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== Commissioning Aids ==
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=== Running SHOC through rts2 ===
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=== Running AG Lodestars through rts2 ===
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# Check whether Lodestar is connected:
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ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za (or pimag2 for DER2)
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lsusb
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Look for "Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider" in output
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# Start rts2 control of Lodestar on the pi:
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ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za
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sudo bash
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/etc/init.d/rts2 start
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# Take images with the Lodestar:
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ssh -X observer@1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za
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rts2-xfocusc -d AG1CCD -e 1
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(where AG1CCD is on DER1 and -e is the exposure time option).
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# Take and save an image with the Lodestar:
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CTRL-C out of rts2-xfocusc
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rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'E 1'
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# Loop multiple saved images:
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rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'for 5 {E 1}'
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(also rts2-xfocusc --save)

Revision as of 21:50, 21 October 2016

The "new" 1-m telescope was installed in the dome that previously housed a 30-inch telescope. The telescope was built by APM Telescopes[1] and was lifted into the dome on 02 August 2016. Commissioning is currently underway.

The 30-inch telescope was donated to the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Watch this space!

Commissioning Aids

Running SHOC through rts2

Running AG Lodestars through rts2

  1. Check whether Lodestar is connected:

ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za (or pimag2 for DER2) lsusb Look for "Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider" in output

  1. Start rts2 control of Lodestar on the pi:

ssh pi@1mag1.suth.saao.ac.za sudo bash /etc/init.d/rts2 start

  1. Take images with the Lodestar:

ssh -X observer@1ms1.suth.saao.ac.za rts2-xfocusc -d AG1CCD -e 1 (where AG1CCD is on DER1 and -e is the exposure time option).

  1. Take and save an image with the Lodestar:

CTRL-C out of rts2-xfocusc rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'E 1'

  1. Loop multiple saved images:

rts2-scriptexec -d AG1CCD -s 'for 5 {E 1}' (also rts2-xfocusc --save)