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==== The Telescope won't move or stopped moving ==== | ==== The Telescope won't move or stopped moving ==== | ||
- | \\ Have the powers been turned on to the drives? Are the scopes disabled? The usual state of the telescopes is disabled until enabled. This is due to the stall function of the scopes which eventually disables the scopes when they are stowed. Enable the scopes by hitting [ENABLE] on the dome gui or in the telescope gui control tab. If a scope disables itself during a slew, it may be just an overcautious stall function. Hit ENABLE and the scope should continue to slew. If it disables again without moving, there may be something wrong at the scope, ie. a hatch left open, a ladder not put away, a tool on the floor, or something else physically impeding the motion of the scope. You will need to go to the dome to see what it is. The computer in the dome will give you control of the scope to turn it away from the problem. \\ \\ Sometimes the dome guis get hung up and can cause erratic motion or no motion of the scopes. Check them for current times and continuous updates of numbers. If they are not updating, try to REOPEN them first. If that does not work, close the gui and open a new one. If a new one does not open, the dome server may be dead or Sockman lost track of it. See **Dome Server Restart** | + | \\ Have the powers been turned on to the drives? Are the scopes disabled? The usual state of the telescopes is disabled until enabled. This is due to the stall function of the scopes which eventually disables the scopes when they are stowed. Enable the scopes by hitting [ENABLE] on the dome gui or in the telescope gui control tab. If a scope disables itself during a slew, it may be just an overcautious stall function. Hit ENABLE and the scope should continue to slew. If it disables again without moving, there may be something wrong at the scope, ie. a hatch left open, a ladder not put away, a tool on the floor, or something else physically impeding the motion of the scope. You will need to go to the dome to see what it is. The computer in the dome will give you control of the scope to turn it away from the problem. \\ \\ Sometimes the dome guis get hung up and can cause erratic motion or no motion of the scopes. Check them for current times and continuous updates of numbers. If they are not updating, try to REOPEN them first. If that does not work, close the gui and open a new one. If a new one does not open, the dome server may be dead or Sockman lost track of it. See **Dome Server Restart** |
==== The Telescope won't track ==== | ==== The Telescope won't track ==== | ||
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==== PAVO Server - Error communicating with IFW ==== | ==== PAVO Server - Error communicating with IFW ==== | ||
- | The following error message sometimes appears when starting the PAVO server: \\ "Error communicating with IFW. Could not read from IFW. Is the filter wheel plugged in and on?" \\ Most of the time, restarting the PAVO server will clear this error message and allow PAVO to communicate with the filter wheel. If restarting the server doesn' | + | The following error message sometimes appears when starting the PAVO server: \\ "Error communicating with IFW. Could not read from IFW. Is the filter wheel plugged in and on?" \\ Most of the time, restarting the PAVO server will clear this error message and allow PAVO to communicate with the filter wheel. If restarting the server doesn' |
==== Adding or Finding a Star in the CHARA Database ==== | ==== Adding or Finding a Star in the CHARA Database ==== | ||
- | DBADD is a command entered in a terminal window | + | The command |
You can also look up different identifiers for the star by using the SIMBAD database: [[http:// | You can also look up different identifiers for the star by using the SIMBAD database: [[http:// |