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chara:coude_alignment_procedure [2024/05/07 19:15]
charaobs [Updated 2021Jun01 by Judit:]
chara:coude_alignment_procedure [2024/05/07 19:53] (current)
charaobs [Udated 2024 May 6]
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 ===== Coude Alignment Procedure ===== ===== Coude Alignment Procedure =====
  
-==== Udated 2024 May 6 ====+==== Updated 2024 May 6 ====
  
 <font 12pt/Aptos,sans-serif;;black;;white>Coude alignments help keep the blue beacon from drifting during slews. Needed when drift is excessive and makes realigning difficult when on sky.</font> <font 12pt/Aptos,sans-serif;;black;;white>Coude alignments help keep the blue beacon from drifting during slews. Needed when drift is excessive and makes realigning difficult when on sky.</font>
  
-  - Start with an M10 alignment before beginning the coude process. Usually done on POP 5.+  - Start with an M10 alignment before beginning the coude process (usually done on POP 5)
   - Send M7's to default   - Send M7's to default
-  - Do regular beginning of the night alignment procedure. +  - Do regular beginning of the night alignment procedure 
-      - align beacon, dichroic, focus labao, focus wfs. +      - align beacon, dichroic, focus labao, focus wfs 
-  - Open an engineering hut GUI: hutgtk -E S1 &+  - Open an engineering hut GUI: >> hutgtk -E S1 &
       - AOB ENG tab       - AOB ENG tab
-      - note M7_1 and M7_2 positions and enter on excel page.+      - note the M7_1 and M7_2 actuator positions and enter them on the Excel page.
         - Select and hit **[GET].**         - Select and hit **[GET].**
-        - Value reads below get and should match last entry on excel. +        - Value reads below get and should match last entry on excel 
-  - Turn powers on and enable scope(s).+  - Turn powers on and enable scope(s)
   - Dome GUI, Auto tab:   - Dome GUI, Auto tab:
       - On 'Az Pos', enter the stow position + 180       - On 'Az Pos', enter the stow position + 180
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       - spreadsheet will calculate the average value       - spreadsheet will calculate the average value
       - enter the average value + 3 zeros for each actuator (M7_1 and M7_2).       - enter the average value + 3 zeros for each actuator (M7_1 and M7_2).
-      - If its a large move, watch the beacon spots as they move away because you will need to recenter them. +      - If its a large move, watch the beacon spots as they move away because you will need to recenter them 
-  - Use the dichroic to realign the beacon to labao. +  - Use the dichroic to realign the beacon to labao 
-  - Hit **[STOW]**  to return to stow position. +  - Hit **[STOW]**  to return to stow position 
-  - The beacon movement should be much smaller returning to stow than it was going away from stow.+  - The beacon movement should be much smaller returning to stow than it was going away from stow
   - Align M7   - Align M7
   - Enter new actuator positions into excel   - Enter new actuator positions into excel
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   - Align dichroic   - Align dichroic
   - if the beacon movements were small on the way back to stow, then the coude alignment is finished. If it wasn't, repeat until it is.   - if the beacon movements were small on the way back to stow, then the coude alignment is finished. If it wasn't, repeat until it is.
-  - Hut GUI, save the new M7 dichroic positions by hitting [DICHR POS] then [WRITE CFG].+  - Hut GUI, save the new M7 dichroic positions by hitting **[DICHR POS] **then **[WRITE CFG]**
       - it will save them to /ctrscrut/chara/etc/S1_aob.cfg       - it will save them to /ctrscrut/chara/etc/S1_aob.cfg
   - Can enter any notes on why coude alignment was needed on excel sheet.   - Can enter any notes on why coude alignment was needed on excel sheet.
chara/coude_alignment_procedure.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/07 19:53 by charaobs