6.  Appendix A: Miscellaneous Software Commands



Parameter Sets and Related Commands


newpset

unlearn specified parameter sets ("psets") restoring default values


General Parameters


obspars

parameter set ("pset") containing general observation parameters (picnum, parameters of focus frames, observer, etc.)

telpars

parameter set containing telescope parameters (not much, though)


Detector Parameters


detpars

pset containing parameters of the detector (binning)

detector

download detector parameters from detpars to the controller

setdet

edit detpars and then execute the detector command: do not use!

ccdinfo

list parameters of detector and other interesting information

kleenex

guarantee that all the "ex" tasks (e.g., muxnex) have shut down


Instrument Parameters


instrpars

pset containing instrument parameters (filter, telescope focus, etc.)

wheel1

pset containing filter names and related information

motor

move motors in the instrument or read current positions: Includes

motor move

move motors prompting the user for the required positions

motor go

move motors to the positions specified in instrpars

motor status

list current positions of motors

motor enable

disable/enable movement of individual motors

motor init

initialize filter wheel names

instrument

"ICE"-like synonym for "motor move"


Additional Commands for support staff


connect

establish the connection between the IRAF UI and Arcon controller

disconnect

break the connection between the IRAF UI and Arcon controller

reconnect

break and re-establish the connection between IRAF and Arcon

send

a command to the detector controller (Arcon)

pconv

send a command to picread/picfeed

arsh

send a command to arsh/clarsh

mux

send a command to muxnex

fhdr

send command to fitsheader server

shutter

Command Arcon to open/close the shutter

 

gwcopen

establish the connection between IRAF and the instrument

gwcclose

break the connection between IRAF and the instrument

gwcsend

send a command to the instrument controller

mseshutter

Command the instrument controller to open/close the shutter and set the shutter ready position

mailtemps off

disable temperature warning emails

mailtemps on

enable temperature warning emails

mailtemps status

reports whether the temperature warning emails will be sent (on) or not (off)

savewheel1

entered into an xterm window this saves the current filter list