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WhereDidThatComeFrom 03 Jul 2008 - 15:30 - NEW RamonCreager
Problem I'm looking at a Python class and see something prefaced with self. , but its definition is nowhere to be found Solution Class attributes can come from the ...  
PythonKnowledge 03 Jul 2008 - 15:03 - r1.13 RamonCreager
Helpful Python-Related Knowledge AstronomersLearningPython BuildingMcPython BuildingSparrow BuildingSparrowExecutables Knowledge.CustomizingExceptionMessages Knowledge ...  
CryoMapping 02 Jul 2008 - 19:19 - r1.19 BobSimmons
Cryogenics-Receiver Mappings Compressor-Receiver Compressor Receiver 1 Receiver 2 1 PF1 2 Rcvr40 50(Q) 3 Rcvr4 6(C) 4 Rcvr2 3(S)In lab Rcvr8-10(X) 5 Rcvr18 26(K) ...  
GBTMemos 09 Jun 2008 - 17:03 - r1.62 ToddHunter
GBT Memo List A chronological list of GBT Memos in included below. Each Memo entry should include the GBT Memo number, Title, Author list, date and current status ...  
YgorProblemsAndKnownBugs 28 May 2008 - 21:06 - r1.3 JoeBrandt
Common Ygor Problems Known Bugs TOC Make Related Errors Make error ".depend file not found" Makefiles always attempt to include a file named .depend. When this error ...  
HowToSetupForCCUModbusControl 27 May 2008 - 19:20 - r1.5 JoeBrandt
How to setup CCU for Modbus Control Enable Modbus Control login to the host 'prima' ssh prima login to the CCU single board via the terminal server (or directly) ...  
SwitchingMCVersions 09 May 2008 - 15:01 - r1.43 PaulMarganian
Problem How do I switch M C software versions for the GBT? TOC General Method to Switch versions: 1 As soon as the time for the tests has been scheduled, an email ...  
MatrixOfSpecialMCConfigs 08 May 2008 - 17:03 - r1.4 JoeBrandt
Problem What machines are specially configured for M C purposes? Solution Version 8.3: Machine Device(s) Special Config(s) gbtdata Various None prima Antenna control ...  
MnCKnowledge 18 Mar 2008 - 20:39 - r1.54 JoeBrandt
Problem-Solution Pairs for the M C system TOC Software.BuildingThirdPartyLibraries Building third party libraries (for Sparrow) Knowledge.BuildingMCAgainstAipsPlusPlus ...  
EditingWikiPagesWithEmacs 27 Feb 2008 - 18:28 - r1.6 JoeBrandt
Problem I want to edit a wiki page text area using Emacs or gvim. Solution Installing the Mozex Extension (This information was supplied by Main.BojanNikolic) You ...  
MnCMachineNames 27 Feb 2008 - 18:18 - r1.8 JoeBrandt
Here is the mapping of M C machine names to their location and the software running on them. TABLE{ tableborder "0" cellpadding "1" cellspacing "3" headerbg "#DDBBBB ...  
ACUhostSpecialConfiguration 22 Feb 2008 - 18:23 - r1.5 JoeBrandt
Problem What special configuration is required on the Antenna Control Unit (i.e. antenna manager) host? . Solution There are two ACU hosts: one active in service ...  
PulsarRFI 14 Feb 2008 - 14:33 - NEW ScottRansom
What are pulsars and why (and how) do we observe them? Radio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar pulsars are neutron stars with strong magnetic fields that rotate ...  
YgorComponentDiagram 04 Feb 2008 - 19:16 - NEW MarkWhitehead
Problem . What are the significant Ygor source files and how are they related? Solution . A Visio component diagram showing the relationships between the primary ...  
HowToUpdateCCUYear 29 Jan 2008 - 16:23 - r1.2 JoeBrandt
How to Update the CCU Year? Solution Because IRIG-B time does not contain the current year, the value must be taken from a startup file. This file resides in the ...  
HowToChangeAxisRatesOnAntenna 24 Jan 2008 - 12:53 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem I need to change slew rates on azimuth or elevation. Solution The script setAntennaMode has many functions, it can: reduce az rates when it is getting cold ...  
