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Appendix A: TCS commands

General TCS commands
All allowed in engineering mode.

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ACKNOWLEDGE   Turn off a limit or engineering mode alarm.
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HANDSET       Select handset mode.
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HELP          Get help on a command.
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RECALL        Recall a previous command.
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TCSEXIT       Close down the control system.


Source data entry
All allowed in engineering mode.

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DEC           Enter declination of edit source.
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DIFF_RATES    Enter non-sidereal tracking rates for the edit source.
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EPOCH         Enter epoch of position for edit source.
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EQUINOX       Enter equinox for edit source.
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PARALLAX      Enter parallax of edit source.
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PM            Synonym for PROPER_MOTION (q.v. ).
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PROPER_MOTION Enter proper motions of edit source.
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RA            Enter right ascension of edit source.
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RADIAL_VEL    Enter radial velocity of edit source.
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RV            Synonym for RADIAL_VEL (q.v. ).
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SOURCE        Enter name, right ascension, declination and equinox for edit source.


Catalogue handling
All allowed in engineering mode.

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ADD           Add the contents of the edit source data block to the catalogue as a named entry.
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ERASE         Clear the user catalogue.
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FIND          Get a named catalogue entry and put it in the edit source block.
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INCLUDE       Append a text catalogue to the current user catalogue.
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MARK          Store the current telescope position as a named catalogue entry.
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OUTPUT        Output the current catalogue to an ASCII file, terminal or line printer.
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REMOVE        Delete a catalogue entry.


Source change
None allowed in engineering mode.

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BLIND_OFFSET  New source (from catalogue) with local corrections to the pointing model.
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GOCAT         New source (from catalogue; specified by name only).
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GOTO          New source (direct input of name, right ascension, declination and equinox).
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NEXT          New source (using data in edit source block).


Positional and Aperture offsets
ENTER is allowed in engineering mode; the remainder are not.

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APERTURE      Execute a preset (numbered) aperture offset.
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BEAMSWITCH    Execute an aperture offset with direct input of x and y.
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ENTER         Input data for numbered aperture or positional offsets.
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OFFSET        Execute a positional offset with direct input of $\Delta\alpha$, $\Delta\delta$ or $\xi$, $\eta$.
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POSITION      Execute a preset (numbered) positional ($\xi$, $\eta$) or ( $\Delta\alpha$, $\Delta\delta$) offset.
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STORE         Store aperture or positional offsets set up using the handset.


Autoguiding
AGSELECT is allowed in engineering mode; AUTOGUIDE is not.

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ACQUIRE       Centre a guide star on the autoguider.
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AGSELECT      Identify the autoguider currently in use.
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AGSTOP        Send a SHUTDOWN shutdown command to the autoguider.
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AGWAIT        Send a WAIT command to the autoguider.
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AUTOGUIDE     Lock or unlock the autoguider loop.
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FIELD         Locate the brightest guide star in the autoguider field.
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GUIDE         The autoguider sends guiding errors to the TCS.


Calibration procedures
The keywords for this command which require the telescope to be moved are not allowed in engineering mode.

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CALIBRATE     Determine encoder zero-points and collimation errors.


Mechanism control
None allowed in engineering mode.

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DOME          Move the dome to a given azimuth and stop it.
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DFOCUS        Change the focus by a specified amount.
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FOCUS         Move the focus to a specified position.
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PARK          Move the telescope to a defined position.
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STOP          Stop a mechanism or combination of mechanisms.


Mechanism configuration
ZEROSET is allowed in engineering mode; TRACK is not.

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TRACK         Turn focus, dome, rotator or telescope tracking on or off.
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ZEROSET       Determine incremental encoder zero-points.


Change of focal station and instrument
Note that ``Select'' in this context means ``set up software and drive the correct rotator''. Both allowed in engineering mode.


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STATION       Select focal station.
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INSTRUMENT    Tell the TCS which instrument is in use.


Display functions
All allowed in engineering mode.

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DISPLAY       Change the coordinate system of the displayed telescope position.
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MOON          Give the current right ascension and declination of the Moon.
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PAGE          Switch to another information display page.
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SHOW          Display information about the system state.


Logging of test data
All allowed in engineering mode.

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LOG           Log tracking errors and associated data.
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POINT         Write encoder coordinates to a data file.
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RMS           Calculate and display mean and rms servo errors.
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SNAPSHOT      Record the current information display page.


Meteorological and Earth-rotation data
All allowed in engineering mode.

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HUMIDITY      Input relative humidity used in refraction calculation.
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POLE          Input values of polar motion.
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PRESSURE      Input barometric pressure used in refraction calculation.
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TEMPERATURE   Input temperature used in refraction calculation.
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UT1UTC        Input UT1 - UTC.
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WAVELENGTH    Input wavelength used in refraction calculation.



 
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1999-11-12