How start up the IGRINS computers and software

• Start up the "Instrument Control Computer" (ICC) if it is not already running.  It is the big iMac.
• Turn on the "Data Storage Computer" (DSC).  It is the Mac tower.
• On the ICC...
  • Open a terminal and type...
    • "cd ~/igrins_admin"
      • Go to main directory where we run all the IGRINS stuff from.
    • "bash mnturn"

      • Mounts remote directories.

      • Ask if you need to know the password.
      • It might error if these directories already exist.  This is okay.
    • "python tmp350.py"
      • Starts temperature controller monitoring.  This ensures the heaters stay on.
      • This terminal now should run in the background for the whole observing run.
    • Minimize this terminal, you should not need it again.
  • If you think the positions of the motors are off, or the motors are unresponsive, open a terminal and run the following script to reset their positions...
    • "cd ~/igrins_admin"
    • "python mtini.py"
      • Shut down the housekeeping package (HKP) if it is open
      • There are three motors you can home...
        • 0 - Lower translator (pseudo-dark mask)
        • 1 - Upper translator (fold mirror for looking at the calibration sources)
        • 2 - Lamp selector (lets you select lamps or arcs)
      • 3 - quit motor homing script
  • Load up the remote desktops for all the detector software running on the 3 Dell computers in the instrument rack.
    • Open 3 remote desktops sessions either by right clicking in the dock or opening a terminal and typing "open -n Remote\ Desktop\ Connection.app/".
    • Go to the following IP addresses in each of the remote desktop windows:
      • 192.168.2.4 - DCC for SVC - Data control computer for the slit view camera
      • 192.168.2.5 - DCC for H-band - Data control computer for the H-band camera
      • 192.168.2.6 - DCC for K-band - Data control computer for the K-band camera
    • Ask if you need  to know the username and password.
    • If you see a warning about the certificate, click connect, it will still work.
  • Run the following on each of the three detector control computers (DCCs) to get the detectors running...
    • Double click "HAL Server" icon on the desktop.
    • Click "Start" then minimize the HAL window.
      • If you get a USB error, check to make sure the USB are fully plugged in.
    • Click "HXRG" on desktop.
      • Click to continue.
    • Click "Initialize" at the top left of the window.
      • Wait ~5 seconds.
    • In the pop-up-window...
      • Check box "Download Jade2 Firmware".
      • "Download Jade2 Register Database" should already be checked.
      • Click "Initialize"
      • Wait ~20 seconds for the Jade card to initialize.
    • Ensure that the "ASIC Main Power" box is checked (top left panel of HXRG testing software).
    • In the middle left panel "Detector Configuration" set "# of Detector Outputs" to 32
    • In the top left panel press the "SET CONFIG PARAMETERS" button.
      • This tells the chips to use all 32 channels for maximum readout speed, instead of just 4.
    • In the middle center panel select "Fowler Sampling"
      • It can be confusing but "Fowler Sampling" is a button.  Just click it.
      • "Fowler Exp. time" will ungrey after you click "Fowler Sampling".
    • In the top right panel press "ACQUIRE" to take a test image.
      • If it looks normal, you are ready to take data!
  •  You are now free to disconnect the 3 remote desktops.
  • Open a terminal...
    • "cd ~/igrins_admin"
    • "bash icsrun"
      • This opens the IGRINS operating software
  • The python IGRINS control software wil now open 5 windows
  • Now you are ready to use the Data Taking Software.  Next, go to the manual for Using the IGRINS Data Taking Software.