MORIS (MIT Optical Rapid Imaging System) Guide
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1. b download RealVNC Enterprise Client software onto your machine from www realvnc com Click Download and try for the Enterprise Edition fill out the form and then scroll down to the Viewer Only section to download the version for your operating system c Get the daily password from the TO or contact astronomer and the window numbers for POETS usually through a virtual machine 13 and SpeX directly at 2 You can contact the telescope operator at 808 974 4210 or any member of the IRTF staff The password is used on all instrument VNC servers and changes daily at 7 00 AM d start VNCViewer application on your machine with the following parameters VNC Server stefan ifa hawaii edu 13 Password given that day changes at 7 AM A remote desktop will appear on Stefan From that machine enter vnceviewer poetspe password irtfirtf e Note that the command vnc show gives the display numbers for each instrument There are 11 permanent displays assigned to instruments at this time They are 1 bigdog 2 guidedog 3 nsfcam2 4 nsfcam2 5 m2 mirsi2 6 m2 mirsi2 7 cshell instrument 8 cshell guider 9 autofocu 10 t3remote 11 apogee Can open t3remote for position and focus change and for sending next object coordinates to the TO by right clicking in guidedog then selecting from menu Alternately type t3remote Users are encouraged to use starcat2 to submit targets http2. can be set to a non zero value if you would like to ensure that the first frame of every saved cube does not contain any residual signal Note that prescans have not been used with occultation or other time specific observations We typically drop the first data frame during analysis Ensure that the Frame Transfer box is checked The camera has not been tested in non frame transfer modes Note that frames fits or otherwise can be opened in either the Solis software under the File menu or in ds9 Note that the WinScp icon on the desktop is a user friendly interface for transferring files between POETS and stefan or other remote servers Preview Take Data Stop Taking Data Data Acquisition Settings Gg Andor SOLIS or It tad bg 2171 13 xI aleje walls 118i 9 Setup Acquisition Setup CCD Binning AutoSave Spoaiing Image Orientation Video Mode Photon Counting JV Frame Transfer J Isolated Crop Mode Note Exposure Time Fire pulse length Baseline J Baseline Clamp Baseline Offset counts 0 sd Cancel Conventional xl Acquisition Mode Triggering Readout Mode Kinetic x Internal gt Image xi Timings Vertical Pixel Shit Exposure Time secs 0 28557 3 4806 Hz Shift Speed usecs 33 g Number Poo Vertical Clock Noma z Voltage 7 3 480 amp ronlitiide Horizontal Pixel Shift Kinetic Series Length 1 TE Readout Rate 1MHz at 16 bit 7 Pre Amplifier Gain 24 Nu
3. irtfweb ifa hawaii edu tcs3 starcat2 f To end the session close the VNC client Notes on VNC on the POETS computer We installed VNC software onto the IRTF POETS computer software downloaded from IfA computer stefan in directory hilo_shared win_stuff software vnc It is configured with password irtfirtf VNC service should start automatically on the POETS computer This computer should display a small icon on the lower right dock when VNC is running As an IRTF observer you will be assigned a login as guest where is a number on stefan for some days before and after your run You log in to stefan in order to run POETS Running SpeX for POETS users a Follow 3 b amp c above b Start VNC on your local machine with the following parameters VNC Server stefan ifa hawaii edu 2 Password given that day changes at 7 AM c The settings below are standard for using SpeX simultaneously with POETS They are altered by clicking on the row of icons near the bottom of the lefthand GuideDog user window Lamp Mirror off out at end of night put mirror IN Dichroic 0 9 OS filter open at end of night set to 14 blank closed Rotator 0 0 Slit mirror blank G Flt whatever filter desired for guiding and imaging J is the usual d To end the session return instrument settings to the positions noted above and close the VNC client Do NOT close the instrument GUIs A BRIEF CAMERA SOFTWARE SOLIS
4. SOLIS for Imaging X 2171 8 xj File Acquisition Calibrate Command Hardware Window Help Bele mlal2iJol id Setup Acquisition xj Setup CCD Binning AutoSave Spool Image Orientation video Mode Photon Counting MIY Enable Spooling File Type C Binay C Sif JV Update Display During Acquisition C Fis C Tit renee eT Storage C RAM Disk Available RAM MB 1540 Compression 7 Available Disk Space MB 63070 File Name spool fits Location C Documents and Settings End user My Documents T jl Format unsigned 16 bit integer x IV Open spooled data when complete IV Use Append Settings from Autosave tab Note FITS data will not be post processed and will therefore not be affected by data type transformations or orientation settings Setup Acquisition Parameters start andor SOLIS for Imag _ Sols Paint 2 page 2 36PM lalz Fie Acquisition Calibrate Command Hardware Window Help alil waa Aea Setup Acquisition xj Setup CCD Binning Auto Save Spooling Image Orientation Video Mode Photon Counting I Enable Auto Save File Type Sit Fits Tiff File Stem Untitled sif Location h Append M Autolncrement Date J Computer Name SELL J Camera Type I Time i Pad Width J Operator Unkr E z Separator J z Example Untitled 001 sif Setup Acquisition Parameters A start a
