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operations:documentation_ops2 [2012/08/16 00:29] Jim Lovell [Observations on the 12m telescopes from the Control Room] |
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- | ====== Operator Documentation ====== | + | ====== Operator Documentation for observations from ops2 ====== |
====== Background ====== | ====== Background ====== | ||
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If you are unfamiliar with the computers and software used at the sites and in the control room, please read this before continuing: | If you are unfamiliar with the computers and software used at the sites and in the control room, please read this before continuing: | ||
* [[[[operations:documentation:computers_software|Introductory notes on computers and software]] | * [[[[operations:documentation:computers_software|Introductory notes on computers and software]] | ||
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- | The main control interface during an observation is [[http://www.econtrol-software.de/|e-Remote Control]], which communicates with the PC Field System (PCFS) machines at the observatories. All the computers at the observatories have names ending with their two-letter telescope ID: | ||
- | * Hb = Hobart 12m | ||
- | * Ke = Katherine | ||
- | * Yg = Yarragadee | ||
- | There are four computers at each site that run the most important items of hardware or software. They are: | ||
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- | ^Type ^ Function ^ Computer Name ^^^ Access with... ^ | ||
- | ^ ^ ^ Hobart ^ Katherine ^ Yarragadee ^ ^ | ||
- | |PC Field System | Linux PC that runs Field System software to control the antenna, DBBC and Mark5 | pcfshb | pcfske | pcfsyg | ssh, VNC (display 1) | | ||
- | |Mark5 recorder | A Linux PC inside the Mark5 recorder which runs dimino, a program the PCFS communicates with to control data recording | mk5hb | mk5ke | mk5yg | ssh | | ||
- | |Timing PC | Windows PC that monitors the H maser, the CNS-II GPS clock, shows the wind speed and direction, and runs HMI: a GUI for controlling and monitoring the antenna | timehb | timeke | timeyg | VNC display 0| | ||
- | |DBBC | A Windows PC in the DBBC which runs a server (and optionally a client) program to allow control and monitoring of the DBBC | dbbchb | dbbcke | dbbcyg | VNC display 0| | ||
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- | Each of the above can be accessed either through a terminal via ssh or by starting up a VNC session. It is necessary to bring up the VNC sessions when setting up for an observation or when doing one of the regular ~2 hourly system checks. Given the slow network connection to Yarragadee it is not recommended to keep the VNC sessions up at other times. | ||
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- | VNC or terminal sessions can be started via the Application menu on ops2 in the top left of the desktop. e.g. for Yarragadee: | ||
- | Applications -> AuScope Yarragadee -> VNC -> [choose the server] | ||
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- | VNC sessions can also be started up on the command line. e.g: | ||
- | <code> | ||
- | vncviewer -shared pcfshb:1 | ||
- | vncviewer -shared dbbcke:0 | ||
- | </code> | ||
===== IVS Observations ===== | ===== IVS Observations ===== | ||
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* On occasions, the Hobart data are written to disk between scans for e-transfer to Tsukuba for ultra-rapid EOP observations. Some additional changes to the schedule files are required in this case: | * On occasions, the Hobart data are written to disk between scans for e-transfer to Tsukuba for ultra-rapid EOP observations. Some additional changes to the schedule files are required in this case: | ||
* [[operations:documentation.ivs.drudg_ureop|Additional schedule preparation for Hb ultra-rapid EOP experiments]] | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.drudg_ureop|Additional schedule preparation for Hb ultra-rapid EOP experiments]] | ||
+ | * [[operations:starting_monitoring_urEOP|Additional tasks prior to starting Ultra-rapid EOP observations]] | ||
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== RF and IF signal path == | == RF and IF signal path == | ||
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== Fringe check == | == Fringe check == | ||
+ | * [[operation:fringe_checking|Fringe checking procedure]] | ||
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== Send a Station Ready email == | == Send a Station Ready email == | ||
+ | * [[operations:documentation.station_ready_email|Sending a station ready email to IVS]] | ||
+ | == Skype == | ||
+ | * Start Skype and begin a chat session with all participating sites plus the on-call person | ||
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- | Lastly, check that the software on the timing PCs is running | ||
- | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.timingsw|Software on the timing PC]] | ||
==== Starting and Monitoring ==== | ==== Starting and Monitoring ==== | ||
- | * [[operations:starting_monitoring|Starting an monitoring the observations]] | + | * [[operations:starting_monitoring_v2|Starting an monitoring the observations]] |
- | * [[operations:starting_monitoring_urEOP|Additional tasks prior to starting Ultra-rapid EOP observations]] | + | |
- | * [[operation:fringe_checking| Fringe-checking the AuScope array]] | + | |
==== After the Observations ==== | ==== After the Observations ==== | ||
At the end of an observation: | At the end of an observation: | ||
- | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.finishing|Finishing up]] | + | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.finishing_v2|Finishing up]] |
- | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.newstart|Following on with another experiment]] | + | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.newstart_v2|Following on with another experiment]] |
* [[operations:documentation.ivs.Logs|Processing logs and shipping data]] | * [[operations:documentation.ivs.Logs|Processing logs and shipping data]] | ||
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