Shift M39 Start at 241:18:00 GMT = 02:00pm 29 Aug EDT End at 242:02:00 = 10:00pm 29 Aug EDT SOT Lead MJ Spac/Aspect FOT/Sci liason EM HRC GKA, JHC, SSM ACIS (Times will be given in GMT on day 241/242. In general times are rough, not precise.) PLAN ---- Run under control of P8b load Plan for P9 HRC activities EVENTS ------ 20:20 AOS 21:20 rad zone exit 21:28 OBSID 168 - Crab 21:31 ACIS start science 23:20 LOS NOTES/ISSUES/PROBLEMS --------------------- At shift start we are LOS - next contact expected at 20:20 The P9 load contains ORs that request a 20 arcsec amplitude dither for the HRC that have requested frequencies (0.3313 degrees/s) that violate CARD Restriction HRC-R-004 (cannot be less than 0.36 degrees/s). The violation shows up as a critical error in OR/ER translation but this does not prevent the DOT and subsequent load from being generated. Setting the frequency to be above this limit would violate the PCAD limitation on the maximum rate (0.22 arcsec/sec) if we kept the 20 arcsec amplitude. The HRC team pointed out that the CARD limit was set somewhat arbitrarily and that they would like to keep the 20 arcsec amplitude and but use the requested frequency. A CAP has been generated to allow the load to be used with the violation and for subsequent loads to allow frequencies as low as 0.18 degrees/s. We will submit the paper work to modify the CARD item (HRC-R-004) to half the frequency restriction and an ECR that would modify the OFLS syntax rules. A CAP for HRC shutter focus (#356) was generated. This uses a script to uplink commands to the HRC that will select one of the two HRC shutters and move it a selected number of motor steps away from its "Home" limit switch. A CAP has been generated to place the new script under CM control at Revision 3.1. CAPs 351-356, for HRC real-time activities, have been approved.