ManagerStateEngine 07 Jan 2008 - 21:03 - NEW RonGrider
Problem What is the state engine that YGOR system managers follow? Solution . Main.RonGrider 07 Jan 2008  
RunningTheSimulator 11 Dec 2007 - 15:59 - r1.7 RonGrider
Problem Is it possible to run telescope software without the telescope? Solution If you are a member of the SDD, then mostly yes; the devices listed in /home/sim ...  
CableChanges 10 Dec 2007 - 14:34 - r1.3 GalenWatts
Problem How does one change cabling on the GBT? Solution Besides physically disconnecting and reconnecting cables carrying IF and LO analog signals or optical fibers ...  
HowToHandleDisabledMotors 29 Nov 2007 - 18:31 - r1.4 ToddHunter
Problem Some motors have failed, but the antenna manager keeps going into SafeMode , complaining about axis faults. OR-- A motor or controller failure has been found ...  
CreatingNewGbtidlVersion 13 Nov 2007 - 20:05 - r1.24 BobGarwood
Problem How do I initiate a new GBTIDL release? Solution Notes: The following example assumes that the new release is 2.2 and you are using the bash shell as user ...  
EnteringReceiverCalibrationsIntoDatabase 07 Nov 2007 - 12:57 - r1.10 GalenWatts
Problem Take a textual receiver calibration file and enter it into the MySQL receivers database. Solution Calibration file format A calibration file consists a header ...  
HowToUpdateFrictionParameters 06 Nov 2007 - 14:29 - r1.2 JoeBrandt
Problem: How to Update Friction Coefficients on CCU Solution Start by editing the file in /home/gbt/etc/startup/loadccu.ini. Make sure the year is also correct. Once ...  
HowToInstallConfigCCUModbusIF 01 Nov 2007 - 20:38 - r1.5 JoeBrandt
Configuring the Modbus CCU-Aux Software TOC Building the ROM Image The page HowToMakeCCUPROMS may also be helpful to review. Note that the notes on this page assume ...  
HowToMakeCCUPROMS 14 Sep 2007 - 19:36 - r1.2 JoeBrandt
Problem How to make boot ROM images for vxWorks? (SCCU in particular) Solution RED Note: Much of this is changing as we move the code to 5.3! ENDCOLOR Building the ...  
HowToFormatVxWorksSCSI 13 Sep 2007 - 21:50 - r1.5 JoeBrandt
Problem How to initialize a VxWorks SCSI disk . Solution Using a SCSI-enabled VxWorks kernel, boot the system and run the command: scsiShow You should see something ...  
AddingANewMCBDevice 10 Sep 2007 - 14:08 - r1.2 RonGrider
Problem A new device (e.g., backend, receiver) must be added to the GBT and controlled via the M C system. How do I add this new device into the M C system? Solution ...  
UsingGBTAntennaManagerSimulator 19 Jul 2007 - 16:54 - r1.7 PaulMarganian
Problem How do I start the GBT Antenna Manager simulator? Solution N RED Make sure you sign up for using the simulator first!!! ENDCOLOR Sign up at the Software.SimulatorCalendar ...  
ReadingFitsFilesWithPyFits 10 Jul 2007 - 15:42 - NEW AmyShelton
Problem How do I use http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software hardware/pyfits PyFits to read FITS files? Solution Take a look at the template/example Python script ...  
WhichReceiverIsThat 09 Jul 2007 - 15:34 - r1.5 AmyShelton
Problem I keep forgetting the correspondence betwee Letter-band names and M C names for Recievers Solution Here's a quick reference: Band Name M C Name Freq Range ...  
AstronomersLearningPython 19 Jun 2007 - 20:21 - NEW MarkClark
Problem How might an astronomer learn and get use from python? Solution Do some interesting things? Introduction A good book to start reading is Learning Python which ...  
WhyCantIViewIFFITS 04 May 2007 - 15:26 - NEW RonGrider
Problem Unable to view an IF FITS file. When one launches FV with an IF FITS file, then clicks on the ALL button for the IF extension, the following error is raised ...  
UnitTestingWithNose 24 Apr 2007 - 15:25 - r1.4 RamonCreager
Problem How do I write and run unit tests with http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/ nose ? Solution Nose is a discovery-based unit test system based ...  
