HP ACC2 Aurora User Manual

UNIS/UIO CAMERA ACC2 Aurora camera control program USER's MANUAL Version 2.1 Last updated: 2/7/02 Bjørn Lybekk, D

10CHAPTER 5 THE ACC2 CONTROL FILES: The control files for the ACC2 program is located at the C:\acc\seq directory. The ACC2 program uses 3 control

11The line executed in the timer file is the line where the current time is within the listed interval. The operator writing a new

12running in burst mode. The default is normal mode, but the operator can change to burst mode by pressing the Burst option button in the ACC2 windo

13filters should be 630.0 nm (f1) and 557.7 nm (f2). The gain is set to 3 (maximum) for the 630.0 nm filter and 2 for the 557.7 nm filter respective

14CHAPTER 6 IMAGE FILE NAMES: The image ACC2 program stores images at directory: x:\data\images (Note: x: is d: for the Unis/UiO camera no 1.)

15The filter code '&' is: "r" for the filter no 1, 630.0 nm "s" "t" "u" &quo

16CHAPTER 7 THE IMAGE FORMAT: The image format is the PMIS version 3.5 image format. It is described in the PMIS User's manual, Version 3.5

17CHAPTER 8 COPYING IMAGES TO A NETWORK DISK: The ACC2 program can save the image on a network disk. Here it can be read by «another program» which

18The ACC2 program copies the image from the harddisk to the network disk. In this case the s0 u1 line in the sequence file will not work.

19CHAPTER 9 CONFIGURATION FILE: The configuration file is named c:\acc\config\config.acc . This file must exist. The file contains comments which

2UPDATES: Jan 15. 1999: Added point 9) in «Chapter 16 Possible errors». The addition was made due to problems with the HP SureStore T4 backup devic

20# ACC_MACROS c:\pmis\Macros\Norway # # # Location of the image storage media top directory: ACC_STORAGE_MEDIA_DIR # (when s1 is set in sequen

21# ACC_USE_GPS 2 # # Usually the computer access the GPS via the COM2: port # This might be named with another port number. # For the Unis/UiO cam

22CHAPTER 10 SAVING DATA AT DAT STORAGE MEDIA: This is for the Unis/UiO camera no 1 (Longyearbyen). When saving data at the DAT tape the Adaptec B

23CHAPTER 11 SAVING DATA AT PINNACLE APEX 2 X 2GB OPTICAL DISK: This is for the Unis/UiO camera no 1 (Longyearbyen). The Pinnacle Apex drive capa

24CHAPTER 12 USING THE HP SURE STORE T4i STREAMER: This is for the Unis/UiO camera no 2 (Ny Ålesund). The user should read Chapter 4 in the do

25been exposed to low temperature, let it warm up slowly for several hours before using it.)

26CHAPTER 13 AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF PC CLOCK: Note: The use of GPS time is optional. The preferred time source is the Tardis95 program which updates t

27When the Garmin GPS 12XL is operating on battery power or do not find any satellites it automatically shut down after 15 minutes. The mscommtry,

28CHAPTER 14 CAMERA SETUP: This chapter gives an overview of the camera setup. Figure 2: This figure is show

29Read the first 7 pages in the document All-Sky Imaging System for University of Oslo, KEO Consultants, 12/5/95. The camera is installed as shown

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30CHAPTER 15 FOCUSING: One of the drawbacks of a digital camera with no analog output is the difficulty to focus it. The Unis/UiO cameras consist o

31acquire->expose->1000 acquire->focus Now the camera continuously catches images. The Image_1 window is acting like a video camera screen

32CHAPTER 16 POSSIBLE ERRORS: 1) If the ACC2 program do not understand your new timer or sequence file the reason can be that it is not a real ASC

338) If the connection between the PMIS program and the AT200 Interface board is lost the error when starting the PMIS program will appear: ‘Can not

4CHAPTER 1 PRECAUTIONS: • The camera contains a light sensitive image intensifier and is easily damaged by to much light. It has to be operated in

5CHAPTER 2 STARTING THE CAMERA: Turn on the PC. (If the Garmin GPS 12 XL Receiver is used: Turn the receiver on, (the small red button with a dra

6are correct, the camera should operate. If the current time is within a start and stop time in the sequence file, the sequence is executed. The de

7CHAPTER 3 STOPPING THE CAMERA: In the ACC window. Press the Stop button and the Exit button. Press the upper right cross to terminate the PMIS pr

8CHAPTER 4 OVERVIEW OF THE ACC PROGRAM: Figure 1: Overview of the camera computer system. The Garmin

9 The filter wheel, the intensifier and the shutter is controlled by the SMARTMTR program. The SMARTMTR program in use is called Norway.prg. The CCD