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-^ ^Streamlined Warm Startup / Dec 2, 2019 / P Gabor, M Franz et al.^ ✔✘ ^ +^ ^Streamlined Warm Startup / Oct 1, 2020 / P Gabor, M Franz et al.^ ✔✘ ^ 
 |  |Before you get started it is always a good idea to check the weather| | |  |Before you get started it is always a good idea to check the weather| |
 +|  |[[http://10.0.2.11/local/viewer/axisvid.html|all-sky camera etc]]| |
 |  |[[http://vatt.as.arizona.edu:42090|Local Weather Station]]| | |  |[[http://vatt.as.arizona.edu:42090|Local Weather Station]]| |
 |  |[[http://vaticanobservatory.org/VATT/mgi-observatory/current-weather-condition-on-mt-graham|National Weather Service Forecast]]| | |  |[[http://vaticanobservatory.org/VATT/mgi-observatory/current-weather-condition-on-mt-graham|National Weather Service Forecast]]| |
 |  |[[http://10.0.1.12:7680/3hours.html]] at VATT | | |  |[[http://10.0.1.12:7680/3hours.html]] at VATT | |
 +| | | |
 +|Control room|Enable LiveView from the Dome Camera ((Use the Internet Explorer browser on a Windows machine, connected to network via ethernet or via wifi (SSID="VATT" not "VATT_Guest") and go to 10.0.2.30 with the standard VATT Observer user and password combination, or use the smart phone app Hik-Connect from HikVision HQ; also available on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet A.))| |
 +|Control room|Enable LiveView from the new FinderScope ((See the footnote above but IP=10.0.2.29.))| |
 +|Control room|Enable live view from the Axis thermal IR P12 camera ((See the footnote above but IP=10.0.2.28, and you obviously cannot use HikVision software: just use a browser or the "IP Cam Viewer Lite" on Samsung Galaxy Tablet A.))| |
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 | |**Once every few days it is prudent to reboot VATTtel**| | | |**Once every few days it is prudent to reboot VATTtel**| |
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 | |**This streamlined version assumes there is no time to turn the thermal system on for a couple of hours before opening VATT. If there is time, use [[VATT:VATT Warm Startup Checklist|the other checklist]]**| | | |**This streamlined version assumes there is no time to turn the thermal system on for a couple of hours before opening VATT. If there is time, use [[VATT:VATT Warm Startup Checklist|the other checklist]]**| |
 |everywhere|Shutter all windows with blackout shades and curtains| | |everywhere|Shutter all windows with blackout shades and curtains| |
-|TCS room|//after VATTtel boots up, turn on the M2 PI Controller (just flip the switch and leave; it takes a while to boot up; you will check that it has done so later)//| |+|TCS room|//After VATTtel boots up, turn on the M2 PI Controller (just flip the switch and leave; it takes a while to boot up; you will check that it has done so later).//| | 
 +|TCS room|Toggle power switches to ''ON'' on the DOME amplifier (fan will start, and amps will show on LCD readout)| |
 |Control room|@ VATTCONTROL (console) while logged in to //vattcontrol// as //vattobs//| | |Control room|@ VATTCONTROL (console) while logged in to //vattcontrol// as //vattobs//| |
 |Control room|Start ''TCS_GLUE'' (double click desktop icon) | | |Control room|Start ''TCS_GLUE'' (double click desktop icon) | |
-|Control room|TCSglue main window: Make sure dome tracking is enabled (left-clicking on the dome-position field toggles between tracking enabled/disabled)| |+|Control room|''TCSglue'' main window: Make sure dome tracking is enabled (left-clicking on the dome-position field toggles between tracking enabled/disabled)| | 
 +|Control room|''TCSglue'' > ''Mount Control'' tab: Toggle the Telescope Control System's status bit regarding the dome slit: Click the ''Open Slit'' button (it will toggle to ''Close Slit''). The slit will then need to be opened from the dome in due course. **The dome slit control unit is deteriorating. As a consequence, the dome slit motor must be activated in the dome.. The Telescope Control System's status must anticipate the physical change.**| |
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 |Dome|**Dome procedures**| | |Dome|**Dome procedures**| |
 |Dome|Open dome register vents (there are four pairs of them)| | |Dome|Open dome register vents (there are four pairs of them)| |
 |Dome|Remove Dome Short | | |Dome|Remove Dome Short | |
-|Dome|Open dome shutters (slit) manually [you may prefer the alternative((Procedure how to open dome shutters (slit) using VATTEL as {{ :vatt:vatt_warm_startup_checklist_of_05292018c.pdf |described by M Franz}}; only apply this method if you are sure that the Dome Short is out => RISK!))] about half way: at quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position plug dome into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**); operate the dome shutters by turning the control button on the electric box on the silo wall to the SE; stop the opening about half way by unplugging the power cord; this keeps the sun off the secondary barrel| |+|Dome|At quad box on curved wall below the dome short installation position, plug dome shutters into the power socket (**note on safety: this ensures dome short is out: tether attached to cord**).| | 
