Crocker Dome Control Script

Simple code for automatically controlling the Crocker dome

Setup

Install the conda package manager if it is not already, then run the following commands to setup the conda environment for this code.

conda create -n crocker_dome_control
conda install pyserial pandas numpy matplotlib seaborn jupyter

Before using any of the scripts, make sure to activate this new environment with conda activate crocker_dome_control

Example Usage

The gotoaz command can be used to rotates the dome to a target azimuth position:

./rotate.py gotoaz -val 15  # Rotate dome so its azimuth is 15 degrees

TODO: make calls to gotoaz automatic and scheduled with an observing plan document.

Obs Plan format

TODO

Crocker Control Config JSON File

{
    "update_interval_seconds": 600,
    "baudrate": 9600,
    "dome_controller_device_file": "/dev/ttyUSB_DOME",
    "obs_plan_dir": "obs_plans",
    "obs_plan_file": "SAMPLE_obsplan.csv"
}