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| ===== Observations on the Yarragadee 12m ===== | ===== Observations on the Yarragadee 12m ===== | ||
| - | Setting up for a Yarragadee observation. | + | Note that the procedures for setting up and monitoring Yarragadee are almost the same as Hobart. Familiarise yourself with Hobart first. |
| This can be done from ops4, the 4-monitor PC in the control room. | This can be done from ops4, the 4-monitor PC in the control room. | ||
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| 2. Configure the DBBC. The procedure is the same as for Hobart but the DBBC control software is a newer version with two | 2. Configure the DBBC. The procedure is the same as for Hobart but the DBBC control software is a newer version with two | ||
| - | windows, one client window for commands and one server for responding to commands and logging results. To start it up, you need to start the ''DBBC Control net.exe'' program first (shortcut is on the desktop, upper RHS). To get the control interface, you then run ''DBBC Client.exe''. The command syntax is unchanged for this versionof the DBBC software. | + | windows, one client window for commands and one server for responding to commands and logging results. To start it up, you need to start the ''DBBC Control net.exe'' program first (shortcut is on the desktop, upper RHS). To get the control interface, you then run ''DBBC Client.exe''. The command syntax is unchanged for this version of the DBBC software. |
| 3. Set up the Mark5 is the same way as for Hobart. The only differences are: | 3. Set up the Mark5 is the same way as for Hobart. The only differences are: | ||
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| and pmSTALM the rest of the time. Otherwise a lot of network bandwidth is used which can be expensive if it has to go through the Telstra 3G link. You should use the VNC sessions to check that the autocorrelation spectra are ok though. | and pmSTALM the rest of the time. Otherwise a lot of network bandwidth is used which can be expensive if it has to go through the Telstra 3G link. You should use the VNC sessions to check that the autocorrelation spectra are ok though. | ||
| - | 8. Alarms are currently provided by the pmSTALM scripts. This is described [[operations:documentation.pmstalm| here]]. Or you can try out the new [[operations:documentation.logmonitor| log monitor]]. | + | 8. Alarms are currently provided by the [[operations:documentation.logmonitor| log monitor]]. |
| 9. At the end, email the operator at Yarragadee to let him know the observation is finished and the telescope has gone to stow. | 9. At the end, email the operator at Yarragadee to let him know the observation is finished and the telescope has gone to stow. | ||
| moblas@midwest.com.au | moblas@midwest.com.au | ||
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