SCHED

The interface between the observer and the telescope is the program caobs. Control information for caobs (positions, frequencies, scan lengths etc.) is provided by a schedule file which is generated by the CABBScheduler. Clicking on the link will start the scheduler in your browser (at least IE, Firefox, Safari supported). The CABBScheduler is integrated with the calibrator database and velocity calculator tools and lets you:

• specify calibrators by typing part of the calibrator name
• search for calibrators near your program source and view their characteristics
• select sources from a personal catalog on your machine
• calculate CABB zoom band channels (when they become available) from velocity, spectral line and date/time.

Schedules are saved to the /atca/sched area on xbones. You will need to be on the CSIRO network or have an ATNF unix account to access the tool and save your schedules to the observatory disks. If you have not yet arranged access, you can use the open access version which lets you save your schedule to your local disk only. Both versions require an internet connection when in use.
The CABBScheduler is still under development (keeping up with new CABB modes), if you find the latest version above doesn't behave as expected, let us know and try the previous or old version. For testing purposes, the next version is available too.

More information

• The new users guide describes how to use the CABBScheduler in detail.
• A summary of all CABBScheduler fields
• A summary of all CABBScheduler actions

Special scheduling modes

• Mosaicing
• Pulsar and high time resolution bin mode
• Observing solar system objects & Earth orbiting satellites
• Reference pointing

Ancillary Files

• source catalogue file format
• .eph ephemeris files for solar system objects
• .tle two-line-element files for satellites

Feedback

Please send your suggestions and bug reports to Mark Wieringa (Mark.Wieringa@csiro.au).

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Original: Mark Wieringa (20-Apr-1998)
Modified: Mark Wieringa (08-Jun-2011)