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43MeterServoHost 26 Sep 2008 - 19:13 - r1.8 JohnFord
Problem The host running the 43 meter servo system died, and is replaced by a fresh Linux installed box. Solution Here's a step by step list of what must be done ...  
ACUhostSpecialConfiguration 28 Jul 2008 - 02:06 - r1.6 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 ...  
AFRandCFRRecablingFor42 26 Mar 2004 - 16:06 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem How do I recable the converter and analog filter GPIB and MCB cables when switching between 4.1/4.2? Solution (In the descriptions below, left/right are described ...  
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 ...  
ArchivistFix 04 Jan 2006 - 18:50 - NEW BrianMason
Archivist Inhibits Activate Problem .The archivist inhibits an activate because there is a bogus device or sampler in its list. Solution .change the first line of ...  
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 ...  
BTPDrvInstallation 31 Jul 2008 - 18:00 - r1.2 JohnFord
Problem How to install the spectrometer's VME BTP kernel driver. . Solution The source code for the driver is located in: /home/gbt1/Bit3VME/linux/btp-2.6/dd First ...  
BlueCurve 17 Oct 2003 - 17:19 - r1.4 DavidFleming
Red Hat's GUI Theme: Best-Fitting With Bluecurve TOC Introduction Versions of Red Hat Linux prior to 8.0 offered several alternative window managers , each being a ...  
BugPriorities 19 Sep 2003 - 20:09 - NEW MarkClark
Problem What is the priorities for fixing bugs? Solution I have looked over the list of bugs that are in bugzilla. The categories that have the most bugs are FITS ...  
BuildingMCAgainstAipsPlusPlus 31 Jul 2003 - 13:00 - NEW AmyShelton
Problem How do I rebuild M C against a new version of Aips++? Solution The following instructions show how to rebuild and reinstall those portions of the GBT Monitor ...  
BuildingMcPython 18 Aug 2008 - 15:29 - r1.76 MarkWhitehead
Problem How to build M C python environment from scratch? Solution TOC 1 Select or create a McPython root directory as user monctrl . Please note that hereafter the ...  
BuildingMcPythonForRHEL532Bit 25 Aug 2008 - 13:14 - r1.6 MarkWhitehead
Open Issues GFM: Printing has not worked in previous versions and still does not work. Notes: GFMPrintingNotes. Problem What packages changed to build McPython on ...  
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 ...  
BuildingSparrow 25 Jul 2008 - 10:13 - r1.17 MarkWhitehead
Problem Given that a python environment exists (see Knowledge.BuildingMcPython), how does one build the GBT specific python packages and scripts? Solution In the ...  
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 ...  
CCBSelfTest 22 Jun 2006 - 20:37 - NEW MarkClark
Problem Is the CCB working? Solution After insuring your environment is appropriate, i.e., for the lab: source /home/rxlab/gbt.bash and for the telescope: source ...  
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 ...  
ConfigKeywords 25 Sep 2008 - 18:45 - r1.21 FrankGhigo
Configuration Keywords ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data.ConfigurationCases ...  
ConfigMultipleBackends 24 Nov 2004 - 18:26 - NEW FrankGhigo
Configuring for multiple back ends. There are options for routing the IF signals to more than one backend. Some combinations are easy, and some are not. Adding Continuum ...  
ConfigurationAPI 29 Nov 2004 - 20:46 - r1.21 NicoleRadziwill
The Configuration Tool Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data.ConfigurationCases Examples Overview ...  
ConfigurationToolPoln 13 Sep 2005 - 14:13 - r1.2 MelindaMello
Autocorrelation Spectrometer Cross Polarization with the Config tool NOTE When using the 50 or 12.5 MHz bandwidth, 9-level mode with 2 spectral windows, 1 beam, and ...  
ConfigurationToolUpdates 19 Apr 2004 - 17:04 - r1.4 MelindaMello
Updates to the Configuration Tool ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests Updates Data.ConfigurationCases Examples Recent ...  
ConfigurationToolUsage 30 Aug 2005 - 17:33 - r1.14 MelindaMello
Using the Configuration Tool ConfigurationAPI Main Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data.ConfigurationCases Examples Overview ...  
ConfiguratorNewFeatures 26 Mar 2005 - 14:22 - r1.30 BrianMason
Requested Features to be Added to the Configuration Tool ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data.ConfigurationCases ...  
