The Coude Echelle Spectrographs (Expert Information)

Appendix C8: Operating with the SYNTEL in MANUAL Mode

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Terminal Setup


When connected to a VT320 terminal the delete key should be setup to be a backspace -

SETUP; KEYBOARD; change DELETE to BACKSPACE
On any other terminal,
CTRL/H = BACKSPACE and CTRL/A = RECALL_LAST_COMMAND

Running SYNTEL in MANUAL mode

When rebooting the 68020, type manual.com rather than vax.com to enter MANUAL mode.

Mechanisms are moved by typing name value, where name is the mechanism name, and value is the target position specified in raw encoder units, ADUs.

Although the short forms of VAX mechanism names and the SYNTEL names often resemble one another, the two commands sets are neither identical nor consistent. Some VAX names ( e.g. HP) act on different mechanisms depending on whether the operating mode is set to UCLES or UHRF. In MANUAL mode on the SYNTEL, however, distinct mechanisms have distinct names and values.

A full list of SYNTEL mechanisms and valid values is given in Tables 2 to 5, and an example setup is given in Table 1. Input values are always entered in ADUs - real units are given in brackets for convenience. Extra general commands are:

r command     Reads the current value for command
can command   Cancels the command
exit          Exit (= ctrl/c ctrl/c)

Mechanisms don't always reach the requested positions, responding with

Failed to complete name final_value
For some mechanisms it is important that you reach the required position within a few ADU but for others it is not critical. For example, UT, UG and USC can be off by 20 ADU without any significant problems, whereas UFC/UFF must be located to the nearest 5 ADU.

Do not issue a second command to a mechanism without having allowed the first to complete or having cancelled it. Otherwise two functions will run simultaneously trying to drive a single mechanism to two different positions.

The SYNTEL may recognise that an action will take some time to complete and issue the message

=>Wait 21
You need not wait before issuing the next instruction.

In addition to the expected values, a read (r) of a mechanism may yield the following results:
99 = moving
4095 = power off (12 bit encoder)
65535 = power off (16 bit encoder)
 

Table 1. Sample setup in MANUAL mode, for 6328.160 Å laser
 
Command Setting Action
l 9 lamp mirror laser
tv 1 tv mirror wide/arc
s 1 slit to slicer position
sa 2160 slit angle for uhrf
fm 15 focal modifier uhrf
sf1 1 star filter1 wheel clear
sf2 1 star filter2 wheel clear
lf1 1 lamp filter1 wheel clear
lf2 1 lamp filter2 wheel clear
ue 1 uhrf echelle in
uhu 1 uhrf upper hartmann open
uhl 0 uhrf lower hartmann open
ufc 49860 uhrf coarse focus value for 6328 laser
usc 33790 uhrf secondary collimator value for 6328 laser
uxd 13 uhrf cross disperser R
ut 26020 uhrf theta for 6328 laser
ug 59750 uhrf gamma for 6328 laser
p 0 ucles prisms out of beam
pp 0 ucles prisms in blue position
ufr 13 uhrf focal reducer at 1.0M (clear) 

Complete List of SYNTEL Micro-computer commands for MANUAL mode

Table 2: Power Switching Commands = 0 (off), 14 (on)
 
Command Mechanism Linked Commands
ag1p calib power tv,l,lo,lf1,lf2
ag2p pre-slit power br,ra
slip slit power s,sa,sw,sl
camp post-slit power sf1,sf2,fm,ss,cs
colp UCLES col power c,cf,h,hp,ucs
uchp UHRF col power ue,ut,ufc,uff,uhu,uhl
uxdp UHRF XD power usc,uxd,ug,ufr,ucr
prip prism power p,pp
echp UCLES ech power eg31,et31,eg79,et79,e,ee

