MTPtg#
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Commands#
amLimitSet#
Description: Define the limit value for the airmass
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_amLimitSet
amlimit#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
unitless
Description: Airmass limit value
azCurrentWrap#
Description: Move the azimuth axis by 360 or -360 degrees if possible.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_azCurrentWrap
wrap#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Wrap direction (cw=1 or ccw=2)?
azElTarget#
Description: Define a telescope target, with a position defined as Azimuth and Elevation.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_azElTarget
targetName#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Name of AzEl target
azDegs#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Azimuth of target in degrees
elDegs#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Elevation of target in degrees
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
rotPA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Desired instrument position angle, Eastwards from North
clearCollOffset#
Description: Clear (set to zero) collimation CA and CE values
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_clearCollOffset
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to clear: 0 = user 1= handset 2=both
collOffset#
Description: Set collimation CE, CA values in the pointing model
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_collOffset
ca#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation CA value
ce#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation CE value
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to clear to set: 0 = user 1= handset
debugLevel#
Description: Set the internal debug level. Increasing the debug level increases the number of log messages produced.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_debugLevel
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Log level.
ephemTarget#
Description: Define a telescope target using ephemeris data defined in a file.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_ephemTarget
ephemFile#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Name of file containing ephemeris data
targetName#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target name
dRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / s
Description: Differential Track Rate in RA, in addition to any inherent tracking rate the object may have
dDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / s
Description: Differential Track Rate in Dec, in addition to any inherent tracking rate the object may have
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
rotPA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Desired instrument position angle, Eastwards from North
validateOnly#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If set True, then this target command is validated only, don’t change the current demand. The validation result will be posted by validatedTarget event.
focusName#
Description: Not used
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_focusName
focus#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Select M3 focus position: prime, nasmyth1 or nasmyth2.
guideClear#
Description: Set current guiding offsets to zero
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_guideClear
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This item is ignored and not used.
guideControl#
Description: Switch guiding on or off
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_guideControl
state#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Guide controls state.
iersUpdate#
Description: Download IERS (earth rotation) data from remote server.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_iersUpdate
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This item is ignored and not used.
offsetAbsorb#
Description: Apply the current target offset(s) to the defined target position
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_offsetAbsorb
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to absorb: 0 = user 1= handset 2 = both
offsetAzEl#
Description: Apply an offset, specified as Azimuth and Elevation offsets.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_offsetAzEl
az#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Az offset position in arcseconds
el#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: El offset in arcseconds
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Offset identifier: 0 = user 1 = handset
offsetClear#
Description: Clear (set to zero) the currently defined target offset(s)
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_offsetClear
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to clear: 0 = user 1= handset 2 = both
offsetPA#
Description: Apply an offset, defined by a position angle and radius, to the current target position.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_offsetPA
angle#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Offset position angle in degrees, clockwise from North
radius#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Radial offset relative to target position
offsetRADec#
Description: Apply an offset in RA and Dec to the current target position.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_offsetRADec
type#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Type of offset: RA/Dec or Tangent Plane
off1#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Offset in RA or X, relative to target position (in arcsec if type is TPLANE, second if SIMPLE)
off2#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Offset in Dec or Y, relative to target position
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Offset identifier: 0 = user 1 = handset
planetTarget#
Description: Select a named major planet as the telescope target.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_planetTarget
planetName#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Id of the planet name; mercury (1), venus (2), moon (3), mars (4), jupiter (5), saturn (6), uranus (7), neptune (8) or pluto (9)
dRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Differential Track Rate in RA, in addition to the planet’s inherent tracking rate
dDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Differential Track Rate in Declination , in addition to the planet’s inherent tracking rate
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
rotPA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Desired instrument position angle, Eastwards from North
validateOnly#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If set True, then this target command is validated only, don’t change the current demand. The validation result will be posted by validatedTarget event.
pointAddData#
Description: Add telescope axis position data to the pointing data file.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_pointAddData
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This item is ignored and not used.
pointCloseFile#
Description: Close the pointing data file.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_pointCloseFile
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This item is ignored and not used.
