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  • Information For Observers
  • Operation of the MagAO-X instrument
    • System Startup
    • Daily Startup
    • CACAO Setup
    • Alignment
    • Star Hopping
    • Taking Flats
    • Daily Shutdown
    • System Shutdown
    • Operating MagAO-X Software
    • Running MagAO-X from your own computer
    • Functional Block Diagram
  • Software System
  • Testbed Operation
  • Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Handling Procedures
  • Compute System
  • Appendices
MagAO-X Instrument Handbook
  • Operation of the MagAO-X instrument
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Operation of the MagAO-X instrument

The MagAO-X instrument has (at last count) several thousand controllable degrees of freedom, three computers, and dozens of processes. To manage that complexity, we have the guides and tools detailed herein.

Good starting points include the startup guide and the troubleshooting guide. Useful tools include xctrl, cursesINDI, and logdump.

Viewing camera output and DM input (really, any shared memory image) uses rtimv, which is documented in its own User Guide.

  • System Startup
    • System Powerup
    • Software Startup
    • GUI Setup
    • Preparing for Operations
  • Daily Startup
  • CACAO Setup
    • When starting after a fresh reboot
    • Terminal Interface Setup
    • Graphical User Interface
    • High-order Loop
    • Low-order T/T Loop
  • Alignment
    • System Pupil Alignment
    • Focal Plane and Coronagraph Alignment
    • Focus Diversity Phase Retrieval (FDPR)
    • PIAACMC Alignment
  • Star Hopping
    • Guider System Setup
    • Switching Targets
  • Taking Flats
    • Configuring MagAO-X
    • Using the Flat-Field Screen
  • Daily Shutdown
    • Lunch Break
    • Minimal shutdown
    • Standard Daily Shutdown
  • System Shutdown
    • ICC and RTC Shutdown
    • Total Shutdown (for packing, etc.)
    • AOC Shutdown
  • Operating MagAO-X Software
    • GUIs & TUIs
    • Applications
    • Utilities
    • Telemetry and Data Dashboard
  • Running MagAO-X from your own computer
    • Running MagAO-X from macOS
    • Running MagAO-X from Linux
    • Running MagAO-X from Windows
  • Functional Block Diagram
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