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Attendance
Matt Lastner
Jackson Ames
Onkar Rekhi
Roy Prouty
Date & Time
1930-2245
Spaces Occupied
- PHYS 401
- Control room
- Dome (minimal, just opened and closed dome)
Goals
Figure out issues with FireNex-5000H+ USB 3.0 optical repeater and perform CMOS observations over fiber line.
Work to enable communication between TheSkyX Professional on data computer with TCS Computer.
Action Items
- Get new fiber line (waiting on discussion with Eileen)
- Onkar: We could get fiber line from FireNex
- Get feedback from FireNex Tech support (Onkar emailed)
- Get RS-232 Cable else Serial to USB adapter (get link from Jackson)
- Fix door leg thingy
Notes
- Software is not soft
- On TCS Computer: Profile Explorer in ASCOM related folder allows us to look at mount/telescope details. This information may be required by data computer to facilitate data - TCS computer communication. UNSURE/
- Actual ASCOM profile for our telescope is in file: POTH.telescope. This seems to be aliased to "DFM Telescope" in TheSky6. Not sure where this connects to the POTH profile on the backend.
- Matt and Roy did some integrals.
- Onkar notes that we get the same error from the FireNex system on Windows 10 & Windows 11.
- Roy wants to cover the desk with drop cloth to avoid dusty bits.
- Observatory Meetin
Attendance
- Matt Lastner
- Jackson Ames
- Onkar Rekhi
- Roy Prouty
Date & Time
20220720 - 1900
Spaces Occupied
- PHYS 401
- Control Room (War Room)
- Dome
Goals
- Setup Fiber-USB Repeater Boxes on Data Computer
- Test CMOS Camera over Fiber Line
- Install 10Gbs Network PCI Card
- Cable Management (Control Room and Dome)
- Install Software
- From Software Bisque (TheSkyX-Professional)
- Blue Iris Security Software
- Run through minimal working pipeline for observation
Action Items
- Work with Erik to mount pedestal cable box
Notes
- USB-A to USB-B 3.0 data cable for CMOS is too short to reach remote fiber repeater box if repeater box is mounter within or on pedestal cable box.
- Fiber line is broken near remote end.
- Stole fiber line from ENGR DC
- Stole ethernet patch cables from ENGR DC
I made the following changes:
- removed mentions of facebook and twitter
- modified language on home page
- removed all mentions of podcasts
- created "mission" tab
- created "current" page under mission tab
- created "previous years" tab under mission tab
- updated "Open House" page
- Moved "People" to under "Facility"
Other minor edits