Observing with the Station (LCU)
The chapter describe the different observation methods when directly interfacing with the station, rather than using any automated scripts.
The order in which topics are disccused also reflects the order in which commands need to be called to correctly configure the station for an observation.
Software Levels
In international mode, the station has 4 software levels, but only 3 of which are used extensivel...
Observing Bit Mode
There are 3 available bit modes available while observing with the station. 4, 8 and 16-bit, each...
Antenna Sets, Subbands and RCU Bands (Modes)
Antenna Sets In international mode, we recommend using either the LBA_OUTER or HBA_JOINED antenn...
Beamforming the Station
Beamforming is the process by which the station electronics collect the antenna signals and delay...
Example Observations (Currently only HBA)
Combining everything found in this chapter, we can provide an example observation. This code bloc...
Checking Antenna Spectra
This is typically performed in either swlevel 2 or swlevel 3, with the methodology differing betw...
Command References
rspctl (Expert mode) -bash-4.2$ rspctl -X rspctl usage: --- RCU control --------------------...