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-^ ^Streamlined Warm Startup / Dec 4, 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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 |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**| |
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 |Dome|Remove Dome Short | | |Dome|Remove Dome Short | |
 |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|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; if using remotely controllable valve follow [[instructions in a separate document|VATT:Jinvoo LN2 valve]]| | +|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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 |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 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| |
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 |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|TURN ON VIDEO MONITORS for the old FinderScope and Porch Sky Camera| | |Control room|TURN ON VIDEO MONITORS for the old FinderScope and Porch Sky Camera| |
-|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//| |
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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 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 "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|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|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 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|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|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 INDI server (double click desktop icon): a terminal appears; you may minimize it| | 
 |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.) Check that the cooling system is on. Set binning to 8x8.| |+|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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