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Re: Mark IV operation under linux



When grilled further on (Sun, 23 May 2004 12:24:51 -0500),
"Thomas Droege" <tdroege2@earthlink.net> confessed:

> What is the state of the linux software for the Mark IVs?

It runs for me :-).

> 
> 1) Every thing I might possibly want to do has been programmed and I just
> have to load it an run under linux.

Not exactly.  This is what I was getting to in my previous queries of how you
wanted to run the scope.  Right now, you need to program a little Perl to use my
software.  I've attached the Perl script I use nightly (called night.pl) to run
ROB.

I've also attached the position file my software maintains, and the
configuration file it uses.

> 
> 2) If 1) is not true, then what modules are available to me to use with
> calls from perl?
> 
> a) A module that reads the memory board and writes out a fits file.  This
> program read a parameter file to get all the fits items.

I use a variant of downfits that adds no additional information.  The info that
goes into the fits header is generated by the Perl modules that you probably
don't want to mess with (or I wouldn't want you messing with?).

I've attached the header file for a recently generated fits image.  If something
is obviously missing, let me know now and it'll be there by the time you're
ready for it.

> 
> b) A module that does an arbitrary operation with the present stamp code. 

My Perl modules are broken into two pieces.  A 'driver' which implements the
actual STAMP commands, and the 'controller' which uses the driver to do useful
things (move, take pictures, etc...).

> 
> Possibly now is the time for all of us to get together and produce a good
> Mark IV code package.  This might encourage operation of more of the Mark
> IVs???
> 

Cheers,
Rob

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night.pl

SIMPLE  =                    T / file does conform to FITS standard
BITPIX  =                   16 / number of bits per data pixel
NAXIS   =                    2 / number of data axes
NAXIS1  =                 2064 / length of data axis 1
NAXIS2  =                 2037 / length of data axis 2                          
EXTEND  =                    T / FITS dataset may contain extensions            
COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT   and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H 
BZERO   =                32768 / offset data range to that of unsigned short    
BSCALE  =                    1 / default scaling factor                         
DATE    = '2004-05-10T05:56:17' / file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)   
CD1_1   =         0.0021259999 / Conversion matrix element                      
CD2_2   =        -0.0021259999 / Conversion matrix element                      
CRPIX1  =                1032. / Pixel coordinate of reference point X axis     
CRPIX2  =               1018.5 / Pixel coordinate of reference point Y axis     
CRVAL1  =            64.330231 / Galactic longitude at reference point X axis   
CRVAL2  =            210.16447 / Galactic latitude at reference point Y axis    
ADC_00  =            16.978027 / Water Temp 0                                   
ADC_01  =            24.271729 / VCO Temp                                       
ADC_02  =            5.0296021 / VCO Reference                                  
ADC_03  =           -268.36133 / Temp 1                                         
ADC_04  =            23.417236 / Temp 2                                         
ADC_05  =            26.163818 / Temp 3                                         
ADC_06  =          -0.93505901 / Temp C0 DAC15                                  
ADC_07  =             6.158752 / Temp C3 DAC10                                  
ADC_08  =            -0.002747 / Ground                                         
ADC_09  =           -15.103149 / -15                                            
ADC_10  =           -5.1654048 / -5                                             
ADC_11  =            4.7695918 / +5                                             
ADC_12  =            14.614868 / +15                                            
ADC_13  =             0.222168 / VCO DAC12                                      
ADC_14  =          -0.85113502 / Temp C1 DAC14                                  
ADC_15  =            7.0526118 / Temp C2 DAC11                                  
ADC_16  =            -271.4436 / CCD Temp 2                                     
ADC_17  =             19.75708 / CCD VDD Power                                  
ADC_18  =           -20.314453 / CCD Temp 0                                     
ADC_19  =           -18.727539 / CCD Temp 1                                     
ADC_20  =            2.5149541 / ADC Reference                                  
ADC_21  =             3.972168 / VVH DAC 7                                      
ADC_22  =          0.053711001 / VRH DAC 2                                      
ADC_23  =            -2.953491 / VHL DAC 1                                      
ADC_24  =             0.146484 / TEC Current 2                                  
ADC_25  =           0.97961402 / TEC Current 0                                  
ADC_26  =             1.037598 / TEC Current 1                                  
ADC_27  =             0.112915 / TEC Current 3                                  
ADC_28  =            11.447144 / TEC Power                                      
ADC_29  =           -7.9650879 / VVL DAC 6                                      
ADC_30  =            7.1261601 / VRL DAC 3                                      
ADC_31  =            6.1288452 / VHH DAC 0                                      
DARKTIME=          0.070027001                                                  
DEC     =            64.330231                                                  
EPOCH   =                2004.                                                  
EQUINOX =                2000.                                                  
EXPTIME =             89.85907                                                  
LATITUDE=            40.323612                                                  
LONGITUD=           -105.18056                                                  
RA      =            210.16447                                                  
RA_LEFT =            3834.7954                                                  
RA_LIMIT=            4565.2046                                                  
CTYPE1  = 'DEC--TAN'           / Gnomonic projection X axis                     
CTYPE2  = 'RA---TAN'           / Gnomonic projection Y axis                     
DATE-OBS= '2004-05-10T05:54:44' / Universal time of of mid exposure             
IMAGETYP= 'OBJECT  '                                                            
OBSERVAT= 'Berthoud, CO'                                                        
OBSERVER= 'Robert Creager'                                                      
TELESCOP= 'ROB     '                                                            
UTSTART = '05:54:44'                                                            
FILTER  = 'V       '                                                            
END

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tass-control.cfg

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