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Observations: EHT with R2DBE

Modified 14:07, 28 Jan 2017 by rottmann | Page History

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    Prerequists


    R2DBE-Procedure

    • Prepare the Mark6 machines (pv-mark6-1 and pv-mark6-2) for recording. Instructions.
    • Download the vex-schedules (typically found on the EHT wiki) and copy them to /home/oper/vex on pv-mark6-1 and pv-mark6-2.
    • Log-into pv-mark6-1 as user oper
    cd /home/oper/vex
vex2xml.py -f {vex-file} -s {code}

    NOTE: the two letter code given as {code} must match exactly (case-sensitive!) the code assigned to Pico by the vex file. Normally it is PV. If in doubt  open the vex-file and check the $STATION section.

    This will create an output file named like the vex file but with an .xml extension (hereafter {schedule.xml})

    Open the created {schedule.xml} file and verify that it has one entry for each scan that Pico should be observing. If it is empty check again the two letter station code you have given in the last step.

    On pv-mark6-1:

    • Repeat the last step on pv-mark6-2
    • Start the schedules:

    on pv-mark6-2

    cd /home/oper/vex
start_eht.py r2dbe-1 {schedule.xml}

    on pv-mark6-2:

    cd /home/oper/vex
start_eht.py r2dbe-2 {schedule.xml}

    Note: starting the schedules can be done at any point prior to the session.

    Field System

    The field system is used for driving the telescope and to log information relevant to the observations

    • Download the schedule and copy it to /usr2/sched on mrt-vlbi (the standard VLBI PC).
    • Log into mrt-vlbi as user oper
    • create field system files from the vex schedule
    cd /usr2/sched
drudg {vexfile}
    select station code (typically PV)
    select option 11 (=show/set equipment type) <enter>
    type 1 1 1 <enter>
    select option 3 (=make snap) <enter>
    select option 12 (=make procedures) <enter>
    select option 0 (quit)

    This will create two files:

    /usr2/sched/schedulename.snp
/usr2/proc/schedulename.prc

    where schedulename is the name of the vex-schedule + pv (e.g. e17j28pv)

    • start the field system. On mrt-vlbi go to the "Field System" desktop. Click on the "FS" icon.
    • Check that no errors are thrown in the output window
    • In the oprin terminal issue:
    schedule=schedulename