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 2.3.3 dichroic alignments with labao 2.3.3 dichroic alignments with labao
  
-NOTE: As of 2017Jul 05, please align the dichroics following the instructions in {{:chara:files:setup_with_labao-1.pdf|Setup with LABAO document}}.+NOTE: As of 2017 Jul 05, please align the dichroics following the instructions in {{:chara:files:setup_with_labao-1.pdf|Setup with LABAO document}}.
  
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 2.3.4 Checking the alignment to the rail target 2.3.4 Checking the alignment to the rail target
  
-Put the rail target onto delay lines (toward back of the room from home sensor) Make sure carts are at back of the rails. Check spot on back side of target. If alignment is bad at the back, follow instructions for BRT adjustments. (Printed sheet on metrology table)+Put the rail target onto delay lines (toward back of the room from home sensor) Make sure carts are at back of the rails. Check spot on back side of target. If alignment is bad at the back, follow instructions for BRT adjustments. (Printed sheet on metrology table)  Remove rail target and return it to the spare table when done.
  
 2.3.5 IR alignments are below in 2.4\\ 2.3.5 IR alignments are below in 2.4\\
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 3.2 Setting up for observing 3.2 Setting up for observing
  
-Turn on the following from the POWER GUI: To change the setting on the power GUI, unclick LOCK, make change, re-click LOCK.  Under RACK_2, turn on [METSCOPE] (button will turn green when ON). If observing with CLASSIC, turn on [NIRO CPU] and [CLS-DITH] on RACK_2.  If observing with CLIMB, turn on [NIRO CPU] on RACK_2 and [CLM-DITH] on RACK_3.  For each telescope using lab tiptilt, turn on [TIP/TILT].+Turn on the following from the POWER GUI: To change the setting on the power GUI, unclick LOCK, make change, re-click LOCK. Under RACK_2, turn on [METSCOPE] (button will turn green when ON). If observing with CLASSIC, turn on [NIRO CPU] and [CLS-DITH] on RACK_2. If observing with CLIMB, turn on [NIRO CPU] on RACK_2 and [CLM-DITH] on RACK_3. For each telescope using lab tiptilt, turn on [TIP/TILT].
  
 3.3 Servers required for observing 3.3 Servers required for observing
  
-Servers can be opened from the pop up menu at bottom of screen 1, using the black platter icon or using the Observation Setup icon which opens them all at once. * The GPS server and the METROL server should always stay on and remain on screen 1  Close and re-open all Telescope servers after UT 0h in screen 2 (because of tiptilt connection issues).  Open Primary OPLE Server and gui, Open Classic, Climb1, or Climb2 if needed, Open Tiptilt Server, Open Metrology Monitor (METROL) gui, (upper right of screen 3), this gui usually remains open. * Open Metrology Laser (METLAS) gui, (upper right of screen 3), this gui usually remains open. === 3.4 Open Telescope GUIs from the menu === * Open needed Telescope guis, put on screen 5. All 6 scope guis can fit on one screen, but the TV windows will overlap slightly if all 6 are used for MIRC observing. * On the main tab for each telescope gui, click [ON] under Television to turn on the TV screen === 3.5 Open GUIs required for observing from the menu under GTK: === * Open Primary OPLE gui (move to right side of OPLE server) * Open Classic, Climb1, or Climb2 gui if needed (put on right side of server) * Open LDC1 and LDC2 if VEGA or PAVO programs are observing * Open Tiptilt GUI * This will bring up Tiptilt GUI and Tiptilt viewing screens for all telescopes * Move viewing screens near telescope TV screens === 3.6 Using the Cosmic Debris job sequencer ===\\+Servers can be opened from the pop up menu at bottom of screen 1, using the black platter icon or using the Observation Setup icon which opens them all at once. * The GPS server and the METROL server should always stay on and remain on screen 1 Close and re-open all Telescope servers after UT 0h in screen 2 (because of tiptilt connection issues). Open Primary OPLE Server and gui, Open Classic, Climb1, or Climb2 if needed, Open Tiptilt Server, Open Metrology Monitor (METROL) gui, (upper right of screen 3), this gui usually remains open. * Open Metrology Laser (METLAS) gui, (upper right of screen 3), this gui usually remains open. 
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 +3.4 Open Telescope guis, o(bsgtks) from icons on desktop 
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 +3.5 Open GUIs required for observing from the menu under GTK: Open Primary OPLE gui (move to right side of OPLE server) * Open Classic, Climb1, or Climb2 gui if needed (put on right side of server) * Open LDC1 and LDC2 if VEGA or PAVO programs are observing * Open Tiptilt GUI * This will bring up Tiptilt GUI and Tiptilt viewing screens for all telescopes * Move viewing screens near telescope TV screens 
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 +3.6 Using the Cosmic Debris job sequencer 
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 Open Cosmic Debris, CD for short, - Primary from the menu and move to screen 4 * On the CONFIGURE tab, check to make sure the PoPs and telescope beam assignments agree with the white board * If the POPs are wrong on CD, then open the "PoPs" GUI from the menu * Click on the [Overview] button on the PoPs GUI * If nonsense comes up in the overview, then click [FLUSH] and then [REOPEN] on the PoPs GUI * Then click [UPDATE] on the PoPs Overview * If the PoPs Overview is now correct, then click the [GET] button on the CD Control Tab, this should update the PoPs * If the beams are not assigned correctly, move the beams accordingly to the proper telescope using the BeamSampler GUI and click [GET] on CD to update * Select the active telescopes on the tab labeled "Configure" * Choose a suitable reference cart, using the same one from the night before to make fringe finding easier. * After everything is set correctly, then click [SEND] on Cosmic Debris to send the active scope information to Ople\\ Open Cosmic Debris, CD for short, - Primary from the menu and move to screen 4 * On the CONFIGURE tab, check to make sure the PoPs and telescope beam assignments agree with the white board * If the POPs are wrong on CD, then open the "PoPs" GUI from the menu * Click on the [Overview] button on the PoPs GUI * If nonsense comes up in the overview, then click [FLUSH] and then [REOPEN] on the PoPs GUI * Then click [UPDATE] on the PoPs Overview * If the PoPs Overview is now correct, then click the [GET] button on the CD Control Tab, this should update the PoPs * If the beams are not assigned correctly, move the beams accordingly to the proper telescope using the BeamSampler GUI and click [GET] on CD to update * Select the active telescopes on the tab labeled "Configure" * Choose a suitable reference cart, using the same one from the night before to make fringe finding easier. * After everything is set correctly, then click [SEND] on Cosmic Debris to send the active scope information to Ople\\
 Set the instrument and settings on Cosmic Debris * On the "Control" tab on Cosmic Debris, select the beam combiner or combiners to be used. * If using CLIMB or CLASSIC, also select the filter and beam\\ Set the instrument and settings on Cosmic Debris * On the "Control" tab on Cosmic Debris, select the beam combiner or combiners to be used. * If using CLIMB or CLASSIC, also select the filter and beam\\
chara/operating_procedures.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/01 02:50 by gail_stargazer

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