pointLoadModel#
Description: Load a telescope pointing model defined in an existing data file
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_pointLoadModel
pointingFile#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Name of existing pointing model data file
pointNewFile#
Description: Create and open a new pointing data file. A unique name for the file will be defined internally.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_pointNewFile
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This item is ignored and not used.
poriginAbsorb#
Description: Apply the current pointing origin offset(s) to the defined pointing origin
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_poriginAbsorb
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to absorb: 0 = user 1= handset 2 = both
poriginClear#
Description: Clear (set to zero) any currently defined pointing origin offsets
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_poriginClear
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Which offset to absorb: 0 = user 1= handset 2 = both
poriginOffset#
Description: Define an [X,Y] position offset for the current pointing origin on the focal plane
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_poriginOffset
dx#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: X Pointing origin offset in the focal plane
dy#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Y Pointing origin offset in the focal plane.
num#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Offset number: 0 = user 1 = handset
poriginXY#
Description: Define the absolute [X,Y] position of the pointing origin on the focal plane. The pointing origin is the position on the focal plane at which the current target is positioned.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_poriginXY
x#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: X Pointing origin in the focal plane. Origin is the axis of the rotator
y#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Y Pointing origin in the focal plane. Origin is the axis of the rotator
raDecTarget#
Description: Define a telescope target, with a position defined as RA and Dec.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_raDecTarget
targetName#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Name of target
frame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target co-ordinate reference frame
epoch#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
year
Description: Target epoch in years e.g. 2000.0. Julian (J) epoch is assumed.
equinox#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
year
Description: Target equinox in years e.g. 2000.0
ra#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: RA of target (Hours)
declination#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Declination of target (Degrees)
parallax#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Parallax (arcseconds)
pmRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / year
Description: Proper Motion (RA) in RA Seconds/year
pmDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / year
Description: Proper motion (Dec) in Arcseconds/year
rv#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
km / second
Description: Radial velocity (km/sec)
dRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Differential Track Rate in RA
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
dDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Differential Track Rate in Dec
rotAngle#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Desired instrument position angle, Eastwards from North if rotStartFrame is target or azel. Rotator physical angle if rotStartFrame is fixed.
rotStartFrame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator co-ordinate frame for rotator start position. target = same frame as target. azel = maintain sky orientation. fixed = rotator physical angle.
rotTrackFrame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator co-ordinate frame for rotator tracking. target = same frame as target. azel = maintain sky orientation. fixed = rotator physical angle.
rotMode#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator position mode (Field or Slit optimized)
azWrapStrategy#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Azimuth wrap strategy.(1-noUnWrap, 2-optimize, 3-maxTimeOnTarget)
timeOnTarget#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: The total expected time on the target.
validateOnly#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If set True, then this target command is validated only, don’t change the current demand. The validation result will be posted by validatedTarget event.
rotCurrentWrap#
Description: Move the rotator axis by 360 or -360 degrees if possible.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_rotCurrentWrap
wrap#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Wrap direction (cw = 1 or ccw=2)?
rotOffset#
Description: Define the instrument alignment angle (IAA)
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_rotOffset
iaa#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Instrument Alignment Angle (IAA)
startTracking#
Description: Calculate the RA and Dec co-ordinates that correspond to the current mount position and start tracking on this target
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_startTracking
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
stopTracking#
Description: Stop tracking. Axes positions will not be sent to the mount.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_stopTracking
ignored#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: This attribute is ignored and not used.
wavelength#
Description: Set the target effective wavelength
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_command_wavelength
wavelength#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
micron
Description: Effective target wavelength
disable#
Description: Transition from state Enabled to Disabled.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_disable
- Category:
csc
enable#
Description: Transition from state Disabled to Enabled.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_enable
- Category:
csc
exitControl#
Description: Transition from state Standby to Offline. Most CSCs will quit, but CSCs that support the enterControl command will keep running.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_exitControl
- Category:
csc
setAuthList#
Description: Specify who can command this CSC.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_setAuthList
- Category:
csc
setLogLevel#
Description: Set the logging level.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_setLogLevel
- Category:
csc
level#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Logging level, as a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.
