attachment:Pako_helpv12.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 ; v12 updated at MCBT, Nov. 6th, 2012
   7 
   8 --------- XEphem usage -------------------------------------------------
   9 !! preliminary: if you want to use xephem with the position of the telescope displayed in real time
  10 ! run the following sequence from the command prompt 
  11 slogin mrt-lx3
  12 ps xa |grep azElToXephem.py & ! check if the script is already running, if not do the following
  13 useNCS
  14 azElToXephem.py &
  15 ! once the script is running type:
  16 /vis/xephem/xephem
  17 
  18 ------- Managing Imbfits file -----------------------------------------------
  19 ; Telescope fits are in mrt-lx1
  20 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/imbfits/bol
  21 on mrt-lx1 (not gra-lx1)
  22 
  23 or best
  24 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/20120604/scans
  25 
  26 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/20120604/datastreams/bbc
  27 
  28 processed imbfits files are
  29 /ncs/data/imbfits/bol/
  30 ; Or in ?
  31 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/datastreams/nika/2012
  32 ; Or in ?
  33 /ncsServer/mrt/ncs/data/imbfits/bol
  34 
  35 ; There is a script to copy imbfits files from Iram to sami locally e.g.
  36 ./Backup_telescope.bash 20121024
  37 
  38 ; To process NIKA raw data files onto fits files and imbfits files
  39 ; log in sami on a dedicated window
  40 idl
  41 convert_fits_files2
  42 
  43 ---------- Pako usage ----------------------------------------------
  44 !!!! 
  45 Interface to NCS
  46 Summary of PAKO user's manual
  47 
  48 
  49 !   starts a comment line
  50 -   command is continued
  51 @ filename   to execute the script filename
  52 
  53 ; To start pako
  54 ; Devant l'ordinateur de commande : login as t21
  55 ssh t21@mrt-lx1....
  56 
  57 gopako
  58 pakodisplay
  59 pako
  60 
  61 !!! The observer should be able to run @nini to have all the following commands in the script file
  62 
  63 
  64 
  65 !!! Check that the NCS knows the current project is t21
  66 !!! otherwise the telescope will not obey you pako commands !
  67 !!! --> look at the OperatorControl screen and/or ask the operator
  68 
  69 set project t21
  70 set pi "Alain"
  71 set observer "Nika observer"  ! your name here, Nika needs you
  72 
  73 ! If not sending commands (outside normal run) do:
  74 SET DOSUBMIT NO
  75 
  76 SET LEVEL 0 0   ! very verbose
  77 SET LEVEL 1 1   ! chatty
  78 SET LEVEL 3 3   ! less
  79 SET LEVEL 5 5   ! none
  80 
  81 ! Choose one of the 2 azimuth topology possibilities to decide on which end of the 
  82 ! azimuth overlap you want to set the origin of the 360 degrees azimuth circle
  83 ! May be usefull to avoid a complete turn (>8min) to go from one source ot another
  84 SET TOPOLOGY LOW ! selects to use the azimuth range 60 to 420 degrees 
  85 SET TOPOLOGY HIGH ! selects to use the azimuth range 100 to 460 degrees 
  86 
  87 SET ANGLEUNIT arcsec   ! make sure angle units are arcsec.
  88 
  89 ! Remember to reset offsets!
  90 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  91 OFFSETS /Clear
  92 
  93 ! total power (no secondary wobbler)
  94 SWTOTAL
  95 
  96 ! Choose a well known heterodyne instrument or bolometer for pointing purpose
  97 ! ASK Samuel
  98 RECEIVER /CLEAR 
  99 ! 
 100 ! RECEIVER BOLO ! set pointing mobel of MAMBO2
 101 !! Normaly the default backend for bolo is ABBA (MAMBO2 backend) but thide doesn't exist anymore
 102 !! As a consequence NCS does not record FITS files !!! 
 103 !
 104 ! Attention if there's an incompatibility between RECEIVER and BACKEND IMBFITS are not created either !!!
 105 ! So do can't choose a heterodyne backend with bolo. 
 106 ! To do for Oct 2011 (will be different in the future when NIKA will be integrated to Pako):
 107 RECEIVER E090 /Default   
 108 BACKEND /Clear
 109 BACKEND BBC /Default
 110 !
 111 ! prepare a catalog
 112 ! NIKA.sou (see wiki web) to put in the directory : 
 113 !   t21/pako
 114 
 115 ! Choose a catalog with a .sou extension
 116 CATALOG SOURCE NIKA
 117 HELP source
 118 
 119 ! select a source
 120 ! No case matching, but name must be full
 121 SOURCE W3OH
 122 
 123 ! or a planet
 124 SOURCE Mars
 125 
 126 ! to check the catalog
 127 HELP SOURCE
 128 
 129 ! Catalog of Pointing source from IRAM
 130 CATALOG SOURCE iram-J2000
 131 
 132 ! Once you have entered an observing mode (See below)
 133 ! if you want that the telescope executes your commands do no forget
 134 SET DOSUBMIT YES
 135 
 136 ! start an observation (MAKE SURE you want that)
 137 START 
 138 ! (if you still have DOSUBMIT NO, nothing happens, but the commands 
 139 ! are in the queue and they will be executed when SET DOSUBMIT YES)
 140 
 141 !!!!!!!!! Observing modes !!!!!!!
 142 
 143 ! procedure to focus
 144 ! to set focus correction in mm wrt the current focus
 145 SET FOCUS -2.4
 146 
 147 ! On the fly mode (cover all array pixels) for pointing and alignment. Expensive.