5. USER GUIDE The POETS computer is turned on by pressing the silver button on its front A Windows XP desktop should appear automatically If for any reason you need to provide a password for the IRTF POETS account it is KBO_occ IRTF The bold text below contains simple instructions for camera operation Note that the screenshots in Figs 2 5 are from an earlier version of the Solis software than that currently used at the IRTF and thus may be slightly different however the instructions here are valid A hard copy user manual is onsite which describes many other features Because there is currently no other location in this document for this note the image orientation is such that N is left and E is down 1 CLICK on the Andor iXon desktop shortcut icon to start the camera software Note that this icon should be near the Spectrum Inst TM 4 icon that is employed to monitor and send trigger signals from the GPS Other software shortcuts are provided on the desktop for usefulness but are not necessary to run the instrument 2 CONFIRM that the camera software starts and presents a screen like that shown in Figure 2 a Note that the camera S N should appear in the top bar This confirms that the software recognizes the camera b Note that a pre existing configuration file should be loaded automatically This will cause the camera to cool upon startup and ensure that the shutter is closed Uf you want to change the configuration fi
6. _ i secs Set Monitor 1 secs ree a e E a a A Position 0 Velocity 0 Index 0 Position 1992 Velocity 0 Index 1 Control Control Motorstatus M Motor Status ME Filter 0 v Move To Filter 0 gt Move To Initialize Initialize status connecting to 128 171 165 61 2001 success connection successfull Figure 6 The filter wheel GUI eft Upon start up the connect button is highlighted and must be pressed to gain control right Once connected the desired filter can be selected from the drop down menu located under in the Control section DATA TRANSFER Currently the only method to transfer data is to use WinSCP There is an icon for this program on the desktop from which you can connect to a local machine and transfer data This process must be done from the POETS computer and does take a long time SpeX data are in the directory scrs1 They are compressed after 5 days and deleted after 14 days although the data are permanently archived weekly Data should transferred to a local machine using sftp scp or rsync Xx need a more permanent methodology for this given other users FORE OPTICS AND MOUNTING Box Adjustment of the z extension The camera can be focused by adjusting the z extension This is the threaded plate system at the base of the box This system is comprised of three components i an inner threaded aluminum piece 32 threads per inch ii and outer threa
7. appear L Can confirm that camera power is working by watching the red cooling notice at the bottom left of the camera software display it should read below 0 C within a minute or two of the software startup POETS Portable Occultation Eclipse and Transit System Setup Schematic for the IRTF GPS antenna top of telescope This schematic is NOT TO SCALE ae an GREEN shipped or carried from MIT for install on 29 APR ORANGE supplied by IRTF 50 ft RG 58 antenna ca WARM ROOM PSU ply COLD RACK IRTF cable connection LCD Monitor A to warm room Telescope GP 7 Computer Keyboard manual shutter Si for SpeX window rr TBD filter wheel cabl vy Y Mounting Box rit camera power cable 6 to adapter 6 6 after adapter he A s a Dichroic GPS trigger cable 20 BNC SMB l ii camera camputer cable 6 m 36 pin lt reimaging rt I aptics 4y Ila filter wheel III Ila Ila YYY SpeX Reimaging optics provide 60 x 60 arcsec FOY with paraxial working f of 9 32 and pixel scale of 0 12 pixel Figure 1 Schematic for the setup of POETS on the IRTF ACCESSING POETS ON THE IRTF There are two ways to run the IRTF POETS One is by traveling to Mauna Kea and controlling the instrument locally from the IRTF control room The other is by remote observing from a machine that has VNC and sufficient bandwidth Local Observing 1 The computer and GPS should be powered on when the instrume
8. ft long cable This system uses a custom 20 ft cable RG174 from Stonewall Cable Inc with 1 54 nsec ft delay GPS The GPS for this system is a Spectrum Instruments Inc Intelligent Reference TM 4 A complete user manual is located online at http occult mit edu _graphics POETS info TM4manual pdf and hard copies are at the IRTF and MIT The GPS is connected to the computer trigger cable and power via an octopus serial cable A serial connection goes to the computer a BNC connection from the output octopus cable goes to the external trigger SMB on the camera and power comes from an adapter Input 120 140 V 0 4 A Output 24 V 0 4 A with a standard 120 V U S plug A BNC cable runs from the antenna GPS port to the GPS antenna mounted at the top of the telescope This is a 50 ft RG 58 cable with 1 54 nsec ft delay Screen shots and operating notes to follow in the next version
