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10 bytes added, 13:37, 25 March 2015
/* Testing the components */
* In the GPS tab:
: Check that the time is valid (it will read "valid" in green). '' (Note: the time will NOT be valid if the GPS antenna cannot see the sky. The dome must be open for the GPS to see satellites.)''
: Check that POP settings can be made.::: Mode Set mode to repeat.
:: Pulse width should 10 microseconds (default)
:: Start date should be set or selected to be today's date.
:: Start time should be set to some seconds or a min in the future, localtime.:: Repeat interval can be your choice: this is just a test value, something like a few hundred millisec is appropriate.:: Click the apply button .:: The status should change to pending, and at the chosen time, should change to activated. '''make Make sure to switch off the POP signal again by clicking stop.''':: ''Make sure to close the dome before trying the camera tests, or else the images could be saturated.''
* In the camera tab:
: Check that the camera can be switched on (press "turn camera on")
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