 +|Dome|Plugging this cord in the socket powers up a gray electric box above the quad. Open the dome slit by turning and holding the selector (aka turn) switch in the ''Open'' position until the dome slit is fully open. **If you forget to toggle the TCS status to the open-slit state, leaving it in the close-slit state, the TCS will close the slit immediately after you open it.**| |
 |Dome|West door (leading to ladder to the roof) is to remain closed (for efficient airflow over the telescope)| | |Dome|West door (leading to ladder to the roof) is to remain closed (for efficient airflow over the telescope)| |
-|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** start filling science camera dewar with LN2| | +|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** start filling science camera dewar with LN2 (attach the grounding wire to the mirror cell first, then to the camera; insert needle into the dewar, fasten it with the bungee cord, open the valve); if using remotely controllable valve follow [[instructions in a separate document|VATT:Jinvoo LN2 valve]]| | 
-|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** fill out LN2/camera log – listen for full dewar, cease flow when dewar is full| |+|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** fill out LN2/camera log – listen for full dewar, cease flow when dewar is full. Do not use force when moving the LN2 hose if it is stiff: just unfasten the bungee cord, and let gravity free reign.| |
 |Dome|Check dome home position and if necessary, correct it by lifting the encoder wheel, spinning it about ½ - turn (usually clockwise as viewed from the top) and immediately setting the wheel back down, into contact with the abrasive surface. Watch dome position until it settles down (usually overshoots at least twice, at varying velocities).| | |Dome|Check dome home position and if necessary, correct it by lifting the encoder wheel, spinning it about ½ - turn (usually clockwise as viewed from the top) and immediately setting the wheel back down, into contact with the abrasive surface. Watch dome position until it settles down (usually overshoots at least twice, at varying velocities).| |
 |Dome|Check derotator position (home switch magnet is showing, near sensor, to its right); check cable wrap is not twisted| | |Dome|Check derotator position (home switch magnet is showing, near sensor, to its right); check cable wrap is not twisted| |
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 |Dome|Open the new finder telescope objective cover | | |Dome|Open the new finder telescope objective cover | |
 |Dome|Andor Apogee guider camera power supply (a white inline electric switch mounted on the N side of the "guide box"): Turn power "ON"| | |Dome|Andor Apogee guider camera power supply (a white inline electric switch mounted on the N side of the "guide box"): Turn power "ON"| |
-|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** disconnect LN2 filler hose from camera dewar, move storage dewar off of telescope platform and south, to dome silo wall)| | +|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** finish disconnecting LN2 filler hose from camera dewar, move storage dewar off of telescope platform and south, to dome silo wall)| | 
-|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** remove camera ground wire and clip it on silo, near storage dewar| |+|Dome|**VATT 4k CCD Imager only:** remove camera ground wire (first from the camera, and only then from the mirror cell) and clip it on silo, near storage dewar| |
 |Dome|Disengage stow pins (~100 on LCD readout), note telescope is south heavy if mirror cover is closed (which it should be), and must be raised slightly in elevation towards zenith with hand pressure, until marks align. Failure to do this usually binds stow pins, resulting in failure of pins to fully release.| | |Dome|Disengage stow pins (~100 on LCD readout), note telescope is south heavy if mirror cover is closed (which it should be), and must be raised slightly in elevation towards zenith with hand pressure, until marks align. Failure to do this usually binds stow pins, resulting in failure of pins to fully release.| |
 |Dome|Check azimuth axis "home" (pointers best visible from lower level by the entrance to dome)| | |Dome|Check azimuth axis "home" (pointers best visible from lower level by the entrance to dome)| |
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 |Basement|STEP ONE (labeled as such): Pull out red switch, upper left corner of control box| | |Basement|STEP ONE (labeled as such): Pull out red switch, upper left corner of control box| |
 |Basement|After recirculation pump starts, check flow meter by oil tank| | |Basement|After recirculation pump starts, check flow meter by oil tank| |
-|Basement|Check that one chiller is "ON" (green indicator) (alternates between chillers #1 & #2, each on/off cycle)| |+|Basement|Check that one chiller is "ON" (green indicator) (alternates between chillers #1 & #2, each on/off cycle). If neither indicator comes on, check the current (look at the box with the STEP ONE and STEP TWO: on the bottom right of the right side of the box there is a selector switch, its two leftmost positions allow you to monitor the current through the two chillers on the red digital ampmeter). If neither chiller is on yet at this stage, turn one of them on manually (turn the top switch to ''manual'' and push the ''ON'' button).| |