9. 51 DNS Servers Used Internet Explorer from start menu to install Firefox Then downloaded and installed WinSCP and ds9 then installed Solis 4 6 5 0 copied installation file from ASTRON e The software installation folder on MIT s ASTRON server contains software for the Andor camera GPS VNC and Virus protection These should all be installed Autologin setup To allow the computer to automatically login on start up or to disable this feature use the following process e Start gt Run and type regedit e Locate the registry key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft WindowsNT CurrentVersion Winlogon and double click the DefaultUserEntry then type user name e Double click on DefaultPassword and enter password e Double click on AutoAdminLogin and under ValueData enter 1 for automatic or 0 for non automatic login e Note if DefaultPassword or AutoAdminLogin values do not exist simply use Edit gt New gt String Value to create them e Must restart for these changes to take effect Software The following software is installed on the primary hard drive of the POETS instrument computer Program Function License Information Adobe Reader v 8 1 pdf viewer free Andor Solis v 4 8 3 002 camera control Purchased with camera SAOImage ds9 v 5 2 fits viewer free FireFox internet browser free WinScp v 4 3 1 file transfer free Spectrum TM 4 controller v 1 36 GPS controller Purchased with GPS VirusScan Enterpri
10. MORIS MIT Optical Rapid Imaging System Guide 20080601 ff aasg The short term goal of this document is to provide a consolidated location for notes on the setup of MORIS on the IRTF Longer term this document can serve as a basis for the operating and user manuals The official MORIS website is http occult mit edu instrumentation POETS IRTF index html The Documents tab contains electronic versions of all documents user manuals and schematics Password protection is user poets with password POETS IRTF Table of Contents Mounting CHEEKUSE cscs css ccsvccacavanceavsegunissevagstsavucneussesspanoavasoasuesiscnodeusaasnobiipcovaresuussssospaestien 2 ACCESSING POETS OW the IRTE cyisesssivescavosivsaluctsesgtssavubsesdevansoubesvostissvens coayeedeucevesbesusineacsd 4 Local ODServing eccessi aaa EEE AENEA N SAN ENEA EE NATES 4 Remote ODSEFVINGS icccccsscessisssasssscessssiccsssnsacdevcseevasesceneduessesensseatscsndsesnesdsbadssdeaasssidoessosesndsonseconede 4 Running SpeX for POETS users esseesseessosssoessoessecssossosssosssosssessscsssesssessscssosssosssosssosssosssesssessoe 5 A Brief Camera Software Solis User Guide sscccccccsssscsscsscsscscsscsccsscscssccsesscssessssseees 6 Filter NCO vassa fisreiaseteautepaesisesinsucasepanencuaiesaueucusiascespalcanedanesesoitevasensseseatiupalaunedinasssnieneats Il Data Transfert visiescsuizcvccaphtixtsevsetoscudatalnestaavetesi ides Cacuaebecestvads tasubsvebaphstaskussestereuuces ve
11. Optimal alignment places the top of lens 2 in the middle of the mounting bracket This should not need to be adjusted during regular use See the important note under adjustment of the z extension concerning adjustment of this mount COMPUTER The computer for this system is a Shuttle G5 6800 SN68PTGS configured with an Athlon dual core 2 6GHz processor two 2GB RAM and two 150GB SATA 10 000 rpm hard drives The goal is to setup the hard drives such that if one drive fails the system can be run independently on the other drive A second computer was purchased for use with the IRTF POETS a Shuttle G5 6800 SN68PTGS configured with an Athlon dual core 2 6GHz processor two 2GB RAM and two 150GB SATA 10 000 rpm hard drives The camera software is incompatible with this computer and we are currently investigating the reason Two hard drive setup IRTF POETS computers have Windows XP Pro 32 bit installed on two separate hard drives Details on how to enable disk drives change the boot order and install windows separately on each drive are below e To get to the computer BIOS hold down the del key upon startup when Shuttle screen is viewable Select Advanced and Boot configuration to change the order of the start up disks e If the disk is new or there is a need to reinstall windows simply select the desired drive as the first boot drive and insert the Windows CD You will be prompted to boot from the d
