ESI Precommisioning Tasks

Software control

	Move slitmask/filter wheels (all three)
	Demonstrate echellette/imaging/low-resolution modes.
	Demonstrate use of observing scripts, and user-customization of scripts.
	Pause/Resume/Abort exposures

CCD

	Demonstrate controller reset
	Demonstrate readout and measure readout times in various modes. Single-amp, full frame  Dual-amp, full frame  Single-amp, subwindows of various sizes  Dual-amp, subwindows
	Empirically measure gain, read noise for different gain settings and different amps.
	Provide controller diagnostics and troubleshooting procedures
	Provide controller component changeout procedures
	Provide list of standard settings (gain, window, binning, bias setting)
	Provide preventive maintenance list and suggested time table.

Dewar

	Measure hold time (half-full) 17 hours
	Provide pump-down procedure
	Provide cool-down procedure
	Provide dewar window replacement procedure
	Provide preventive maintenance list and suggested time table.

Spectrograph

	Align and collimate spectrograph:  Collimator  Camera  Grating  Prisms  Slit wheel
	Determine flexure compensation table.
	Determine wavelength scale along low-res mode.
	Determine wavelength scale along echellette orders.
	Measure flexure with compensation turned off.
	Create flexure compensation table.
	Measure flexure with compensation turned on.
	Measure centering of echellette slits.
	Measure centering of long slits.
	Measure slit image tilts as a function of field position on CCD.
	Measure field flatness. Adjust dewar tilt (CCD tilt?) if necessary.
	Measure "depth of field" by obtaining image quality measurements as a function of collimator focus.
	Measure repeatability of: slitmask positioning (all three wheels)  collimator focus  guide camera focus
	Measure focus offsets with different filters.
	Measure image quality with BVRI filters.
	Provide user guide (observer guide).
	Provide collimator actuator maintenance and calibration procedures.
	Provide preventive maintenance list and suggested time table.

Guider

	Demonstrate ability to change focus.
	Demonstrate ability to change filters.
	Measure repeatability of filter positioning.
	Provide user guide [incorporated into other guide(s)?].
	Provide preventive maintenance list and suggested time table.

CARA Tasks

	Create accounts (esi, esieng, esi1-20).
	Create "config" setup.
	Create scripts to monitor CCD temperature, disk space.
	Modify scripts to allow archiving of ESI data.
	Estimate pointing origin,
	Add ESI focal plane to SKY program.
	Run cables on summit for: host computer  motor computer  CCD computer  serial lines
	Enter IP addresses for computers.
	Setup CVS repository (for software version control).