subsystem#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: If this CSC itself has sub-ordinate components, they may be listed here. An empty string means the setting applies to all such sub-ordinate components, or just to this CSC itself.
standby#
Description: Transition from state Offline/Available, Disabled or Fault to Standby.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_standby
- Category:
csc
start#
Description: Transition from state Standby to Disable, in a specified configuration.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_command_start
- Category:
csc
configurationOverride#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
- Description:
Configuration override in the form [{name}][:{version}]. For salobj-based CSCs: name is a filename with “.yaml” suffix and version is a git hash; for example:
“foo.yaml” specifies just a file. Two or three config files are loaded: “_init.yaml”, “_{site}.yaml” (if present), and “foo.yaml”.
“:37bf936” specifies just a git hash. One or two config files are loaded from the specified git commit: “_init.yaml” and “_{site}.yaml” (if present.
“bar.yaml:HEAD~2” specifies both a file and a git hash. Two or three config files are read from the specified git commit: “_init.yaml”, “_{site}.yaml” (if present), and “bar.yaml”.
Enumerations#
- SummaryState:
DisabledState
EnabledState
FaultState
OfflineState
StandbyState
- LogLevel:
none
fatal
error
warning
info
debug
verbose
- OffTypes:
simple
tplane
- OnOff:
on
off
- Wraps:
cw
ccw
- CoordFrame:
fk5
icrs
azel
planet
ephem
- RotFrame:
target
azel
fixed
- RotMode:
field
slit
- Planets:
mercury
venus
moon
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
pluto
- Foci:
prime
nasmyth1
nasmyth2
- WarningLevel:
none
minor
major
- DetailedStates:
notTracking
azEl
openLoop
guiding
- TargetTypes:
raDec
azEl
planet
ephem
- WrapStrategy:
noUnWrap
optimize
maxTimeOnTarget
Events#
airmassWarning#
Description: Airmass at the current target elevation exceeds the Airmass warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_airmassWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Airmass warning level.
azWrapWarning#
Description: The time to the current azimuth wrap limit for the target is less than the azimuth wrap warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_azWrapWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Warning level for azimuth wrap
currentDebugLevel#
Description: Current debug level
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_currentDebugLevel
currentLevel#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current debug level.
currentTarget#
Description: This event is posted when a new target command (raDecTarget, azElTarget, planetTarget or ephemTarget) is accepted by the component. The target command’s parameter values will be copied to the same parameters in this event.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_currentTarget
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI seconds
targetType#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: raDec, azEl, planet or ephemeris?
targetName#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Name of current target
ra#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
rad
Description: Target RA in radians
declination#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
rad
Description: Target Dec in radians
frame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target tracking co-ordinate frame (FK5 or ICRS)
azDegs#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Azimuth.
elDegs#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Elevation.
planetName#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Id of the planet name; mercury (1), venus (2), moon (3), mars (4), jupiter (5), saturn (6), uranus (7), neptune (8) or pluto (9)
ephemFile#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Ephemeris file name.
equinox#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
year
Description: Target equinox in years
raString#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
hour
Description: Target RA as a string (HH MM SS.SS).
decString#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
degree
Description: Target Dec as a string (DD MM SS.SS)
epoch#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
year
Description: Target epoch in years
difftrackRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Target differential track rate in RA (units RAsecs/second)
difftrackDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / second
Description: Target differential track rate in Dec (units arcsecs/second)
properMotionRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / year
Description: Target proper motion in RA (units RAsecs/year)
properMotionDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec / year
Description: Target proper motion in Dec (units arcsecs/year)
parallax#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Target annual parallax in arcseconds
radvel#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
km / second
Description: Target radial velocity in kms/sec
rotPA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Rotator position angle in degrees(planet and ephemeris target)
rotAngle#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Desired instrument position angle, Eastwards from North if rotStartFrame is target or azel. Rotator physical angle if rotStartFrame is fixed.
rotStartFrame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator co-ordinate frame for rotator start position. target = same frame as target. azel = maintain sky orientation. fixed = rotator physical angle.
