Command Dictionary for IMPB

Commands by Category

System Startup, Shutdown and Help
Data Acquisition Commands
Mechanism Commands
TCS Commands
Observing System Scripts
Diagnostic Comands

Commands in Alphabetical Order

• add: write the current contents of the TCS edit source data area as a new entry in the TCS user catalog.
• agstop: turn off TCS acceptance of autoguider corrections.
• aperture: offset the telescope such that an object moves by a vector fixed in the local plane.
• ap_dither2: perform 2 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures
• ap_dither3: perform 3 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures.
• ap_dither4: perform 4 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures.
• ap_dither5: perform 5 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures.
• ap_dither8: perform 8 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures.
• ap_dither9: perform 9 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS apertures.
• dark: perform a dark data acquisition sequence.
• datum: datum mechanisms.
• detstat: report detector status information.
• diskstat: report space information on observational data areas.
• dither2: perform 2 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS offset command.
• dither3: perform 3 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS offset command.
• dither4: perform 4 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS offset command.
• dither5: perform 5 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS offset command.
• dither8: perform 8 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence using TCS offset command.
• dither9: perform 9 point telescope offset / data acquisition sequence.
• filter: move mechanism wheels to specified configuration.
• flat: perform a flat data acquisition sequence.
• fwheel1: move filter wheel 1 to specified position.
• fwheel2: move filter wheel 2 to specified position.
• glance: perform a glance data acquisition sequence.
• gocat: retrieve the entry for the named source from the TCS catalog and send telescope to track that source.
• guide: turn on TCS acceptance of autoguider corrections.
• help: display help on available commands.
• ifocus: move instrument focus to specified position.
• ifocusrun: acquire data to determine best instrument focus position.
• mchstat: report mechanism status information.
• movie: perform a continual sequence glances.
• multrun: perform a multrun data acquisition sequence.
• next: send the telescope to track the source specified in the TCS edit source data area.
• numreads: specifies the number of MNDR reads to be made during all subsequent data acquisition cycles.
• object:  enter new source data into the TCS edit source data area.
• offset: offsets the telescope by a given amount in right ascension aand declination.
• park: park telescope.
• pimager: move pupil imager in or out of instrument light path.
• point: control logging of TCS encoder data.
• pstop: move pupil stop wheel to specified position.
• rotate: move the rotator to the specified mount or sky position angle, or change its mode of operation.
• run: perform a run data acquisition sequence.
• scratch: perform a scratch data acquisition sequence.
• shutdownisp: shut down the Instrument Support Platform.
• shutdownobssys: shut down the entire observing system.
• shutdownrtd: shut down the Real Time Display.
• startisp: start up the Instrument Support Platform.
• startobssys: start up the entire observing system.
• startrtd: start up the Real Time Display.
• tcs: send arbitrary user command string to the TCS (see user command below).
• tcsstat: report TCS status information.
• tweak5: perform 5 point dither sequence, but offsetting using TCS tweak command.
• user: send arbitrary user command string to the TCS (see tcs command above).
• wheelcon: return the names of all filters and pupil stops loaded into INGRID's mechanism wheels.
• whtfocus: focus telescope.
• whtfocusrun: acquire data to determine best telescope focus position.