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For MIRCX, the same target should be placed in the clamps on the MIRCX table. Place the target to the appropriate table, making sure it seats firmly in the clamps. Place the small corner cubes (labeled) on their bases at the BRTs. Make sure they seat firmly and correctly. Open IR shutters, send laser light using VISBEAMS gui to the position you want to check. Use a tablet to bring up Pico 2 gui. Click on icon or in xterm type: xpico2. Select the appropriate IR mirror for the beam you are about to adjust. For ex: S1IR. The Beam Sampler gui tells you which telescope is in the beam you are aligning. When done for all telescope to be used, remove target and place it above the CLASSIC/ | For MIRCX, the same target should be placed in the clamps on the MIRCX table. Place the target to the appropriate table, making sure it seats firmly in the clamps. Place the small corner cubes (labeled) on their bases at the BRTs. Make sure they seat firmly and correctly. Open IR shutters, send laser light using VISBEAMS gui to the position you want to check. Use a tablet to bring up Pico 2 gui. Click on icon or in xterm type: xpico2. Select the appropriate IR mirror for the beam you are about to adjust. For ex: S1IR. The Beam Sampler gui tells you which telescope is in the beam you are aligning. When done for all telescope to be used, remove target and place it above the CLASSIC/ | ||
- | 2.5 Starting up OPLE and Metrology | + | 2.5 Final steps in the lab |
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+ | If using CLASSIC or CLIMB, turn on the black box above the NIRO computer, and then turn on the silver box below it on the same cart. Remove cover on camera. After lab is completely setup, you need to take off tiptilt cover if using lab tiptilt, but do so with only the dim lights on and the laser shutter closed so as not to blast CCD with light. | ||
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+ | 2.6 Starting up OPLE and Metrology | ||
- | Go to OPLE racks and turn on OPLE Power on top unit (top of left most rack) This is the VME. Turn on power for surge protector (bottom of left most rack), turn on power for amplifiers for cart movement and cable pullers and once the central red light on the VME rack goes out, turn on the Burleigh amplifiers for telescopes that will be used.\\ | ||
- | To test cart motions: On computer outside lab, bring up Primary Ople Server, type in " | ||
- | Check delay line wires on carts, make sure nothing is on tracks\\ | ||
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On the Metrology table inside the lab, turn on two blue amplifiers for metrology laser (on button is labeled " | On the Metrology table inside the lab, turn on two blue amplifiers for metrology laser (on button is labeled " | ||
- | 2.6 Final steps in the lab | + | Finish what you are doing in the lab, go out to the computer area, turn the laser signal on, and go back to the control room to complete alignment for 30 minutes while the laser warms up. |
- | If using CLASSIC or CLIMB, turn on the black box above the NIRO computer, and then turn on the silver box below it on the same cart. Remove cover on camera. After lab is completely setup, you need to take off tiptilt cover if using lab tiptilt, but do so with only the dim lights | + | After the laser is warmed up, check sockman for old OPLE" |
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+ | If the OPLE System Control gui is not already running on zoot, you can start the gui with the following command (This will be put into the menu system or an icon soon) | ||
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+ | ssh -Y ople / | ||
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+ | The gui that appears does much of the start up sequence remotely | ||
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+ | When the laser is on, the circle marked Laser will be green and the wattage listed will be close to 80mw (instead of 20mW when off) | ||
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+ | All the circle indicators start out grey. | ||
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+ | After the 30 minute warmup, press the Metro button which will power up the Metrology cage, the laser repeater and the oscilloscope. | ||
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+ | Press the Start button near the bottom. | ||
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+ | Once all 6 are solid yellow, right click on each yellow dot, and select start. | ||
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+ | Once the OPLE server has fully started, (IF running MIRC) please check sockman for CHAMPtoMet. | ||
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+ | Now the MIRC server is ok to start. | ||
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