can
just ensure that the shutter is closed from the UFTI dm screen).
- Run the UIST End of Night
sequence from the Calibrations menu on the QT (alternative: the TSS can
just ensure that the shutter is closed from the UFTI dm screen).
- If cirrus around, run the CGS4
End of Night
sequence from the Calibrations menu on the QT. If clear, run the CGS4 emissivity.
- Click ocs_down on
the ukirtObs gui
(As observer on kauwa)
- Exit the OT
- Exit each oracdr (button top left of the oracdr reporting
window) and all the associated graphics windows.
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2
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run
down CGS4 (TSS)
- Ensure that the black body is off
- Run down the sms system and kill motor tasks
run down uist (TSS)
- using the dm
screen, following the second line left to right, one button at a time,
to blank off the filter wheel, turn off any arc lamps that may be on,
put the mirror in the beam (this protects the window), turn off the
blackbody and disable the array.
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Michelle
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(Steps
1-6 are done by the TSS on hokulea)
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From
an xterm, type michelleMenu&.
This will bring up a button box with various Michelle functions. |
2
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Click
on Michelle_oper Screen to bring
up the Michelle main operator screen. |
3
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Take
michelleMenu screen into another
workspace, and click WFG serial console only to bring up the
wfg monitoring or All EDICT Serial consoles if you want to see
them all. |
4
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Reboot
the EDICT crate (hard reboot in the
computer room) |
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In
the Main Michelle operator screen, click enable
to enable the array |
6
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(by
the observer on ohi)
ocs_up
into an xterm window, retrieve your programme and proceed to send
observations for execution. |
7
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(by
the TSS on hokulea)
run up the monitor: type
ukirtmon
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8
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(by
the observer on kauwa)
into an xterm window, type
oracdr_michelle
oracdr -loop flag
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Run
Down
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The
most important thing to remember is to close
the cover - this is vital for the health of the instrument. You should
always do this at the end of the night or when there are long periods
when
no Michelle observations are
being carried out. Until the close button is implemented in the CCS
control, you will have to click on the "calibration" button in the
cryostat
control system window, which will bring up the Calibration Unit control
window. |
2
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To
close the cover, click on the "clear" button
then click on the "flat/cover" button (this ensures that the request
gets picked up). Then simply hit the "START" button. You will see the
shutter step positions change at the top of this window, and after a
few seconds, "flat/cover" will appear in the setting field at the top
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Next,
disable the array from the main michelle
operator window, then go back to the Edict serial consoles and hit
<RETURN> in the WFG console (bottom left) in order to bring up a
prompt. You can now close the consoles by typing "crtl-]" (that's a
closing square bracket) in each window to bring up a telnet prompt and
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To
close the Edict contol window, simply click
on the "Close" button, and to close the CCS control window (if open),
hit the "Exit" button. Finally, click on the "exit" button in the
Michelle menu window.
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