# tass.rc (for Linux or DOS) # this is an example configuration file for tass data collection program # tm3get11.c # this is an exemple only: don't use it without adapting it for your # installation # lines starting with a "#" character are comments, and so are empty lines # or those starting with space characters. # command line format # command name starts in column 1 (all command names are used hereunder) # command names have exactly 8 characters # equal sign, facultatively surrounded by blank space # value, which may be # a decimal integer, facultatively signed # an octal number (must start with a 0) # an hexadecimal number (must start with 0x) # a real number in fixed point format # a string surrounded by single quotes or by double quotes # (no quote may appear in such strings, but escaped as \' or \") # a list of values separated by commas # facultative blank space # mandatory end of line # command lines starting with an unrecognized command name are ignored. # the commands may be given in any order # the following exemple uses and briefly explains all commands # line shift period in secs SHIFTIME= 0.916 # exposure duration in secs EXPOSURE= 469.0 # telescope identification TELESCOP= 'TASS Mark III #0' # flag: 1 if CCD images are negative, 0 otherwise (i.e.: 1 reverses b&w) REVERSED= 1 # number of lines to be collected per CCD: 12 raw files or 2:44 hours TOTLINES= 10752 # number of lines per raw file: 896 lines or 13:40 minutes plus 20 sec overlap FILLINES= 896 # number of lines overlapping 2 files: 22 lines or about 20 seconds OVRLINES= 22 # VCO value for correct scan speed: 10250 is about right for 0.916 seconds # a VCO value of 7000 is about right for the zenith at 45.00 north, although # that gives strangely crooked star paths (the sky seems cylindrical), # which is not so bad for focussing but is clearly useless for astrometry # (the problem comes from looking at the zenith instead of the celestial # equator) VCOVALUE= 7000 # TEC value for correct temperature: your choice TECVALUE= 1050 # TEC current measuring resistor in ohms: Tom says 0.12 ohms is typical TECRESIS= 0.12 # ------ DOS ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------- # specify the video display mode to be used for the running images # valid modes are 16 color graphic modes using a single 64k (or less) page of # video RAM appearing at address 0xA0000 (segment 0xA000, offset 0) # # mode = pixels, rows, colors # 0x12 = 640, 480, 16 basic VGA mode 12: 640 * 480 pixels # 0x12 = 736, 480, 16 tweaked VGA mode 12: 736 * 480 pixels # 0x12 = 768, 480, 16 tweaked VGA mode 12: 768 * 480 pixels # 0x5b = 800, 600, 16 Trident 8900 mode 5b: 800 * 600 pixels # 0x6a = 800, 600, 16 VESA Super VGA mode 6a: 800 * 600 pixels # 0x102 = 800, 600, 16 VESA Super VGA mode 102: 800 * 600 pixels # # notes: - the tweaked VGA mode 12 (@ 736 pixels per row) may require a slight # adjustment of your monitor horizontal shift button (but that # adjustement should not affect its normal operation) # - the tweaked VGA mode 12 (@ 768 pixels per row) may require slight # adjustements to both the horizontal shift and horizontal width # buttons of your monitor (again, these adjustements should not be # detrimental to the normal operation of your monitor) # - mode 5b may also work on some other boards # - the VESA modes do require a VESA BIOS driver, either in ROM on the # video graphics controller board, or loaded in RAM at boot time # # how to chose a video mode: # 1 - if your monitor is not SVGA, multi-sync or multi-frequencies, # go to step 4, otherwise # 