CreatePDFsWithoutAdobeAcrobat 18 Aug 2003 - 20:10 - NEW AmyShelton
Problem I don't have Adobe Acrobat installed on my machine. Can I create .pdf files anyway? Solution Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 1 Add a new network printer ...  
CreatingNewGbtidlVersion 04 Aug 2008 - 19:40 - r1.28 BobGarwood
Problem How do I initiate a new GBTIDL release? Solution Notes: The following example assumes that the new release is 2.4 and you are using the bash shell as user ...  
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 ...  
CreatingNewSparrowVersion 20 Sep 2004 - 22:28 - r1.10 DavidFleming
Creating and Releasing Sparrow Versions Preliminaries gbt7 is deprecated The gbt7 in /home/gbt7/sparrow has been deprecated. The path /home/sparrow is the new location ...  
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) ...  
CustomizingExceptionMessages 20 Nov 2003 - 20:44 - NEW RamonCreager
Problem You are using Python interactively, something goes wrong, and you get something like this: und.on() Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in ...  
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 ...  
DcrDrvKernelModInstall 06 Aug 2008 - 15:28 - r1.2 JoeBrandt
DCR Kernel Module Installtion With M C versions 5.4 and above, the DCR on Linux requires a kernel module. This module is not automatically installed as part of the ...  
DebuggingPython 02 Aug 2005 - 12:51 - NEW MarkClark
Problem What is a simple way to use the Python debugger pdb? Solution I find placing a python script unde pdb from the get-go somewhat cumbersome especially when ...  
DeviceHealthFile 29 Sep 2005 - 20:50 - r1.7 MelindaMello
TOC 1 What is in the dev health.conf? The dev health.conf file contains devices that the config tool must not use when it is setting the IF paths. The file is located ...  
EditingWikiPagesWithEmacs 28 Aug 2008 - 18:42 - r1.7 RamonCreager
Problem I want to edit a wiki page text area using Emacs or gvim. Solution Installing the Mozex Extension NOTE : Mozex does not support Firefox 3. For an alternative ...  
ElectronicsKnowledge 06 Dec 2005 - 17:50 - r1.8 RogerNorrod
Problem-Solution Pairs for Electronics Knowledge.EnteringReceiverCalibrationsIntoDatabase Knowledge.ReceiverCalibrationsViewing Knowledge.ResetBoxAdministration Knowledge ...  
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 ...  
ExampleConfigScript 02 Mar 2004 - 21:57 - r1.2 NicoleRadziwill
#! /usr/bin/env python # A very simple example of a script that uses the configuration tool to set up the telescope #include the configuration tool from gbtsetup ...  
FrequencyWindowsIntro 24 Nov 2004 - 18:27 - r1.2 FrankGhigo
Introduction to setting multiple spectral windows. Several simultaneous frequency bands may be specified by "nwin" (number of spectral windows) and a list of rest ...  
GBTMemos 05 Aug 2008 - 18:37 - r1.63 ShirleyCurry
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 ...  
GFMPrintingNotes 25 Aug 2008 - 13:11 - NEW MarkWhitehead
Problem . GFM printing does not work. Solution . I dunno. Notes 00. Used GFM on anise to print to fscopier; monitored queue with lpq P fscopier. Never saw an entry ...  
GFMTroubleShootingNotes 21 Aug 2008 - 19:59 - NEW MarkWhitehead
Problem . After building McPython and Sparrow for RHEL5, GFM crashes when I exit. Solution . Here are my notes: 00. Maybe GFM isn't handling events correctly. What ...  
GPIBdeviceDriverInstall 06 Aug 2008 - 15:57 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem: How to Install the Linux GPIB device driver? The GPIB is used to control the LO2 and LO3 synthesizers in the GBT equipment room. The GPIB interface card ...  
GbtDataAnalysisUsingPython 30 Sep 2003 - 18:31 - NEW MarkClark
Problem What packages are available for writing python scripts for accessing and analyzing GBT data? Solution Introduction The http://tryllium.gb.nrao.edu/ SDD division ...  
Gcc3Compatibility 12 Jan 2006 - 19:17 - r1.35 RamonCreager
GCC v. 3+ Compatibility Issues TOC Starting with version 3, the g++ compiler hews much closer to the C++ standard. Here are some issues to look out for. 1. Standard ...  
