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operations:documentation_ops2_austral15day [2013/11/27 23:56]
Jim Lovell [AUSTRAL 15-day Observations : Nov 28 to Dec 16 2013]
operations:documentation_ops2_austral15day [2013/11/29 03:50]
Jim Lovell [Module Swaps]
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   * [[operations:​startmessage|Send a start message to IVS]]. ​   * [[operations:​startmessage|Send a start message to IVS]]. ​
   * Send off the log files to IVS. Refer to the page [[operations:​documentation.ivs.commentsfile|Prepare the comments file and transfer the logs]] for details. Note that all modules for AUSTRAL experiments from Yarragadee and Katherine are shipped to Hobart, and all AUSTRAL data are eTransfer-ed to Curtin for correlation.   * Send off the log files to IVS. Refer to the page [[operations:​documentation.ivs.commentsfile|Prepare the comments file and transfer the logs]] for details. Note that all modules for AUSTRAL experiments from Yarragadee and Katherine are shipped to Hobart, and all AUSTRAL data are eTransfer-ed to Curtin for correlation.
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 +===== Module Swaps =====
 +
 +Module swaps should be coordinated with local staff at the observatories. Someone at the site will phone when they want to change a module. Estimated module change times are available here:
 +  * [[operations:​documentation_austral15day_module_swaps|Module swapping timetable]]
 +
 +It's important that the new module is powered down and up during a scan gap as this draws significant power and the Mark5 can't record to the other module at the same time (and will probably crash). So, when someone from the observatory calls, consult the observation summary file and find an upcoming period of time of at least one minute between a ''​Stop Data''​ and a ''​Start Data''​ to carry out the swap. For example, in the schedule below, the period between Scans ''​332-2104''​ and ''​332-2110''​ would be a good choice as there'​s a gap of almost 4 minutes (from ''​21:​06:​18''​ to ''​21:​10:​01''​). However, a module change between Scans ''​332-2118b''​ and ''​332-2122''​ would not be a good idea as the gap is only 25 seconds (from ''​21:​22:​29''​ to ''​21:​22:​54''​):​
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 +<​code>​
 +                                         ​Start ​    ​Stop ​                     Record
 + ​Scan ​     Line#  Source ​  Az El Cable    Data      Data      Dur    Gbyte
 +date = 2013NOV28 ​ DOY = 332
 + ​332-2101 ​    7 0648-165 254  6 CCW    21:​01:​11 ​ 21:​02:​05 ​   0:54      .0 XXX   
 + ​332-2102b ​  24 1606+106 ​ 50 27 NEUTR  21:​02:​57 ​ 21:​04:​13 ​   1:16     ​6.9 ​ *    ​
 + ​332-2104 ​   41 1622-253 ​ 89 48 NEUTR  21:​04:​52 ​ 21:​06:​18 ​   1:26    16.6  *    ​
 + ​332-2110 ​   58 0454-810 188 31 CW     ​21:​10:​01 ​ 21:​11:​30 ​   1:29    27.6  *    ​
 + ​332-2111 ​   75 0230-790 184 26 CW     ​21:​11:​54 ​ 21:​18:​16 ​   6:22    39.0  *    ​
 + ​332-2118b ​  92 2052-474 140 13 CW     ​21:​18:​58 ​ 21:​22:​29 ​   3:31    87.9  *    ​
 + ​332-2122 ​  109 2300-683 166 18 CW     ​21:​22:​54 ​ 21:​24:​35 ​   1:41   ​114.9 ​ *    ​
 + ​332-2125 ​  126 0727-115 260  6 CW     ​21:​25:​51 ​ 21:​26:​21 ​   0:30   ​127.9 ​ *    ​
 +</​code>​
 +
 +=== Procedure ===
 +
 +  * Ask the local person to turn the key on the used module and swap it with a blank one
 +  * Make a note in the log that the modules have been swapped. Include VSN codes in the message.
 +  * Send an email to transfers@postoffice.maths.utas.edu.au so that we know what's happened
  
 ===== Observatory Checking ===== ===== Observatory Checking =====
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