LFC Quick Start
Last Updated 09 November 2011
by Kevin Rykowski
Following is a list of commonly used LFC (mcdcom) commands:
- [user@planetx ~]$ Click on the start_lfcguide icon or type start_lfcguide in a Terminal window
- [user@planetx ~]$ Click on the monitor_lfcguide icon or type monitor_lfcguide in a Terminal window
- [user@planetx ~]$ Open a Terminal window and type ssh lfc@oasis
- Start-up sequence:
- oasis% mcdcom
- ccd.001> mosaic lfc2 (or lfc2bin for binned 2x2 mode)
- ccd.001> shut startup
- ccd.001> shut home
- ccd.001> util Make sure the utility board started correctly
- ccd.001> filter Make sure the filter wheel hasn't drifted (look at ESTOFF value)
- ccd.001> fp Set your frame prefix
- ccd.001> fn Set your frame number
- ccd.001> iraf (Optional: set to convert images to signed integer format)
- ccd.001> bias 0 bias
- ccd.001> go 5 Setup and take five bias frames
- ccd.001> flat 3 domeflat_i'
- ccd.001> go 5 Setup and take five 3 second domeflats (turn on the lowlamp!)
- ccd.001> obj 300 my_target
- ccd.001> go Setup and take a 300 second exposure
- ccd.001> et 600 Change exposure time, without changing name etc
- ccd.001> iraf Set the IRAF toggle so that images are scaled from 16-bit unsigned
integers (default) to iraf friendly 16-bit signed integers (useful if you want to use iraf)
- ccd.001> source focus_fine Run an mcdcom script. Scripts can be found (copied) on oasis:/scr6/home/lfc/scripts.
- ccd.001> filter Display current filter table
- ccd.001> filter move 1 Move to filter position number 1
- Telescope Commands:
- ccd.001> tel focbump <dfocusmm>
- ccd.001> tel focgo <focusmm>
- ccd.001> tel offset <dra" ddec">
- ccd.001> tel goffset <dra" ddec">
- ccd.001> tel lowlamp
- ccd.001> tel lampsoff
- Iraf Commands:
- [user@planetx ~]$ Click on the LFC Iraf icon or type start_LFC_iraf
- cl> display /lfc/scr3/lfc/ccd.001.0
- cl> imexamine