GettingStartedWithBoaConstructor 13 Dec 2004 - 18:15 - r1.4 AmyShelton
Getting Started With Boa Constructor You can run Boa Constructor from either a Windows machine or a Linux machine. To install it on a windows machine, see Knowledge ...  
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 ...  
HowToCopyPasteInLinux 17 Jun 2003 - 15:44 - NEW AndyCowan
Problem New Linux users often wonder how copy and paste work under the Linux operating system. Particularly confusing is when you can copy in Netscape (or mozilla ...  
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 ...  
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 ...  
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 ...  
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 ...  
HowToRunSpectrometerFAST 21 Oct 2005 - 14:37 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem: How do I setup the spectrometer to use a local cache directory? Normally spectrometer data is written to the Spectrometer sub-directory of a project on ...  
HowToSetupForCCUModbusControl 13 Aug 2008 - 13:22 - r1.13 TimWeadon
How to setup/teardown CCU/SCU for Modbus Control TOC Enabling CCU Modbus Control login to the ACU host (currently 'donna') ssh donna login to the CCU single board ...  
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 ...  
HowToUpdateDrivers 06 Aug 2008 - 16:59 - r1.3 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 ...  
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 ...  
HowToUseAntennaWhenInStow 05 Dec 2003 - 20:27 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem The telescope is stowed due to weather conditions, but I want to conduct drift observations using the GBT. Solution The antenna system can be run when in ...  
IdlColorsMessedUpInLinux 17 Jun 2003 - 15:37 - NEW AndyCowan
Problem IDL's colors are messed up in Linux. This happens in a number of ways; if you don't know what I'm talking about, this document isn't for you. . Solution Add ...  
IdlErasesPlotsBehindOtherWindows 17 Jun 2003 - 15:20 - NEW AndyCowan
Problem Make a plot in IDL, go back to your terminal or idlde to issue more commands, and when you go back to your plot, it's been fully or partially erased! . Solution ...  
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  
IdlStartupFile 17 Jun 2003 - 15:24 - NEW AndyCowan
The IDL Startup File is an optional file containing IDL commands that is read when IDL first starts up. I suggest using ~/.idl, following the convention for linux ...  
IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL 04 Sep 2001 - 07:12 - r1.4 PeterThoeny
Problem When I start the application Xyz it shows error message Incorrect DLL version W32PTH10.DLL . Solution Download the attached file W32PTH10.DLL and replace ...  
InstallingBoaConstructorAndwxPython 13 Dec 2004 - 18:24 - r1.5 AmyShelton
Problem How do I install Boa Constructor and wxPython on Windows? Solution For Windows 2000: 1 Download Python 2.3.4 from http://www.python.org/2.3.4 (if you don ...  
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 ...  
LabSpectrometerHost 29 Aug 2008 - 16:08 - r1.3 JohnFord
Problem The host running the lab spectrometer died, and is replaced by a fresh Linux install Solution Restore your backup and go home. What? You say there is no backup ...  
LevelBalancing 24 Oct 2003 - 12:50 - r1.2 MarkClark
Problem What are the software issues involving setting levels throughout the GBT? Solution Note: italicized terms are defined in Software.YgorTalk. 1 If balancing ...  
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 ...  
MCBProblemResolution 26 Oct 2005 - 01:42 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem: Resolving MCB Errors Often after a power outage, there are problems reading/writing to MCB devices, which are not resolved by restarting the software. Solution ...  
MakingPdfsFromTheWiki 28 Jun 2006 - 17:59 - r1.2 WolfgangBaudler
Problem How do I make a PDF built from wiki topics? Solution 1 First you have to install the windows version of HTMLDOC. Log in to a local machine in GB and cd to ...  
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  
MathExamples 06 Nov 2003 - 18:16 - r1.4 DavidFleming
Math Examples The MathModePlugin for TWiki renders mathematics using the LaTeX math syntax. Below are some example math formulas. To get a feel of how to create your ...  
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 ...  
McPythonBash 25 May 2005 - 17:50 - r1.4 MarkClark
McPython.bash export MCPYTHON ROOT /home/gbt7/lumberjack export SWIG VERS 1.3.17 export PYTHON VERS 2.3.4 # deap export DEAP $MCPYTHON ROOT/extern/deap-source-1.0 ...  
