=== Operation via the web GUI ===
Open the web GUI at [http://mookodi.suth.saao.ac.za:5000 mookodi.suth.saao.ac.za:5000]. The GUI is roughly divided into four five sections. From top to bottom: opto-mechanic configuration (lamps, slit, filters etc.), target acquisition (auto acquisition of a user defined sky-coordinate on a user specified x and y pixel position), exposure configuration (exposure time, binning etc.), higher level instrument control (start exposures, auto-focus instrument etc.), and an image display.
# '''Instrument Opto-Mechanic Configuration:'''#* Select the desired configuration for each component. The components moved in/out of the beam via pneumatics (eg. mirrors, slit, grism) and lamps will respond on the push of the button, and indicate when they are busy or in the desired configuration. '''To conserve lamp lifetime, don't leave them on for extended periods of time.'''
#* Select the required filter via the dropdown menu under the Filter A or Filter B headings and press the SET button to activate the filter slides. The box above the dropdown indicates the name of the filter in position for each slide, or BUSY if the slide is still finding its requested position.
# '''Target Acquisition:''' NOT IMPLEMENTEDTO DO
# '''Exposure Configuration:'''<br /> Select the desired configuration for each setting using the dropdown menu below the relevant heading, then press the SET button to issue the command to the camera.
#*'''Binning:''' Options are 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4.
#*'''Gain:''' High (faint objects), medium, and low (bright objects)
#*'''Rate (readout rate):''' Fast (5 MHz), and slow (0.05 MHz)
#*'''Image Type:''' This has no physical effect on the instrument configuration and only populates a header keyword with the selection (possibly useful for automated data reduction)#*'''Instrument Mode:''' NOT IMPLEMENTEDThis has no physical effect on the instrument configuration and only populates a header keyword with the selection (possibly useful for automated data reduction)#*'''Number of exposures:''' NOT IMPLEMENTEDThe number of exposures to take at the set camera/instrument configuration. NB. see also [[#Suitable_Uses|high cadence imaging]] in the Suitable uses section at the top of this page.
#*'''Exposure time (in ms):''' Note the exposure time display does not update when the SET button is pushed, it only updates after the exposure is started. This is a [[#Known Issues|known issue]].
#'''Camera Control:'''<br /> This contains an image display of the last completed exposure, using [https://js9.si.edu/ JS9].