NIRC2 Detector Keyword List  

Due to historical circumstances, NIRC2 actually uses two independent keyword libraries: one for the motors and one for the detector and associated functions. This lists only the keywords associated with the detector.

The low-level commands used to modify and show the keyword values are called, not surprisingly, "modify" and "show". These commands require a service name, which for the detector is "alad". Hence

modify -s alad coadds = 10
show -s alad coadds

will modify the COADDS keyword to 10 (specifying that ten frames should be coadded in the DSPs for each image file), then show the value of this keyword.

Two aliases have been created for easier use: "m" for "modify -s alad" and "s" for "show -s alad".

Detector Keyword List

dummy     A dummy keyword                          integer 
node      Nod east                                 double 
nodn      Nod north                                double 
slitx     slit x                                   double 
slity     slit y                                   double 
slitang   slit angle                               double 
slitpa    slit p.a.                                double 
dcsheadersGet DCS Headers for FITS files           integer 
track     Image rotator tracking flag              integer 
script    Script on/off flag                       integer 
scriptnameSet script name                          string 
scriptdir Set script directory                     string 
firstfile Set first file name                      string 
killql    Kill quicklook                           integer 
display   Display a disk file -> quicklook         integer 
dispname  FITS file name for display               string 
telescop  Set telescope name                       string 
observer  Set observer's name                      string 
outdir    Set data directory                       string 
fileovwr  Set file over-write flag                 integer 
filesame  Alternate filename                       string 
rootname  Set image file root name                 string 
frameno   Set image file running number            integer 
filename  Set image file name                      string 
lastfile  Set last image saved to disk             string 
object    Set object name                          string 
comment   Set comment line                         string 
itime     Set exposure time per coadd              double 
coadds    Set coadds                               integer 
sampmode  Set sampling_mode                        integer 
go        Start a exposure                         integer 
test      Start a test exposure                    integer 
abort     Abort a exposure                         integer 
framerdy  Frame ready signal                       integer 
frameend  Specifies when perm. frame is written.   integer 
savetest  Save current test frame                  integer 
lsclient  Current UI clients connected to server   string 
tsptrace  Set TSP link trace flag                  integer 
tspcid    set a command id to send over TSP link   integer 
tspparam  set parameter to send over TSP link      integer 
tspack    CID sent back from transputers           integer 
tspmsg    Param sent back from transputers         integer 
tspstat   Status message sent back from transputers string 
tspupdate Request keyword's value from transputers string 
tspreset  Reset TSP Link                           integer 
cid.test  CID test                                 integer 
multisamp set number of multiple reads             integer 
undeselectset undeselect                           integer 
samprate  set sample rate                          integer 
q1offset  set quadrant 1 offset                    integer 
q2offset  set quadrant 2 offset                    integer 
q3offset  set quadrant 3 offset                    integer 
q4offset  set quadrant 4 offset                    integer 
gain      set gain                                 integer 
freq      set frequency                            integer 
detbias   set detector bias                        integer 
preoff    set preamp offset voltage                integer 
fifo.test fifo test                                integer 
test.frametest frame                               integer 
aladdin_versionVersion of the Aladdin Chip              integer 
x_extent  X extent of subarray (must be a multiple of 32) integer 
y_extent  Y extent of subarray (must be a multiple of 8) integer 
serial.1a.baudSet baud rate                            integer 
serial.1b.baudSet baud rate                            integer 
serial.2a.baudSet baud rate                            integer 
serial.2b.baudSet baud rate                            integer 
serial.1a.handshakeTurn on/off CTS/RTS handshaking          integer 
serial.1b.handshakeTurn on/off CTS/RTS handshaking          integer 
serial.2a.handshakeTurn on/off CTS/RTS handshaking          integer 
serial.2b.handshakeTurn on/off CTS/RTS handshaking          integer 
serial.1a.putcharWrite a single character                 integer 
serial.1b.putcharWrite a single character                 integer 
serial.2a.putcharWrite a single character                 integer 
serial.2b.putcharWrite a single character                 integer 
serial.1a.getcharRead a single character                  integer 
serial.1b.getcharRead a single character                  integer 
serial.2a.getcharRead a single character                  integer 
serial.2b.getcharRead a single character                  integer 
serial.1a.test.stringSend out a test string                   integer 
serial.1b.test.stringSend out a test string                   integer 
serial.2a.test.stringSend out a test string                   integer 
serial.2b.test.stringSend out a test string                   integer