SDSS-V Focal Surface Camera (FSC) Control Software

Components:

• Trius SXVR-H694 CCD Camera
• SX Filter Wheel
• Custom multi-axis stages from Standa Ltd.

How to run servers:

1. Startup the indiserver with indiserver indi_sx_ccd indi_sx_wheel.
2. Startup the hardware servers (as background processes) with nohup ./[server.py] &.
3. Run the script to display new images with nohup ./image_display.py &.

Alternatively, run the bash script ./start_servers.sh.

How to connect to servers directly:

• Simple testing can be done with telnet [IP Address of NUC] [PORT].
  • Ports:
    • CCD Camera : 9999
    • Filter Wheel : 9998
    • Stage Controller : 9997

How to run the FSC Actor, which controls all servers given a specified list of coordinates:

1. Startup all servers with ./start_servers.sh.
2. Run ./fsc_actor.py.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts:
   1. Specify the desired image directory (or default).
   2. Specify the CSV file containing the list of coordinates (or default for test file).
   3. Specify the measurement method to use.