 148 OTFMAP -180 -180 180 -180  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 149   /notf 61 ! number of subscans
 150   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond (az el)
 151   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 152   /totf 36 ! time of a subscan
 153   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 154   /reference no ! not necessary except if there's a conflict with /system
 155 
 156 !! Attention to the tracking speed (= subscan length / totf) if you choos >10"/s keep an eye
 157 !! on the tracking errors trackAz and trackEl in real time on the telescope control screen
 158 !! this information is also stored in the FITs files
 159 
 160 ! Correct pointing to center on the array by giving a and b
 161 ! Pointing corrections should be done in az, el, not nasmyth, R. Zylka private communication
 162 OFFSET 0 0 /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 163 
 164 
 165 ! Small map to check the focus quickly
 166 OTFMAP -48 -48 48 -48  - ! offsets at start and end of first otf subscan
 167   /notf 17 ! number of subscans
 168   /step 0 6  ! steps between subscans in arcsecond
 169   /system truehorizon ! projection AzEl is used to define the map
 170   /totf 10 ! time of a subscan
 171   /zigzag  ! go back and forth
 172 
 173 ! 4 switching modes (3 useful for bolometers)
 174 ! total power
 175 SWTOTAL
 176 ! Beam switching
 177 SWBEAM
 178 ! wobbler switching negAmplitude posAmplitude  0.6 seconds per phase!
 179 SWWOBBLER -30 +30 /TPHASE 0.6
 180 
 181 ! Observing modes
 182 ! to send the proper command to the macs for tuning
 183 ! Should last a few seconds
 184 TUNING
 185 
 186 ! pointing cross of given length (in trueHorizon system)
 187 POINTING 120
 188 ! Go on the source first, then @Cross
 189 
 190 ! skydip
 191 ! stop wobbler
 192 SWTOTAL /tphase 0.6
 193 ! tip at azimuth 180, scan airmass from 1.1 to 4.1 by steps of 0.6
 194 TIP  180 /airmass 1.1 4.1 0.6 /tsubscan 12.0
 195 
 196 ! position switching
 197 ONOFF   !
 198 ! example (give ON offsets and OFF offsets, 2 positions each, 2 systems)
 199 ONOFF 30 40 /reference -600 -700 projection /SYSTEM projection
 200 ! other options (30 seconds per subscan):
 201 /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 202 
 203 ! projection is RADEC system here
 204 ! can use /SYSTEM trueHorizon too
 205 
 206 ! if wobbler on use the following special mode
 207 ! in that case the off position is automatically on the off wobbler position
 208 ONOFF /swwobbler /nsubscans 12 /symmetric /tsubscan 30
 209 
 210 ! not used by bolometers
 211 TRACK
 212 
 213 ! everything in J2000
 214 ! x=(l-lsource)*cos(b)
 215 ! y=b-bsource
 216 ! to define the source
 217 SOURCE
 218 ! if needs to offset from source use
 219 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM projection
 220 ! then it is in x and y as above
 221 
 222 ! or
 223 
 224 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM trueHorizon
 225 ! then Delta az= (az-azsource)*cos(elev)
 226 ! and  Delta el= elev-elevsource
 227 
 228 ! or 
 229 OFFSET a b /SYSTEM Nasmyth
 230 
 231 ! Remember to reset offsets!
 232 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 233 OFFSETS /Clear
 234 
 235 !options
 236 /t... refers to time
 237 /n... refers to number
 238 /f... refers to frequency
 239 /temp... refers to temperature
 240 
 241 ! See example of startup p21
 242 
 243 ! Pointing
 244 SWBEAM
 245 POINTING /default
 246 START
 247 
 248 ! Set the corrections
 249 ! Corrections in arcsec found during the "cross" reduction.
 250 ! These corrections are to be added as is, there's no "offset" to remember whatsoever
 251 SET POINTING 3.4 -1.2
 252 
 253 ! Focus ( total length in mm), 0, +1, +1, -1, -1, 0 mm in this example
 254 ! 0, +1, -1 etc... are referenced to the current position
 255 FOCUS 2  /nsubscans 6 /tsubscans 12
 256 START
 257 
 258 ! enter the correction
 259 ! This is the absolute value
 260 SET FOCUS -2.1
 261 
 262 ! Useful in a script
 263 PAUSE "Sequence Something OK to start ? [c/q]"  ! a chance to check
 264 
 265 ! and also
 266 SAY " blabla "
 267 
 268 ! save last command
 269 SAVE name
 270 ! retrieve a command
 271 @ command_name
 272 
 273 
 274 ! To erase graphics in greg
 275 Clear
 276 
 277 
 278 
 279 
 280 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 281 ; Computer configuration
 282 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 283 The new sami is installed (24/10/21012) along with a mac, a PC windows, a
 284 router/switch and an ethernet-IP triggered power plug.
 285 The CVS file Camera/documentation/Installation_IRAM.txt contains most of the 
 286 information
 287 
 288 
 289 ; Internal NIKA network addresses
 290 192.168.1.30 Switch
 291 192.168.1.31 NIKA_Win31
 292 192.168.1.32 NIKA_Lin32 new sami (00 50 C2 B2 11 ED)
 293 192.168.1.33 NIKA_Mac33
 294 
 295 ; Iram network
 296 150.214.224.22 = mrt-nika1.iram.es  :   Router (ssh connection goes to sami)
 297 150.214.224.223 gateway
 298 150.214.224.100 DNS
 299 gra-lx1.iram.es  : ntp server
 300 
 301 ; Old sami for ref
 302 192.168.1.23 (Local)
 303 150.214.224.22 (via routeur address with ssh)
 304 
 305 
 306 ; From iram computers to archeops@sami do
 307 ssh_sami