MTMount

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Commands

clearError

Description: Clear one or more latched error conditions.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_clearError

mask

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Bitmask of Subsystem enumeration values specifying which errors to clear.

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.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_closeMirrorCovers

disableCameraCableWrapFollowing

Description: Stop the camera wrap from following the camera rotator (if it is doing so).
This endangers the cables in the camera cable wrap; please only issue this command if you know what you are doing.
EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_disableCameraCableWrapFollowing

enableCameraCableWrapFollowing

Description: Start the camera cable wrap following the camera rotator (if it is not already doing so).
The cable wrap drive must be on in order for this to succeed.
EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_enableCameraCableWrapFollowing

moveToTarget

Description: Go to a specified position and stop.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_moveToTarget

azimuth

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Azimuth angle.

elevation

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Elevation angle.

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.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_openMirrorCovers

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.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_startTracking

stop

Description: Stop all motion.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_stop

stopTracking

Description: Halt all axes except M3 rotation, and disable tracking.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_stopTracking

trackTarget

Description: Specify position, velocity and time (PVT) vector for all axes. This command is immediately reported as done.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_command_trackTarget

azimuth

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Mount azimuth at the specified time. The allowed range is the software limits (L1), approximately -270 to 270.

azimuthVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Mount azimuth velocity at the specified time.

elevation

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Mount elevation at the specified time.

elevationVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Mount elevation velocity at the specified time.

taiTime

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: TAI date at which the commanded positions and velocities apply, as unix time.

trackId

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Target identifier provided by the MTMount.

tracksys

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Defines tracking coordinate system as sidereal, non-sidereal or local.

radesys

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

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).

abort

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_abort

disable

Description: Transition from state Enabled to Disabled.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_disable

enable

Description: Transition from state Disabled to Enabled.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_enable

enterControl

Description: Transition from state Offline to Standby. Only that start in Offline state CSCs support this command; other CSCs start in Standby state and quit when they go to Offline.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_enterControl

exitControl

Description: Transition from state Standby to Offline. For CSCs that start in Standby state this makes the CSC quit. CSCs that start in Offline state, they remain active.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_exitControl

setAuthList

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setAuthList

authorizedUsers

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless
Description: Comma seperated list of authorized users currently allowed to command this CSC,
in the form user@host. If the first character is +/- then the specified users are added/removed. Duplicates are silently ignored. The CSC’s own user@host is silently ignored, because it is always authorized. For removal, CSCs that are not in the list are silently ignored. Whitespace is allowed after the optional initial +/- and after each comma.

nonAuthorizedCSCs

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless
Description: Comma seperated list of CSC’s not currently allowed to command this CSC,
in the form name[:index]. An index of 0 is stripped (name:0 becomes name). If the first character is +/- then the specified CSCs are added/removed. Duplicates are silently ignored. For removal, CSCs that are not in the list are silently ignored. Whitespace is allowed after the optional initial +/- and after each comma.

setLogLevel

Description: Set the logging level.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setLogLevel

level

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Logging level, as a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.

setValue

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setValue

parametersAndValues

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: List of parameters and their values as a Json string

standby

Description: Transition from state Offline, Disabled or Fault to Standby.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_standby

start

Description: Transition from state Standby to Disable, in a specified configuration.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_start

settingsToApply

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: Name of the selected settings set

Enumerations

AxisState:
  • Unknown=0
  • Idle=1
  • Enabled=2
  • DiscreteMove=3
  • JogMove=4
  • Tracking=5
  • Stopping=6
  • Fault=7
DriveState:
  • Unknown=0
  • Off=1
  • Moving=2
  • Stopping=3
  • Stopped=4
  • Fault=5
SubsystemId:
  • AzimuthAxis=100
  • AzimuthDrive=200
  • AzimuthCableWrap=300
  • ElevationAxis=400
  • ElevationDrive=500
  • MainPowerSupply=600
  • EncoderInterfaceBox=700
  • OilSupplySystem=800
  • MirrorCovers=900
  • CameraCableWrap=1000
  • Balance=1100
  • DeployablePlatform=1200
  • Cabinet=1300
  • LockingPins=1400
  • MirrorCoverLocks=1500
  • AzimuthThermal=1600
  • ElevationThermal=1700
  • Interlock=1800
  • TopEndChiller=2200

Events

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.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_axesInPosition

elevation

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the elevation axis in position?

azimuth

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the azimuth axis in position?

axesState

Description: State of the elevation and azimuth axes.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_axesState

elevation

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Elevation state, as an AxisState constant enum.

azimuth

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Azimuth state, as an AxisState constant enum.

cameraCableWrapFollowing

Description: Is camera cable wrap following enabled?

