JACOBUS KAPTEYN TELESCOPE      TECHNICAL INDEX

These manuals are kept on the shelf in the control room

Technical manual [1] Telescope cabling schedules set 1

1. Electrical specification
2. Mechanical specification
3. Telescope wiring schedules
4. Desk wiring schedules

Technical manual [2] Telescope cabling schedules set 2

1. Electrical specification
2. Mechanical specification
3. Telescope wiring schedules
4. Desk wiring schedules

Technical manual [3] Telescope cabling details

1. Telescope cabling for on telescope functions
2. Instrumentation cabling
3. Detector cabling

Technical manual [4] Grubb Parsons Telescope Handbook vol 1

1. Safety
2. Telescope Description
3. Telescope Operation
4. Adjustments and Maintenance
5. Appendices

Technical manual [5] Grubb Parsons Telescope Handbook vol 2

1. Schedule of technical information
2. Manufacturers catalogues C.2-1 to C.2-14

Technical manual [6] Grubb Parsons Telescope Handbook vol 3

1. Manufacturers catalogues C.2-15 to C.2-46

Technical manual [7] Grubb Parsons Telescope Handbook vol 4

1. Manufacturers catalogues C.2-47 to C.2-71
2. List of suppliers

Technical manual [9] Grubb Parsons Telescope Handbook vol 1

1. Safety
2. Telescope Description
3. Telescope Operation
4. Adjustments and Maintenance
5. Appendices

Technical manual [10] Master Telescope Drawings

1. Drawings TB6-000 to TB6-290

1. Drawings TB6-400 to TB6-703

1. Drawings BB6-001 to BB6-117
2. Diagnostic Display circuit diagrams (obsolete since DEC ALPHA TCS)

Technical manual [13] JKT Dome

1. Specification for the one metre dome
• General Specification
• Particular Specification
• Description of La Palma Site
• Design Criteria
2. Operations and Maintenance manual
• Safety and Operation
• Description
• Adjustments and Maintenance
• Drawing Register
• Schedule of Technical Equipment

Technical manual [14] Dome control circuits

1. Dome cabling details
2. Dome interface circuits
3. Dome control circuits from control desk
4. Dome circuit diagrams for encoder line driver

Technical manual [15] JKT Rising Floor

1. Operations and maintenance manual
• Safety
• Rising floor description
• Adjustments and Maintenance
• Drawing Register
• Schedule of Technical Information
2. Dome Operations and Maintenance manual second copy
• Safety and Operation
• Description
• Adjustments and Maintenance
• Drawing Register
• Schedule of Technical Equipment
3. Drawings for the rising floor (schematic and wiring details)

Technical manual [16] Dome and building drawings

1. One metre telescope building drawings
2. Brittain Steel dome drawings
• Electrical
• Mechanical

Technical manual [17] CAMAC Configurations

1. Introduction to CAMAC
2. One metre telescope CAMAC schedules
3. CAMAC Testing Software

Technical manual [18] 1m Telescope Servo Control

1. Schematic of the JKT control system
2. Report on the JKT Telescope
3. RA and DEC servo Systems
• Servo System Description
• Pre-amplifier Unit
• Setting up procedures
• Schematic Diagram
4. Appendices
• D.C. Servo amplifier
• Motor and tacho data sheets
• Incremental Encoder data sheets
• Cable schedules
• Component listing
• Circuit Diagrams
• Power amplifier tray circuit diagrams
• Procedure for bench testing the power amplifier tray
• Assembly notes for the tacho-generator
• Maintenance notes for the D.C. motor
• Circuit diagram for the encoder line drivers
• Report on the JKT Encoder tests

Technical manual [19] JKT Mirror support system

1. Operators manual
• Introduction
• Specification
• Installation
• Operating instructions
• Circuit description and circuit diagrams
• Maintenance
• Component lists
• Modifications

Technical manual [20] Integrating TV system

1. Technical manual
• Introduction
• Cameras and Control units
• Switching system
• Monitors and Switching
• Grinnell Display system
• TV control console
• Micro-controller
• Interface protocols
2. A low level Integrating Television system Specification
• Introduction
• System hardware
• Detailed system description
• Spares
3. Operating and Service manual for Westinghouse TV cameras
• General Description
• Operating Information
• Circuit Description
• Maintenance
• Camera adjustments

Technical manual [21] Grinnell Integrating TV System

1. Operating and Maintenance manuals

Technical manual [22] Ellis Acquisition Box

1. Technical manual
• Introduction
• Acquisition and Guidance Unit
• Probe Unit
• TV camera
• Calibration lamps
• Associated Electronics
• Controls
• Handling Equipment
• List of drawings
• Circuit Diagrams
• Wiring schedules

Technical manual [23] CCD A&G box (JAG)

1. Taming the JKT CCD A&G box (JAG)
2. Local control system
• Introduction
• The A&G box components
• Stepping motor drive module
• 4ms local controller micro
• Interfaces
• References
3. 4MS local controller software
• Introduction
• Overview
• Implementation
• Mimic display
• Interface Definition
• Engineering Facilities
• Maintenance
• Listing
• Glossary

Technical manual [24] CCD A&G Box (JAG)

1. 4MS Modules
• Bus Buffer module BBI
• 6809 processor module MP09
• Graphics Display module GDM1
• GPIB interface module I488
• Memory module MEM1/PRM1
• Communications module ACM3
2. Circuit Diagrams
• Stepper motor drive box 1 schematic
• Stepper motor drive box 2 schematic
• Stepper motor drive box 3 schematic
• SMDM's dimensions and engravings
• SMDM's cable connection details
• 4MS controller schematic
• 4MS controller cabling details
• 4MS controller dimensions and engraving
• SMDM multiplexer circuit diagram
• SMDM power drive circuit diagram
• SMDM power supply and mother board
3. Photographs of Autoguider assembly

Technical manual [25] CCD A&G Box

1. XP640 EPROM Programmer users manual
2. 9121D/S Flexible Disc drive
3. SMDM processor card 6303
4. 6303 circuit diagram
5. 9121D/S disc memory operators manual
6. data sheets
7. MC6809 programmers manual
8. Exorset graphics and the A\&G box mimic display
9. Guide to using the Mimic display package on the exorset

Technical manual [26] CCD A&G Box

1. Forth Reference manual
• Introduction
• Basic Forth Vocabulary
• Logic Control words
• System functions
• Multi-programmed tasking
• Utility functions
• The Assembler
• The Compiler
2. 4MS Reference manual
• Introduction
• Hardware
• System Configuration
• Software

These instruments have been withdrawn. Some are still on site, but others have been returned to their home institutions. They are kept in the electronics ground floor store.

Technical manual [27] Charge Coupled Devices CCDS

Technical manual [28] Peoples Photometer

Technical manual [29] Wide Field Camera and the R.B.S.

Technical manual [30] Queens University of Belfast Echelle Spectrograph (QUBES)

Technical manuals [31– 40] MultiPurpose Fotometer MPF