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bflores [Alignment Sequence for IR Combiners: MIRC-X/MYSTIC, CLASSIC/CLIMB, SILMARIL] 		chara:new_operating_procedures [2025/04/26 16:28] (current)
bflores [Alignment Sequence for Visible Combiners: SPICA and PAVO]
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 ====== New Operating Procedures ====== ====== New Operating Procedures ======
  
-Last updated 04/22/2025+Last updated 04/26/2025
  
 Any major updates made to the wiki, please send an email to the gsu "charaengineering" email list summarizing new changes. Any major updates made to the wiki, please send an email to the gsu "charaengineering" email list summarizing new changes.
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       - Wait a few seconds to let the star fill up the wfs.       - Wait a few seconds to let the star fill up the wfs.
   - Lock star on telescope AO servo (**[****DM]**  button on obsgtk). Both TT and DM servos should be on now.   - Lock star on telescope AO servo (**[****DM]**  button on obsgtk). Both TT and DM servos should be on now.
 +  - <font 14px/Aptos,sans-serif;;inherit;;inherit>If needed, move TWFS boxes (use popup from **ADJ** button on obsgtk) to** get star centered and evenly illuminated on ACQ hole.**</font> - <font 14px/Aptos,sans-serif;;inherit;;inherit>(Note: you might need to close DM AO loop during this step.)</font>
   - Turn on the blue beacon   - Turn on the blue beacon
   - Make sure **DMTilt is green**   - Make sure **DMTilt is green**
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   - Close IR shutters as needed to avoid saturating the combiners.   - Close IR shutters as needed to avoid saturating the combiners.
   - **[M7AUTO]**  can help keep the blue beacon aligned during the slew.   - **[M7AUTO]**  can help keep the blue beacon aligned during the slew.
 +  - Obsgtk, use **[BEACON] **preset for beacon alignment.
   - Make sure **[DMTILT] **is off while aligning.   - Make sure **[DMTILT] **is off while aligning.
   - On the first slew only,   - On the first slew only,
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   - Turn off blue beacon and lock star on **[TT]**  only.   - Turn off blue beacon and lock star on **[TT]**  only.
   - Lock star on telescope AO servo (**DM**  button on obsgtk). Both TT and DM servos should be on.   - Lock star on telescope AO servo (**DM**  button on obsgtk). Both TT and DM servos should be on.
 +  - If needed, move TWFS boxes (use popup from **ADJ**  button on obsgtk) to** get star centered and evenly illuminated on ACQ hole.**
 +      - (Note: you might need to close DM AO loop during this step.)
   - Turn on the blue beacon.   - Turn on the blue beacon.
   - Turn on DMTilt (will turn green).   - Turn on DMTilt (will turn green).
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