Subject: Re: [sloan-25mlog 5200] 2.5m obslog 20201016 (SJD 59139)
From: John
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:36:24 -0600
On 10/17/20 6:04 AM, kpan@apo.nmsu.edu wrote:
>                         APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M
>
>                                   OBSERVING LOG
>                            Friday October 16, 2020
>
>                                    (SJD 59139)
>
> ----  Observing Team ----
>
> Kaike Pan
> Karen Kinemuchi
>
> Jose Sanche-Gallego  (online)
> Hector Javier Ibarra Medel (SOS).
>
> ---- Observing Plan ----
>
> BOSS cameras Shakedown tasks, take a set of focus sweep test data to R1 determine shim shape.
>
>
> ---- Observing Summary ----
>
> It was a busy night, fought with issues.
> Jose worked on a new version of SOP, in which hartmann works with SP1 only.
> Hector spent most of the night to debug the SOS code and have it reduced the
> data properly.
>
> We focused boss cameras.
>
> Measured the tilts of fiber images, and found that b1 is 0.01 deg away from the
> perfect orientation while r1 is 0.15 deg off. Both cameras are within the
> tolerance of 0.5 deg, no rotation is needed.
>
> Home SP1 collimator, zero the position at the lowest position.
>
> Checked the boss slithead on cartridge 1. It is SP2 slithead from cart 11.
> Hector entered the info into the SOS pipeline. Need to give him slithead
> info for other cartridges.
Conversion log is here:
https://wiki.sdss.org/display/SE/Cartridge+Inventory%2C+Conversion%2C+Plate+Plan
>
> Adjust spectrum position on the detectors, XMID and WaveMid.
>
> Took a set of focus sweep data. The data was taken without collimator position
> feedback on BOSS instrument GUI.
>
> Took APOGEE evening and morning cal. They both are fine.
>
> BOSS camera temperatures are checked periodically. They are very stable.
>
> Notes:
> ======
> 1. We could not connect to the guider camera (see log). "ping" command returns
> unreachable.
We'll add that to the list for mop up items next week.
>
> 2. Likely, we need a thicker shim on r1. (see log body).
>
> 3. Because of the blowtorch issue on the old r1, the substrate voltage was set
> to 40 V. It is currently set to 40V.Now we have the spare red camera installed.
> Should the substrate voltage be changed to the normal setting?
Yes it should be changed.  In the past Connie has done this, best bet is
to email her.
>
> 4. SOS complaints about high r1 bias level: r1 Amp 0 high read noise =  3.56.
>
> 5. Weather data from APO actor doesn't propagate to fit headers.
>
> 6. Alerts actor shows a half dozen ok messages, e.g.: camCheck.SP1MicroNotTalking
>   at 2020-10-17 06:05:48 UT found 'Reported by camCheck'. "boss ackErrors" does
> not clean these texts.
>
> 7. Because the sensor for spectr corrector in place doesn't work, auto-mode of
> the instrument change doesn't work.
This is one of the repair tasks planned for next week.
>
> 8. Boss complaints about invlidKeyWordData:
> 07:22:55 InvalidKeywordData=boss.motorStatus, ['0xff', '0xff', '0xff']
> 07:22:55 InvalidKeywordData=boss.motorPosition, ['-9999999', '-9999999', '-9999999']
> 07:22:55 InvalidKeywordData=boss.shutterStatus, ['0x00']
> 07:22:55 InvalidKeywordData=boss.screenStatus, ['0x00'].
>
> 9. boss moveColl commands fail while the collimator likely moves to the
> commanded positions. Shutter and hartmann doors positions don't change on BOSS
> instrument GUI while they actually work properly. Shutter opens when it should.
>
> 10. Some scripts don't work anymore because SP2 is removed. Some need some
> cleans. Dylan and Dmitry will work on them.
>
>
>
>
> ---- Observing Log ----
>
> Focus B1 and R1:
> 21:00Z: started to take bias and dark to see if the data look fine although r1
> was still cooling down. The data look fine.
> 21:40Z:Cameras are cold enough to start focusing the cameras.Started the process.
> During focus sweep, we need to move spectrograph collimator +12K steps in both
> direction from the best focus position. Therefore, we would like to focus cameras
> with boss the collimator close to the middle of its moveable range. We could not
> do so. I had to set the red camera focus ring at its farthest edge in positive
> direction in order to make just enough room for the focus sweep. If temperature
> drop more, we would not have enough collimator move range for the focus sweep
> data.I think that we need a thicker shim.
