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=== How To create the Pointing Plot === = How To create the Pointing Plot =
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== Get the Pointing results from Projects ==  == Get the Pointing results from Projects ==
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Please ask the computer group or me for the login details in case you don't know. Please ask the computer group or me (CB) for the login details in case you don't know.
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Now you'll obtain a somewhat confusing list of scans and projects that have been
observed during that time:
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{{attachment:List.png}}
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To get the pointing results and the data format the program reads you have to select one project
like shown in the previous image (Project 266-11). Clicking on a project name leads you to this page:		 {{attachment:searchForm2.png||width=70%}}
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Where you have to selcet the link '#All Scans' like indicated in the image.
Now you'll get a list of all scans made in this project.
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Note, that thus the scans may excced the time range you
have selected at the beginning. Long projects like the flux-monitoring easily cover months, if not years.
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On the top of the page you can adjust the number of scans shown by changing the number of Rows. This number should be always larger than the number of total scans to get all the scans. Then to get the information in the format the
pyhton script accepts you have to change "Format" to CSV.
This results in a pop up that is also displayed in the previous image. 		Now you'll obtain a somewhat confusing list of scans
and projects that have been observed during that time:
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== Creating the input File for the Python Script ==
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The information in the format displayed in the pop up is what the python script expects.


{{attachment:selectProject2.png||width=70%}}



To get the pointing results and the data format the program
reads you have to select one project like shown in the previous image
(Project 266-11).

Clicking on a project name leads you to this page:




{{attachment:scan2.png||width=70%}}



Here you have to select the link '#All Scans' like indicated
in the previous image.
Now you'll get a list of all scans made in this project:

{{attachment:List2.png||width=70%}}



Note, that the scans may exceed the time range you
have selected at the beginning, since this page displays all
scans of a project. Long projects like the flux-monitoring easily
cover months.

On the top of the page you can adjust the number of scans shown by
changing the number of Rows. This number should always be larger
than the number of total scans to assure that all scans are displayed.
Finally, to get the information in the format the pyhton script accepts
you have to change "Format" to CSV. This results in the pop-up that is also
displayed in the previous image.

== Creating the input File for the Python Script ==

The information and format displayed in the CSV pop-up is what the python script expects.
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Into this text file you just need to copy the output displayed in the pop-up created by TAPAS. Important is
that you '''don't''' copy the first three lines, i.e. the line staring with "Project" the empty line and the one starting with "Scan". 		Please then copy the output displayed in the pop-up created by TAPAS into this text file.
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It is also important that there are no empty lines in pointFocus.txt! == Creating the Plot ==
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== Creating the Plot== '''Important''' for the script to work is that the PC that you are using
has numpy and matplotlib, two python packages, installed.
At the moment, without gra-lx4, only '''gra-lx18''', my machine, has the right preferences.
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To create the plot, once you have the text file ready.
You have to have '''plPotFoc.py''' and '''pointFocus.txt''' in the same directory and
execute in the terminal:		 To create the plot, once you have the text file ready,
you have to have log into gra-lx18 and having '''plPotFoc.py''' and '''pointFocus.txt'''
in the same directory '''gra-lx18''' you need to execute in a terminal:
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''' python plPotFoc.py ''' ''' python plPointFoc.py '''
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== Plotting more than one project==
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To plot more than one project you just have to add the content of the CSV pop-up of the projects
to '''pointFocus.txt''', every time without the first three lines and letting no line empty: 		== Plotting more than one project ==

To plot more than one project you just have to add the content of the CSV pop-up of the all projects
to the same '''pointFocus.txt'''.



== Future Ideas ==

We plan to develop a script that directly accesses TAPAS and thus is much easier to handle. So long please stick with
this cumbersome way of creating the plot. Once used to it, it does not take more than 5 minutes.

How To create the Pointing Plot

Download the Python Script

First off all you need the up-to-date version of the python script "plPoiFoc.py" that creates the plot. This can be downloaded here:

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ascurion/+junk/plPoiFoc/files

If you want you can contribute to the code via launchpad or send me changes you made so that I can include them. Any suggestions and improvements are welcome.

Get the Pointing results from Projects

Enter the Tapas webpage: https://mrt-lx3.iram.es/tapas/ . You'll have to log in with staff permissions to see the information of all projects. Please ask the computer group or me (CB) for the login details in case you don't know.

After logging in, go to the search form and enter the time range you want to display the pointing results for:

searchForm2.png

Now you'll obtain a somewhat confusing list of scans and projects that have been observed during that time:

selectProject2.png

To get the pointing results and the data format the program reads you have to select one project like shown in the previous image (Project 266-11).

Clicking on a project name leads you to this page:

scan2.png

Here you have to select the link '#All Scans' like indicated in the previous image. Now you'll get a list of all scans made in this project:

List2.png

Note, that the scans may exceed the time range you have selected at the beginning, since this page displays all scans of a project. Long projects like the flux-monitoring easily cover months.

On the top of the page you can adjust the number of scans shown by changing the number of Rows. This number should always be larger than the number of total scans to assure that all scans are displayed. Finally, to get the information in the format the pyhton script accepts you have to change "Format" to CSV. This results in the pop-up that is also displayed in the previous image.

Creating the input File for the Python Script

The information and format displayed in the CSV pop-up is what the python script expects. To get the script to work you'll need to create a text file that is called exactly:

pointFocus.txt

Please then copy the output displayed in the pop-up created by TAPAS into this text file.

Creating the Plot

Important for the script to work is that the PC that you are using has numpy and matplotlib, two python packages, installed. At the moment, without gra-lx4, only gra-lx18, my machine, has the right preferences.

To create the plot, once you have the text file ready, you have to have log into gra-lx18 and having plPotFoc.py and pointFocus.txt in the same directory gra-lx18 you need to execute in a terminal:

python plPointFoc.py

This will print out the mean pointing and focus corrections on the screen. And create the pointing plot named: plPoiFoc.eps.

Plotting more than one project

To plot more than one project you just have to add the content of the CSV pop-up of the all projects to the same pointFocus.txt.

Future Ideas

We plan to develop a script that directly accesses TAPAS and thus is much easier to handle. So long please stick with this cumbersome way of creating the plot. Once used to it, it does not take more than 5 minutes.

HowToPointingPlot (last edited 2012-02-28 20:45:08 by lt-cb)