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--- southernhemisphereradar:observing_instructions [2021/01/28 17:18]
chrisphillips
+++ southernhemisphereradar:observing_instructions [2021/12/16 15:40]
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-====== ATCA Bi-statuic Radar Observing Instructions ======
+====== ATCA Bi-static Radar Observing Instructions ======
 ==== Telescope ====
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   * Make sure the "8 bit" cable is connected between DAS "DigiOut" board and VSIC
   * Set VSIC to mode **** (Huygens)
-  * Configure DAS using ''msl_f.pro'' profile. This gives a 4 MHz band, offset from central ATCA IF frequency by XX MHz.
+  * Configure DAS using ''msl_f.pro'' profile. This gives a 4 MHz band, offset from central ATCA IF frequency by -3 MHz.
 ==== Recording =====
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    radarrecord -o EXTERIMENTNAME -t Xh
+==== Realtime copying of data ====
+`vsib_send` will send .lba data files when they are "complete", ie the end of 1 1 minute file in normal setup.
+On the recorder run (for example):
+   vsib_send -online -H cetus -p 11111
+On the receiving machine (cetus in the example above)
+   vsib_recv -p 11111
+The port numbers must match and be allowed through filewall
 ==== Realtime spectra ====
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 Create realtime spectra to be loaded onto the interactive webpage:
-   fauto_ipp -n 80000 -sp1 45000 -sp2 55000 -t 60s -online -noplot -dump -command "scp %s kaputar:atca.spec"
+   fauto_ipp -n 80000 -bw1 2.25 -bw2 2.65 -t 60s -online -noplot -dump -command "scp %s yarrie:atca.spec"
+   fauto_ipp -noplot -n 4000 -t 10s -online -dump -command "scp %s yarrie:atca_full.spec"'
 Create realtime spectra in ".rdr" format and copy to the ATNF ftp area (using `vsib_send`):
-   fauto_ipp -n 4194304 -sp1 2516582 -sp2 2621440 -t 1s -online -dump -radar -command "vsib_send -p 33333 -H draco  %s" -noplot -lo 7159
+   fauto_ipp -n 4000000 -bw1 2.4 -bw2 2.5 -t 1s -online -dump -radar -noplot -lo 7159 -command "vsib_send -p 50001 -H cetus %s"
-This requires a vsib_recv process running on "draco", on port 33333:
+This requires a vsib_recv process running on "cetus", on port 50001:
-   vsib_recv -p 33333
+   vsib_recv -p 50001

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