IFUM Software Documentation - Release Notes

Version History

v1.0 (2023-06-16)

Installed v1.0 on guanaco: /Applications/LCO/IFUM.app

v0074 (2023-06-15)

Updated the IFU icons.

Added the occultor encoder positions to the setup files.

Please remove the folder (below) to install the new defaults:

~/Library/Application Support/IFUM/Occultor

v0073 (2023-06-08)

Updated the IFU and lampsOff icons.

Added an occultor icon for each of the 21 IFU/occultor combinations.

Observing runs in February, March and May 2023

v0071 (2022-10-03)

Variable warning time when taking calibration lamp exposures (3 times the Lamps-AutoOff time, defined on the Preferences window).

Read the DCU status (FF-Screen, calibration lamps) from the DCU-GUI and write it to the FITS-header.

DCU-FFS = 'deployed'                   / DCU FF-Screen
DCU-LMPS= 'He Ar'                      / DCU lamps

v0068 (2022-09-26)

Read the ADC status (ADC-stage, ADC-Control, Mirror-Stage) from the ADC-GUI and write it to the FITS-header.

ADC-STGE= 'in'                         / ADC stage
ADC-CTRL= 'auto'                       / ADC control
MIRROR  = 'out'                        / Mirror stage

v0067 (2022-09-26)

Fixed a bug that did update "lastfile" even when the exposure was aborted.

Added "1666.667 units/mm" to the IFU pane on the hardhat window.

Ensure that there is a delay of at least 1 second between "SLIT" commands.

v0066 (2022-09-23)

Indicate the current slit position in the drop-down menu when in an invalid position.

Eg. When IFU=STD, but the slit is in L80 the label will show "inv(L80)".

v0065 (2022-09-23)

Do no request the CRADLESTATE from the Beagle. Just assume both shoes are installed.

v0064 (2022-09-23)

Increase the maxiumum value for the calibration lamps to 100.

Engineering run in Sep/2022

v0063 (2022-06-09)

Added 2 engineering values to the comment field of the SLITNAME FITS record.

Renamed the slits: { 300, 180, 80 }

v0061 (2022-05-10)

Increased the acceptable error in the occultor position from 5 to 25 units

Set the default "nudge" on the occultor hardhat to 1000.

v0059 (2022-05-09)

Reverted to the M2FS LED-order: UV, Blue, Visible, N-Red, F-Red, IR

Close GUI if not in IFUM mode.

Comissioning run in May/2022

v0058 (2022-05-02)

Added the 'IFU' hardhat pane.

v0052 (2022-03-16)

Added the 'Shoes' hardhat pane.

v0047 (2022-03-02)

Fixed the transparency of the CCD-windows.

v0046 (2021-12-03)

Some bug-fixes.

v0045 (2021-11-30)

Re-order LEDs ( MCLED command).

v0042 (2021-09-29)

Fixed the 'window snap' bug.

v0038 (2021-09-23)

Window snap fails on Jeb's and Mario's MacBook Pro.

v0029 (2020-02-20)

Testing with Jeb

v0001 (2019-06-21)

fork M2FS code