SETI PROJECT PHOENIX CALL-OUT PROCEDURES FOR MOPRA/NARRABRI ATNF

The monitoring and control of Mopra is achieved by two semi-permanent ISDN links.

1. MAPS (Mopra Antenna Protection System - old PMon replacement) - between Mopra and Narrabri (fire, security, antenna safety, etc).
2. WAN (Ethernet circuit) - linking Mopra and Narrabri, via Parkes and Epping (eg. CAMON and SETIVIEW etc).

Autodial Alarm

• A MAPS alarm will autodial a set list until a response is made.
• The responding party will enter a 5 digit code number, which will halt the auto dialler. The responding party must then deal with the alarm.
• The list sequence is as follows:
  • John Whiteoak - (home no) - this number is dialled as an information alert only and usually no response is made;
  • Mobile telephone - will be located with the Rostered On-call staff member. During normal working hours the mobile telephone won't respond. Between 4.00pm and arriving home and likewise in the morning coming to work, the mobile telephone should be activated and in standby mode;
  • 4031 - Dedicated Extension No.
    Business Hours - 8.00am - 4.00pm - diverted to Narrabri switchboard;
    After Hours - 4.00pm - 8.00am - diverted to On-call staff member's home phone no.;
  • Graham Baines - (home no);
  • Ron Beresford - (home no);
  • Antenna Lab .
  • (Dave McConnell may be added to the list at a later date.)

Calls From Individuals

• A SETI On-call roster will be produced each Friday for distribution to: SETI at Parkes (Bud Hill); Mopra; Rostered On-call and other relevant staff members; John Brooks at Epping; and the noticeboard in the Narrabri Control Room
• The roster will include On-call staff and alternate numbers. The SETI person making the call will be instructed to use the following hierarchy in seeking assistance:
  1. Business Hours (8am-4pm) - Ext 4000 - Narrabri switchboard;
  2. After Hours (4pm -8am)
     • Ext 4031 - This will be diverted to the Rostered On-call staff member's home no.;
     • Rostered On-call staff member - (home no);
     • Mobile Telephone - which will be with the Rostered On-call staff member;
     • John Whiteoak - (home no);
     • Graham Baines - (home no);
     • Ron Beresford - (home no);
     • On-Call Pager .
     • (Dave McConnell may be added to the list at a later date.)

• A list of additional support staff will be produced monthly for use by the Rostered On-call staff members. The master copy will be held in the Narrabri Control Room and all changes whould be noted there. Available staff may be called on to travel to Mopra and rectify a fault within four hours of the alert (a car, fitted with an additional mobile telephone, will be on standby with the Rostered On-call staff member for this purpose).

• The MAPS alarm will annunciate at both Mopra and Narrabri. An alarm will sound at Mopra and the autodialler will be activated at Narrabri. Detailed MAPS information is available through the CAMON pages.
• In all cases, assess the problem, take action according to the situation and if the telescope will be put out of action for any length of time, call SETI at Parkes to inform them of the problem.
• The recorded messages and responses are as follows.
  1. Message: The Mopra-Narrabri MAPS link has failed.
     Responses
     • Check the CAMON pages to determine the link status and confirm the presence of the WAN/Ethernet circuit.
     • MAPS Link (Narrabri/Mopra) - contact appropriate support staff member.
  2. Message: The Mopra Cryogenics have failed.
     Responses
     • Check the CAMON pages and contact an available staff member who deals with cryogenics.
  3. Message: The Mopra Summary Alarm has been activated.
     Responses
     • Check the CAMON pages for a diagnosis and contact the relevant staff member from the Staff Availability list. Problems may include:
       antenna safety, eg antenna unstowed; power failure; weather; security; air conditioning.
  4. Message: The Mopra Fire Alarm has been activated
     Responses
     • If a fire alert occurs on the MAPS system an alert originating from the sensors at Mopra will ring at the Sidings Springs Fire Brigade. From there, the fire brigade's autodial system will call out the firefighting team.
     • Try to ring Mopra to see if anyone (eg, the fire brigade) is in attendance.
     • Call Robina Otrupcek at her home (068 422-615) and advise her of the alarm.
     • Try to log in to Mopra to see if the system has gone down, or access the control room at Narrabri to see if there are images on the Mopra monitor.

• SETIVIEW - is a diagnostic tool that can be used to view the traffic through SETIOBS and SETIMON (the SETI interface processes).

• There are two alternatives to view the Mopra CAMON pages.
  • Log in as CAMON
    This only allows access to the CAMON pages.
    • Log in to MOPRA:: as CAMON (no password is required). Exiting CAMON will log you out.
  • Log in to MOPRA:: as yourself and run CAMON as usual.

• There are also two alternatives to run SETIVIEW from Mopra.
  • Log in as SETIVIEW
    This will only run the SETIVIEW program.
    • Log in to MOPRA:: as SETIVIEW.
      Exiting will also log you out.
  • Log in to MOPRA:: as yourself and run SETIVIEW with the command
    $ setiview

• /SETI
• /PMON
• /POWER
• /5MREF
• /M

• All of the usual responsibilities continue to apply.
• The priority response will first be to the Compact Array, Mopra comes second.
• The On-call person is on-call 24 hours a day.
• The On-call person must take a car home each day for use by the selected support staff member (if required).
• The On-call person will not attend a problem at Mopra. Rather, the support staff member selected will travel to Mopra.
• Each day the On-call staff member must have in his/her possession:
  1. Mobile telephone;
  2. Bag phone;
  3. Pager;
  4. Log Book;
  5. On-call and Support Staff Roster copies;
  6. Car.
• The On-call staff member is responsible for managing each problem through to its completion.
• The On-call Log Book shall be used to record the time and nature of all calls received. It shall also be used to record the resolution details and time of return to service of the Mopra System.
• It's the On-call staff member's responsibility (for their particular day) to check the Control Room / master copy of the Staff Availability List and confirm which staff may be called upon for the day.

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