Lower Level Commands

This document describes the commands that will be sent from the Upper Level DCS to the Lower Level Components. This is not a finalized list and if the need arises for it, it will be modified accordingly. The units are AstroPy Units.

Command	Parameter	Type	Unit	Remarks
moveAz	position velocity	double double	rad rad/s	0 <= position < 2π Positive means in the direction of increasing azimuth, negative in the direction of decreasing azimuth.
moveEl	position	double	rad	0 <= position < ½π
stopAz
stopEl
stop
crawlAz	velocity	double	rad/s	Positive means in the direction of increasing azimuth, negative in the direction of decreasing azimuth.
crawlEl	velocity	double	rad/s	Positive means in the direction of increasing elevation, negative in the direction of decreasing elevation.
setLouvers	position	[double]	unitless	An array of positions with one position for each louver given as a percentage where 0 means closedand 100 fully open.
closeLouvers
stopLouvers
openShutter
closeShutter
stopShutter
config	systemID settings	string [key, value]	unitless unitless	See the Command and Configuration Protocols document.
park
setTemperature	temp	double	Celsius
fans	action	string	unitless	ON or OFF
inflate	action	string	unitless	ON or OFF
statusAMCS
statusApSCS
statusLCS
statusLWSCS
statusMonCS
statusThCS