Observing at Parkes

Telescope Control System (TCS)

Adding a new Pulsar to TCS

Digital Filterbanks

SPD commands (monitoring on bourbon):

mode b
a               # To see the spectra
chan 10 1000    # To choose a range of good channels
select pp11     # To view the folded profile

ATNF Parkes Swinburne Recorder (APSR)

Adding a new Pulsar to APSR

Multibeam PMDAQ

Before observing:

cd losetup
lorun mb.cmd

SHOWTEL, SERVO, ME, and WINDS Display

Connect with a VNC client to sabik-pa and enter the observer password.

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