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Analyzing Colliding Target Test Test Run 16 08 25 11 42 13 TargetRun Analyzing Colliding Targets Many collisions happening. One reason is that...
Reverse Move Analysis Changed Hrands video capture code to capture uncompressed video. Ran two test runs with recording uncompressed images: 16 08 03...
Testing Camera Ran tests 16 07 29 08 31 54 TargetRun using camera with compression. Added code to show iteration and target number. Figured out that...
PFS TWiki for JPL / Caltech deliverables Introduction Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a prime focus, fiber fed multi object spectrograph for Subaru Observatory...
Created new database XML with both hardstops (from theoretical 375 offset. Created Targets for testing new dual hardstop capability. Started MSIM test...
Collision Avoidance and Camera Strategy Camera is setup, need record every iteration. What can we do now? Detect reverse moves Check for movements...
Changing Theta Hardstop First test with just activating cmd switchMotorPolarity for every Positioner. Hardstop is perceived in Region 1 ( e.g. 22 deg instead...
Testbed Performance Back, Code Improvements All production positioners show excellent performance after 3 map updates. Test 16 04 22 15 00 05 TargetRun...
Further Hardstop Debugging Hardstop data was believed to be erratic. It turned out that the script was not executing properly due to FPGA issue. this...
MATLAB SETUP 1. Make sure to be connected to JPL VPN if not on JPL network already when opening matlab. 1. Make sure the following are on your matlab path and...
New Firmware Version Rev. D. Keith provided new Firmware for FPGA and Comm board. Installed on 3/24 Ran first target test with new Firmware, 16 03 25...
Current config COBRA PID RAIL Board POSITION POSITION EMPTY 01 01 01 C1544 03 02...
Mini System Testbed (MSTB) Goals General Goals Test functionality of three entire modules (six boards). Test production cobra performance to keep up with...
Collision Avoidance Ran first test with colliding cobras. Partially worked, targets for some positioners were off (roughly 1 20). From the first to...
Cold Test EM RAIL LOG COBRA RAIL Board INVERTED Current Performance POSITION POSITION MSIM ID PID...
List of causes for weak positioner performance: In 15 10 13 16 54 58 TargetRun PID1 shows low performance due to a home angle offset. Negative home angle leads...
Tested Target Runs with no homing Tested no homing first on the 3 7 11 set `15 10 07 16 33 23 TargetRun` and `15 10 09 15 02 14 TargetRun` are 1...
Target Runs, Debugging After Chaz and Johannes had seen some images being taken before move finished (12000 steps moves) we added back the wait command Johannes...
Move to Downs 5 Moved hardware last week out of cold box and down to lab 5. Hrand is working on MSIM function to generate commands for setting center positions...
PID 9 : C1522 PID 31: C1521 After we found some potential problems with the board, we decided to swap the boards. Plugged in all positioners now at the...
ran updatemotormaps on last run: 15 09 09 17 18 13 TargetRun New map: 2015 09 03 NSTMaps V06.xml Edited pid 9 map to set first theta bins equal to...
Verified positioners in theta reverse hardstop by hand. Moved phi to intermediate position Ran several images without motion in between to measure joint angle stability...
Checked PID 9 shaft coupler and it is very firmly bonded. So the sticky spot noticed from targets last night is probably not a shaft coupler issue. Checked tension...
Electronics Failure on PID 9 Yesterday PID 9 stopped working after initially working We probed the output signal of PID 9 and saw a capacitive behaviour...
Status description Johannes was away 3 weeks. Chaz and Hrand tested system with camera to `see` reverse moves. On 8/31/15 Hrand, Thomas, Matt, Chaz...
Target Testing Debug Found evidence for non moving positioners within target tests. E.g. PID 41 in Test 15 07 28 17 35 02 TargetRun did not move 192 times even...
Electronics and MSIM Testing CAL from MSIM seems to be much slower searching for reason and checking on trustworthiness of data. Peter wants to see a...
FPGA Firmware Update Put firmware on fpga, new software on comm board. tested Cal Command low level Pos. 123 S1 resistors are broken Pos....
Second Temperature Test Cycle After the first cycle (RT 17 5 5 1 RT) we plan to walk through the temp points in the same order At 5C we used the...
Check Out Positioner Failing Phenomen Charlie, Hrand and Matt looked into the reasons why some positioners were not working during some of the cold tests....
Check Out Positioner Failing Phenomen Charlie, Hrand and Matt looked into the reasons why some positioners were not working during some of the cold tests....
Going back to 5C Generated new Centers Link Lengths after going cold (xml 13) Generated Motor Maps from last 5C data (23rd and 27th April) xml 14 JohannesGross...
Positioner Functionality Overview DATE TAG TEMP PID 1 PID 5 PID 13 PID 17 PID 21 PID 25 PID 29 PID 33 PID 37 PID 41 PID...
Positioner Performance Overview DATE TAG TEMP PID 1 PID 5 PID 13 PID 17 PID 21 PID 25 PID 29 PID 33 PID 37 PID 41 PID...
COLD TEST RESULTS LOG DATE TAG TEMP Number Good Cobras Comments `15 03 19 11 03 04 TargetRun` RT 1,xx,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,xx,45,49,xx...
Bug Hunting MSIM failed again after target run with newly generated targets. Positioner 41 had a calculated angle of 418 We found a new case for Hrands...
Going cold Going from 17C to 0C today. Updated centers and link lengths with data from last test tonight. Positioner 33 came back to LIFE! Updated...
Rerunning Targets at 17 C Updated motor maps with new data from last target run and kicked off targets (yesterday). Reran centers script with phi further...
Target Testings Tedious Start Targets with newly produced centers and link lengths ran until 145. MSIM Crashed with new (unkow) error Produced new targets...
Getting Ready For Targets Again Identified Pos. 21 yesterday as the trouble maker. Link lengths of pos 21 are way off, centers too. Reran centers script...
Debugging findCentroids First problem with MSIM stalling out on findCentroids is due to a DLL problem. Workaround: run MSIM from MS Visual Studio findCentroids...
MSIM Problems Target Convergence Testing is still not succeeding. One issue with findCentroids was due to Matlab running on TB computer eating up too much RAM...
Swapped Driver Boards on 2/24/2015 Charlie and Peter installed Driver Board (SN 02) onto the module. Re connected all flex print cables from Cobras to the...
Electronics Issues Over the past 2 weeks the electronics have been not behaving as expected and most of the time have behaved erratically (sometimes working normal...
Hrand CrapSh t Tally !!! Loaded previous EM configs into Matlab as follows cfgA.cfgFile msimMaps 062414 stitched adj1.xml cfgB.cfgFile allMapsAdj 070114.xml...
Connect to camera using Remote CameraSetup NoCooling.lst Take test images using 2015 01 29 SingleExposure.lst Found .002s exposure was good for LED settings...
MOVE FROM CAHILL TO PHYSICS BUILDING HIGH BAY (SYNCOTRON) Peter and Charlie moved all hardware to the cold box located in Syncotron Test Cube w/ stages...
Released PFI CAD Models for Partner Use Attach CAD files to this page, `creating a link` to the file; organize into sections and headings as the list grows; comment...
Interval #8211; The combined time of the pulse duration and ringout time. One motor step occurs in one interval. Duration #8211; The length of time in which...
EM TEST REPORTS Test Directory in Dropbox TargetConvergence folder XML Used for Test XML Created from Test NOTES...
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