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/* Operation via the web GUI */
=== 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 divided into four sections: Instrument configuration, target acquisition, camera exposure configuration, and exposure camera control. At this stage the target acquisition features are not implemented.
# '''Instrument Configuration:'''
#* 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 IMPLEMENTED
# '''Camera 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)
#*'''Number of exposures:''' NOT IMPLEMENTED
#*'''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]].
#'''Exposure Camera Control:'''<br /> This contains an image display of the last completed exposure, using [https://js9.si.edu/ JS9].
#*'''Take exposure/Start:''' Starts an exposure with the SET camera configuration
#*'''Abort:''' Aborts the current exposure.
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