12. all power off connect everything then turn all power on Items to check in order to confirm proper hardware setup for POETS usage _ Foreoptics box mounted on side of SpeX L Camera mounted on bottom of fore optics box _ Manual shutter between POETS and SpeX is open L BNC cable attached to GPS antenna at top of telescope L BNC cable attached to antenna port on back of GPS L Serial octopus cable plugged into the back of the GPS _ 36 pin white cable attached to camera and back of computer L Camera power cable plugged into jack on camera and an outlet L SMB plugged into the external trigger connection on camera and the output BNC on the GPS octopus cable L Warm room cable connected to back of computer L Computer power cable plugged into computer and an outlet _ GPS power cable plugged into jack on the GPS octopus cable and an outlet _ Power on for the following 1 GPS lights on front will glow 11 camera can t confirm power on until software is started iii computer lights on front will glow L Confirm that computer power and connection are functional by bringing up display in the warm room L Can confirm that GPS is connected by clicking on Spectrum icon on the Windows desktop if no connection is made an error message will appear L Can confirm that camera is working by clicking on the Andor iXon icon on Windows desktop if no connection is made an error message will
13. cbieweteuss 12 Fore Optics and Mounting BOX avisecicsscsssccsessscscessssessssevesdcosesssseossovesseserasesusuesoienseonscdeouss 13 Adjustment of the z extension sesseessessseessesssossosssosssossscessesssosssesssoesoessoessessscsssessoessosssoessose 13 Adjustment of mount for lenses 2 amp 3 s seesseessesssoesocssosesoessesssessoessoessosssoossoossossoessosssosssoessose 13 COMPTON EEE IIE EAE E E EOR EAE EE EA EATE 13 Two hard drive Setup cccccccsssssccssscsscsccscesssscscesssccsecssscscessccseesssessesssscsessssccssesssssessscsseeens 14 Antologin SEtUp cccssscccccscrcccscscsccsscecsscsseccsssessssseseessssseesscesessssssseesessesesesessecssseseecssesseeoees 15 S OPCW A SEEE E TEET AAEE T E ET 15 OnT A EEEE E ETE E E EE 15 COOLING socra i A ONEN EA AER AAA Ea aR 16 PCT interface REO T EEE 16 Trigeecr cable sonra aara A E Aa EAEN ASEA EANAN EEAS 16 ES EE Sins EIERE E TE T E E E EEST 16 Index of Figures Figure 1 Schematic for the setup of POETS on the IRTF Figure 2 Solis v 4 6 5 POETS camera software as it appears upon successful startup Figure 3 Data acquisition settings for typical operation of the POETS camera Figure 4 Typical settings for data storage the Spooling and Auto save tabs SON WwW MOUNTING CHECKLIST See the schematic in Figure 1 for the IRTF POETS setup Important note power should be off when attaching and detaching cables The best way to setup is to have
14. ded steel plate which screws into i allowing for a range of xx inches vertical motion and iii an aluminum base plate which attaches to 1 and the camera Component ii sets the camera height and can be adjusted via threading By loosening the sliding attachments between components i and iii the camera is decoupled and can move in the z direction without rotation In practice the sliders on component iii are loosened and the camera is allowed to drop to the lowest position Component ii is threaded into or out of component i to the desired height The camera and component iii are then lifted until flush with component ii there is fitted groove between components ii and iii in order for the connection to be light tight and the sliding attachments on component iii are tightened to hold the camera in place The system should be setup to be cofocal with SpeX Different filters should not effect the focus to a detectable degree Therefore the focus should not require adjustment during regular use Important note The focusing system was designed to allow for maximum range If the camera is lifted to the highest position the mount for lenses 2 amp 3 could impact the shutter and or camera window Be careful Adjustment of mount for lenses 2 amp 3 The mount for lenses 2 amp 3 was designed to be adjustable in the z direction Thus the mounting component screws into the mounting bracket with threads of 14 per inch
15. isk e To see disk drives and their configuration go to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools gt Computer Management gt Disk Management Can see drives enable and disable and change path letters by right clicking on them Drive Management shows all hardware note must be in Classic View of control panel to see Admin Tools We cannot set up the computers such that each drive is bootable as C and has camera amp GPS software preinstalled thus having the capability to run POETS from either drive There are two reasons for this issue i installed software often assumes the C filepath and installations on the second drive will place critical files on the first drive and will thus not function if the first drive fails and ii the Andor software should not be installed more than once on any system The solution is to maintain a software installation folder on the second drive called E when booting off of the first drive If the first drive fails then the second drive should boot The critical software can then be installed and the system should be able to function Setup notes for new windows system e To get network to function the software on the nvidia disk must be installed It contains drivers for Ethernet audio etc It also contains Adobe Reader 8 1 e Set IP address using an extra from our group 18 83 3 196 Exoplanet 255 255 255 0 0 Mask 18 83 0 1 Router 18 70 0 160 18 71 0 1
