Detector and Command Reference¶
CCDs¶
This appendix describes the available CCD amplifiers, their naming conventions, and other related details.
G,R,I Channels¶
Figure 20: p-channel CCD layout
Figure 21: p-channel CCD amplifier naming
U Channel¶
CLI Commands¶
This section contains the recognized command line interface (CLI) commands.
[Not yet implemented. Incomplete list.]
move_to_target [ ra=hh:mm:ss.s dec=dd:mm:ss.s ]
Move to specified coordinates. Omit coordinates to move to the currently loaded database target. If coordinates are specified, then both are required.
expose
Triggers exposure and waits for completion
trigger_exposure
Triggers exposure and returns (no wait)
repeat_exposure
Repeat the last exposure
stop_exposure
Stops the exposure delay in progress (not the readout)
abort
Sends abort signal to all processes
sequence_start
Starts the sequencer list processing
calib_set cal=
configures the calibrator for the specified target where name is one of:
THAR, FEAR, THAR_UG, FEAR_UG, CONTR, CONTB, DOME, DOME_UG, BIAS, DARK
camera_init [ chan=
initialize connection to science cameras. default is all cameras. optionally specify one or more channels with comma-separated list. where
U, G, R, I
Examples:
camera_init chan=I
camera_init chan=U,G
camera_shutdown
shut down camera system
camera_set exptime=
configure science camera settings
slit_set width=
set slit width and offset. offset is optional
focus_set
flexure_set
acam_init
acam_shutdown
acam_set acquire=
options include:
start
<ra,dec,angle>