howto:bootes:bootes_1
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- | ===== BOOTES - 1 ===== | + | ====== How to login and check that we are observing ====== |
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+ | Until we will have common web interface to display status of all our instruments, | ||
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+ | * login to arae (ssh -p 2222 arae.iaa.es) | ||
+ | * login to iam1a (ssh iam1a) | ||
+ | * run rts2-mon | ||
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+ | Check if system is in **ready night** state (upper left corner). If not, press F4 to bring it to on. | ||
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+ | ====== BOOTES - 1 ====== | ||
This page involves technical issues regarding our installations at BOOTES-1 in El Arenosillo. Its presentation is here: [[obs: | This page involves technical issues regarding our installations at BOOTES-1 in El Arenosillo. Its presentation is here: [[obs: | ||
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===== Bootes-1B ===== | ===== Bootes-1B ===== | ||
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+ | The 30cm Meade has a declared focal length of 3072mm, i (mates) do not remember measuring it so I do not have the real value. Current configuration with the Meade 1:6.3 focal reducer gives the focal length of 1684mm with a 16um pixel scale of 1.96"/ | ||
+ | Before (in 2005), with the ST-8 and an Optec focal reducer, the focal length was 890mm with a 9um pixel scale of 1.896" (effective focal ratio of 1:2.9, field of view 48' | ||
The mount needs to be restarted ocassionally. Primary symptom is the mount beeping, but that cannot be heard over the webcam. Typically it is recognized by '' | The mount needs to be restarted ocassionally. Primary symptom is the mount beeping, but that cannot be heard over the webcam. Typically it is recognized by '' | ||
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===== Bootes-1A ===== | ===== Bootes-1A ===== | ||
- | The camera driver has a bug, which causes it to hang from time to time. The following sequence should bring it back. | + | The camera driver has a bug, which causes it to hang when exposure is ended prematurely. The following sequence should bring it back. |
- log in to //vader// | - log in to //vader// | ||
- '' | - '' | ||
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** // FORDOSTROJ // ** | ** // FORDOSTROJ // ** | ||
- | The PC-to-dome interfaces are two (for each dome separate) serial boards designed for us by Martin Nekola in Ondrejov. They are both connected to //iam1a//. The board controlling (older, reconstructed, | + | The PC-to-dome interfaces are two (for each dome separate) serial boards designed for us by Martin Nekola in Ondrejov. They are both connected to //iam1a//. The board controlling (older, reconstructed, |
** RAIN SENSORS ** | ** RAIN SENSORS ** | ||
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There are two Eigenbrodt IRSS 88 precipitation detectors, connected separately to the dome control inlets (// | There are two Eigenbrodt IRSS 88 precipitation detectors, connected separately to the dome control inlets (// | ||
- | These detectors are supposed to protect us as the last instance rain protection, therefore are wired as low in the hardware as possible. In future, we should even consider the blocking (closing) the dome at hardware layer - the new state machine being used at Bootes-1A is clearly able to accept such an inlet. | + | These detectors are supposed to protect us as the last instance rain protection, therefore are wired as low in the hardware as possible. In future, we should even consider the blocking (closing) the dome at hardware layer - the new state machine being used at Bootes-1A is clearly able to accept such an inlet. Currently, // |
The northern (nearer to the domes) sensor seems to have a malfunctioning DEU (drop evaluation unit), although the drops (well, screwdriver strikes) get detected well at the frame, the DEU does not react. The unit should be revised soon. | The northern (nearer to the domes) sensor seems to have a malfunctioning DEU (drop evaluation unit), although the drops (well, screwdriver strikes) get detected well at the frame, the DEU does not react. The unit should be revised soon. | ||
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** CLOUDMETER ** | ** CLOUDMETER ** | ||
- | Provides sky transparency measures through by providing the radiative temperature of the sky. It is connected to '' | + | Provides sky transparency measures through by providing the radiative temperature of the sky. It is connected to '' |
** DAVIS WEATHER STATION ** | ** DAVIS WEATHER STATION ** | ||
Wireless weather station capable of providing precipitation sums in mm/m2, wind speed, temperature and humidity. | Wireless weather station capable of providing precipitation sums in mm/m2, wind speed, temperature and humidity. | ||
- | Connected to '' | + | Connected to '' |
** WEBCAM ** | ** WEBCAM ** | ||
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** PiXY ** | ** PiXY ** | ||
- | The discharge detector PIXY is supposed to provide additional security against lightnings, it's output is being logged, but currently is not actively used. It is connected to '' | + | The discharge detector PIXY is supposed to provide additional security against lightnings, it's output is being logged, but currently is not actively used. It is connected to '' |
===== Data storage ===== | ===== Data storage ===== | ||
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* 1.8TiB raid0 at iam1a (iam1a:/ | * 1.8TiB raid0 at iam1a (iam1a:/ | ||
* 466GiB disk at vader (vader:/ | * 466GiB disk at vader (vader:/ | ||
- | * 190GiB disk at asm1 (asm1:/ | + | * 190GiB disk at asm1 (asm1:/ |
//This disk is daily mirrored to the 2.7TiB | //This disk is daily mirrored to the 2.7TiB | ||
Mirroring is unidirectional, | Mirroring is unidirectional, |
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