rot_servo

Typical Output

currot 0.000000
comrot 0.000000
objrot -0.111635
velrot 0.000000
vincrot 0.000000
drot 0
moderot slewing
tflagsrot G
sflagsrot 
perrrot 0
scmdrot 0
vmaxrot 0.000000
offroti 0.000000
offrots 0.000000
signrot 0
rawrot 0.000000
rot_pos1 0.000000
rot_pos1s 0
rot_pos2 0.000000
rot_pos2s 0
rot_limn -185.000000
rot_limp 185.000000
.EOF

Explanatory comments

This command returns values associated with the instrument rotator.

currot current position (fractional degrees).

comrot commanded position (fractional degrees).

objrot object angle if tracking (fractional degrees).

velrot velocity from abs encoder (fractional degrees/second).

vincrot velocity from incr encoder (fractional degrees/second).

drot azimuth drive status

moderot motion mode (tracking or slewing or ...)

tflagsrot TCS servo flag string.

sflagsrot LM628 status flag string.

perrrot position error (encoder count units).

scmdrot servo velocity command (scaled encoder units).

vmaxrot velocity limit (degrees/second).

offroti instrument offset (fractional degrees)

offrots sky offset (position angle) (fractional degrees).

signrot rotator sign (XXX - bogus)

rawrot raw rotator position from encoders.

rot_pos1 Tape 1 position (degrees).

rot_pos1s Tape 1 status.

rot_pos2 Tape 2 position (degrees).

rot_pos2s Tape 2 status.

rot_limn Negative (CCW) limit.

rot_limp Positive (CW) limit.