16. le simply set software parameters to your choosing Then overwrite the cfg file listed under File gt Configuration Files c Note that the temperature display in at the lower left is red which indicates that the temperature has not stabilized That box will turn blue when the camera has stabilized at the set temperature a Andor SOLIS for Imaging X 2171 iaj xj File Acquisition Calibrate Command Hardware Window Help dale seisa THe Autoscale Min Max 3 3 610 510 Frame Transfer Counts MHz at 16 bit 2 4 Conventional H start Andor SOLIS for Imag f New Bitmap Image Win UGH 234m Figure 2 Solis v 4 6 5 POETS camera software as it appears upon successful startup 3 To take data the shutter must be open CLICK Hardware gt Shutter Control and ensure that the Internal Shutter is set to permanently open For longer exposures a manual shutter setting could be used however this mode is not tested 4 To set data taking parameters CLICK on the white wrench icon denoted by an arrow in Fig 3 or use the Acquisition gt Setup Acquisition menu Typically the configuration file starts with the settings shown in Fig 3 The exposure time number of exposures and readout rate amplifier will be the selections that are usually altered between frames a Triggering should be Internal if you plan to take frames using the Solis software External Start if you plan to take a data cube contai
17. mber of prescans 0 Output Amplifier Electron Multiplying m Electron Multiplier EM Gain 7 Enabled Advanced all Help Setup Acquisition Parameters Start andor SOLIS for Imag Solis Paint o gago 25m Figure 3 Data acquisition settings for typical operation of the POETS camera 5 To preview data take and see frames without storing CLICK on the video camera icon labeled preview in Fig 3 The stop button labeled in Fug 3 will stop the preview 6 To take data CLICK on the camera icon labeled take data in Fig 3 The stop button labeled in Fug 3 will abort Important Note The configuration file is currently set to automatically spool save and incrementally number the data cubes See next item If you do not want to autospool and save you must change these settings With no spooling any image you take should display and then allow you the option to save and name 7 To spool and automatically name data GO TO the Setup Acquisition window and CLICK on the Spooling and or Auto Save tabs The typical settings for these are shown in Figs 4a amp b Spooling ensures that every frame is saved when taking a very large data cube this prevents total data loss should a mid cube crash occur When the Use Append Setting from Autosave tab is selected the spooled data are compiled into a data cube and named via the pattern selected in Auto save kag Andor
18. ndor SOLIS for Imag Vj Solis3 Paint page 2 36em Figure 4 Typical settings for data storage the Spooling and Auto save tabs 8 To change the cooling settings CLICK on the menu Hardware gt Temperature Control Adjust the temperature by entering a value in C or moving the adjustment bar The cooler should be on and the box for on at program startup should be checked See Fig 5 for typical settings Temperature Control x Too ers Coa Figure 5 Typical settings for the f On temperature control panel for POETS C Off The minimum cooling depends on ambient temperature for reference at 68 F the camera can cool to 60C Cancel Hk m x Help J Cooler On at program startup 9 To trigger the camera using the GPS SELECT all of the acquisition settings you desire CLICK on the camera icon to take data Next enter the GPS software and select POP lower right Set start time UT and repeat interval as desired The camera will sit until it receives the trigger at the POP time you set at which point frames will display in the software Important Note Again note that the GPS start time is NOT RECORDED anywhere other than when you type it into the GPS software The time in the FITS header will be that when the take data command was given in the Solis software 10 To close the software simply click File gt Close The camera fan may continue to run if the software is closed but the comp
