INT Help Information

General INT Help

• lpss13 will shortly become the new data reduction system, replacing lpss10. The new machine is a sparc20. It shares disks with lpss12 and the data directories are in the same place. Log in as guest (password on the console). Note that you CANNOT run the observing system from lpss13.
• There is now a Black Folder in the INT control room containing all you need to know on running the new Data Acquisition System (DAS) and Cassegrain Instrument Control System (ICS). This includes the DAS, IDS ICS and Cassegrain A+G manuals and related updates, information on the TEK CCD and a beginners guide to IRAF.
• The new INT DAS is now in use with Instructions or a Postscript copy
• Instructions for how to write your data to a DAT tape from the observing Solaris worskstation (lpss12).
• Instructions on how to revert to the PE ICS observing system.
• Instructions for how to use the IDS ICS from the observing Solaris worskstation (lpss12).
• Instructions for using IRAF to look at your data from the reduction Solaris worskstation (lpss10). This applies equally well to lpss13.

The INT Wide Field Prime Focus Camera

• Draft documentation on the INT WFC camera

The INT Autoguider

Draft documentation on the new INT Autoguider

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Temporary 'work arounds'

• Recovering a file which is read out with a 'pixels missing' error.

Useful Notes mainly for Duty Techs

• Shutting Down the INT computers
• Starting up the INT computers
• Restarting the PortServer (terminal servers)
• Duty Tech Notes for the INT DAS and new ICS

Engineering Documentation

• INS-DAS-13 Technical User's Guide to the Sparc Based DAS This is for you Duty Techs
• INT-AGB-2 Interfaces to the INT A&G-box Server
• INT-AGB-3 Detailed design of the A&G-box Server
• INT-AGB-4 User Manual for the IDS Server
• INS-CCD-5 Interfaces to the Science CCD Server
• INS-CCD-x Detailed Design of the Science CCD Server
• INT-IDS-2 Interfaces to the IDS Server
• INT-IDS-3 Detailed Design of the IDS Server
• INT-IDS-4 User Manual for the IDS Server

Nic Walton (INT Telescope Manager)

naw@ing.iac.es