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Problem-Solution Pairs for the M&C system

• Problem-Solution Pairs for the M&C system
  • Other interesting tidbits
  • Items relating to older M&C versions
  • Items related to the GBT (original) CCU/SCU servo
  • Items related to the Observation Management (turtle) database

• Building third party libraries (for Sparrow)
• Building M&C against AIPS++
• Creating a new M&C version
• GBT data analysis using Python
• Level balancing
• Multiple backends
• Running the simulator
• How does Ygor increment scan numbers?
• CCB self-test
• SpectralProcessor self-test
• Spectrometer self-test
• Switching M&C versions
• Using the GBT Antenna Manager simulator
• Where are the files?
• Which receiver is that?
• Ygor problems and known bugs
• Spectrometer pipelining
• How does one run integration tests?
• How to use Antenna when in Stow
• Installing the Linux Sampler kernel module
• Porting a manager to Linux
• Installing the Linux DCR Kernel module
• Installing the Linux BTP/Spectrometer Kernel module
• Installing the Linux GPIB device driver module
• Logging into M&C without typing in a password
• How to setup the spectrometer to use a local cache directory
• Resolving MCB Problems
• MCB Utility mcbcmd
• The Archivist prevents the scan coordinator from doing a scan ("inhibits activate")
• How to get faster builds of the M&C software tree
• How to develop M&C software
• YGOR Manager State Engine
• How to transform a fresh Linux install into a Lab Spectrometer host
• How to transform a fresh Linux install into a 43m RTAI Servo host

Other interesting tidbits

• Bug priorities
• Entering receiver calibrations into the receivers database
• Reset Box administration
• DCR host special configuration information
• ACU host special configuration information
• Matrix of M&C machine special configurations
• Computing just updated the kernel, and M&C no longer works (i.e. How to update drivers)
• Ygor Visio Component Diagram

Items relating to older M&C versions

• How to switchover to the Linux based DCR (5.3/5.4 version change)
• Changing cables on AFR and CFR for 4.1/4.2 version change
• Changing cables on SwitchingSignalSelector for 4.4/4.5 version change
• TaskMaster Changes in 4.5

Items related to the GBT (original) CCU/SCU servo

• How to Update the CCU Year Setting
• How to generate boot PROMS for VxWorks (CCU/SCU)
• How to initialize a VxWorks SCSI disk (CCU/SCU)
• How to reconfigure antenna manager when running with failed motors
• How to Configure the CCU-Aux Modbus Interface Code
• How to Update Friction Coefficients on CCU
• How to Reduce/Restore Antenna Axis Rates
• How to setup the system for CCU/SCU-Modbus Control

Items related to the Observation Management (turtle) database

• How to work through problems at the Mysql Level

-- MarkClark - 16 Dec 2004