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Spectrograph commands

HELP SPEC SUMMARY gives those commands applicable to the INT IDS which are available for the observer.

AGSPDIAG                 Turn on/off diagnostics for selected mechanisms
AGSPINIT                 Initialise the A&G Box/IDS software
AGSPLOAD                 Load the A&G Box/IDS D-task
ARCF                     Allocate the next TV archive file
BSCF           n         Move the Below Slit Colour Slide to pos n (0 to 2)
BSND           n         Move the Below Slit ND Slide to pos n (0 to 2)
CENWAVE      lambda      Ask IDS to move grating to give requested wavelength
CHANCE                   Setup certain A&G Box/IDS h/w characteristics
COLLIMATOR    pos        Move the collimator to position pos (108 to 277)
DEKKER        pos        Move the Dekker to position pos (0 to 8)
Engineering              Engineering level information
ENQ_ARCNUM               Ask for current TV archive file number
EXGRAT                   Special grating command to increase encoder accuracy
EXORCET                  Description of Engineer's controller
GET_GRAT_ZERO            Displays the current grating encoder zero point
GLIGHT        val        Turn grating light ON or OFF
GRATING      angle       Move the grating to a given angle (11 to 169 deg)
GRAT_ZERO    theta       Sets the grating encoder zero point to theta degrees
GSMOVE        pos        Move the grating shutter to OPEN or CLOSE
HARTMANN      l r        Move l(eft) and r(ight) Hartmanns IN or OUT
IDSCAMERA     pos        Move the camera shutter to OPEN or CLOSE
IDSENG       comm        Send a primitive command to the IDS micro
IDSSTAT                  Ask for status from all IDS mechanisms
ILLUMOFF                 Turn off grating and slit illumination
IOPROCEED    0/1         Turn mechanism wait flag ON or OFF
IPL                      The Inter Processor Link
LISTSTATUS               List the A&G Box/IDS status on the ADAM terminal
MIMIC                    The A&G Box/IDS mimic task
NEW_ARCNUM     n         Set the current TV archive file number to n
PANIC_BUTTON             Describes the effect of pushing the RED PANIC BUTTON
parameters               Some parameters defined for the user
QDEKKER                  Display the characteristics of the loaded Dekker
QFILTER                  Display the contents of A&G Box/IDS filter slides
SHUTDOWN                 Shutdown the A&G Box/IDS s/w in a safe and orderly 
                         manner
SHUTTER       pos        Move the slit shutter to OPEN or CLOSE
SHUTTERPROMPT pos        Move the slit shutter to OPEN or CLOSE but prompt
SLIGHT        val        Set the slit illumination (0 to 15)
SLITJAW       val        Move slit width to val microns (25 5o 2000)
SPECSTAT                 Ask for status from all IDS mechanisms
STARTMIMIC               The only correct way to start/restart the MIMIC task
SWAP                     Swap position of the Hartmann screens
SWAP_CAM                 Swap camera identification
TVDIAG        val        Turn TV system READ and WRITE diagnostics ON or OFF
TVRDIAG       val        Turn TV system READ diagnostics ON or OFF
TVS                      The Grinnell TV System
TVWDIAG       val        Turn TV system WRITE diagnostics ON or OFF
TV_DISPFZ                Request dispaly of Finder zero point from D-task
TV_GETFZ                 Request Finder zero point from TVS display
TV_GLOBAL                Send Global Status to TV system
TV_SETFZ      x y        Set Finder zero point held by TVS


Wed Apr 6 22:56:39 BST 1994