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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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