rotTrackFrame#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator co-ordinate frame for rotator tracking. target = same frame as target. azel = maintain sky orientation. fixed = rotator physical angle.
rotMode#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator tracking mode (Field or Slit optimized)
raHours#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Target RA in hours
decDegs#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Target Dec in degrees
detailedState#
Description: The substate of the component.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_detailedState
detailedState#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current detailed state
elLimitWarning#
Description: The time before the current target reaches elevation high limit is less than the object set warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_elLimitWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Elevation tracking high limit warning
focusNameInconsistentWarning#
Description: Not used
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_focusNameInconsistentWarning
eventState#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: State of the focus name inconsistency.
focusNameSelected#
Description: Not used
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_focusNameSelected
focus#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Selected Focus Name
iers#
Description: Current IERS data used by the component
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_iers
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Timestamp (as returned by SAL’s getCurrentTime) of successful IERS update.
dut1#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: DUT1 = UT1 - UTC (seconds)
poleX#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Polar Motion X
poleY#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Polar Motion Y
iersOutOfDate#
Description: The IERS data has not been updated recently
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_iersOutOfDate
eventState#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: State of the iers
moonProximityWarning#
Description: The distance between the current target position and the Moon’s position is less than the Moon proximity warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_moonProximityWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Level of the moon proximity warning.
mountDataWarning#
Description: The mount status data hasn’t been received for more than the duration specified in the configuration file.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_mountDataWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Warning level from the mount.
objectSetWarning#
Description: The time before the current target sets below the elevation lower limit is less than the object set warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_objectSetWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Object is setting warning level.
observatoryLocation#
Description: Location of the observatory.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_observatoryLocation
longitude#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Site longitude.
latitude#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Site latitude.
height#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
meter
Description: Site height above see level.
timeZone#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Time zone offset.
offsetSummary#
Description: Target offset data.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_offsetSummary
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time as TAI seconds
iaa#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Rotator Instrument Alignment Angle
userOffsetRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: User Offset in RA (arcsecs)
userOffsetDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: User offset in Dec (arcsecs)
handsetOffsetRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Handset offset in RA (arcsecs)
handsetOffsetDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Handset offset in Dec (arcsecs)
userCollOffsetCA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation CA user offset (arcsecs)
userCollOffsetCE#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation CE user offset (arcsecs)
handsetCollOffsetCA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation handset offset CA (arcsecs)
handsetCollOffsetCE#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Collimation CE handset offset (arcsecs)
pointingOriginX#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Pointing origin X on the focal plane (mm)
pointingOriginY#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Pointing origin Y on the focal plane (mm)
pointingOriginUserDX#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: User pointing origin offset X on the focal plane (mm)
pointingOriginUserDY#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: User pointing origin offset Y on the focal plane (mm)
pointingOriginHandsetDX#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Handset pointing origin offset X on the focal plane (mm)
pointingOriginHandsetDY#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
mm
Description: Handset pointing origin offset Y on the focal plane (mm)
pointData#
Description: Data added to pointing file by pointAddData command.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_pointData
expectedAzimuth#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Expected target Azimuth
expectedElevation#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Expected target Elevation
measuredAzimuth#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Measured Azimuth
measuredElevation#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Measured Elevation
measuredRotator#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Measured Rotator
filePath#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Path of the pointing file.
pointingFile#
Description: Pointing file is created or closed.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_pointingFile
fileIsOpen#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If true, pointing file is open. If false, pointing file is closed.
filePath#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Path of the pointing file.
pointingModel#
Description: Pointing model data currently loaded.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_pointingModel
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI seconds
pointingModelTermNames#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Comma separated list of pointing model term names.
pointingModelTermValues#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Comma separated term values.
ptgAzCurrentWrap#
Description: Current internally selected azimuth wrap (azimuth travel range).
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_ptgAzCurrentWrap
currentWrap#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Direction of the azimuth wrap: cw (1) or ccw (2).
ptgRotCurrentWrap#
Description: Current internally selected rotator wrap (rotator travel range).