 |Basement|Check oil temp set point (61°F)| | |Basement|Check oil temp set point (61°F)| |
 |Basement|Check oil temp actual (should rise immediately after recirculation pump starts, then settle at or very slightly above set point)| | |Basement|Check oil temp actual (should rise immediately after recirculation pump starts, then settle at or very slightly above set point)| |
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 | |Turn on M1 cell fans: //Legacy TCS glue does **not** control the cell fans anymore.// When in doubt, send co-observer to listen in the Dome to make sure that the cell fans will be turned on correctly because the only confirmation available will be their sound. Listening at the East fork is best. | | | |Turn on M1 cell fans: //Legacy TCS glue does **not** control the cell fans anymore.// When in doubt, send co-observer to listen in the Dome to make sure that the cell fans will be turned on correctly because the only confirmation available will be their sound. Listening at the East fork is best. | |
 |TCS room|Flip the switch on the quad to turn M1 cell fans on. A night light connected in parallel will light up to indicate that M1 cell fans are now powered up. | | |TCS room|Flip the switch on the quad to turn M1 cell fans on. A night light connected in parallel will light up to indicate that M1 cell fans are now powered up. | |
-|TCS room|Toggle power switches "ON" DOME amplifier (fan will start, and amps will show on LCD readout)| | 
 |TCS room|M2 PI Controller: make sure it is on by checking the status LEDs| | |TCS room|M2 PI Controller: make sure it is on by checking the status LEDs| |
 |TCS room|Check both toggle switches on clear panel under VATTtel keyboard are toggled down| | |TCS room|Check both toggle switches on clear panel under VATTtel keyboard are toggled down| |
 |TCS room|Turn on VATTtel monitor and check for error messages| | |TCS room|Turn on VATTtel monitor and check for error messages| |
-|TCS room|Toggle power switches "ON": AZ, EL & DEROTATOR amplifiers (should see some values on dome current (ampere) readout; the rest are dead) //DO NOT POWER UP COUNTERWEIGHTS AMPLIFIER//| |+|TCS room|Toggle power switches ''ON'': AZ, EL & DEROTATOR amplifiers (should see some values on dome current (ampere) readout; the rest are dead) //DO NOT POWER UP COUNTERWEIGHTS AMPLIFIER//| |
 |TCS room|Turn off light| | |TCS room|Turn off light| |
 |TCS room|Make sure bellows door is fully open after leaving the room| | |TCS room|Make sure bellows door is fully open after leaving the room| |
 |2nd lvl lobby|Close doors to silo and to the instrument room (air flow management)| | |2nd lvl lobby|Close doors to silo and to the instrument room (air flow management)| |
-|Control room|Turn on the intercom (pressing the leftmost button, marked "1"; it must be tapped lightly sometimes to get sound)| |+|Control room|Turn on the intercom| | 
 +|Control room|Turn on dome flood light (left of the SW balcony door)| |
 |Control room|Turn on the main dome fan (green button on a strip to the right of the SW balcony door); adjust the speed to 8 by turning the knob on the top of the strip counter-clockwise to the limit (yes, 0 = the highest speed); listen to sound of proper operation over the intercom| | |Control room|Turn on the main dome fan (green button on a strip to the right of the SW balcony door); adjust the speed to 8 by turning the knob on the top of the strip counter-clockwise to the limit (yes, 0 = the highest speed); listen to sound of proper operation over the intercom| |
 |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Wait for "NESLAB is On" to appear| | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Wait for "NESLAB is On" to appear| |
 |Control room|THERMAL tab: note temperature differential (strut & mirror)| | |Control room|THERMAL tab: note temperature differential (strut & mirror)| |
 |Control room|THERMAL tab: radio button "ON" (do not use setpoint; setpoint to be used EXCLUSIVELY to change mirror temperature fast in time-critical situations => CLOSE SUPERVISION REQUIRED)| | |Control room|THERMAL tab: radio button "ON" (do not use setpoint; setpoint to be used EXCLUSIVELY to change mirror temperature fast in time-critical situations => CLOSE SUPERVISION REQUIRED)| |
-|Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Press "Open Slit" button (no action will ensue because the dome shutters are not powered yet but VATTtel will toggle into the state corresponding to your earlier manual action)| | +|Control room|TURN ON VIDEO MONITORS for the old FinderScope and Porch Sky Camera| |
-|Control room|Turn big fan down to speed 8 (knob on top of strip to the right of SW balcony door), to make the dome comfortable for procedures to be carried out there, and later, when conducting startup procedures in the control room, to hear the sounds from the dome better over the intercom | | +
