Motion Stages¶
Initializing and Using the Motor Controller¶
The motors are run from a GUI interface that runs on one of the Unix hosts (such as Shade.ucolick.org):
saomot_gui &
Dispatchers have to be running in order for this GUI to connect to the Galil motor controller (Dispatchers are currently installed on Shade). There are three Galil motor drivers, hence 3 dispatchers need to be started up:
ao restart saomot1
ao restart saomot2
ao restart saomot3
Motor Stages: Set Points and Limits¶
Each stage has nominal positions and limits to motion. The following tables document the measurments taken in the lab in late 2013.
Field Steer Motors¶
To control field steering with coordinated motor moves see fieldSteer
Scale data taken 11/7/13. Limit data taken 12/3/13.
| Mirror | Nominal Midpoint | Limit in | Limit out | Scale: degrees | = DNs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | WFS2RY | -38766 | 13466 | -110346 | 2.94 | 12766 |
| B | WFS2RX | -32792 | 18194 | -115653 | 3.25 | 15000 |
| C | WFS1RX | -40696 | 7786 | -124997 | 3.35 | 15000 |
| D | WFS1RY | -23125 | 22551 | -94530 | 3.37 | 15000 |
Tip/Tilt Field Selection¶
Dichroic Selection¶
WFS Dichroic
| Position | count |
|---|---|
| Splitter | -6058 |
| Open | -12470 |
TT Dichroic
| Position | count |
|---|---|
| Splitter | 13010 |
| Mirror | -7403 |
| Open |
Calibration Source Stage¶
| Mode | Cal-X | Cal-Y |
|---|---|---|
| Red | ||
| White | -4072 | 1492 |
| Acq |
WFS Lenslet Selection¶
| Mode | Position | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 8x | -446178 | ~ 10 DN / 0.50 pixel |
| 16x | -2206 | ~ 1000 DN / 0.25 pixel |
| 30x | 443354 | alignment v |
WFS Focus¶
| Position | Altitude | count | |
|---|---|---|
| NGS | Infinity | 4045 |
| LGS | 90 km | -5123 |
| LGS | 120 km | -2831 |
| LGS | 100 km | -4025 |
Science Camera Configuration¶
Please refer to SHARCS science Camera