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_ptgRotCurrentWrap
currentWrap#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Direction of the rotator wrap: cw (1) or ccw (2).
rotWrapWarning#
Description: The time to the current rotator wrap limit for the target is less than the rotator wrap warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_rotWrapWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Rotator Wrap limit warning level.
sunProximityWarning#
Description: The distance between the current target position and the Sun’s position is less than the Sun proximity warning value.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_sunProximityWarning
level#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Telescope is approaching the Sun
timesOfLimits#
Description: Times of the current target reaching limits
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_timesOfLimits
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the limits were calculated. TAI seconds.
timeAzLim#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the target reaches azimuth limit. TAI seconds.
timeRotLim#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the target reaches rotator limit. TAI seconds.
timeElHighLimit#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the target reaches elevation high limit. TAI seconds.
timeElLowLimit#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the target reaches elevation low limit. TAI seconds.
timeUnobservable#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Time the target becomes unobservable. TAI seconds.
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
trackPosting#
Description: Indicates whether mount and rotator tracking commands are being posted
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_trackPosting
status#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If true, PTG controller is currently posting track commands to Mount components.
validatedTarget#
Description: Target validation result and expected axis positions. The event is posted when the received target command’s validateOnly is true.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_validatedTarget
isValid#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: If true, the target is observable.
az#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Azimuth
el#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Elevation
rot#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
degree
Description: Rotator
trackId#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Target identifier.
wavelength#
Description: Currently defined target wavelength
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_wavelength
wavelength#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
micron
Description: Wavelength in microns
weatherDataApplied#
Description: Latest weather data applied to kernel.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_weatherDataApplied
ambientTemp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg_C
Description: Ambient temperature.
pressure#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current pressure. (mbar)
humidity#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
percent
Description: Air relative humidity
weatherDataInvalid#
Description: The weather data has not been updated or invalid data received.
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_logevent_weatherDataInvalid
eventState#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: State of the weather data.
authList#
Description: Who can command this CSC.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_authList
- Category:
csc
errorCode#
Description: Output when this CSC goes into the Fault state as an explanation of the problem.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_errorCode
- Category:
csc
errorCode#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: A numeric error code.
errorReport#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: An string providing detailed information about the error.
traceback#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: An optional stack trace of the error condition.
heartbeat#
Description: Event output at regular intervals (typcally once per second) to show that the SAL component is alive.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_heartbeat
- Category:
mandatory
heartbeat#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: Deprecated field that you should ignore.
logLevel#
Description: Current logging level.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_logLevel
- Category:
mandatory
level#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current logging level, a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.
subsystem#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: If this CSC itself has sub-ordinate components, they may be listed here. An empty string means the setting applies to all such sub-ordinate components, or just to this CSC itself.
logMessage#
Description: A log message.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_logMessage
- Category:
mandatory
name#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Log name.
level#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Message level, a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.
message#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Log message.
traceback#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Exception traceback; “” if not an exception.
filePath#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Path to source file.
functionName#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Function or method name.
lineNumber#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Line number in the file specified by filePath.
process#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: Process ID.
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: The time at which the condition being reported was observed (TAI unix seconds). 0 if unspecified.
simulationMode#
Description: Current simulation mode.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_simulationMode
- Category:
csc
mode#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current simulation mode; 0 for normal operation (no simulation); other supported values are specific to each CSC.
softwareVersions#
Description: Current versions of software in use by CSC.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_softwareVersions
- Category:
mandatory
salVersion#
- IDL_Type:
string
- IDL_Size:
256
- Units:
unitless
Description: This is the current version of SAL generation.
xmlVersion#
- IDL_Type:
string
- IDL_Size:
256
- Units:
unitless
Description: This is the current version of CSC XML.
openSpliceVersion#
- IDL_Type:
string
- IDL_Size:
256
- Units:
unitless
Description: This is the current version of OpenSplice.
cscVersion#
- IDL_Type:
string
- IDL_Size:
256
- Units:
unitless
Description: The software version of this CSC.
subsystemVersions#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: A comma delimited list of key=value pairs relating subsystem name (key) to its version number (value). This may be left blank if there are no subsystems within this CSC.
summaryState#
Description: Current summary state of this CSC.
