AuScope VLBI Operations Wiki software

software:9.11.4_to_9.11.5

2014-04-23T05:17:10+00:00

FS upgrade: 9.11.4 to 9.11.5 * fs-9.11.5.tgz retrieved from atri Steps to take: If you have version 9.11.4 installed, a subset of the installation steps can be followed to update to 9.11.5. In this case, please follow steps (1)-(6), (8)-(9), (11), and at least some basic testing in step (16) to make sure there were no unexpected complications. . This shortened process omits most of the detailed control and procedure file updates that were needed for the update to previous versions of 9.11…

software:anemo

2014-03-17T06:20:45+00:00

Anemometer software Eash site is equipped with an anemometer. If the wind speed passes pre-set limits, a signal is sent directly to the antenna to send it to stow. This software does not need to be running for this to happen but it is a good idea to have it running so you can monitor conditions and the stow state.

software:auscope_checklist

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

The AuScope Checklist GUI The AuScope Checklist GUI is a program to help in setting up, monitoring, and finishing up observations. It replaces the old printed VLBI checklists. It should be started before an experiment starts and left running until completion.

software:econtrol

2014-06-26T05:38:22+00:00

Server software Files in pcfs[hb|yg|ke]:/usr2/econtrol cd make make -f Makefile.[hb|ke|yg] prepare make -f Makefile.[hb|ke|yg] build GUI software GUI software in git repository AuscopeUtils/econtrol/gui/econtrol_gui_[hb|ke|yg]. In the make subdirectory, set the following port numbers in Makefile.econtrol:

software:fs_9.12.13

2019-08-30T04:34:14+00:00

# New FS for VGOS branch ## VGOS FSL10 ### Installation IP assigned to the new machine in Katherine: " 131.217.61.33 (pcfs-2ke.phys.utas.edu.au)" Installing a xvnc server to connect remotely via vnc. Using same installation as used with the HEX upgrade notes. Once the home directory was moved to /usr2/ and the 'old' fs window display was installed the automatic x11 server stop working.

software:ghost

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Installation * Purchased and downloaded software from symantec.com and put into My Documents\Downloads directory. Uncompress. * Install ISO Recorder from * Install a burner in the PC! * Put black CD in drive, right-click on ISO file and select

software:git

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

git git is the revision control system which has been adopted to keep track of the AuScope codebase. A comprehensive reference can be found at the git homepage: . The quick version: pull changes down from the central repository (do this before starting your own work.):

software:hb_9.10.5_to_9.11.3

2013-10-02T01:24:36+00:00

Upgrade of pcfs at Hobart from 9.10.5 State before upgrade: pcfshb:/usr2/:> ls -l total 1110356 drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 Mar 6 2013 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 12 prog rtx 4096 Oct 18 2012 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 1079531520 Nov 22 2012 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Oct 16 2012 control -> control_ifpic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 15 2012 control-9.10.4 -> control.hb drwxrwxr-x 5 prog rtx …

software:hb_9.11.3_to_9.11.4

2013-10-02T23:26:08+00:00

9.11.3 to 9.11.4 at Hb drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 Mar 6 2013 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 12 prog rtx 4096 Oct 18 2012 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 1079531520 Nov 22 2012 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Oct 16 2012 control -> control_ifpic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jun 15 2012 control-9.10.4 -> control.hb drwxrwxr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 Nov 22 2012 control.hb drwxrwxrwx 5 oper rtx 4096 Oct 4 2…

software:hmanager

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Manager software for the Vremya H masers This can be started from a timing PC once the server software is running. To start it, double-click on the hmanager icon on the Desktop: A new window will appear and the maser will be polled for data. After a short while, various maser data will appear. Green is good, blue is OK, red is bad. Resize the window to show the status info and iconify or leave visible as you wish:

software:hmi

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Starting HMI HMI can be started from the Desktop of the timing PC at the site in question. Start a VNC viewer session first from the Applications menu on ops4. Look for a shortcut to the HMI program on the Desktop and double-click on it. The interface should appear. Then tick the box next to

software:ke_9.10.4_to_9.11.1

2013-07-25T01:55:21+00:00

Ke upgrade 9.10.4 to 9.11.1 Upgrading from fs 9.10.4 State before upgrade: pcfske:/usr2/:> ls -l total 354672 drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:40 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 10 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:40 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 362741760 2012-11-22 14:22 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 prog rtx 10 2010-09-26 15:16 control -> control.ke drwxrwxrwx 5 oper rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:22 control.hb drwxrwxr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:22 contro…

software:ke_9.11.1_to_9.11.4

2013-10-03T02:03:47+00:00

Ke 9.11.1 to 9.11.4 State before upgrade: drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:40 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 10 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:40 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 362741760 2012-11-22 14:22 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 prog rtx 10 2010-09-26 15:16 control -> control.ke drwxrwxrwx 5 oper rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:22 control.hb drwxr-xr-x 2 prog rtx 4096 2013-02-21 11:30 control_ifpic drwxrwxr-x 5 prog rtx …

software:maser_server

2017-06-01T07:42:27+00:00

Maser Server Software This runs on the timing PCs and makes a connection over a serial connection to the maser, providing a server to clients requesting maser data. It can be started from the Desktop on a timing PC by double-clicking on the Maser Server icon.

software:master_sched

2020-10-06T10:51:00+00:00

The IVS Master schedule A copy of the IVS master schedule is kept on the pcfs machines and is used by several scripts to support observations. It is updated regularly during the year. A copy of the text format schedule is kept in /usr2/AuscopeUtils/schedules/master12.txt

software:master_to_ical

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Updating the on-line observing schedule The operations schedule is maintained as a Google calendar. It can be updated on-line using the Google interface or the master IVS schedule (text version) can be converted to iCal format suitable for uploading onto the Google calendar using master_to_ical.

