Re: Mark IV operation under linux

["Thomas Droege" <tdroege2@earthlink.net>]

Rob,

Well, it looks like you have done exactly what I want.  So now it is up to
me to try to use it.  I will do that, first on the test stand and then on
TOM5 when it gets build.  Expect some questions but I will give it the "old
college try" first.  

The use of dosemu looks harder for me as a path.  I am sure that if I had
an expert come by he could set it up for me quickly, but for me it looks
like a challenge.  Now that I can write the perl I might need, running the
straight linux system would seem best.

Thank you.

Tom 


> [Original Message]
> From: Robert Creager <Robert_Creager@LogicalChaos.org>
> To: <tdroege2@earthlink.net>
> Cc: tass <tass@listserv.wwa.com>
> Date: 5/23/2004 5:37:21 PM
> Subject: 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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