- EFDB_Topic:
SALGeneric_logevent_summaryState
- Category:
csc
summaryState#
- IDL_Type:
long
- Units:
unitless
Description: High level state machine state identifier.
Telemetry#
currentTargetStatus#
Description: Calculated demands for current target
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_currentTargetStatus
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI seconds
demandAz#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Demanded target Azimuth.
demandEl#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Demanded target Elevation
demandRot#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Demanded Rotator Angle
demandAzVelocity#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg / s
Description: Demanded Azimuth velocity.
demandElVelocity#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg / s
Description: Demanded Elevation velocity
demandRotVelocity#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg / s
Description: Demanded Rotator velocity
ha#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Current Hour Angle of target
parAngle#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Current Parallactic Angle of the target
airmass#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
unitless
Description: Current Airmass of the target
demandRa#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Demanded target Right Ascension.
demandDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Demanded target Declination.
guiding#
Description: Guiding data
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_guiding
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI second
guideControlState#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: On/off state of guiding.
guideAutoClearState#
- IDL_Type:
boolean
- Units:
unitless
Description: On/off state of Guide Auto Clear.
guideGA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Guiding GA term (arcsecs)
guideGB#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Guiding GB term (arcsecs)
rotation#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
arcsec
Description: Guider rotation offset.
mountPosition#
Description: Telemetry for mount positions in sky coordinates
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_mountPosition
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
s
Description: RA and Dec calculation timestamp, in TAI seconds
azimuthActualPosition#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Azimuth axis position reported by mount component.
elevationActualPosition#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Elevation axis position reported by mount component.
rotatorActualPosition#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Rotator axis position reported by rotator component.
ra#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: RA calculated from the azimuthActualPosition and elevationActualPosition.
declination#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Dec calculated from the azimuthActualPosition and elevationActualPosition.
skyAngle#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Calculated sky angle.
mountStatus#
Description: Current telescope mount status
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_mountStatus
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI seconds
mountRA#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Current RA of mount (degrees)
mountDec#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Current Dec of mount (degrees)
mountAz#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Mount azimuth.
mountEl#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Mount elevation.
mountRot#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Rotator angle.
namedAzEl#
Description: Named telescope positions specified in the configuration file
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_namedAzEl
names#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Names of the Named AzEl positions (Comma separated)
azPositions#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
deg
Description: Azimuth positions of the named position. (Comma separated, specify ‘n/a’ to indicate no movement.)
elPositions#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
deg
Description: Elevation positions of the named position. (Comma separated, specify ‘n/a’ to indicate no movement.)
rotPositions#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
deg
Description: Rotator positions of the named position. (Comma separated, specify ‘n/a’ to indicate no movement.)
skyEnvironment#
Description: Information related to the Sun and the Moon
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_skyEnvironment
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time. TAI seconds.
sunsetTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Sunset time. TAI seconds.
twilightEndTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Astronomical twilight end time. TAI seconds.
twilightBeginTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Astronomical twilight begin time. TAI seconds.
sunriseTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Sunrise time. TAI seconds.
moonriseTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Moonrise time. TAI seconds.
moonsetTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Moonset time. TAI seconds.
moonPhase#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
percent
Description: Moon phase (%)
sunAltitude#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Altitude of the Sun
moonAltitude#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Altitude of the Moon
sunTargetDistance#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Distance on the sky between the target and the Sun
moonTargetDistance#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
deg
Description: Distance on the sky between the target and the Moon
timeAndDate#
Description: Time related data
- EFDB_Topic:
MTPtg_timeAndDate
timestamp#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
second
Description: Current time in TAI seconds
utc#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
day
Description: UTC time
lst#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Local Sidereal Time.
mjd#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
day
Description: Modified Julian Data in days
localTime#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
day
Description: Local Time (UTC).
localTimeString#
- IDL_Type:
string
- Units:
unitless
Description: Local Time (UTC) as a sexagesimal string (HH:MM:SS.SSS)
leapSecs#
- IDL_Type:
int
- Units:
second
Description: Number of leap seconds = TAI - UTC.
timezone#
- IDL_Type:
double
- Units:
hour
Description: Timezone in hours.