Let's run some UH88 Tek cam images in IPP 2.6.1 (This assumes you've installed IPP 2.6.1 and aren't totally clueless)

Configuration

• Modifications to site.config

Add two directories for your data and work files (the Data file isn't crucial)

UH8KDATA STR <where you data is> UH8KWORK STR <where IPP can dump its data>

• Modifications to system.config

Add camera information for TEK under "Setups for each camera system" and "camera names as expected by DVO". (This could already be done)

CAMERAS METADATA UH8K STR uh8k/camera.config

DVO.CAMERAS METADATA UH8K STR uh8k

• Initiating new database

Create a new project mysql database for your data. (This assumes you've done the preliminary dbadmin setup)

dbadmin project DBserver DBuser DBname pxadmin -create -dbname DBname

Where DBserver, DBuser, and DBname are defined by the user

• Fits Headers of Input Images

Here we shall assume a basic knowledge of fits headers and correct setup of the camera. (It is likely your images will be problem free)

• Tek's configuration files

I added a tek config folder under /jfang/psconfig/default.linrh/share/ippconfig/ and named it "tek". In this folder, I copied over isp camera's configuration files from /jfang/psconfig/default.linrh/share/ippconfig/isp/ and edited them:

In format.config, cmf.config, cmp.config: Edited the TELESCOP, INSTRUME, and DETECTOR fields. I modified these fields:

FPA.NAME STR NAXIS CELL.TRIMSEC.SOURCE STR VALUE CELL.BIASSEC.SOURCE STR HEADER CELL.TRIMSEC STR [21:2068,1:2048] CELL.BIASSEC STR BIASSEC FPA.FILTER STR FILTER CELL.XBIN STR CCDBIN1 CELL.YBIN STR CCDBIN2

In dvo.config:

CATDIR /media/usbdisk/scr1/catdir.synth.grizy/ DATE-KEYWORD DATE-OBS DATE-MODE YYYY-MM-DD UT-KEYWORD UT JD-KEYWORD JD

In ppImage.config: I turned off all dark and shutter fields to FALSE.

In psastro.config, I changed the catalog path:

DVO.CATDIR STR /media/usbdisk/scr1/catdir.synth.grizy/

In camera.config, I modified file formats and filter:

FORMATS METADATA

TEK STR tek/format.config CMP STR tek/cmp.config CMF STR tek/cmf.config

END

FILTER.ID METADATA R STR R END

DVO.CAMERADIR STR tek

Data Injection and Registration

• How to inject data

I used the ipp_serial_inject.pl command. Looked at the notes for Essence Test to figure it out.

ipp_serial_inject.pl --workdir path://UH8KWORK/ --dbname DBname path_to_data/XXX.fits

The data can be register in one of two ways

ipp_serial_register.pl --dbname DBname

or by calling pantasks (the data can then be registered in parallel)

pantasks module pantasks.pro module.tasks all.off controller host add HOSTNAME register.on run

you can observe the status of the processing with

status controller status

and once the processing is done

stop

Detrend Construction

To make the detrend files it is a simple matter of executing the appropriate dettool calls

dettool -dbname vysostest1 -definebyquery -det_type XXX -filelevel CHIP -workdir path://UH8KWORK/ -inst UH8K -telescope UH88 -select_exp_type YYY

where XXX represents the type of detrend you want to construct (BIAS, FLAT, etc.) and YYY represents the name in the fits headers that corresponds to the appropriate frames (BIAS, FLATFIELD, FLAT, etc.) It is important to call the dettool commands in the correct order (BIAS before DARK before FLAT, etc.) otherwise IPP will crash.

The dettool places the detrend frames into a queue which can then be executed by pantasks or by

ipp_serial_detrend.pl --dbname DBname

Many things can go wrong at this point. Maybe IPP expects overscan but your images don't contain it, maybe your fits header is wrong, maybe your trying to make a FLAT before a DARK. Extensive examination of .log and .trace files may be necessary to debug the problem.

If you have a problem and wish to abort a detrend run, note the number of the run in IPPMonitor and call

dettool -updatedetrun -dbname DBname -det_id # -state drop

This will prevent IPP from trying to execute the rest of an aborted run

Chip and Camera

• The Chip step

Executing the chip step can occur in pantasks or from the command line with

ipp_serial_chip.pl --dbname DBname

in either case no preliminary calls are necessary.

• WCS headers

For the camera step, WCS headers are crucial for the astrometry. Naturally you will need to know this for the camera at the current time. This should already be in the images.

• The camera step

Like the chip step a call in pantasks or from the command line will do

ipp_serial_camera.pl --dbname DBname

• How do rerun chip/camera step

Queue it up again:

chiptool -queue -exp_type OBJECT

Or you can replace exp_type with whatever field you would like to use in your queue, like a specific image you want to queue up.

Warping

• To be added when it works

Difference

• To be added when it works

Stacking

• To be added when it works