Hardware-state parameters

This page is part of the ING document INS-DAS-24: client-server interface for control of cameras

ACTUAL_TEMP

Type: int.

Meaning: the current temperature in the cryostat.

Set: at 60-second intervals.

CAMERA

Type: char.

Meaning: the formal name of the camera.

Set: at startup.

CCDTEMP1

Type: double.

Meaning: the current temperature at temperature monitoring point 1.

Set: at 60-second intervals.

CCDTEMP2

Type: double.

Meaning: the current temperature at temperature monitoring point 2.

Set: at 60-second intervals.

CCDPRESSURE

Type: double.

Meaning: the current cryostat pressure

Set: at 60-second intervals.

CCDFLOWRATE

Type: double.

Meaning: the current nitrogen flow rate.

Set: at 60-second intervals.

CCDPELTIER

Type: int.

Meaning: the current state of the Peltier cooler (0=off, 1=on).

Set: at 60-second intervals.

DEMAND_TEMP

Type: int.

Meaning: the required temperature in the cryostat.

Set: at initialisation.

CLOCKS_ACTIVITY

Type: string.

Meaning: the state of the readout electronics.

Format: "idling" or "clearing" or "integrating" or "readout out" or "aborted".

Set: at initialisation; during the CLEAR, INTEGRATE, READOUT, CDS and ABORT actions.

INSTRUMENT

Type: char.

Meaning: the formal name of the instrument.

Set: at startup.

SHUTTER_STATE

Type: string

Meaning: state or activity of the shutter.

Format: "not fitted" or "open" or "shut" or "exposing" or "paused" or "faulty".

Set: at initialisation; during the INTEGRATE, FINISH and ABORT actions.

TELESCOPE

Type: char.

Meaning: the formal name of the telescope.

Set: at startup.