BuildingMcPython 29 Mar 2007 - 21:40 - r1.67 MarkClark
Problem How to build M C python environment from scratch? Solution TOC 1 Select or create a McPython root directory as user monctrl .  
SpectrometerSelfTest 23 Mar 2007 - 03:30 - r1.2 RamonCreager
Problem Is the Spectrometer working? Solution 1 In Cleo's Spectrometer window select the General tab. 1 Select Change Configuration ... and the Testing configuration ...  
SpectralProcessorSelfTest 23 Mar 2007 - 03:30 - r1.4 RamonCreager
Problem Is the SpectralProcessor working? Solution 1 In Cleo's Spectral Processor window, use menu Manager Spectral Processor On to turn manager on 1 Select the Advanced ...  
HowToPortManagerToLinux 12 Mar 2007 - 12:17 - r1.3 AmyShelton
Problem What steps must I take to port my manager to Linux? Solution 1. Add a i386-linux make directory, and a Makefile This may seem obvious, but... The Makefile ...  
WebStatistics 03 Feb 2007 - 16:04 - r1.239 TWikiGuest
Statistics for Knowledge Web Month: Topic views: Topic saves: File uploads: Most popular topic views: Top contributors for topic save and uploads: Feb 2007 497 3 ...  
BuildingSparrow 02 Feb 2007 - 19:02 - r1.16 MikeMcCarty
Problem Given that a python environment exists (see Knowledge.BuildingMcPython), how does one build the GBT specific python packages and scripts? Solution In the ...  
IdlLicenseUsers 01 Feb 2007 - 20:33 - NEW PaulMarganian
Problem . How to find out who's using all the IDL licenses Solution . Run Wolfgang's script: ~wbaudler/bin/lmstat idl Main.PaulMarganian 01 Feb 2007  
DataKnowledge 01 Feb 2007 - 20:32 - r1.4 PaulMarganian
Problem-Solution Pairs CreatingNewGbtidlVersion How to create a new version of Gbtidl. PatchingGbtidlVersion How to patch a version of Gbtidl. OnlineSdfits Trouble ...  
CreatingNewMCVersion 24 Jan 2007 - 15:27 - r1.28 RamonCreager
Problem How do I initiate a new M C release for the GBT? Solution The following example assumes that the new release is M C v3.13 and you are using the bash shell ...  
BuildingSparrowExecutables 08 Jan 2007 - 19:33 - r1.2 PaulMarganian
Problem . How do I make a Sparrow application or daemon accessable? Solution . You should set up your application or daemon in the same manner as the examples below ...  
WebHome 14 Dec 2006 - 14:28 - r1.33 GlenLangston
Welcome to the home of TWiki.Knowledge. The Knowledge web is intended to be a repository for problems, solutions, and other information that might be useful to Green ...  
InventorTroubleshooting 28 Nov 2006 - 15:16 - r1.4 DennisEgan
Inventor Troubleshooting TOC Issue 1 Portability One of the biggest problems with Inventor is sending your drawings to someone else. One way to accomplish this is ...  
HowToUpdateDrivers 05 Sep 2006 - 15:41 - r1.2 JoeBrandt
Problem Computing has or needs to update the kernel to a new revision. How are kernel drivers updated? Solution First boot the machine so that it is running the new ...  
LinuxGpib 05 Sep 2006 - 15:39 - r1.3 JoeBrandt
Linux GPIB driver for RHE4/2.6 The normal driver distributed by National Instruments for 2.6 appears to be in a beta-form, so I've chosen to go with an open-source ...  
SupportStaffKnowledge 22 Aug 2006 - 14:33 - NEW MarkClark
Databases Backends UserBackendCabling PulsarBackendCabling Main.MarkClark 22 Aug 2006  
BuildingMnCFaster 14 Jul 2006 - 12:52 - r1.2 AmyShelton
Problem Building the M C software can take a long time, especially if the build directory is an NFS mount. Solution There is a simple technique that one can use to ...  
SpectrometerModes 07 Jul 2006 - 18:39 - r1.8 FrankGhigo
Spectrometer Mode / Keyword Dependencies ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data ...  

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