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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
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".
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