http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/ 2026-05-14T10:13:09+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/ http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-11-11T01:11:14+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:computers_software&rev=1447204274&do=diff Introductory notes on computers and software The main control interface during an observation is 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: text/html 2012-09-03T23:19:59+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:control_sms_alarms_remotely&rev=1346714399&do=diff Remote control of SMS alarms As well as controlling how SMS alarms behave from the log monitor GUI, the log monitor will also pick up configuration commands via the PCFS log. These commands can be sent as comments from the PCFS operator input window, the eRemoteControl input or via a inject_snap command. text/html 2015-08-27T01:32:50+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:dbbc_restart&rev=1440639170&do=diff Recovering from a DBBC Failure Is the DBBC dead? Symptoms of a problem: * The PCFS log reports things like ERROR db -21: error connect(): dbbc device connection open timed our * You can't connect to the DBBC VNC session Use your web browser to access the control room camera and make a visual check of the DBBC. Addresses are: text/html 2014-07-10T02:25:39+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:eremote_chat&rev=1404959139&do=diff eRemoteCtrl Chat window The eRemoteCtrl Chat interface allows you to communicate with others connected to the same Field System. It can be found on the right-hand-side of the interface by clicking on ht [+] symbol next to “Chat”: Note that the chat sessions are logged in the Field System by default but this can be turned off. text/html 2013-02-20T01:54:36+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:fivept_output&rev=1361325276&do=diff Fivept Output: What does it mean? The main routine in a pointing run is fivept which makes point-by-point cross scans on a source to determine offsets. It's usually called during a pointing run in the aquire procedure but can also be called manually. The syntax for text/html 2013-03-14T01:04:09+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:fs_antenna_9.10.5&rev=1363223049&do=diff Antenna Control under FS v9.10.5 and higher versions The Field System (FS) uses new antenna control software which works differently to the old version. The FS now manages all conversion of Ra, Dec coordinates to Az, El, including pointing and refraction corrections before sending the commands to the controller. This means that the System Monitor and HMI displays will show pointing and refraction corrections disabled (because they've already been applied). Otherwise, from the operations perspec… text/html 2014-07-07T10:16:00+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:ke_lights&rev=1404728160&do=diff Controlling the lights and resetting the web camera at Katherine New way: Lights mk5 light for reading module labels is no longer connected to exterior light switch on ipske. It now switches on pdu1ke.phys.utas.edu.au and is labelled light int. The user is admin and the password is the same one we use for the internet power switches. Choose the socket and press the button text/html 2013-03-28T05:35:23+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:lba_dbbc_config&rev=1364448923&do=diff Setting up the DBBC for LBA observations There are two steps to setting up the DBBC - the first is the working out which IFs are needed and then setting the channels appropriately. The setups below list the most common setups and how to get them working. Specific examples from previous experiments are shown where possible. These should work for 16 text/html 2013-03-14T03:17:37+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:lba_observing_software_setup&rev=1363231057&do=diff LBA Observations: Setting up observing software Once the schedule is prepared, you should be able to start up the experiment. If this is being done from Mt Pleasant, the following VNC sessions need to be started (Katherine used as an example): vncviewer -shared pcfske:1 vncviewer -shared dbbcke:0 vncviewer -shared timeke:0 text/html 2013-03-21T04:47:02+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:lba_sched_file_prep&rev=1363841222&do=diff Preparing Schedule Files The documentation below assumes an experiment called v456a and that Katherine is the antenna. Just substitute the experiment name for other experiments and appropriate computer names for other stations. Get the VEX file First, download the vex files into text/html 2014-11-22T09:01:16+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:lba_starting_and_monitoring&rev=1416646876&do=diff Starting and Monitoring an LBA Observation The examples below assume Katherine running v252ai. Starting If you are stopping the previous schedule early (e.g. finishing a Fringe Check schedule ahead of time), use halt to stop the schedule and then make sure the disk has stopped recording: text/html 2013-02-26T02:27:07+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:monan&rev=1361845627&do=diff monan is some PCFS software that gives a display of useful antenna parameters in a text window. To start it: * On the pcfs[hb|ke|yg] VNC display, start a terminal, resize it to at least 22 x 27 characters * type monan text/html 2012-10-24T00:26:25+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:pcfs_ifpic&rev=1351038385&do=diff ifpic - AuScope IF PIC Control command Syntax: ifpic=switch,diode,SLatt,SRatt,XLatt,XRatt,p5db Response: ifpic/0,switch,,SLatt,SRatt,XLatt,XRatt, ifpic/1,volts3p3,volts5,volts12,spare ifpic/2,boxTempC,boxRH,MaserTempC,MaserRH,MaserBatt,GenBatt Settable parameters: switch IF monitor switch selecition, one of "SL", "SR", "XL", or "XR" (for SLCP, SRCP, XLCP, or XRCP respectively). Default is no change. diode Noise diode control, one of "o… text/html 2012-10-24T00:25:32+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:pcfs_rfpic&rev=1351038332&do=diff rfpic - AuScope RF PIC Control command Syntax: rfpic=xband,sband,fan Response: rfpic/0,xband,sband,fan rfpic/1,calp15v,calp12v,calp5v,calp20v,pcal12v,volts5 rfpic/2,SR15v,SL15v,SL12v,SR12v,X15v,X12v,volts28 rfpic/3,calTempC,focusTempC,RFboxTempC,fspeed,pedRH,pedTempC rpfic/4,wavegRH,wavegTempC,wavegPresInput,wavegPresInternal rfpic/5,spare1,spare2,spare4,spare4 rfpic/6,genReady,spare1,genStatus,lolock Settable parameters: xband … text/html 2013-02-20T03:28:19+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:pointing_monitoring&rev=1361330899&do=diff Monitoring and plotting pointing data during a pointing run When doing a pointing run using the point procedure file and acquire command, results are logged in /usr2/log/sx.log and they can be plotted to keep track of progress. Here's an example of what can be done. Copy and paste this into a file on the pfcs machine, then 'source' it. text/html 2016-10-05T17:30:13+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:start_monica&rev=1475688613&do=diff Starting the MONICA client * Open a terminal on ops-serv2. E.g. from ops2, open a terminal and type: ssh observer@ops-serv2 * Start the MONICA client. This should be done once for every antenna you want to monitor. Specify the Field System PC at the desired site or ops-serv2 if you want to monitor network connectivity. E.g. for Yarragadee: text/html 2016-11-23T21:31:43+00:00 http://auscope0.phys.utas.edu.au/opswiki/doku.php?id=operations:documentation:yg_manual_weather&rev=1479936703&do=diff Manual extraction and logging of Yarragadee weather data We usually have a weather station connected to pcfsyg. However, if it is unavailable or broken, there is another weather sensor (used for the SLR) and it is possible to extract the data and merge it with the PCFS logs before they are submitted. Below is the procedure for doing this (a detailed description as well as a summary). Note that the external logs are updated every 30 minutes, so the Yg logs can only be processed 30 mins or more a…