IFUM Software Documentation - Release Notes

Version History

1.3, 1.2, 1.1, 1.0

v1.3 (2024-06-05)
  • Added a "Calibrate" button to the 'IFU' pane on the IFUM hardhat window.

    • v1.2 (2024-05-08)
  • Use the temperatures of the echelle and lores gratings for the calculation of the auto-focus correction.

    • v1.1 (2024-03-27)
  • Store the filter names in Users/Shared/Library/Application Support/M2FS/filters.xml.
    • The same file is used by M2FS.
  • Updated the "Swap" icon to remind users to calibrate after swapping the LoRes grism.

    • v1.0.1 (2023-11-15)
  • Update the configuration label on the CCD window (and FITS record) when saving a configuration file.
    • 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

    • 2023-06-16, Christoph C. Birk, Carnegie Observatories