McPythonCsh 25 May 2005 - 17:51 - r1.4 MarkClark
McPython.csh setenv MCPYTHON ROOT /home/gbt7/lumberjack setenv SWIG VERS 1.3.17 setenv PYTHON VERS 2.3.4 # deap setenv DEAP ${MCPYTHON ROOT}/extern/deap-source-1 ...  
Mcbcmd 22 Nov 2005 - 19:08 - NEW RogerNorrod
Problem Find out what devices are on a bus, read specific addresses, etc. . Solution Use the command mcbcmd provided by Ray Creager. At a linux workstation window ...  
MnCKnowledge 18 Aug 2008 - 15:32 - r1.59 JohnFord
Problem-Solution Pairs for the M C system TOC Software.BuildingThirdPartyLibraries Building third party libraries (for Sparrow) Knowledge.BuildingMCAgainstAipsPlusPlus ...  
MnCMachineNames 30 Sep 2008 - 14:15 - r1.10 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 ...  
MonctrlSSHLogin 30 Aug 2005 - 17:39 - r1.3 AmyShelton
Problem I'm tired of typing in the monctrl password. Solution RED NOTE: You must have monctrl privileges for the following. ENDCOLOR Avoid typing in the password ...  
MouseWheelDoesntWorkInEmacs 17 Jun 2003 - 15:47 - NEW AndyCowan
Problem The mouse wheel doesn't work in emacs . Solution Add the following code to your ~/.emacs file: ;Mywheel.el for the mouse wheel: ;;; No copyright ;; Maintainer ...  
MultipleBackends 19 Sep 2003 - 20:04 - NEW MarkClark
Problem How should the software handle observing with two backends concurrently? Solution 1 1 The Problem The Green Bank Telescope has several backends, each designed ...  
NoDisclosure 19 Aug 2000 - 01:18 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Classification: No Disclosure outside the company Search all No Disclosure topics. Is one of the TopicClassifications. INCLUDE{"TopicClassification"}  
OnlineSdfits 13 Jun 2006 - 18:40 - r1.7 PaulMarganian
Problem How Do I Trouble-Shoot onlineSdfits ? TOC Solution Review There is currently only one processes running on datacapture . onlinesdfits this is in production ...  
OperatingSystem 04 Sep 2001 - 07:13 - r1.4 PeterThoeny
Operating System Check one or more platforms: OsHPUX: HP-UX OsLinux: Linux OsSolaris: SUN's Solaris OsSunOS: SUN's SunOS OsMacOS: Apple's Mac OS OsWin: Windows 95 ...  
OsHPUX 19 Aug 2000 - 01:16 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Operating System: HP-UX Search all HP-UX topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
OsLinux 19 Aug 2000 - 01:16 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Operating System: Linux Search all Linux topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
OsMacOS 19 Aug 2000 - 01:16 - NEW PeterThoeny
Operating System: Mac OS Search all Mac OS topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
OsSolaris 19 Aug 2000 - 01:17 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Operating System: Solaris Search all Solaris topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
OsSunOS 19 Aug 2000 - 01:17 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Operating System: SunOS Search all SunOS topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
OsVersion 04 Sep 2001 - 07:14 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
OS Version Text field. Enter the OS version if appropriate. See also WebForm, WebSearch  
OsWin 19 Aug 2000 - 01:15 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Operating System: Windows Search all Windows topics. Is one of the OperatingSystems. INCLUDE{"OperatingSystem"}  
PatchingGbtidlVersion 11 Aug 2005 - 14:31 - NEW PaulMarganian
Problem How do I patch the current release of Gbtidl? Solution There is more then one way to go about solving this problem. Here is just one solution: Notes: The ...  
PublicFAQ 19 Aug 2000 - 01:18 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Classification: Public FAQ Search all Public FAQ topics. Is one of the TopicClassifications. INCLUDE{"TopicClassification"}  
PublicSupported 19 Aug 2000 - 01:18 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Classification: Public Supported Search all Public Supported topics. Is one of the TopicClassifications. INCLUDE{"TopicClassification"}  
PulsarBackendCabling 04 May 2006 - 14:57 - NEW FrankGhigo
Problem There can be conflicts among the various pulsar backends . This is only a problem for the multiple beam receivers, i.e., the KU-band and higher frequencies ...  
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 ...  
PythonCommandLineRecall 20 Mar 2004 - 16:36 - r1.2 AmyShelton
Problem I want my python command line history to extend across python sessions Solution define the environment variable PYTHONSTARTUP for it, e.g. If using tcsh: ...  
