Collaboration Case:  Check Autoguiding Conditions

Description:  Responsible for checking if all required sub-systems that are needed for guiding are available, are in the proper state (like: telescope is tracking, guide star is detected, STRAP is moved correctly etc.)
It used to verify if we can start guiding and during guiding if we can continue guiding (periodic check).

Package Assignment:  Auto Guiding.

Preconditions: 

• ATCS is ONLINE

Basic Course: 

• Check if telescope is tracking
  Exception Course: Check failed
• Check if CCD takes exposures (for AG)
  Exception Course: Check failed
• Check if STRAP is available (for FS)

  Interface:  IfFss.Status.Status

  Exception Course: Check failed
• Check if FSS Translation Stage is tracking (for FS)
  Exception Course: Check failed

Exception Course: Check failed

• return with error.

Postconditions: 

• All checks succeeded.

Issues to be Determined or Resolved: 

Notes:

Last modified: Thu Jun 28 13:05:11 UTC 2001