Kermit Quick Start

Start Kermit:

• run starttraffic
• run soundserver &
• run ds9 &
• run kermitui &
  

Use Kermit:

• Set motors. Pick the desired settings from the drop-down lists, then press Move. Generally you will want M2=Goldmirror and Pupil=Large. The focus travel is from -8800 to 0 and corresponds to about two centimeters of motion.
• Select subarray. Use the subarray size, coadder, and offset controls to the right of the main kermitui window to pick which portion of the array to use. Coadders 0 and 1 are the good quadrant, in the lower left. The blue portion of the array image will show the selected portion of the array.
• Set exposure time and number of exposures, then press Set.
• Use the Exposure Palette window to easily switch between settings.
  

At the end of the night:

• In the Exposure Palette window, select Take Darks from the File menu. Adjust the suggested dark settings as desired, then press Go.
• After the darks have completed, exit kermitui (be sure to save settings when prompted).
  
• Run movedata.pl to move the night's data to an archival subdirectory.
  
• Analyze data, then publish paper.