available tasks
- RATESCAN: ratescan from threshold 50 to 1000 in dynamic steps: 'RATE_SCAN/START_THRESHOLD_SCAN 50 1000 -10'
- RATESCAN2: two ratescans with fixed steps: 'RATE_SCAN/START_THRESHOLD_SCAN 50 300 20' and 'RATE_SCAN/START_THRESHOLD_SCAN 300 1000 100'
remark: the command RATE_SCAN/START_THRESHOLD_SCAN has now 4 options: start-threshold, stop-thresold, stepsize, ratescan-type
an overview of all available tasks can be found here: https://www.fact-project.org/run_db/db/printtable.php?fTable=MeasurementType
be aware that Main.js has a timeout after 45 minutes for a ratescan
available options
- source: ratescan on a source
- ra, dec: ratescan for a position given in ra/dec
- rstype: ratescan type, valid values: default, dark-bias-on, dark-bias-off - in case an invalid value is given, default is used; for the configuration (max-wait, resolution) of the three types, please check here: https://www.fact-project.org/db_po/
- lidclosed: false, true; lidclosed=true requires zd/as as position information
- zd, az: ratescan for a give position in local coordinates (no tracking); only available for lidclosed==true
the options rstype, lidclosed and zd/az are only available for RATESCAN2
be aware that in case a rstype is not found, the rstype 'default' is used -> be careful with typos
short summary: ratescans and their options
task | options | lid | bias | max-wait, resolution |
---|---|---|---|---|
RATESCAN | source | open | on | default |
RATESCAN | ra,dec | open | on | default |
RATESCAN2 | source | open | on | default |
RATESCAN2 | ra,dec | open | on | default |
RATESCAN2 | lidclosed=true, zd, az | closed | on | default |
RATESCAN2 | lidclosed=true, zd, az, rstype=default | closed | on | default |
RATESCAN2 | lidclosed=true, zd, az, rstype=dark-bias-on | closed | on | special values |
RATESCAN2 | lidclosed=true, zd, az, rstype=dark-bias-off | closed | off | special values |
be aware that the scheduling website so far doesn't check the options
updateSchedule.js and Observation_class.js have been adapted to check for consistency
stop
to stop such a measurement
- update schedule with new measurement you want to do
- send RATE_SCAN/STOP