NewMTMount¶
Commands¶
closeMirrorCovers¶
Description: Close the mirror covers to protect the mirrors. Warning: This terminology may be the opposite of that used by the Engineering User Interface.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_closeMirrorCovers |
openMirrorCovers¶
Description: Open the mirror covers to allow light in. Warning: This terminology may be the opposite of that used by the Engineering User Interface.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_openMirrorCovers |
disableCameraCableWrapTracking¶
Description: Stop the camera wrap from tracking the camera rotator.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_disableCameraCableWrapTracking |
enableCameraCableWrapTracking¶
Description: Start the camera cable wrap tracking the camera rotator. The cable wrap drive must be enabled.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_enableCameraCableWrapTracking |
moveToTarget¶
Description: Go to a specified position and stop.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_moveToTarget |
startTracking¶
Description: Enable tracking. Once you issue this command you must call trackTarget at regular intervals until you are done tracking, at which point call stopTracking.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_startTracking |
ignored¶
| IDL_Type: | boolean |
|---|---|
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Attribute required by the SAL API, but is unused.
trackTarget¶
Description: Specify position, velocity and time (PVT) vector for all axes. This command is immediately reported as done.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_trackTarget |
azimuth¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Mount azimuth angle at the specified time. The allowed range is the software limits (L1), approximately -270 to 270.
azimuthVelocity¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg/second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Mount azimuth velocity at the specified time.
elevation¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Mount elevation angle at the specified time.
elevationVelocity¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg/second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Mount elevation angle velocity at the specified time.
taiTime¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: TAI date at which the commanded positions and velocities apply, as unix time.
trackId¶
| IDL_Type: | long |
|---|---|
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Target identifier provided by the NewMTMount.
tracksys¶
| IDL_Type: | string |
|---|---|
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Defines tracking coordinate system as sidereal, non-sidereal or local.
radesys¶
| IDL_Type: | string |
|---|---|
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Coordinate reference frame of RA/DEC axes. This originates from the pointing component and is used for WCS definition (e.g. FK5 or ICRS).
stopTracking¶
Description: Halt all axes except M3 rotation, and disable tracking.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_command_stopTracking |
ignored¶
| IDL_Type: | boolean |
|---|---|
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Attribute required by the SAL API, but is unused.
Events¶
- ActuatorState_Disabled
- ActuatorState_MovingPointToPoint
- ActuatorState_TrackingOrSlewing
- ActuatorState_Stopping
- ActuatorState_Stopped
- Subsystem_AZIMUTH_AXIS=0x0001
- Subsystem_AZIMUTH_CABLE_WRAP=0x0002
- Subsystem_AZIMUTH_THERMAL=0x0004
- Subsystem_BALANCE=0x0008
- Subsystem_CABINET=0x0010
- Subsystem_CAMERA_CABLE_WRAP=0x0020
- Subsystem_DEPLOYABLE_PLATFORM=0x0040
- Subsystem_ELEVATION_AXIS=0x0080
- Subsystem_ELEVATION_THERMAL=0x0100
- Subsystem_LOCKING_PINS=0x0200
- Subsystem_MIRROR_COVER=0x0400
- Subsystem_MIRROR_COVER_LOCK=0x0800
- Subsystem_MAIN_POWER_SUPPLY=0x1000
- Subsystem_OIL_SUPPLY_SYSTEM=0x2000
- Subsystem_TOP_END_CHILLER=0x4000
axesInPosition¶
Description: Are the elevation and azimuth axes in position? If tracking, in position means the slew is done and the axes are now tracking the target.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_axesInPosition |
axesState¶
Description: State of the elevation and azimuth axes.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_axesState |
elevation¶
| IDL_Type: | long |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Elevation state, as an ActuatorState constant enum
azimuth¶
| IDL_Type: | long |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Azimuth state, as an ActuatorState constant enum
cameraCableWrapState¶
Description: State of the camera cable wrap.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_cameraCableWrapState |
connected¶
Description: State of TCP/IP connection to the low level controller (the “operations manager”).
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_connected |
command¶
| IDL_Type: | boolean |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Is the command (client) socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?
replies¶
| IDL_Type: | boolean |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Is the replies (server) socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?
error¶
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_error |
latched¶
| IDL_Type: | boolean |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Is the error condition latched on (as it been active since it was last reset)?
subsystem¶
| IDL_Type: | long |
|---|---|
| Units: | unitless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Subsystem that produced the error; a single Subsystem enumeration value.
target¶
Description: Commanded position and velocity.
| Subsystem: | NewMTMount |
|---|---|
| EFDB_Topic: | NewMTMount_logevent_target |
elevation¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Target mount elevation angle at the specified time.
elevationVelocity¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg/second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Target mount elevation angle velocity at the specified time.
azimuth¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Target mount azimuth angle at the specified time. The allowed range is 0 to 360.
azimuthVelocity¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | deg/second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Target mount azimuth velocity at the specified time.
taiTime¶
| IDL_Type: | double |
|---|---|
| Units: | second |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: TAI date at which the commanded positions and velocities apply, as unix time.
tracksys¶
| IDL_Type: | string |
|---|---|
| IDL_Size: | 256 |
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Defines tracking coordinate system as sidereal, non-sidereal or local.
radesys¶
| IDL_Type: | string |
|---|---|
| IDL_Size: | 256 |
| Units: | dimensionless |
| Count: | 1 |
Description: Coordinate reference frame of RA/DEC axes. This originates from the pointing component and is used for WCS definition (e.g. FK5 or ICRS).