attachment:Pako_helpv11.txt of ListOfAstroTarget2012N5

   1 PAKO preparation for 2012 run5
   2 -------------------------
   3 ; v9 is at the start of 2012 (copy of v8)
   4 ; v10 is rearranged v9 for the preparation of November 2012, run5
   5 ; v11 add the new computer config (see the end)
   6 
   7 --------- XEphem usage -------------------------------------------------
   8 !! preliminary: if you want to use xephem with the position of the telescope displayed in real time
   9 ! run the following sequence from the command prompt 
  10 slogin mrt-lx3
  11 ps xa |grep azElToXephem.py & ! check if the script is already running, if not do the following
  12 useNCS
  13 azElToXephem.py &
  14 ! once the script is running type:
  15 /vis/xephem/xephem
  16 
  17 ------- Managing Imbfits file -----------------------------------------------
  18 ; Telescope fits are in mrt-lx1
  19 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/imbfits/bol
  20 on mrt-lx1 (not gra-lx1)
  21 
  22 or best
  23 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/20120604/scans
  24 
  25 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/20120604/datastreams/bbc
  26 
  27 processed imbfits files are
  28 /ncs/data/imbfits/bol/
  29 ; Or in ?
  30 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/datastreams/nika/2012
  31 ; Or in ?
  32 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/imbfits/bol
  33 
  34 ; There is a script to copy imbfits files from Iram to sami locally e.g.
  35 ./Backup_telescope.bash 20121024
  36 
  37 ; To process NIKA raw data files onto fits files and imbfits files
  38 ; log in sami on a dedicated window
  39 idl
  40 convert_fits_files2
  41 
  42 ---------- Pako usage ----------------------------------------------
  43 !!!! 
  44 Interface to NCS
  45 Summary of PAKO user's manual
  46 
  47 
  48 !   starts a comment line
  49 -   command is continued
  50 @ filename   to execute the script filename
  51 
  52 ; To start pako
  53 ssh t21@mrt-
  54 gopako
  55 pakodisplay
  56 pako
  57 
  58 !!! Check that the NCS knows the current project is t21
  59 !!! otherwise the telescope will not obey you pako commands !
  60 !!! --> look at the OperatorControl screen and/or ask the operator
  61 
  62 set project t21
  63 set pi "Alain"
  64 set observer "Nika observer"  ! your name here, Nika needs you
  65 
  66 ! If not sending commands (outside normal run) do:
  67 SET DOSUBMIT NO
  68 
  69 SET LEVEL 0 0   ! very verbose
  70 SET LEVEL 1 1   ! chatty
  71 SET LEVEL 3 3   ! less
  72 SET LEVEL 5 5   ! none
  73 
  74 ! Choose one of the 2 azimuth topology possibilities to decide on which end of the 
  75 ! azimuth overlap you want to set the origin of the 360 degrees azimuth circle
  76 ! May be usefull to avoid a complete turn (>8min) to go from one source ot another
  77 SET TOPOLOGY LOW ! selects to use the azimuth range 60 to 420 degrees 
  78 SET TOPOLOGY HIGH ! selects to use the azimuth range 100 to 460 degrees 
  79 
  80 SET ANGLEUNIT arcsec   ! make sure angle units are arcsec.
  81 
  82 ! Remember to reset offsets!
  83 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  84 OFFSETS /Clear
  85 
  86 ! total power (no secondary wobbler)
  87 SWTOTAL
  88 
  89 ! Choose a well known heterodyne instrument or bolometer for pointing purpose
  90 ! ASK Samuel
  91 RECEIVER /CLEAR 
  92 ! 
  93 ! RECEIVER BOLO ! set pointing mobel of MAMBO2
  94 !! Normaly the default backend for bolo is ABBA (MAMBO2 backend) but thide doesn't exist anymore
  95 !! As a consequence NCS does not record FITS files !!! 
  96 !
  97 ! Attention if there's an incompatibility between RECEIVER and BACKEND IMBFITS are not created either !!!
  98 ! So do can't choose a heterodyne backend with bolo. 
  99 ! To do for Oct 2011 (will be different in the future when NIKA will be integrated to Pako):
 100 RECEIVER E090 /Default   
 101 BACKEND /Clear
 102 BACKEND BBC /Default
 103 !
 104 ! prepare a catalog
 105 ! NIKA.sou (see wiki web) to put in the directory : 
 106 !   t21/pako
 107 
 108 ! Choose a catalog with a .sou extension
 109 CATALOG SOURCE NIKA
 110 HELP source
 111 
 112 ! select a source
 113 ! No case matching, but name must be full
 114 SOURCE W3OH
 115 
 116 ! or a planet
 117 SOURCE Mars
 118 
 119 ! to check the catalog
 120 HELP SOURCE
 121 
 122 ! Catalog of Pointing source from IRAM
 123 CATALOG SOURCE iram-J2000
 124 
 125 ! Once you have entered an observing mode (See below)
 126 ! if you want that the telescope executes your commands do no forget
 127 SET DOSUBMIT YES
 128 
 129 ! start an observation (MAKE SURE you want that)
 130 START 
 131 ! (if you still have DOSUBMIT NO, nothing happens, but the commands 
 132 ! are in the queue and they will be executed when SET DOSUBMIT YES)
 133 
 134 !!!!!!!!! Observing modes !!!!!!!
