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lbaops:lbamar2006:v185btidnotes
Table of Contents
Tidbinbilla notes for V185b
Config notes
SOE
Before the track
At start of track
Tidbinbilla notes for V185b
Config notes
Centre freq = 2280
MHz
Polarisation = RCP (IF1), LCP (IF2)
1st LO = 2000
MHz
mix to 160
MHz
into DAS
so 2nd LO for USB mix = 2280 - 2000 + 160 = 440
MHz
DAS profile = ti16s_f.pro
receiver configs:
DCC1: RCP → LNA2 (low noise path) → out (output 1 for SNT monitoring). So `SRLA2O1
DCC2: LCP → LNA1 (high noise diplexed path) → out (output 2 for SNT monitoring). So 'SLDA1O2'
SOE
Before the track
Tapes
get labels
load first set
Block 0 rack config
RCP → IF1
LCP → IF2
2nd LOs 1 and 2 to 440
MHz
PCFS
sched files
fix timing
add source commands
modify PRC file
ND control
copy calon, caloff, toload, tosky from ndtest.prc
VFC patching
patch in S-band and set LOs to 272
MHz
S2 config
start DAS software
configuration ti16s_f.pro
adjust attenuators
telnet s2
check time
tidvsi
203.5.58.205
check time
start disko
tunnel ports 7420 and 7426 to pentane.ssi.swin.edu.au via venice
configure and start
xplot
on eac40: /opt/rmc/bin/xplot -rh pcfs40
start PCFS software
ssh ops@pcfs40
pcfsa-remote
S2, S-RCP, S-LCP, maintenance
start the schedule
configure VFCs with ifds and vclba
At start of track
NMC
Link
Build link with antenna and receiver, spacecraft 50 (VLBI), pass 0, two receivers.
antenna startup
in NMC:CTRL Connection Control:
AP D TRK (to show the track display)
Check for:
* delut ~ +291 ms
* models for encoder and position should be 3SPIG.AC1 and 3SCIB.SEM respectively
ap band s
ap move r=240
ap semn 3spig.ac1
ap semn 3scib.sem
ap radec 217.08656 -42.13415 (1424-418)
ap mode ac1
ap d sts (check all green. click on antenna to see brakes status)
ap trk (start the antenna)
(make safety page)
ap resm trk
start three connection blocks
connection blocks → NDcontrol (Note PID)
connection blocks → UWVcontrol (Note PID)
connection blocks → APCcontrol (Note PID)
start the E-log TDN
TDNs →
log?
move to 'logs' workspace
receiver config
us d smap
us d xmap
(double-click on dichroic to move it IN)
(configure with double-clicks)
D1 D CNF 3
(select S band and [apply])
if fails, try SC 99
make carrier 2280
MHz
if fail to pick up correct LNA:
D1 set uwv reset
d1 set uwv srla2o2
D2 D CNF 4
(select S band and [apply])
if fails, try SC 99
make carrier 2280
MHz
if fail to pick up correct LNA:
select connection “none”
select connection DSS43SO2
if still failing
D1 set uwv reset
d1 set uwv srla2o2
configure noise diode
d1 d prf 3 and d2 d prf 4
click on REC button in CNF windows
select 12.5K and frequency = on, apply
then enable/disable
to modulate
* 0.25 K, 20 Hz, 5s, enable
repeat for D2
boresight
manual offsets e.g:
ap po xel 0.1
PCFS
check atten levels
lbaops/lbamar2006/v185btidnotes.txt
· Last modified: 2015/12/18 16:38 (external edit)
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