-|Control room|TCSglue main window: turn on dome tracking| | +
-|Control room|TURN ON VIDEO MONITORS for the old FinderScope and Porch Sky Camera, dome flood light (left of the SW balcony door)| | +
-|Control room|Enable LiveView from the Dome Camera ((Use the Internet Explorer browser on a Windows machine, connected to network via ethernet or via wifi (SSID="VATT" not "VATT_Guest") and go to 10.0.2.30 with the standard VATT Observer user and password combination, or use the smart phone app Hik-Connect from HikVision HQ; also available on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet A.))| | +
-|Control room|Enable LiveView from the new FinderScope ((See the footnote above but IP=10.0.2.29.))| | +
-|Control room|Enable live view from the Axis thermal IR P12 camera ((See the footnote above but IP=10.0.2.28, and you obviously cannot use HikVision software: just use a browser or the "IP Cam Viewer Lite" on Samsung Galaxy Tablet A.))| |+
 |Control room|**Mandatory for remote operation:** check that Skype is running on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet A using the Skype username and password listed on the intercom unit| | |Control room|**Mandatory for remote operation:** check that Skype is running on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet A using the Skype username and password listed on the intercom unit| |
 |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the easternmost xterm, log in to //vattarchive// as //vattobs//| | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the easternmost xterm, log in to //vattarchive// as //vattobs//| |
 |Control room|**PEPSI only:** Open an xterm and start the VNC viewer using this command: ''vncviewer –via ajarvinen@ssh.lbto.org –shared –viewonly 192.168.164.19:1'' (pressing the "Up" arrow at the command prompt should load this stored command). Enter password (posted on the bottom of the xterm monitor) when prompted.| | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** Open an xterm and start the VNC viewer using this command: ''vncviewer –via ajarvinen@ssh.lbto.org –shared –viewonly 192.168.164.19:1'' (pressing the "Up" arrow at the command prompt should load this stored command). Enter password (posted on the bottom of the xterm monitor) when prompted.| |
 |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the xterm closest to the old printer, log in to //vattarchive// as //vattobs// (OK to have two logins of same operator on this machine). In menu bar at top of //vattarchive// desktop start Firefox, hover near the top of the display to lower the title/URL bar enough to access, and use address bar drop-down history to open http://10.0.2.11/local/viewer/axisvid.html; click on All Sky window, then make Firefox full-screen by pressing F11 (not necessary if Firefox was left in full screen mode when last shut down).| | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** At the xterm closest to the old printer, log in to //vattarchive// as //vattobs// (OK to have two logins of same operator on this machine). In menu bar at top of //vattarchive// desktop start Firefox, hover near the top of the display to lower the title/URL bar enough to access, and use address bar drop-down history to open http://10.0.2.11/local/viewer/axisvid.html; click on All Sky window, then make Firefox full-screen by pressing F11 (not necessary if Firefox was left in full screen mode when last shut down).| |
-|Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Make sure dome shutters (slit) are open (visual inspection via Dome camera). If they are closed, press ''Open Slit'', listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom.| |+|Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Press "Open Slit" button and make sure dome shutters (slit) open (visual inspection via Dome camera), listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom.| |
 |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Open mirror cover, listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom| | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Open mirror cover, listening for sound of proper operation over the intercom| |
 |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Enable drives (automatically releases brake: listen over intercom)| | |Control room|MOUNT CONTROL tab: Enable drives (automatically releases brake: listen over intercom)| |
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 |Control room|**PEPSI only:** TCSglue main window: **during PEPSI runs, disable derotator tracking**| | |Control room|**PEPSI only:** TCSglue main window: **during PEPSI runs, disable derotator tracking**| |
 |Control room|//If applicable,// right mouse click on the dome-position field opens offset input dialog box. Enter inputs and watch dome movement (floodlight on). Kill dialog box.| | |Control room|//If applicable,// right mouse click on the dome-position field opens offset input dialog box. Enter inputs and watch dome movement (floodlight on). Kill dialog box.| |