 135 
 136 ! procedure to focus
 137 ! to set focus correction in mm wrt the current focus
 138 SET FOCUS a
 139 
 140 ! On the fly mode (cover all array pixels) for pointing and alignment. Expensive.
 141 OTFMAP -180 -180 180 -180  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 142   /notf 61 ! number of subscans
 143   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond
 144   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 145   /totf 36 ! time of a subscan
 146   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 147   /reference no ! not necessary except if there's a conflict with /system
 148 
 149 !! Attention to the tracking speed (= subscan length / totf) if you choos >10"/s keep an eye
 150 !! on the tracking errors trackAz and trackEl in real time on the telescope control screen
 151 !! this information is also stored in the FITs files
 152 
 153 ! Correct pointing to center on the array by giving a and b
 154 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 155 
 156 
 157 ! Small map to check the focus quickly
 158 OTFMAP -48 -48 48 -48  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 159   /notf 17 ! number of subscans
 160   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond
 161   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 162   /totf 10 ! time of a subscan
 163   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 164 
 165 ! 4 switching modes (3 useful for bolometers)
 166 ! total power
 167 SWTOTAL
 168 ! Beam switching
 169 SWBEAM
 170 ! wobbler switching negAmplitude posAmplitude  0.6 seconds per phase!
 171 SWWOBBLER -30 +30 /TPHASE 0.6
 172 
 173 ! Observing modes
 174 CALIBRATE
 175 
 176 ! pointing cross of given length (in trueHorizon system)
 177 POINTING 120
 178 
 179 ! skydip
 180 ! stop wobbler
 181 SWTOTAL /tphase 0.6
 182 ! tip at azimuth 180, scan airmass from 1.1 to 4.1 by steps of 0.6
 183 TIP  180 /airmass 1.1 4.1 0.6 /tsubscan 12.0
 184 
 185 ! position switching
 186 ONOFF   !
 187 ! example (give ON offsets and OFF offsets, 2 positions each, 2 systems)
 188 ONOFF 30 40 /reference -600 -700 projection /SYSTEM projection
 189 ! other options (30 seconds per subscan):
 190 /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 191 
 192 ! projection is RADEC system here
 193 ! can use /SYSTEM trueHorizon too
 194 
 195 ! if wobbler on use the following special mode
 196 ! in that case the off position is automatically on the off wobbler position
 197 ONOFF /swwobbler /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 198 
 199 ! not used by bolometers
 200 TRACK
 201 
 202 ! everything in J2000
 203 ! x=(l-lsource)*cos(b)
 204 ! y=b-bsource
 205 ! to define the source
 206 SOURCE
 207 ! if needs to offset from source use
 208 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM projection
 209 ! then it is in x and y as above
 210 
 211 ! or
 212 
 213 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM trueHorizon
 214 ! then Delta az= (az-azsource)*cos(elev)
 215 ! and  Delta el= elev-elevsource
 216 
 217 ! or 
 218 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 219 
 220 ! Remember to reset offsets!
 221 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 222 OFFSETS /Clear
 223 
 224 !options
 225 /t... refers to time
 226 /n... refers to number
 227 /f... refers to frequency
 228 /temp... refers to temperature
 229 
 230 ! See example of startup p21
 231 
 232 ! Pointing
 233 SWBEAM
 234 POINTING /default
 235 START
 236 
 237 ! Set the corrections
 238 SET POINTING 3.4 -1.2
 239 
 240 ! Focus ( total length in mm), 0, +1, +1, -1, -1, 0 mm in this example
 241 FOCUS 2  /nsubscans 6 /tsubscans 12
 242 START
 243 
 244 ! enter the correction
 245 SET FOCUS -2.1
 246 
 247 ! Useful in a script
 248 PAUSE "Sequence Something OK to start ? [c/q]"  ! a chance to check
 249 
 250 ! and also
 251 SAY " blabla "
 252 
 253 ! save last command
 254 SAVE name
 255 ! retrieve a command
 256 @ command_name
 257 
 258 
 259 ! To erase graphics in greg
 260 Clear
 261 
 262 
 263 
 264 
 265 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 266 ; Computer configuration
 267 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 268 The new sami is installed (24/10/21012) along with a mac, a PC windows, a
 269 router/switch and an ethernet-IP triggered power plug.
 270 The CVS file Camera/documentation/Installation_IRAM.txt contains most of the 
 271 information
 272 
 273 
 274 ; Internal NIKA network addresses
 275 192.168.1.30 Switch
 276 192.168.1.31 NIKA_Win31
 277 192.168.1.32 NIKA_Lin32 new sami (00 50 C2 B2 11 ED)
 278 192.168.1.33 NIKA_Mac33
 279 
 280 ; Iram network
 281 150.214.224.22 = mrt-nika1.iram.es  :   Router (ssh connection goes to sami)
 282 150.214.224.223 gateway
 283 150.214.224.100 DNS
 284 gra-lx1.iram.es  : ntp server
 285 
 286 ; Old sami for ref
 287 192.168.1.23 (Local)
 288 150.214.224.22 (via routeur address with ssh)
 289 
 290 
 291 ; From iram computers to archeops@sami do
 292 ssh_sami