>
> With flats, we measured camera rotation angle to have fiber images be perfectly
> verticle. The measurements shows that b1 camera needs to rotate 0.01 deg
> clockwise, R1 needs to rotate 0.15 deg counter clockwise. Both cameras are
> within the tolerance of 0.5 deg, so we didn't rotate cameras.
>
> Hector and Jose had to make several corrections in the codes of SOS pipeline
> before it finally deliveries the correction results. e.g. getting correct
> plate type in the fits header, having the correct slithead info in the SOS
> code. We checked and found the slithead on cart 1 is from SP2 on cartridge 11.
> We need to collect the info for all converted cartridge and send to Hector.
> SOS still doesn't reduce new data automatically, had to re-reduce. I used
> the command: sos_aporedo -m 59139 -z 318265 -g. Hector fixed the problem later.
> Data taken for the focus sweep are reduced automatically.
>
> We had trouble to connect to gcameraICC. We tried to reset cables on both side,
> powered cycle the camera and the Magnum switch, used different ethernet cable,
> none of these work.  ping cannot reach the device.
> ping 25m-guide-camera.apo.nmsu.edu
> PING 25m-guide-camera.apo.nmsu.edu (10.25.1.70) 56(84) bytes of data.
>  From sdss4-hub.apo.nmsu.edu (10.25.1.1) icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable.
>
> 08:11Z: collimate the spectrograph.
> 08:08:01  boss exposure    4.0, file=318262
> 08:09:07  boss Idle
> 08:09:15  boss exposure    4.0, file=318263
> 08:10:20  boss Idle
> 08:11:07 Hartmann collimate output on cart #1
> Hartmann failed
>     sp1: offset: r= 1649 (Out of focus);  b= -6.2 (Out of focus)
>     sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= 1820
>     sp1: pred. resid: r= -171, b= -0.5, txt= OK, spTemp = 999.9
>
> flat and arc: 318264-65.
> XMIDs are ok. Adjust WaveMid by -7A on b1 and -10A on r1.
> "boss boss moveColl spec=sp1" failed because of unknown position. But the
> collimator actually moved.
> Recollimate spectrograph. frame numbers: 318276-277
>   sp1: pred. resid: r= -49, b= -0.2, txt= OK
>
> flat and arc: 318278 - 279
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=7500 b=7500 c=7500
> 09:28:59 OBSERVER.kpan 218 boss i text="motors at [24682, 25210, 24955]"
> the command failed due to unknown motor position, while it seems have the
> position, and collimator moved because images indicate focus changes.
> sop hartmann   fr: 318280-281
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318282
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318283
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at [23182, 23710, 23456]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318284-285
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318286
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318287
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at [21682, 22210, 21957]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318288-289
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318290
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318291
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at [20182, 20710, 20458]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318292-293
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318294
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318295
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [18682, 19210, 18958]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318296-297
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318298
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318299
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [17182, 17711, 17459]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318300-301
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318302
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318303
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [15682, 16211, 15961
> sop hartmann     fr: 318304-305
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318306
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318307
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [14182, 14711, 14463]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318308-309
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318310
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318311
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [12681, 13211, 12964]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318312-313
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318314
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318315
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at [11181, 11711, 11463]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318316-317
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318318
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318319
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=-1500 b=-1500 c=-1500
> motors at motors at  [9681, 10211, 9961]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318320-321
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318322
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318323
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> boss moveColl spec=sp1 a=7500 b=7500 c=7500
> motors at motors at  [17182, 17710, 17461]
> sop hartmann     fr: 318324-325
> mcp ff.on
> boss exposure flat itime=25  fr: 318326
> mcp ff.off
> mcp hgcd.on
> mcp ne.on
> boss exposure arc itime=4   fr: 318327
> mcp hgcd.off
> mcp ne.off
>
> flat, arc: 318328-329.
>
> sop collimateBOSS: frames: 318330-331.
>    sp1: pred. move: spAverageMove= -618
>    motors at [16564, 17092, 16835]
>    sp1: pred. resid: r= -40, b= -0.1, txt= OK, spTemp = 999.9
>    flat and arc: 318332-318333.
> 12:15Z: call it the night. Forced fill the 10L dewar. Started 20 biases and 10
> darks.
>
>
>
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