Settings and common commands

A quick reference for how to set frequently used bench configurations and run useful commands (useful for n00bs).

General Bench

Optical Bench

Visible Coronagraph and Field stops

The coronagraphs and field stops are common path with VAMPIRES, FIRST, and RHEA.

Field stop commands are run on scexao2. The recommended way to control the field stops is with the vampires_coronagraph bash TUI, which has menus for fine-alignment and adjusting focus. This calls the vampires_fieldstop command behind the scenes. This script can take x or y as sub-commands for the respective stages. Note that x and y do not correspond to the axes as seen on vControl from cam1. The Lyot stop is controlled by the VAMPIRES pupil wheel (use vControl).