PROPOSED COMMANDS ----------------- /* Status & information requests */ ?POS DayOfYear, UT, RA & dec, az, alt, lst, offset from input position, user tracking rates, airmass, object name ?STATUS DOY, UT, control status, ready status, dome gap, shutter status, dome az, ws alt, tracking status, worst-case error since position was achieved ?WEATHER DOY, UT, outside temp, dome air temp, mirror temp, cell temp, dewpoint, windspeed, wind direction, wetness ?LIMITS DOY, UT, daylight, weather & telescope limit information ?FAULTS DOY, UT, current faults & fault history /* Control commands */ OBTAIN Acquire control (if available) RELEASE Relinquish control until console re-enables /* Initialization commands */ STARTUP Initialize & self-test all telescope axes; clear fault history; set telescope status to ready. SHUTDOWN Stow everything at end of night, power down, release control(?) /* Calibration commands */ FLATS Position telescope & dome, turn on flat field lamp LAMPOFF Turn off flat field lamp /* Catalog management commands */ READUSER Read User catalog INSCR Save input position in Scratch catalog REFSCR Save reference position in Scratch catalog CLRSCR Clear Scratch catalog /* Input position commands: return current airmass, azimuth, parallactic? */ INPOS Command supplies position, epoch[, rates, ref time, name] SCRPOS Call up entry from Scratch catalog USERPOS Call up entry from User catalog REFPOS Make reference position the input position /* These commands establish a "reference" position to complement the input position */ REF Make current position the reference position POSREF Make input position the reference position SEARCHSAO Nearest SAO entry becomes reference position SEARCHSTD Nearest STD entry becomes reference position /* Motion commands */ GOPOS Go to & track input position GOREF Go to & track reference position STOW Go to specified HA & dec MOVE defined move in RA & dec (offset position) STOPMOVE Stop defined move (MOVE command) STOPTEL Stop telescope motion (GO and STOW commands) /* Focus commands */ ADJFOCUS Adjust focus by specified value GOFOCUS Go to specified focus setting STOPFOCUS Stop requested focus move /* Shutter commands (dome or telescope first moves as necessary to protect telescope) */ OPEN Open dome shutters CLOSE Close dome shutters /* Dome commands */ GODOME Go to specified dome azimuth TRACKDOME Set dome to anticipate/track telescope STOPDOME Defeat dome operation /* Windscreen commands */ BOTTOM Send windscreen to bottom of travel TOP Send windscreen to top of travel TRACKWS Set windscreen to anticipate/track telescope STOPWS Defeat windscreen operation POSSIBLE COMMANDS ----------------- RECOVER Make telescope ready after transient event (power glitch, eg). This may be handled automatically. DELUSER Delete User catalog DELSCR Remove an entry from Scratch catalog GIVE Relinquish telescope control temporarily LASTPOS Make last GO position the input position PREVPOS Make previous GO position the input position INTERPOL Get interpolated position for non-sidereal rate object PRECESS Precess input position to specified epoch TWILIGHT Display twilights for specified date (evening and morning) SAOPOS Call up an entry from SAO catalog STDPOS Call up entry from STD catalog X Make telescope coordinates agree with input position (local pointing optimization) INZP Adjust telescope coordinates by specified amount