Control Options Widget

Background

The Control Options Widget (COW) provides a GUI for observers who wish to change how NIRSPEC takes data.

You can do everything the COW does from the command line, but the COW puts all of these controls in one handy location so that you don't have to remember the command names.

Launching the Widget

(aka Having a COW)

Option Descriptions

Check Centering After Nods?
When executing a nod sequence on sky, the system can pause before starting an exposure and allow you to verify that the object is centered in the slit (by taking a SCAM image, for example, and adjusting the telescope position to center the target in the slit). Select from the folowing values: The command-line equivalent is "wait4center on|off".
Check Configuration on GO?
When executing a script from the NIRSPEC Echelle Format Simulator (EFS), the system can verify that all movable stages are in the requested positions before starting an exposure. This adds about 10 seconds to the start of each exposure sequence. Select from the following options: Command-line equivalent: "wait4config on|off".
Notification Sound on Finish
When an EFS script completes, the system will play a notification sound on hanuama's speaker. The default sound is "gong", but you can select from among several options.
Flatlamp Warmup Time (sec)
When an EFS Lamps Only script or a Calibration Acquisition Tool script is run, this parameter will wait the specified time for the flatlamp to warmup. The default is 15 seconds, the lamp should be fully warmed in 120 seconds.
After making selections, click "SET" to apply your settings. Click "QUIT" to dismiss the COW.