PythonKnowledge 11 Sep 2008 - 13:44 - r1.15 RamonCreager
Helpful Python-Related Knowledge AstronomersLearningPython BuildingMcPython Building McPython for RHEL 5, 32 bit BuildingSparrow BuildingSparrowExecutables Knowledge ...  
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 ...  
ReadmeFirst 15 Apr 2002 - 02:19 - r1.6 PeterThoeny
If you are not familiar with the TWiki collaboration tool, please visit TWIKIWEB .WelcomeGuest in the TWiki. TWIKIWEB web first. Note: The TWiki.Know web is for demonstration ...  
ReceiverCalibrationsViewing 26 Aug 2004 - 14:48 - r1.3 MarkClark
Problem How do I see current and past receiver calibrations? Solution All of the receiver calibrations values collected by the engineers have been collected into ...  
ResetBoxAdministration 01 Aug 2003 - 13:36 - NEW AmyShelton
Problem Administering the Reset Boxes Solution The Reset Boxes provides two types of functionality. They can allow a user to connect to a computer's serial port and ...  
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 ...  
SampleConfigScript 02 Mar 2004 - 21:57 - r1.2 NicoleRadziwill
Example Configuration Script . Main.MelindaMello 24 Sep 2003  
SamplerdrvInstall 28 Jul 2008 - 02:28 - r1.4 JoeBrandt
Sampler Kernel Module Installtion With M C versions 4.7 and above, Samplers on Linux require a kernel module. This module is not automatically installed as part of ...  
ScanNumberIteration 28 Jul 2005 - 17:41 - NEW MarkClark
Problem How does Ygor increment scan numbers? Solution The accepting, incrementing and reporting of scan numbers are handled by two parameters: nextScanNumber (a ...  
SoftwareWorkPlans 08 May 2006 - 17:09 - r1.2 AmyShelton
Problem When should I, a software staff member, log a work plan outside the control room? Solution 1 Whenever you do integration tests. Your work plan detail should ...  
SparrowExpectedResults 10 Aug 2005 - 15:59 - r1.2 MelindaMello
error SROOT/integration/sparrow/api/error/test .. Ran 2 tests in 0.000s OK SROOT/integration/sparrow fql SROOT/integration/sparrow/api/fql/test SROOT/integration ...  
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 ...  
SpectrometerModes 07 Jul 2006 - 18:39 - r1.8 FrankGhigo
Spectrometer Mode / Keyword Dependencies ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data ...  
SpectrometerModes] 02 Mar 2004 - 21:57 - r1.2 NicoleRadziwill
Spectrometer Mode / Keyword Dependencies ConfigurationAPI Main ConfigurationToolUsage Usage ConfiguratorNewFeatures Requests ConfigurationToolUpdates Updates Data ...  
SpectrometerPipelining 07 Oct 2004 - 12:50 - r1.3 KarenONeil
Problem What were the pipelining changes introduced into the Spectrometer in release 4.6? Solution The control software for the Spectrometer performs three tasks ...  
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 ...  
SunOS 13 Jun 1999 - 05:46 - NEW PeterThoeny
See OsSunOS  
SupportStaffKnowledge 22 Aug 2006 - 14:33 - NEW MarkClark
Databases Backends UserBackendCabling PulsarBackendCabling Main.MarkClark 22 Aug 2006  
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 ...  
SwitchingSignalSelectorRecablingFor45 04 Aug 2004 - 14:57 - NEW RamonCreager
Problem How do I change the MCB cables to the Switching Signal Selector (SSS) when going from M C version 4.4 to 4.5 and back? Solution To go from 4.4 to 4.5: On ...  
SwitchingToLinuxDcr 20 Jun 2005 - 18:40 - r1.3 JoeBrandt
Problem How to switch between the VxWorks based DCR and the Linux based DCR? (Switching between Ygor 5.4 and 5.3 and below) Solution The following procedure switches ...  
TWikiCategory 11 Nov 2000 - 06:23 - r1.3 PeterThoeny
Category of a TWiki.Knowledge topic The bottom part of a TWiki.Knowledge topic has a category table. It is used to categorize a topic: UseCategory: Tell if the category ...  
TaskMasterRedesign 17 Aug 2004 - 21:47 - NEW JoeBrandt
Problem How has TaskMaster usage changed in 4.5? Solution There are some new features in the 4.5 release of TaskMaster. Systemstart Command Syntax It is no longer ...  