software:monica_26m_cryo

2014-05-09T02:39:26+00:00

Cryo Monitoring on the 26m with MONICA On ops2, open a terminal window and log on to newsmerd: ssh observer@newsmerd Then start monica: ./omc_hobart.sh select “hobart” from the list. In the new monica window, select “Navigator -> Ho -> psup

software:openmonica

2020-07-13T01:52:48+00:00

Open MoniCA At each Auscope observatory we run the openMoniCA software, as maintained by the ATNF. More can be found out about it at . We use the latest version, which has the ability to control data points it knows about. This version can be found under AuscopeUtils/monitoring/openMonica2. This has not yet been migrated to git.

software:pcfs

2019-08-12T23:11:27+00:00

PCFS FS 9.11 updates Notes: * New 9.12.13 VGOS branch * 9.11.7 to 9.11.19 at Yg * 9.11.1 to 9.11.4 at Ke * 9.11.3 to 9.11.4 at Hb * 9.11.3 to 9.11.4 at Yg * 9.10.5 to 9.11.3 at Hb * 9.11.2 to 9.11.3 at Yg * 9.11.1 to 9.11.2 at Yg * 9.10.4 to 9.11.1 at Ke FS v9.10.4 This version of the FS system is running all 3 of the AuScope sites. It is installed into the usual /usr2 location. The only major deviation from a standard install is the /usr2/control being a softlink to a d…

software:pcfs_pfmed

2015-10-26T22:53:17+00:00

pfmed - Procedure File Manager and Editor From Field System Programmer Reference Manual (Himwich, 1993): " The pfmed program is used to edit and manipulate the procedure file libraries. It may be started from a shell prompt. A semaphore is used to coordinate access to the procedure libraries between boss and pfmed. This allows procedures to be edited even while they are in use. All changes that a user makes in an active procedure library are saved until the operator exits from pfmed. Then the…

software:sharedkeys

2014-07-02T04:57:02+00:00

* Generate the keys using the command ssh-keygen -t dsa and follow the prompts. If you're going to use the shared key to log into a system where user identities shouldn't be shared (i.e iVEC) save the key file as something like /home/observer/.ssh/id_dsa_username_galaxy

software:sked

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Installation This installation was done in Ubuntu 10.10 (32 bit) running as a virtual machine under VirtualBox with a fresh install. Connect to gemini.gsfc.nasa.gov in pub/sked and downloaded skedall_2010Sep02.tgz and [sked_install.rtf] installation notes (rtf format).

software:spec_plan

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Planning pointing observations with spec_plan Currently, this is working on ops4. Example input files are currently in the home directory: * x_band_12m_cals.txt : example source catalogue * boresol_ke.txt : example boresight (pointing) solutions list

software:tac32plus

2011-10-26T06:37:12+00:00

Tac32Plus software This is the software for controlling and monitoring the GPS CNS-II clock. Start it from a timing PC by double-clicking on the Tac32Plus icon on the desktop: GPS time is shown in large font on the interface. Watch out for any warning messages. Here is how it should look:

software:vgosfsyg

2019-05-22T05:40:51+00:00

Installation of VGOS PC Field System at Yarragadee Use of Debian 8.11.0 version with the 64-bit platform and Field System 9.13.

software:yg_9.11.1_to_9.11.2

2013-07-25T01:56:51+00:00

Yg 9.11.1 to 9.11.2 State before upgrade: prog@pcfsyg:/usr2$ ls -l total 377640 drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 10 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 377354240 2012-11-22 14:23 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 oper rtx 17 2012-10-16 15:21 control -> control.yg-9.10.5 drwxr-xr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:28 control.hb drwxr-xr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:28…

software:yg_9.11.2_to_9.11.3

2013-07-25T04:31:34+00:00

9.11.2 to 9.11.3 at Yg state before upgrade: drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 10 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 377354240 2012-11-22 14:23 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 prog rtx 23 2013-06-06 14:23 control -> control.yg-9.10.5_ifpic drwxr-xr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:28 control.hb drwxr-xr-x 3 prog rtx 4096 2013-06-05 11:50 control.ho drwxr-xr-x…

software:yg_9.11.3_to_9.11.4

2013-10-02T02:02:29+00:00

9.11.3 to 9.11.4 at Yg state before upgrade: drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 10 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 AuscopeUtils -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 377354240 2012-11-22 14:23 backup_2012_11_22_save.tar lrwxrwxrwx 1 prog rtx 17 2013-07-25 13:24 control -> control.yg-9.11.3 drwxr-xr-x 5 prog rtx 4096 2012-11-22 14:28 control.hb drwxr-xr-x 3 prog rtx 4096 2013-06-05 11:50 control.ho drwxr-xr-x 2 pro…

software:yg_9.11.7_to_9.11.19

2019-06-03T03:17:45+00:00

Upgrade of the Field System of Yarragadee to version 9.11.9 (30.05.2019 - GMC) oper@pcfsyg:/usr2$ ls -l total 372676 drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2012-10-18 14:41 20121017eremotectrl_deliverable_nosvn drwxr-xr-x 13 prog rtx 4096 2014-11-05 14:15 20141112_eremotectrl_deliverable_hobart drwxr-xr-x 14 prog rtx 4096 2013-02-09 02:47 20141117_eremotectrl_deliverable_hobart -rw-r--r-- 1 prog rtx 3054816 2014-11-17 15:30 20141117_eremotectrl_deliverable_hobart.tar.gz drwxr-xr-x 14 …