The DAQ System: rotsed

Starting up the system is easy. First log in as ``observer.'' Make sure all the configuration files are set correctly, and that all the daemons you want to run are turned on in the rotsed.conf configuration file (see Section 3.2). You should open two terminals, one to watch system status, and the second to start and operate the telescope. A third terminal to monitor astrod.log is sometimes useful.

To monitor the system error logs, in the first terminal use tail -f as described in Section 2.3.1.

To start the system, in the second terminal type:

$ rotsed

$

In the logging terminal you should see the various daemons start up. If there is an error in one of the configuration files, the error is logged and the system will not start up properly.

Upon startup, the system immediately goes into automatic mode, where the astrod scheduler has control of the system startup, imaging, and shutdown. To issue manual commands to the telescope see Section 2.5 on the ROTSE User Shell.