TopicClassification 04 Sep 2001 - 07:14 - r1.3 PeterThoeny
TopicClassification Used to classify a topic in TWiki.Knowledge. Select one of: NoDisclosure: Confidential No disclosure outside the company PublicFAQ: Public, use ...  
TroubleshootingAtMysqlLevel 29 Dec 2005 - 20:42 - NEW NicoleRadziwill
RED in progress 12/29/05 ENDCOLOR Problem Scheduling Blocks won't run, you've restarted turtle.d and/or Grail. Solutions Problem in Queue table Amy? Problem in Security ...  
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 ...  
UserBackendCabling 04 May 2006 - 15:08 - r1.3 FrankGhigo
Problem There is getting to be such a plethora of user-supplied back ends. . Solution The following is a summary of cabling and setup information for user-supplied ...  
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 ...  
WebChanges 16 Aug 2001 - 19:57 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
INCLUDE{" TWIKIWEB .WebChanges"}  
WebForm 18 Sep 2001 - 06:39 - r1.3 PeterThoeny
Form Definition for the Knowledge web Name: Type: Size: Values: Tooltip message: TopicClassification select 1 Select one..., NoDisclosure, PublicSupported, PublicFAQ ...  
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 ...  
WebIndex 24 Nov 2001 - 11:38 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
SEARCH{"\. " scope "topic" regex "on" nosearch "on"} See also the faster WebTopicList  
WebNotify 25 Jan 2003 - 10:04 - r1.7 PeterThoeny
This is a subscription service to be automatically notified by e-mail when topics change in this Knowledge web. This is a convenient service, so you do not have to ...  
WebPreferences 16 Jun 2003 - 18:44 - r1.12 NicoleRadziwill
TWiki.Knowledge Web Preferences The following settings are web preferences of the TWiki.Knowledge web. These preferences overwrite the site-level preferences in TWIKIWEB ...  
WebRss 30 Jan 2003 - 08:15 - NEW PeterThoeny
TWiki's Knowledge web SCRIPTURL /view SCRIPTSUFFIX /Knowledge The knowledge base web of TWiki. TWiki is a Web-Based Collaboration Platform for the Corporate World ...  
WebSearch 28 Sep 2004 - 21:37 - r1.10 NicoleRadziwill
Search the wiki with Google! WWW GB Wiki NRAO NRAOGB Query by Classification: No Disclosure, Public FAQ, Public Supported Query by platform: HP-UX, Linux, Solaris ...  
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 ...  
WebTopicEditTemplate 08 Nov 2001 - 03:34 - r1.5 PeterThoeny
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WebTopicList 24 Nov 2001 - 11:38 - NEW PeterThoeny
TOPICLIST{" $name "} See also the verbose WebIndex.  
WhatsSoSpecialAboutTank 06 Aug 2008 - 14:46 - r1.5 JoeBrandt
What is So Special About Tank? Tank is the Linux-based DCR control computer. It has some various non-site-standard configurations which I document here. OS Kernel ...  
WhereAreTheFiles 27 Aug 2003 - 21:02 - NEW PaulMarganian
Problem 'Where are all the files?', or 'How many different /home/gbt s are there?' Solution I found it was useful to write down a 'map' for finding the different ...  
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 ...  
WhereIsMyModule 11 Sep 2008 - 14:37 - NEW RamonCreager
Problem I want to import a module, but can't remember the proper path I want to know where a module is installed Solution The Linux shell environment provides a useful ...  
WhichReceiverIsThat 20 Aug 2008 - 14:05 - r1.6 MarkClark
Problem I keep forgetting the correspondence between Letter-band names and M C names for Receivers Solution Here's a quick reference: Band Name M C Name Freq Range ...  
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 ...  
WinDoze95Crash 04 Sep 2001 - 07:08 - r1.2 PeterThoeny
Problem I got a call from Bill offering me $500 for each Windows crash reported to Micro$oft. Solution Use Linux. MAINWEB .TWikiGuest 10 Feb 1999  
Wxdriv 23 Feb 2005 - 15:53 - r1.2 MarkClark
#include #ifndef convex #include #endif / VAX VMS includes etc.. / #ifdef VMS #include #include typedef struct dsc$descriptor s VMS string; #define VMS STRING(dsc ...  
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 ...  
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 ...  

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