MIKE-GUI Software Documentation

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

Version 3.3

Christoph C. Birk (birk AT obs DOT carnegiescience DOT edu)

Location of this document: http://instrumentation.obs.carnegiescience.edu/Software/MIKE/mike.html

  • News
  • X11 (v2): Screen Shots and GUI Documentation (deprecated)
  • Aqua (v3): Screen Shots and GUI Documentation
  • Flamp-GUI (MIKE-Fibers)
  • MIKE webpage at LCO
  • PLC Memory Addresses
  • PLC Slit and Focus tables

    News

    v3.3.7 (2024-01-04)
  • Added the 'datapath1' and 'datapath2' commands to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.3.6 (2023-12-22)
  • Added the 'speed' command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.3.5 (2023-11-29)
  • Added the 'frame' command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.3.4 (2023-09-08)
  • Added the 'autofocus' command to the TCP/IP interface.
  • Fixed the bug introduced in v3.3.3.
    • v3.3.3 (2023-08-29)
  • Report an error when the 'camfocus' command is sent over the TCP/IP interface while the AutoFocus is active.
    • This introduced a bug that effectively disables the AutoFocus feature (fixed in v3.3.4).
    v3.3.2 (2023-08-14)
  • Fixed a bug introduced in v3.2; it removed the ability to start the blue and red camera separately.
    • v3.3.1 (2023-08-09)
  • Bug-Fix: Re-activating the AutoFocus did fail, if a manual move had been executed, while the AutoFocus feature was off.
    • v3.3 (2023-08-07)
  • Implemented the AutoFocus correction:
    • F(blue) = 1171.0 - 1.9*T
    F(red) = 1091.0 - 1.6*T
    The GUI checks the instrument temperature every 2 minutes (suspended during exposure loops) and applies the offset if the deviation is larger than 3 units.
    v3.2.2 (2023-08-01)
  • Added the readback of the slit position via the TCP/IP interface.
  • Added the readback of the camfocus position via the TCP/IP interface.
    • v3.2.1 (2023-07-25)
  • Added the object command to the TCP/IP interface.
  • Bugfix: Allow concurrent motion commands for both foci.
  • Enabled alternate syntax to command both foci simultaneously, eg. blue=1200 red=1300
    • camfocus 1200 1300
  • Enabled alternate syntax to command both exposure times simultanously, eg. blue=2 red=3
    • exptime 2 3
  • Added the datapath command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • It returns the primary data path.
  • Added the temp command to the TCP/IP interface.
    • It returns the instrument temperature.
    v3.2 (2023-06-20)
  • Added a TCP/IP interface to the GUI.

    • Release Notes

    Instrument Software Documentation Index

    April 2003, Christoph C. Birk, Carnegie Observatories