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- Page 1 TRT Control System User Manual User Manual Thai Robotic Telescope Control System 1M & 0.7M National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization)
- Page 2 TRT Control System User Manual 1. Telescope Control System Run TRT Interface • Mount Controlling • Rotator Controlling • Focuser Controlling • Auto Focus • M3 Controlling • Display status and Tracking object • 2. Dome Control 3. Weather Report 4.
- Page 3 TRT Control System User Manual 1. Telescope Control System User clicks on the icon to run TRT interface. Fig 1.1 TRT Interface Icon TRT interface will open, shown in figure 1.2. Fig 1.2 TRT Interface...
- Page 4 TRT Control System User Manual Click the “Connect” button to list all available connected instruments such as telescope, CCTV and weather report shown in figures 1.3. Fig 1.3 display all connected instruments. * If the application is the Robotic Mode, the “STOP Robotic” button will appear.
- Page 5 TRT Control System User Manual Main Menu To display main menu shown in the left window as figure 1.4, click the top left bar icon. Fig 1.4 The display main menu shows on the left.
- Page 6 TRT Control System User Manual Telescope Control Window When you selected “TELESCOPE” from the main menu, the interactive sky chart window will appear. Fig 1.5 Main telescope control window with interactive sky chart feature.
- Page 7 TRT Control System User Manual Instrument connection and status Green text indicates the current connection if it is activated. To enable and disable the instrument, click the button. Fig 1.6 Display connection and status for each instrument. • Connect: connection between telescope and controlling computer.
- Page 8 TRT Control System User Manual Mount Tab Fig 1.7 Mount control tab. In this tab it displays about: • Arrow button to jog & offset telescope • Track on/off status • Enable Keyboard Arrow keys • Jog & Offset Speed ( In Additional details, please use Offset Tool )
- Page 9 TRT Control System User Manual Ra/Dec & Az/Alt Tab You can use this tab to move telescope to specific target by changing Ra/Dec or Azimuth/Altitude value. If the telescope can not move to your coordinate, the alert message will prompt to notify you.
- Page 10 TRT Control System User Manual M1 Cover Tab This tab will be available for only 1M Telescope. Just make sure that it is open before starting your observation. Fig 1.9 Mirror Cover control tab...
- Page 11 TRT Control System User Manual Offset Panel When you click “OFFSET” button, the offset window will display as figure. Fig 1.10 Offset panel window. You can use two mode of offset, Ra/Dec or Azm/Alt. And a tool to flip offset direction to match your picture.
- Page 12 TRT Control System User Manual Rotator Tab First tab in second box is the Rotator control tab. Fig 1.11 Rotator control tab. This tab shows information about rotator status such as a current port and Rotator position. *Normally, we will home rotator before making a the first...
- Page 13 You can click on the rotator position value to get a pop-up input dialog, then you can set a position to move. * Usually, we start at 0 for 1M Telescope and 180 for 0.7M Telescope. Fig 1.12 Rotator input dialog.
- Page 14 TRT Control System User Manual Focuser Tab Fig 1.13 Focuser control tab. This tab shows information about focuser status such as a current port, Focuser position. * No need to home.
- Page 15 TRT Control System User Manual You can click on the focus position value to get a pop-up input dialog, then you can set a position to move. Fig 1.14 Focuser input dialog. Or you can move by manually with << / >> button for speed level that you want...
- Page 16 TRT Control System User Manual Auto Focus When you click “Auto Focus” button, the Auto Focus window will be appeared. * You must connect to Maxim DL first in Tools Menu before using Auto Focus system. Fig 1.15 Auto Focus Window...
- Page 17 TRT Control System User Manual This window will provide you an optimal focus position. • Step Size: move focus position step for each exposure. • Image Count: number of images for making an exposure. • Exposure: exposure time for each image. (sec) •...
- Page 18 TRT Control System User Manual M3 Port Tab When you click M3 Port Tab, it will display information about M3 such as a current port, Pointing Model Name. Fig 1.16 M3 Port status. You can click “SWITCH” button to change M3 between Port 1 and Port 2.
- Page 19 TRT Control System User Manual Sensor Tab Sensor Tab will display an information about telescope temperature. * Warning it is for engineer only, there is no need to do anything with that. Fig 1.17 Telescope temp sensor info.
