Appendix A
MOSAIC II HAS BEEN RETIRED. INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
Miscellaneous Software Commands
Parameter Sets and Related Commands |
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| newpset | unlearn specified parameter sets ("psets") restoring default values |
General Parameters |
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| obspars | parameter set ("pset") containing general observation parameters (picnum, parameters of focus frames, observer, etc.) |
| telpars | parameter set containing telescope parameters (not much, though) |
Detector Parameters |
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| detpars | pset containing parameters of the detector (binning), do not use! |
| detector | download detector parameters from detpars to the controller |
| setdet | edit detpars and then execute the detector command. |
| ccdinfo | list parameters of detector and other interesting information |
| kleenex | guarantee that all the "ex" tasks (e.g., muxnex) have shut down |
Instrument Parameters |
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| instrpars | pset containing instrument parameters (filter, telescope focus, etc.) |
| enable | enable or disable various motors - some instrument, some telescope |
| wheel1 | pset containing filter names and related information |
| motor | move motors in the instrument or read current positions: Includes |
| motor move | move motors prompting the user for the required positions |
| motor go | move motors to the positions specified in instrpars |
| motor status | list current positions of motors |
| motor enable | disable/enable movement of individual motors |
| motor init | initialize filter wheel names |
| instrument | "ICE"-like synonym for "motor move" |
Additional Commands for support staff |
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| connect | establish the connection between the IRAF UI and Arcon controller |
| disconnect | break the connection between the IRAF UI and Arcon controller |
| reconnect | break and re-establish the connection between IRAFand Arcon |
| send | a command to the detector controller (Arcon) |
| pconv | send a command to picread/picfeed |
| arsh | send a command to arsh/clarsh |
| mux | send a command to muxnex |
| fhdr | send command to fitsheader server |
| shutter | Command Arcon to open/close the shutter |
| gwcopen | establish the connection between IRAF and the instrument |
| gwcclose | break the connection between IRAF and the instrument |
| gwcsend | send a command to the instrument controller |
| mseshutter | Command the instrument controller to open/close the shutter and set the shutter ready position |
Updated on June 4, 2021, 10:10 am