DEIMOS
goi_wffcs_loop script

Name

goi_wffcs_loop -- exposure loop with fcs tracking

Purpose

Wait for FCS to begin tracking, then acquire several exposures
as specified by the default or the input parameter. For short
exposures 30s or less, FCS will sometimes not have enough time
between images to take data. So to ensure that FCS tracks consistently,
this script will loop over a specified number of exposures and then
allow FCS to track before starting another exposure sequence. The
script was developed for programs with long series (100 images)
with relatively short exposures 30s.

Usage

goi_wffcs_loop [interval [nexp]]

Arguments

internval = number of exposures between wffcs [default=10]
nexp = total number of science exposures to acquire [default=inf]

Output

None

Restrictions

Note that this runs in an infinite loop. So to stop, you must
control C the script.

Example

1) Acquire exposures in infinite loop with a pause after every 10
exposures to allows FCS to track.
goi_wffcs_loop

2) Acquire 100 exposures with a pause after every 5
exposures to allows FCS to track.
goi_wffcs_loop 5 100

See Also

The shell script goi_wffcs_loop
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Last modified: Mon Dec 16 09:35:06 2013