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Progress for July 29, 2011

• This morning Klaus and Tom programmed the IP addresses into the Hexapod. That worked.

Left: sunrise todayRight: Klaus’s Office

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Progress for July 29, 2011

• We successfully controlled and drove the hexapod.• There were intermittent errors that we will need to chase

down next week.

Right:Startup condition.Note alarms on actuators 3 & 4.

The manual has some advice. Just to make sure, we’ll check with ADS.

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Action Photos

Gale, Ken, and Steve at theHexapod in one end of the Coude Room.

Steve and Tom in the other end at the Hexapod Rack

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Progress for July 29, 2011

• Brenna is returning to Illinois and, so far, has made it to Santiago.

• Ken, Cheryl, Steve, and Tom will spend the weekend in La Serena and, so far, have made it to La Serena.

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Next Steps & Plan

• Steve, Cheryl, Tom & Ken Return to Tololo on Monday Morning.

• Hexapod– Communicate more with ADS– Fix the problem (Loose wire? Software? Fuse?)– Continue checking out the Hexapod – Operate the device using SISPI

• Ken and Cheryl to build some more storage for the Coude Room and elsewhere for DECam equipment.

• We hope to pack up the shutter and filter-changer on Tuesday afternoon. The day we pack up the hexapod depends on how the hexapod tests go.