8:30: we start setting up the system for calibrations 9:30: ready to close the loop on ARGOS we acquire a Board setup: 28 Nov 14_argos_calibunit with FLAO BIN4 PB...
We connect the BCU power supply line to the Agilent oscilloscope. 18:00: we start operation swith calibration unit monitoring the BCU voltage. 20:00: after repea...
18:00: PCT with IS Since bad weather we work on SW development. 20:00: we attempt a laser propagation but the clouds are too thick. TN Notes 20141202_0414...
PBL in the ASM IDL code: if the loadDisturbance command fails, to recall it you have to send first slopes w/o disturb and gain 0 to reset the ASM disturbance bit....
See e mail from Gustavo: The February 2015 ARGOS campaign started yesterday. Matthias, Mathias and Franz from MPE are on site. The first two days of the campaign...
See e mail from Gustavo: All, Work has continued on the DX LM1 actuators by M, M and F. Julian Z. arrived yesterday, and he has been working on the alarm system a...
See e mail from Michael L.: Dear Friends of ARGOS, Yesterday (2/18/15) and today (2/19/15), ARGOS activities included the following: Installation and test of the ...
Pockels Cells Transmission test Sweep between 0.5 and 2.0us with 4 steps with Internal Sources. Then between 0.1 and 2.0 in 11 steps. The system configuration is ...
LM1 calibration DX Measuring the LM1 limit switch position as well as the optical and mechanical zero position. Lower limit AbsEnc IncEnc SW setting 1913 51...
LgswUnitDx operation 8:00: we start opertations at horizon to fix the CalUnitSystem DiodeSource problem. It seems related to the low temperature in the C ring rac...
LgswUnitDx operation 8:30: we start and we toss light on the LGSW. Using hexapod parameters of yesterday we are not in the LGSW but just in the PatCams. Today the...
LgswDichroicSystemSX test and optics installation 8:00: we start updating the control software of the DichroicServiceController. We set the parameters equal to th...
LgswDichroicSystemSX installation LgswDichroicSystemSX test We tested the movement of the dichroic and fold mirror both at Zenith and horizon using the DichroicS...
LgswDichroicSystemSX with Laser tracker 8:00: we started acquiring the telescope coordinate reference system. 3 corner cubes were mounted on the dichroic cell and...
9:00: beginning of operations with laser tracker. We attach the portable laser head on the opposite side of the primary and we shine it on the flat mirror attache...
Pockels cells trasmission TN Notes '20150429_202605','20150429_202729' 91, 107, 87 QC test We build a new QC REC for the QC: 20150429_112300. The IM ...
14:00: system is up since the morning. We close the loop on LGSW only. We check QC behaviour because we have problems keeping the TT loop closed on that. One quad...
LGSW FoV center on PatCams 10:00: spots are within the LGSW FoV, we have strong coma: we must flatten the shell. We close the loop on LGSW only and then we save a...
10:00: cal unit deployed We start testing the new RECs: we load GLAO2 PYR BIN2 generated by TM TN Notes 20150701_182848 GLAO2, pyr bin2 20150701_182...
Pockels Cells Driver On sx lgsw in the /home/argos/the_pcd folder created pcd_start and pcd_stop to start/stop the PCD accordingly to JZ email of 150612 Zabbix S...
20150823_170000 LgswUnitSx is powered off. Disconnected from the rack. 20150823_180000 LgswUnitDx is completely disassembled apart for WfsCamera and lenslet...
Activity on LgswUnitDx Aligment of pupil motors Pupil motors have been shimmed to bring the stage working position closer to 0. We experienced on LgswUnitSx some...
Piezo mirrors alignment Alignment of periscopes. The flange has been remachined at LBT for the new periscope mirrors holders. Gola is to get the beam after the pe...
LGSW CalUnit alignment After having assembled the WFS up to the periscope we inserted the calibration unit into it. To start aligning the CalUnit the pupil motors...
Pockels cells installation A try was done to install insulating foam inside the EM shield boxes. Armaflex foam was provided by MPE in several adhesive sheets. Aft...
SX T Gusset installation * At horizontal tube, turn upper shaft fully in. * At inclined tube, turn shaft only so far that there is the same distance in both...
Laser Tracker measurement on SX * Attachment of the retro plate on gusset. Extending the CalUnit holder focusing screw to avoid collision with DX. * Laser t...
Laser tracker measurement SX continue * Adjust of roll and tilt as well as position in park position with continuous check by laser tracker after each adjustme...
Rotation adjustment of CalUnit Rotation of CalUnit was adjusted within sub mm. The final position of the hexapod an swing arm for the final measurement have been:...
LAT testing The LAT was tested by AS in the electronic lab. End switch started to male function and didn't work anymore. It look like it something was with the te...
LAT mounting Electronic cabinet installed. LAT put on the telescope but could not be finally mounted. Upper taps for screws didn't fit. Lower ones are a bit to lo...
LAT Some adjustments of screws spacers and an additional bracket for the upper screws because they have been on the wrong place. Now the LAT is mounted. SX elect...
Swing arms Adjustment of working position on SX. Swap of park position switch to working position switch as this was confused before. Installation of park positio...
Horizon activities JZ starts to work on ?? up to 8:00. Zenith activities After telescope is back to Zenith we perform several task in parallel: i. Reconnect c...
LgswUnitDx configuration with IS DX LGSW DARK: 20151015_182131 We start redefining the subapertures: we modify the SX ones (20150330_170400). Pup center Subap...
It rained all night, even in the dome. 9:30: telescope back to Zenith we increase the air flow on both units: 4l/min on LGSW and 1.5l/min on PCD 16:00: CalUnit de...
13:30: we try to calibrate the PatCam to Hexapod movement. We do steps pf 5" around the LGSW FoVs. SX LGSW PatCam to Hexapod IM: 20151019_203311 We determine also...
Swing Arm Interlock verification PFC to ARGOS swing arm interlocks have been re established. Test for both sides (DX/SX) have been performed and functionality ver...