The MIMIC display

 

The MIMIC display running on the VAXstation 3100 gives mainly-graphical representations of the current status of the telescope, instruments and detectors. There are a number of pages, which can be selected using the mouse. Current pages include:

• CAGB: Light path and status of mechanisms in the A&G box only.
• PFIP: Light path and status of mechanisms in the Prime Focus Instrument Platform, including status of the Atmospheric Dispersion Compensator.
• PRIME: PFIP status display as on the PFIP page plus CCD summary for the CCD currently on Prime Focus.
• CCDs: Focal station, chip name, size, windows, binning, temperature (and difference from nominal), readout speed, exposure status, shutter status, requested exposure time, exposed time, UT start, for each CCD.
• CCDs SUMMARY: Temperature, exposure times, times to go, windows for each CCD.

A small version of the CCD summary page is permanently displayed.

The current state of any mechanism or light path is identified by its represented colour
on the MIMIC screen. The colour scheme is:

 WHITE 		 mechanism is ok although not being controlled 
 [1mm] 
RED 		 mechanism is in error
 [1mm]
BLUE 		 mechanism is moving
 [1mm]
GREEN 		 mechanism is successfully being controlled
 [1mm]
YELLOW 		 the current selected light-path

The following ICL commands relate to the MIMIC (they are only normally needed when problems occur):

 TMIMIC PAGES 		 List names of available MIMIC pages (screens)
 [1mm]
MIMIC UPDATE 		 Refresh current screen if it seems out of date
 [1mm]
MIMIC_START 		 Start-up. Normally done in START-UP in ICL
 [1mm]
MIMIC_STOP 		 Close down. Normally done in the ICL EXIT 
command
 [1mm]
SCREEN 		 Select a screen (e.g., ISIS). Normally done with 
the mouse.