2 - if the VESA BIOS extensions are included on your SVGA board ROM or # or if they are loaded at run-time, use one of SVGA modes 6a or 102, # otherwise # 3 - if your SVGA manual specifies a mode to be used for 800 by 600 # graphics in 16 colors, like the Trident 8900 mode 5b above, use # that mode (it may well be different from 0x5b), otherwise # 4 - try the tweaked VGA mode 12 (@ 768 pixels per row), if it does # not work, then # 5 - try the tweaked VGA mode 12 (@ 736 pixels per row), if it does # not work, then # 6 - use the basic VGA mode 12 at 640 pixels per row # # Under Linux, this line is ignored (no need to remove it) as we use X windows. # # the video mode command comes here: # mode = pixels, rows, colors SETVIDEO 0x12 = 768, 480, 16 # 1st pixel to be shown: pixels 0 to 13 are dummy or blind pixels # pixels 782 to 799 are dummy or blind pixels 1STSHOWN= 14 # number of pixels shown: maximum N, where N is your screen's width in pixels TOTSHOWN= 768 # specify all 16 colors to be used for the running images # for each color, specify the amount (from 0 to 63) of red, green and blue # color = red, green, blue SETCOLOR 0 = 0, 0, 0 SETCOLOR 1 = 4, 4, 4 SETCOLOR 2 = 8, 8, 8 SETCOLOR 3 = 12, 12, 12 SETCOLOR 4 = 17, 17, 17 SETCOLOR 5 = 21, 21, 21 SETCOLOR 6 = 25, 25, 25 SETCOLOR 7 = 29, 29, 29 SETCOLOR 8 = 34, 34, 34 SETCOLOR 9 = 38, 38, 38 SETCOLOR 10 = 42, 42, 42 SETCOLOR 11 = 46, 46, 46 SETCOLOR 12 = 51, 51, 51 SETCOLOR 13 = 55, 55, 55 SETCOLOR 14 = 59, 59, 59 SETCOLOR 15 = 63, 63, 63 # number of lines per CCD chip: KAF0400 has 512 lines CCDLINES= 512 # number of pixels per CCD line: KAF0400 has 14+768+12 = 794 pixels CCDPIXEL= 794 # number of saved pixels: 800 (must be > CCDPIXEL + 5) MAXPIXEL= 800 # IO address of TASS Control Card: in hexadecimal with 0x prefix TASSPORT= 0x0300 # KEEPSHOW= 0 to immediately close the program at the end of tonight's run # KEEPSHOW= 1 to keep instead the last image on screen after tonight's run, # until someone comes and presses the Esc Key KEEPSHOW= 1 # latitude of camera site in degrees (positive = north, negative = south) LATITUDE= 45.45 # longitude of camera site in degrees (positive = west, negative = east) LONGITUD= 75.5 # flag: 1 if CCD0 exists, 0 otherwise CCD0HERE= 0 # declination of CCD0 in degrees (positive = north, negative = south) CCD0DECL= 0.0 # right ascension offset of CCD0 in degrees (positive = east, negative = west) CCD0RAOF= 15.0 # flag: 1 if CCD1 exists, 0 otherwise CCD1HERE= 1 # declination of CCD1 in degrees (positive = north, negative = south) CCD1DECL= 0.0 # right ascension offset of CCD1 in degrees (positive = east, negative = west) CCD1RAOF= 0.0 # flag: 1 if CCD2 exists, 0 otherwise CCD2HERE= 0 # declination of CCD2 in degrees (positive = north, negative = south) CCD2DECL= 0.0 # right ascension offset of CCD2 in degrees (positive = east, negative = west) CCD2RAOF= -15.0 # ----- 1996-11-24 ----- new feature: turn camera off when running too hot # safety check: maximum working temperature for liquid coolant (in Celsius) COOLMAXT= 35.0 # ----- 1996-12-05 ----- new feature: add lines to FITS header # the number to the right of the equal sign indicates the number of lines # to be read following the CCDnTEXT line and to be copied into the FITS header # 0 supplementary FITS header lines for CCD0 CCD0TEXT= 0 # 2 supplementary FITS header lines for CCD1 CCD1TEXT= 2 COMMENT this line could be used to specify the filter used by CCD1 COMMENT this line could be used to specify something else of import # 0 supplementary FITS header lines for CCD2 CCD2TEXT= 0