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Data Taking Check Lists

Before first shift:

Task	achieved	link/info
account in La Palma?		contact Watz, Jens or Dani
filled contact info?		​Profile in the bottom
computer prepared? vpn? vnc?		​vpn vnc?
read Data Taking Manual?		Manual and links therein

Before every shift:

Task	achieved	link/info
checked Data Taking Manual for updates?		Manual and links therein (you may use history for checking for updates)
read logbook of the last nights?		​Logbook
read shift forum?		​ShiftLog
familiar with the pages and features of smartfact?		​SmartfactHelp
familiar with the data taking limits?		Limits
familiar with the flare alert trigger limits?		​Thresholds
familiar with what to do in an emergency?		/home/fact/Drive/Documentation/ParkTelescopeManually/ParkTelescopeManually.pdf
telephone numbers for an emergency available on paper? (your co-shifter, experts-on-call, magic)		expert-on-call info in ​ShiftLog shift plan post ​ShiftInfo for MAGIC ​MAGIC ContactInfo ​direct MAGIC ContactInfo
enter name in shift calendar?		​ShiftCalendar

Every night:

Task	what to do for	1. Night	2. Night	3. Night	4. Night	5. Night	6. Night	7. Night	8. Night	9. Night
Preparation before datataking
read all logbook and shift entries	​Logbook ​ShiftLog
have a working and charged phone at hand
have important phone numbers printed at hand
Begin one hour before datataking
open	​Smartfact
	​showlog.php
	weatherinfo see ​mainpage
create new thread in ​logbook	start Shift summary
connect to La Palma	establish VPN-connection
	ssh to newdaq
	screen on newdaq
	vnc to gui
	vnc to aux
plan schedule	edit schedule file (e.g. schedule.js)
	don't forget Startup and Shutdown
	insert schedule to DB (from newdaq)
	write planned schedule in shift summary
telescope status	start tpoint CCD (via page 10.0.100.230)
	check telescope status in ​IR cam and tpoint CCD (aux)
container status	check ​container temperature
weather conditions	write weather conditions (allsky cam and magicweather) in logbook entry
Startup
Start Drive	​smartfact drive-control or PWR_CONTROL/TOGGLE_DRIVE
unlock drive	​smartfact drive-control or DRIVE_CONTROL/UNLOCK
Datataking
start datataking script	dimctrl --start scripts/Main.js or ​smartfact control
write logbook entries
monitor the system	document problems or strange behaviour in logbook
monitor the weather	document weather conditions in logbook
monitor the currents	adapt schedule, if necessary
monitor the QLA Website	report interesting results in logbook call Dani or Adrian in case excessrate > limit
In case of problems
for single runs: add comments to the Run-comment DB	​Run-comment DB
first get data taking running again
then document problem in detail
Shutdown
stop datataking script	dimctrl --stop or from ​smartfact
Check status of telescope
no script running?	dimctrl --stop or from ​smartfact
biasvoltage off?	BIAS_CONTROL/SET_ZERO_VOLTAGE
trigger off? (ftmctrl should be in state Idle or Valid)	FTM_CONTROL/STOP_TRIGGER
telescope status?	check telescope status in IR cam and tpoint CCD (If it is too dark outside switch on the IR-Lights)
telescope parked?	​smartfact drive-control or DRIVE_CONTROL/PARK
lid closed?	LID_CONTROL/CLOSE
biasctrl disconnected?	BIAS_CONTROL/DISCONNECT
logbook entries finished?
	stop tpoint CCD (via page 10.0.100.230)
stop Drive	​smartfact drive-control or PWR_CONTROL/TOGGLE_DRIVE
fill shutdown checklist	​shutdown checklist