Table 3: Calibration, Pre-slit, Slit, Post-slit Commands
 
Command Mechanism SYNTEL
Code		 Values or Range
tv tv mirror 67 0 (slit); 1 (wide/arc)
l lamp mirror 70 5 (UHRF qtz); 7 (UCLES qtz); 9 (laser); 11 (UHRF ThAr); 15 (UCLES ThAr)
lo lamp select 71 0 (off); 1 (ThAr); 2 (qtz)
lf1 lamp filter 1 73 1 (1); 3 (2); 5 (3); 7 (4); 9 (5); 11 (6); 13 (7); 15 (8)
lf2 lamp filter 2 72 1 (1); 3 (2); 5 (3); 7 (4); 9 (5); 11 (6); 13 (7); 15 (8)
br beam rotator 74 0 (out); 1 (in)
ra rotator angle 75 314 (0 deg) -> 1776 (360 deg)
s slit 60 0 (slit); 1 (slicer)
sa slit angle 49 262 (-12.00 deg) -> 4047 (+11.55 deg)
sw slit width 48 3038 (0.02 mm) -> 998 (10.00 mm)
sl slit length 61 1586 (2.5 mm) -> 3498 (40.0 mm)
sf1 slit filter 1 66 1 (1); 3 (2); 5 (3); 7 (4); 9 (5); 11 (6); 13 (7); 15 (8)
sf2 slit filter 2 65 1 (1); 3 (2); 5 (3); 7 (4); 9 (5); 11 (6); 13 (7); 15 (8)
fm focal modifer 64 1 (clear); 5 (blue); 13 (red); 15 (UHRF)
ss slit shutter (IPCS only) 63 0 (open); 1 (shut)
cs UCLES camera shutter 62 0 (open); 1 (shut)

Table 4: Other UCLES Commands
 
Command Mechanism SYNTEL
Code		 Value or Range
c UCLES collimator 50 0 (UV); 1 (wide)
cf UCLES col focus 51 345 (-10.0 mm -> 3021 (+5.8 mm)
h UCLES hartmann 53 0 (out); 1 (in)
hp UCLES hartmann pos. 59 0 (up = a); 1 (down = b)
p prism 58 0 (out); 1 (in)
pp prism position 57 0 (-88.75 mm) -> 3975 (+100.00 mm)
e UCLES echelle 56 0 (31); 1 (79)
ee UCLES ech enable 86 0 (31); 1 (79)
et31 UCLES ech theta 87 14217 (-1.90 deg) -> 5578 (+2.13 deg)
et79 UCLES ech theta 88 12455 (-1.9 deg) -> 62912 (+3.0 deg)
eg31 UCLES ech gamma 89 63051 (-2.0 deg) -> 5007 (+2.0 deg)
eg79 UCLES ech gamma 90 60605 (-2.0 deg) -> 0 (+2.0 deg)

Table 5: Other UHRF Commands
 
Command Mechanism SYNTEL
Code		 Values or Range
ue UHRF echelle 94 0 (out); 1 (in)
ut UHRF theta 95 5150 (-3.0 deg) -> 63550 (+3.0 deg)
uff UHRF focus fine 96 -100 -> +100
ufc UHRF focus coarse 97 4050 (-220.0 mm) -> 65040 (+210.0 mm)
uhu UHRF hartmann upper 98 0 (shut); 1 (open)
uhl UHRF hartmann lower 99 0 (open); 1 (shut)
ug UHRF gamma 42 550 (-16.0 deg) -> 62572 (+1.0 deg)
usc UHRF secondary col. 43 7466 (-50.0 mm) -> 61915 (+50.0 mm)
uxd UHRF XD select 41 5 (MB); 7 (U); 9 (B); 11 (V); 13 (R); 15 (MR)
ufr UHRF focal reducer 44 13 (1e6); 15 (6e5); 11 (3e5)
ucr UHRF cam resolution 37 13 (1e6); 15 (6e5); 11 (3e5) (not available)
ucs UHRF cam shutter 47 0 (open); 1 (shut)

Ray Stathakis (ras@aaoepp.aao.gov.au)
Last Update: 30 March 2000