ADC-GUI Software Documentation - Release Notes

The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science (Carnegie Observatories), Pasadena, CA

Location of this document: http://instrumentation.obs.carnegiescience.edu/Software/ADC/notes.html

Version History

v1.2 , v1.1 , v1.0

v1.2.4 (2021-07-26)
  • Removed the password requirement from the configuration window.
  • Minor bug fix applied.
    • 2021-05-03: I Installed an update (build 1.0056) that requires a password to run the GUI (At least Konstantina and Gabriel know it).

    2021-04-30: There is a mechanical issue with the encoder gear shaft that does prevent the ADC-GUI from properly adjusting the prism angles.

    v1.2.3 (2021-01-26)
  • Fixed the mapping of the prism position angle to -180..+180 when the angle is commanded manually.
    • v1.2.2 (2021-01-07)
  • Added a warning dialog when attempting to open the Calibration window.
  • Updated the default value for the phaseB calibration (from -180 to +90).
    • v1.2.1 (2019-10-02)
  • Added the position sensors and slide state to the logfile at startup and after every move.
    • v1.2 (2019-09-13)
  • Implemented a count-down to the next update on the Update button when the ADC-GUI is in "auto-update" mode (check-mark).

    • v1.1 (2019-08-05)
  • Added a TCP/IP server that provides the status of the ADC to instruments that would like to write that to their FITS headers.
    • Currenly MIKE is the only instrument using this feature.

    v1.0.4 (2019-07-23)
  • More fine tuning of the prism position hunting loop.
    • v1.0.3 (2019-07-16)
  • Fine tuned the prism position hunting loop.
    • v1.0.2 (2019-07-09)
  • More detailed logging of each motion.
    • v1.0.1 (2019-06-05)
  • Added logging of move distance and residual error.
    • The purpose of these statistics is to determine an appropriate threshold for displaying a warning dialog if the target position is not reached.
    v1.0 (2019-03-30)
  • Comissioning at the Clay telescope.
    • Installed on 'guanaco' and 'zorro' in '/Applications/LCO'

    v0036-0041 (2019-03-27 .. 2019-03-28)
    Testing at LCO

    v0035 (2019-03-04)
    accpeted -- ready for shipping
    v0031 (2019-02-26)
    Testing at SBS
    v0027 (2019-02-20)
    Everything moves :-)
    v0021 (2019-02-08)
    Added "Other" device (will be used with M2FS)
    v0018 (2019-02-01)
    First tests with the ADC hardware

    v0008 (2017-11-20)
    GUI prototype done (no hardware defined yet)
    v0000 (2017-10-17)
    started prototyping

    2019-03-04, Christoph C. Birk, Carnegie Observatories