Daily Startup

The steps below assume that the steps in “System Powerup” are complete. This will generally be the instrument state on a daily basis.

1. On the pwrGUI ninja tab, verify the following items are on:

   • pdu3.blower

   • pdu3.fanaux

   • pdu3.fanmain

   • pdu3.instcool

   • usbdu0.rhtweeter

   • usbdu1.rhncpc

If any of these are off, stop and investigate. These are safety issues and you should not go on.

2. On the pwrGUI ninja tab, verify that the following items are on:

• pdu0.compicc

• pdu0.comprtc

• pdu0.dcpwr

• pdu0.swinst

If any of these are off, the instrument probably won’t work.

3. Ensure MagAO-X processes are started on AOC, ICC and RTC. We do this by running xctrl status on each machine.

   # starting with AOC:
   [xsup@exao1 ~]$ xctrl status
   # verify processes are all green/running
   # next on ICC:
   [xsup@exao1 ~]$ ssh icc
   [xsup@exao3 ~]$ xctrl status
   # verify processes are all green/running
   [xsup@exao3 ~]$ exit
   # now for RTC:
   [xsup@exao1 ~]$ ssh rtc
   [xsup@exao2 ~]$ xctrl status
   # verify processes are all green/running
   [xsup@exao2 ~]$ exit
   

4. On actual MagAO-X, you should have all of the needed GUIs open. On a remote machine, you will need to setup GUIs to your liking.

5. On the pwrGUI user tab, power up the MagAO-X components:

   • dcdu0: all devices

   • dcdu1: all devices

   • pdu0: source, ttmperi (other devices are already on as above)

   • pdu1: check that relative humidity is below 15% before powering dmncpc and dmtweeter, then power on all other devices

   • pdu2:

     • if using camflowfs / camllowfs and they are not already powered up:

       • begin with both cameras powered off

       • on exao3/ICC: xctrl shutdown camflowfs camllowfs

       • power on both cameras

       • as a non-xsup user, on exao3/ICC, run sudo /opt/pvcam/drivers/in-kernel/pcie/hotplug_pcie.sh, verify the number of “active cameras” it reports

       • on exao3/ICC: xctrl startup camflowfs camllowfs

     • power on all other devices

   • pdu3: flippers, tableair. camvisx and stageff are maybe. (other devices are already on as above)

   • pduhcat: if you are using GMT HCAT, all devices on. (only in lab, won’t show up at telescope)

   • usbdu0: all devices

   • usbdu1: all devices except camvisx (unless using VIS-X!)

6. Set the flat on the dmwoofer, dmtweeter, and dmncpc. (Note: this assumes CACAO was already started up.)

7. For lab work, put stagepickoff in lab. At the telescope it must be in tel to see a star.

8. Now on the Alignment GUI: - set the pyramid modulator under “Modulaion” - enter the correct frequency and radius (e.g. 2000 Hz, 3 lambda / D) for your loop speed and hit enter (Note that your newly entered values won’t appear until modulation begins.) - click modulate - set TTM Pupil - set TTM Peri

9. Optional, but recommended Set the toggles on sysMonRTC.set_latency.toggle and sysMonICC.set_latency.toggle to “On”.

9. On the camwfs GUI, toggle synchro to “on”, take a dark, and open the wavefront sensor shutter

10. At this point you should see a PSF image on camtip. If you do not, use the system block diagram to troubleshoot. The most likely causes are that you forgot to power something on (the source?) or that stagepickoff is in the wrong position.

11. The cameras with temperature control will start cooling themselves down immediately on software startup, and should be cold by now. Check on them.

Now you can proceed to :doc`alignment <./alignment>`