DEIMOS
rotang script

Name

rotang -- set/show physical DEIMOS rotator angle

Purpose

With no arguments, show the current DEIMOS rotator angle in the
DEIMOS coordinate system (which is approximately 90 deg off of
the rotator angle shown on FACSUM). With one numeric argument, set the
rotator to the specified physical rotator angle.

Usage

rotang [angle]

Arguments

angle = rotator angle [degrees]

Output

Current or new rotator angle [degrees]

Restrictions

- DEIMOS rotation must be enabled for moves to work
- DEIMOS must be under observer control, not DCS control

Exit values

0 = normal completion
1 = wrong number of arguments

Example

1) Show the current rotator angle
rotang

2) Set the rotator angle to 123.45 (DEIMOS physical system):
rotang 123.45

See Also

The shell script rotang
DEIMOS script index


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Last modified: Wed Jun 9 16:30:33 2004