-|Control room|Start "Secondary and Guidebox" GUI. A window opens: select VATT4k or VATTSpec. Another window opens. The top controls the M2 PI hexapod and the bottom controls various motors in and on the Guide box.| | +|Control room|Start INDI server (double click desktop icon): a terminal appears; you may minimize it. **The INDI server must be running in order to communicate with ''vatttel'', i.e., it must be running before you start ''azcam'', ''xephem'', ''PHD2'', etc.**| | 
-|Control room|Start autocollimation (more detailed instructions are in [[vatt:hexapod|a separate document]]): Press <Connect> button; field surrounding button should turn green; press <Reference> button; field surrounding it turns yellow(ish); wait for it to turn green; press <Auto Collimate> button; hit <enter> in Focus, TipX, and TipY boxes, to move secondary to previous night’s final positions | | +|Control room|Start "Secondary and Guidebox" GUI. A window opens: select VATT4k or VATTSpec. Another window opens. The top controls the M2 PI hexapod and the bottom controls various motors in and on the Guide box. The GUI is a browser window. The diagram and the text output box scale with CTRL+/- (or CTRL and mouse scroll wheel). Other elements scale when the window is resized.| | 
-|Control room|Connect the Guidebox part of the GUI to the hardware by pressing the <Connect> button.| | +|Control room|Start autocollimation (more detailed instructions are in [[vatt:hexapod|a separate document]]): Press ''Connect'' button; field surrounding button should turn green; press ''Reference'' button; field surrounding it turns yellow(ish); wait for it to turn green; press ''Auto Collimate'' button; hit ''enter'' in Focus, TipX, and TipY boxes, to move secondary to previous night's final positions | | 
-|Control room|Start INDI server (double click desktop icon): a terminal appears; you may minimize it| |+|Control room|Connect the Guidebox part of the GUI to the hardware by pressing the ''Connect'' button. After any loss of power to the Guidebox you must click ''Reference'' (the procedure takes several minutes). Use the ''Initialize'' button if one of the axes becomes unresponsive (e.g., stuck in a limit).| |
 |Control room|Start PHD2 (double click desktop icon): your main reference should be [[phd2:phd2_guiding_abbreviated|a separate dedicated document]]; instructions that follow here are simplified| | |Control room|Start PHD2 (double click desktop icon): your main reference should be [[phd2:phd2_guiding_abbreviated|a separate dedicated document]]; instructions that follow here are simplified| |
 |Control room|PHD2: Main tool bar, click icon that looks like a USB male connector: ''connect equipment'' window appears| | |Control room|PHD2: Main tool bar, click icon that looks like a USB male connector: ''connect equipment'' window appears| |
 |Control room|PHD2: ''connect equipment'', in the camera row, click on the icon that looks like a screwdriver and wrench in an "X": ''INDI Configuration'' window should appear| | |Control room|PHD2: ''connect equipment'', in the camera row, click on the icon that looks like a screwdriver and wrench in an "X": ''INDI Configuration'' window should appear| |
 |Control room|PHD2: ''INDI Configuration'' window: click the INDI button near the bottom of the window: ''INDI options'' window appear| | |Control room|PHD2: ''INDI Configuration'' window: click the INDI button near the bottom of the window: ''INDI options'' window appear| |
-|Control room|PHD2: ''INDI Options'' window: select ''Apogee CCD'' tab, check network settings (//the correct ones are on a blue Post-It at the bottom of the monitor//), and click the ''connect'' button in the ''Connection'' field: after a few seconds, a bunch of new fields and tabs appears. (The message "[ERROR] Model is not supported by the INDI Apogee driver" may mean that the camera is not powered up.) Set binning to 8x8 and check that the cooling system is on.| |+|Control room|PHD2: ''INDI Options'' window: select ''Apogee CCD'' tab (there are many tabs, and ''Apogee CCD'' is the right-most one; depending on the dimensions of the window, you may not see it at first; just scroll the tabs until you see it), and click the ''connect'' button in the ''Connection'' field: after a few seconds, a bunch of new fields and tabs appears. (The message "[ERROR] Model is not supported by the INDI Apogee driver" may mean that the camera is not powered up.) Check that the cooling system is on. Set binning to 8x8.| |
 |Control room|PHD2: Close the two INDI-related windows. Back in the ''Connect Equipment'' window click the ''Connect'' buttons for ''Camera'' and ''Mount''. Ignore error message, "Bad-pixel map does not match camera..."  If the Mount does not connect the first time (there may be an error message), try clicking the "Connect" again.| | |Control room|PHD2: Close the two INDI-related windows. Back in the ''Connect Equipment'' window click the ''Connect'' buttons for ''Camera'' and ''Mount''. Ignore error message, "Bad-pixel map does not match camera..."  If the Mount does not connect the first time (there may be an error message), try clicking the "Connect" again.| |
 |Control room|Start XEPHEM (double click desktop icon)| | |Control room|Start XEPHEM (double click desktop icon)| |
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