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_cameraCableWrapFollowing

enabled

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless
Description: If true the camera cable wrap is trying to follow the rotator.
If false that code is not running.

cameraCableWrapState

Description: State of the camera cable wrap.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_cameraCableWrapState

state

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: State, as an AxisState constant enum.

cameraCableWrapTarget

Description: Commanded position and velocity.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_cameraCableWrapTarget

position

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Target camera cable wrap position.

velocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Target camera cable wrap velocity.

taiTime

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: TAI date at which the commanded positions and velocities apply, as unix time.

connected

Description: State of TCP/IP connection to the low level controller (the “operations manager”).

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_connected

command

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the command (client) socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?

replies

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the replies (server) socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?

error

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_error

latched

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the error condition latched on (as it been active since it was last reset)?

active

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the error condition present?

code

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Error identifier code.

text

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Text description of error.

subsystem

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Subsystem that produced the error; a single SubsystemId enumeration value.

target

Description: Commanded position and velocity.

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_target

elevation

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Target mount elevation at the specified time.

elevationVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Target mount elevation velocity at the specified time.

azimuth

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Target mount azimuth at the specified time. The allowed range is 0 to 360.

azimuthVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Target mount azimuth velocity at the specified time.

taiTime

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: TAI date at which the commanded positions and velocities apply, as unix time.

trackId

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Unique target identifier.

tracksys

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: Defines tracking coordinate system as sidereal, non-sidereal or local.

radesys

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

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).

warning

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_logevent_warning

active

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the warning condition present?

code

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Warning identifier code.

text

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Text description of warning.

subsystem

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Subsystem that produced the warning; a single SubsystemId enumeration value.

appliedSettingsMatchStart

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_appliedSettingsMatchStart

appliedSettingsMatchStartIsTrue

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: True when the configuration matches the start conditions

authList

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_authList

authorizedUsers

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Comma seperated list of authorized users currently allowed to command this CSC.

nonAuthorizedCSCs

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Comma seperated list of CSC’s not currently allowed to command this CSC.

errorCode

Description: Output when a CSC goes into the Fault state as an explanation of the problem.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_errorCode

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

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_heartbeat

heartbeat

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Beats the drum.

logLevel

Description: Current logging level.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_logLevel

level

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Current logging level, a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.

logMessage

Description: A log message.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_logMessage

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.

settingVersions

Description: Information about settings which can be specified in the start command.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_settingVersions

recommendedSettingsVersion

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: List of comma seperated recomended versions of settings sets

recommendedSettingsLabels

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: List of comma seperated names of settings sets

settingsUrl

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: The URL where the settings sets definitions can be found

settingsApplied

Description: Base settings applied.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_settingsApplied

settingsVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: The SHA or name corresponding to the published configuration

otherSettingsEvents

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: A comma delimited list of other specific CSC configuration events. This may be blank if no other CSC specific events are necessary

simulationMode

Description: Current simulation mode.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_simulationMode

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

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: This is the top-level version of the 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 a CSC

summaryState

Description: Current summary state of the CSC

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_summaryState

summaryState

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: High level state machine state identifier

Telemetry

azimuth

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_azimuth

actualPosition

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position measured by the encoders.

demandPosition

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position computed by the path generator.

actualVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Actual velocity.

demandVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Velocity computed by the path generator.

actualAcceleration

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s2

Description: Actual acceleration.

actualTorque

IDL_Type:double
Units:N/m

Description: Actual torque.

timestamp

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: Time at which the data was measured (TAI, unix seconds).

azimuthDrives

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_azimuthDrives

current

IDL_Type:double
Units:%
Count:16

Description: Current (percent) of drives 1-16.

timestamp

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: Time at which the data was measured (TAI, unix seconds).

cameraCableWrap

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_cameraCableWrap

actualPosition

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position measured by the encoders.

actualVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Actual velocity.

actualAcceleration

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s^2

Description: Actual acceleration.

timestamp

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: Time at which the data was measured (TAI, unix seconds).

elevation

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_elevation

actualPosition

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position measured by the encoders.

demandPosition

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position computed by the path generator.

actualVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Actual velocity.

demandVelocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Velocity computed by the path generator.

actualAcceleration

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s2

Description: Actual acceleration.

actualTorque

IDL_Type:double
Units:N/m

Description: Actual torque.

timestamp

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: Time at which the data was measured (TAI, unix seconds).

elevationDrives

EFDB_Topic:MTMount_elevationDrives

current

IDL_Type:double
Units:%
Count:12

Description: Current (percent) of drives 1-12.

timestamp

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: Time at which the data was measured (TAI, unix seconds).