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- | - First make sure that econtrol is running for the antenna you wish to monitor. | ||
- | - In econtrol, in the "Logging and Operator Input" section, click on the red dot icon ("record the logfile"):\\ {{:operations:econtrol_log_area.jpg|}} \\ This will open a dialog window where you need to give a name for the log file to be saved. Select the "Browse for other folders" option, then double-click on "File System" about half way down on the left, then under the "Name" column to the right, double-click on ''vlbobs'', then on ''ivs'' log, then on ''logs''. Finally, give the log file a name at the top of the dialog. Suggested syntax is <code><experiment_name>_<station_code>_econtrol.log</code>e.g.: <code>r4456_yg_econtrol.log</code> | ||
- | - The red dot icon in econtrol should now show a green bar in the top left to indicate that the log is being recorded:\\ {{:operations:econtrol_log_recording.png|}} | ||
- | - Open a terminal window on ops4 | ||
- | - type the following: <code>/usr2/st/bin/pcfs_log_monitor.pl <log_file_name></code>. e.g. if you used the recommended syntax: <code>/usr2/st/bin/pcfs_log_monitor.pl r4456_yg_econtrol.log</code>. | ||
- | - You will be asked which station is being monitored (type 1, 2 or 3) and then the GUI will start. | ||
- | - At the moment, this program will | ||
- | - monitor the difference in delays between maser and GPS and formatter and GPS, and sound an alarm if they differ by more than 1 us | ||
- | - watch for all other error messages and either beep or sound an alarm depending on severity | ||
- | - watch for Mark5 sync errors that require fmset to be run. | ||
- | - You can acknowledge an alarm which will turn off the siren | ||
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- | Note the log monitor script can also be started on ops6 (the PC in the "Lounge"). Just open a terminal window and repeat steps 5 and 6 above. You don't need to start econtrol on ops6 (but you can if you want), and please **don't** start another log file recording through econtrol on ops6. Both ops4 and ops6 share the /vlbobs directory, so log recording needs to be started only from one place. | ||