19. ning the number of frames listed in the Solis software and starting at a GPS trigger External if you want the camera to take a data cube containing the number of frames specified in the Solis software with each frame being triggered by a GPS repeat signal See 9 for sending GPS triggers Important note The camera software and GPS software do not communicate with one another Therefore you must hand record the start time of any images triggered via GPS b Note that the Shift speed is the time to shift electrons per CCD row Number selections listed in brackets will allow the data to read out even more quickly but are likely to incur some electron loss c Readout rate allows selection of the amplifier 1 MHz Conventional amp Electron Multiplying EM 3 MHz Conventional amp EM 5 MHz EM or 10 MHz EM Faster readout rates incur higher read noise see the specification sheet for details Note that the EM modes can be run with EM disabled Usage of EM modes while disabled removes worry that the avalanche gain will be compromised however taking data in this mode or even with EM enabled at very very low EM values is inadvisable because the EM must be high enough to compensate for the higher read noise and excess noise factor in these modes Readout gain in e ADU is selected by choosing Pre amplifier gain See the specification sheet for values corresponding to the listed numbers The Number of prescans
20. nt is mounted If they are not follow the cable guide from the camera to the cold bay in which the computer resides Press the power switch on the front to turn on power 2 There is a workstation with multiple monitors in the IRTF control room facing the entrance door Log in using your guest account and follow the remote observing instructions below 3 The system is now ready to operate The instructions below for Solis the GPS software and the filter wheel software should be followed Remote Observing 1 To observe remotely you must first establish a guest account Use the following from a terminal line in a terminal window localmachine ssh addguest stefan ifa hawaii edu password for both stefan and duke is irtf enter the PI s name e g Gulbis enter the observing program number e g 049 note your guest number e g guest21 assign a password to your account note that if you make a typo when confirming your password you will lose the account So if you think you made a mistake when entering passwords use ctrl U to delete and reenter 2 Login to your stefan account a localmachine ssh X 2 A guest stefan ifa hawaii edu using your new guest number b enter password from 1 f 3 Connect to the POETS computer a Following 2 in terminal window start vnc to POETS stefan vnceviewer poetspe password irtfirtf This method appears to not require the daily password monogs OR use a VNC application
21. se 8 5i Virus protection MIT VNC Dimension remote login IRTF Installers for this software are also located in a folder on the desktop of the second hard drive CAMERA The camera for this system is an Andor Technology iXon Itis an off the shelf camera with a back illuminated frame transfer CCD 512 x 512 with 16 um square pixels Model Serial Number Camera DU 897E CS0 BV X 3020 CCD E2V TECH CCD97 05445 04 23 PCI Card CCI 22 C 1188 B Cooling The camera housing contains a thermoelectric cooler This cooler is powered via a 2 1 mm Jack connector which goes through an adapter Input 100 250 V 47 63 Hz 0 4 A Output 7 5 V 4 0 A and to a standard 120 V U S plug The minimum cooling depends on ambient temperature For reference at 68 F the camera has a minimum cooling of 60 C An alarm will sound if the camera overheats which can happen if the air vents are blocked Additional cooling can be achieved through water cooling however this method has not been tested for the IRTF POETS system PCI interface The controller card for the camera is a 4 size PCI card The camera computer cable is 6 m long and has proprietary 36 way connectors PCI card and cable are provided by Andor Technology Trigger cable The external trigger cable is 50 Q with an SMB on the camera end and a BNC on the user end The input is TTL level and CMOS compatible and has 470 Q impedance The camera comes with a standard approximately 6
22. uter is still running It is best to shut down the entire system at the end of each night FILTER WHEEL There is a GUI on the POETS computer screen that allows control of the filter wheel Fig 6 shows screen shots of the GUI upon startup and when connected 1 Click on the icon shortcut to smgui on the desktop A screen shot of the display is shown below 2 Click the connect button The computer will interface with the filter wheel an initialize to position 1 3 To change to the desired filter select the filter from the drop down menu under Control Then click move to 4 Close the GUI by clicking the red X in the upper right corner To change the filter listing in the control software the SmartMotorGUI java file must be edited and recompiled Edit the file in a text editor such as Komodo Then on the POETS machine go to Start gt Run gt and type cmd Cd into the smgui directoy dir to see files Type make SmartMotorGUI java A new SmartMotorGUL class file will be created and the GUI will update Provide a copy of the new file to Tony Denault denault ifa hawati edu for archiving Note notes for Java installation and other filter software are online at irtfweb ifa hawaii edu poets re 4 smgui v 2 0 la E j smgui v 2 0 m Connect Connect a nost 128 171 155 61 port 2001 Docea host 12 171 165 61 _ port 2001 desc FvV desc F Monitor Monitor __Set Monitor
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