attachment:Pako_helpv7.txt of ListAstroTargetNika3

   1 PAKO preparation for 2011
   2 -------------------------
   3 
   4 Interface to NCS
   5 Summary of PAKO user's manual
   6 
   7 
   8 !   starts a comment line
   9 -   command is continued
  10 @ filename   to execute the script filename
  11 
  12 ; Telescope fits are in mrt-lx1
  13 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/imbfits/
  14 het or bol
  15 
  16 ; To start pako
  17 ssh t21@mrt-
  18 gopako
  19 pakodisplay
  20 pako
  21 
  22 !!! Check that the NCS knows the current project is t21
  23 !!! otherwise the telescope will not obey you pako commands !
  24 !!! --> look at the OperatorControl screen and/or ask the operator
  25 
  26 set project t21
  27 set pi "Alain"
  28 set observer "Xavier"
  29 
  30 ! If not sending commands (outside normal run) do:
  31 SET DOSUBMIT NO
  32 
  33 SET LEVEL 0 0   ! very verbose
  34 SET LEVEL 1 1   ! chatty
  35 SET LEVEL 3 3   ! less
  36 SET LEVEL 5 5   ! none
  37 
  38 ! Choose one of the 2 azimuth topology possibilities to decide on which end of the 
  39 ! azimuth overlap you want to set the origin of the 360 degrees azimuth circle
  40 ! May be usefull to avoid a complete turn (>8min) to go from one source ot another
  41 SET TOPOLOGY LOW ! selects to use the azimuth range 60 to 420 degrees 
  42 SET TOPOLOGY HIGH ! selects to use the azimuth range 100 to 460 degrees 
  43 
  44 SET ANGLEUNIT arcsec   ! make sure angle units are arcsec.
  45 
  46 ! Remember to reset offsets!
  47 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  48 OFFSETS /Clear
  49 
  50 ! total power (no secondary wobbler)
  51 SWTOTAL
  52 
  53 ! Choose a well known heterodyne instrument or bolometer for pointing purpose
  54 ! ASK Samuel
  55 RECEIVER /CLEAR 
  56 ! 
  57 ! RECEIVER BOLO ! set pointing mobel of MAMBO2
  58 !! Normaly the default backend for bolo is ABBA (MAMBO2 backend) but thide doesn't exist anymore
  59 !! As a consequence NCS does not record FITS files !!! (seen 17/10/2011)
  60 !
  61 ! Attention if there's an incompatibility between RECEIVER and BACKEND IMBFITS are not created either !!!
  62 ! So do can't choose a heterodyne backend with bolo. So for now use only heterodyne devices:
  63 RECEIVER E090 /Default
  64 BACKEND /Clear
  65 BACKEND BBC /Default
  66 !
  67 ! prepare a catalog
  68 ! NIKA.sou (see wiki web) to put in the directory : 
  69 !   t21/pako
  70 
  71 ! Choose a catalog with a .sou extension
  72 CATALOG SOURCE NIKA.sou
  73 HELP source
  74 
  75 ! select a source
  76 ! No case matching, but name must be full
  77 SOURCE W3OH
  78 
  79 ! or a planet
  80 SOURCE Mars
  81 
  82 ! to check the catalog
  83 HELP SOURCE
  84 
  85 ! Once you have entered an observing mode (See below)
  86 ! if you want that the telescope executes your commands do no forget
  87 SET DOSUBMIT YES
  88 
  89 ! start an observation (MAKE SURE you want that)
  90 START 
  91 ! (if you still have DOSUBMIT NO, nothing happens, but the commands 
  92 ! are in the queue and they will be executed when SET DOSUBMIT YES)
  93 
  94 !!!!!!!!! Observing modes !!!!!!!
  95 
  96 ! procedure to focus
  97 ! to set focus
  98 SET FOCUS 0
  99 
 100 ! On the fly mode (cover all array pixels) for pointing and alignment. Expensive.
 101 OTFMAP -180 -180 180 -180  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 102   /notf 61 ! number of subscans
 103   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond
 104   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 105   /totf 36 ! time of a subscan
 106   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 107   /reference no ! not necessary except if there's a conflict with /system
 108 
 109 !! Attention to the tracking speed (= subscan length / totf) if you choos >10"/s keep an eye
 110 !! on the tracking errors trackAz and trackEl in real time on the telescope control screen
 111 !! this information is also stored in the FITs files
 112 
 113 ! Correct pointing to center on the array by giving a and b
 114 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 115 
 116 ! correct the focus
 117 SET FOCUS -1
 118 
 119 ! Small map to check the focus quickly
 120 OTFMAP -48 -48 48 -48  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 121   /notf 17 ! number of subscans
 122   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond
 123   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 124   /totf 10 ! time of a subscan
 125   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 126 
 127 ! 4 switching modes (3 useful for bolometers)
 128 ! total power
 129 SWTOTAL
 130 ! Beam switching
 131 SWBEAM
 132 ! wobbler switching negAmplitude posAmplitude  0.6 seconds per phase!
 133 SWWOBBLER -30 +30 /TPHASE 0.6
 134 
 135 ! Observing modes
 136 CALIBRATE
 137 
 138 ! pointing cross of given length (in trueHorizon system)
 139 POINTING 120
 140 
 141 ! skydip
 142 ! stop wobbler
 143 SWTOTAL /tphase 0.6
 144 ! tip at azimuth 180, scan airmass from 1.1 to 4.1 by steps of 0.6
 145 TIP  180 /airmass 1.1 4.1 0.6 /tsubscan 12.0
 146 
 147 ! position switching
 148 ONOFF   !
 149 ! example (give ON offsets and OFF offsets, 2 positions each, 2 systems)
 150 ONOFF 30 40 /reference -600 -700 projection /SYSTEM projection
 151 ! other options (30 seconds per subscan):
 152 /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 153 
 154 ! projection is RADEC system here
 155 ! can use /SYSTEM trueHorizon too
 156 
 157 ! if wobbler on use the following special mode
 158 ! in that case the off position is automatically on the off wobbler position
 159 ONOFF /swwobbler /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 160 
 161 ! not used by bolometers
 162 TRACK
 163 
 164 ! everything in J2000
 165 ! x=(l-lsource)*cos(b)
 166 ! y=b-bsource
 167 ! to define the source
 168 SOURCE
 169 ! if needs to offset from source use
 170 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM projection
 171 ! then it is in x and y as above
 172 
 173 ! or
 174 
 175 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM trueHorizon
 176 ! then Delta az= (az-azsource)*cos(elev)
 177 ! and  Delta el= elev-elevsource
 178 
 179 ! or 
 180 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 181 
 182 ! Remember to reset offsets!
 183 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 184 OFFSETS /Clear
 185 
 186 !options
 187 /t... refers to time
 188 /n... refers to number
 189 /f... refers to frequency
 190 /temp... refers to temperature
 191 
 192 ! See example of startup p21
 193 
 194 ! Pointing
 195 SWBEAM
 196 POINTING /default
 197 START
 198 
 199 ! Set the corrections
 200 SET POINTING 3.4 -1.2
 201 
 202 ! Focus (length in mm)
 203 FOCUS 2  /nsubscans 6 /tsubscans 12
 204 START
 205 
 206 ! enter the correction
 207 SET FOCUS -2.1
 208 
 209 ! Useful in a script
 210 PAUSE "Sequence Something OK to start ? [c/q]"  ! a chance to check
 211 
 212 ! and also
 213 SAY " blabla "
 214 
 215 ! save last command
 216 SAVE name
 217 ! retrieve a command
 218 @ command_name