- Page 20 TRT Control System User Manual Star Map Fig 1.18 Star Map window. Star Map Section 1. Start Map The Star Map displays currently present sky and visible object. You can choose whatever you need to display by using button menu tab.
- Page 21 TRT Control System User Manual When you click on an object in the star map, the dialog will appear on the bottom right. If it can move to the position, track button will be enable. Fig 1.19 Dialog displays current selected object.
- Page 22 TRT Control System User Manual Star Map Section 2. Find Target Tool This tool will help you to find the target that you want to make an observation. Just type in search box and find it, sort it. White text means the object is higher altitude than the telescope limit.
- Page 23 TRT Control System User Manual Star Map Section 3. Element Mode This tool provides you to track non celestial object like satellite by Two-Line Element (TLE) included tracking algorithms that you can choose. Fig 1.21 Two-Line Element input textbox.
- Page 24 TRT Control System User Manual Star Map Section 4. Telescope Status This section displays an important information of telescope such as, mount status, tracking object, offset value, etc. Fig 1.22 Main Telescope Status...
- Page 25 TRT Control System User Manual 2. Dome Control You can access dome control by click on “Dome” menu from Sidebar. There is two sides of shutter that you can control them separately; Shutter A and Shutter B, or you can control both of them at the same time.
- Page 26 TRT Control System User Manual 3. Weather Report You can access from “Weather Station” menu on Sidebar. This window displays about weather information such as humidity, temperature. Fig 3.1 Weather Report...
- Page 27 TRT Control System User Manual 4. CCTV Camera You can access from “CCTV” menu on Sidebar. For each camera, you can separate from the main application, it is easy to switch to other window such as telescope control window. Fig 4.1 CCTV Camera.
- Page 28 TRT Control System User Manual 5. Electrical Control System You can access from “Electrical” menu on Sidebar. User can only turn off/on spotlight in this window, the password is requested for the extra usage to make a change. Fig 5.1 Electrical Control System.
- Page 29 TRT Control System User Manual 6. Tools In case that you use MaximDL for taking an image. If you need telescope information in FIT Header like Ra/Dec, station name, date time, etc. for instance, first you need to connect the application to MaximDL including Autofocus Tool When you click “Sync”, the application will be connected to MaximDL...
- Page 30 TRT Control System User Manual 7. Conditions for closing and opening dome When users want to close and open the dome. Users must check the weather around the observatory with all following conditions and it must be met before opening the dome.
- Page 31 TRT Control System User Manual In Weather station interface users can check a current value of weather (Fig 7.2) with: • Dew Point • Rain Rate • Humidity • Temperature Fig 7.2 Weather Station Interface If all conditions are met, User can open the dome at “Dome” menu.
- Page 32 TRT Control System User Manual 8. Connecting CCD in MaximDL 8.1. Run MaxImDL by clicking MaxIm_DL icon at Desktop Fig 8.1 MaxIm DL icon 8.2. Toggle camera control by the icon in figure 8.2 Fig 8.2 Toggle Camera Control Box...
- Page 33 TRT Control System User Manual 8.3. Click Connect button and Coolers to “On” for cooling a CCD Fig 8.3 Connect and Coolers to On 8.4. Click “Expose” tab for exposing CCD for Andor CCD, you must change Subframe by checking Subframe to On and change W (Width) and H (Height) to 2048 x 2048 pixel Fig 8.4 Expose tab and setting Subframe...
- Page 34 TRT Control System User Manual 9. Operation after you completed jobs. When you want to stop using the telescope, you must follow these processes 9.1. Park telescope Go to Telescope interface click “PARK” button Fig 9.1 PARK button in Telescope interface.
- Page 35 TRT Control System User Manual 9.2. Close mirror cover In telescope interface you will see M1 Cover tab click “CLOSE” to close mirror cover. Fig 9.2 Mirror cover close button...
- Page 36 TRT Control System User Manual 9.3. Disconnect a CCD If you connect a CCD with MaximDL you must Disconnect CCD. However, for warming up CCD, Click “Warm Up” and Disconnect at Camera Control box. Fig 9.3 Camera Control Interface...
- Page 37 TRT Control System User Manual 10. 1 Meters Telescope Available CCD and Filter Wheel M3 Port Instruments Model Andor DZ936_BV Filter Wheel FLI Center Line (CFW-3-12) No Filter No Filter 10. Green 11. Blue ZWO ASI290 MM Filter Wheel Atik EFW Driver 1.
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