SOI/MDI Operations
MDI Sequence for Flight SDW - 20 Nov 1995
11/23 16:30-18:00
1.1 Power up MDI to SLEEP mode, power up heaters and establish set
points; 120 min
dur step operation
20 X_EXP_PREP_ON Prepares SVM for MDI power on and turns
off substitution heaters
15 M_PCONPRI Power prime converters on spacecraft bus A
5 M_DP_PATCH Patch DEP executable code
5 M_HTRON Turn on control electronics for Optics
Package Heater (HOP) and Operational CCD
Heater (HOC)
3 M_HOPSPT (64) Turn OPH2 on (01000000)
2 wait 2 minutes
3 M_HOPSPT (196) Turn OPH3 on (11000000)
2 wait 2 minutes
3 M_HOPSPT (255) Turn OPH1 on at full power (11111111).
2 wait 2 minutes
3 M_CCDSPT (4) Turn on Operational CCD Heater (HOC) at
15 watts
10 wait 10 minutes
3 M_CCDSPT (8) Set Operational CCD Heater (HOC) at
zero watts and turn on Decontamination CCD
Heater (HCM) at maximum set point (15 watts).
10 wait 10 minutes
3 M_CCDSPT (12) Set Operational CCD Heater (HOC) to 15 watts
and leave CCD Decontamination heater on at
15 watts.
11/23 19:00-19:10
1.1a Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
To be performed if required 60 minutes after completion of
block 1.1 +/- 10 minutes.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
11/24 06:00-06:10
1.1a Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
To be performed if required 12 hours after completion of
block 1.1 +/- 1 hour.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
11/24 18:35-20:05
1.2 Power up Prime Oven Heater and establish set point; 10 min
dur step operation
3 M_OVENON Prime Oven Heater (HPO) on
3 M_OVENSPT (2) Set prime oven at nominal set point
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
11/26 15:30-19:30
2.1 Power up MDI from SLEEP to SAFE mode and perform initial
checkout using VC2 telemetry; 158 minutes
dur step operation
Power on subsytems
5 K_IDTOMM Idle to VC2, verify status
15 M_IPON Image Processor on, verify VC2 in fill
5 M_CMON CCD Camera on, verify VC2 in fill after
IP reset
5 K_MMTOID VC2 to Idle
5 M_MCHSON Internal mechanisms on
5 M_LTON Limb Tracker on
wait 10 minutes
Adjust heater set points
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
3 M_OVENSPT (n) Adjust Oven heater set point as required
5 M_SQ_PATCH Patch DEP sequence code
Perform initial checkout
15 M_MCHSCHK Checkout internal mechanisms
15 M_LTCHK Checkout limb tracker
5 M_DEPCHK Checkout DEP
5 M_OBSMODE Observing mode mechanism configuration (AIR)
5 K_IDTOMM Idle to VC2, verify FILL
10 M_TAP (4000) Take a picture set, 4 256x256 images,
4000 tick exposure time
15 M_PICT (4000) Take a picture set, 7 unique 1024x1024
images with 4000 tick exposure time
20 M_IPCHK Checkout IP, loads and dumps tables,
checks IP memory
5 K_MMTOID VC2 to idle transition
Adjust heater set points
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
3 M_OVENSPT (n) Adjust Oven heater set point as required
11/27 16:10-18:10
2.2 Image Processor functional verification, NRT, TLM VC2 sub 2
doipchk.src
doiptst.src
veriptbl.src
ip_test.src
doalign.src
align.src
doaw.src
ld_awbin.src
aw.src
docopycb.src
copycb.src
dofftst.src
mk_ff.src
doirbin.src
ld_irbin.src
irbin.src
irpat.src
dorblr.src
ld_lrbin.src
rblr.src
dotwavg.src
twavg.src
dosclsum.src
sclsum.src
ip5kld.src
ip5ktst.src
12/01 17:25-19:55
2.3 Initiate DEP and IP loads, NRT
Prime structure sequence and IP queue load, day_load.src
Flat Field
Other IP Tables
12/02 17:10-18:10
2.4 Shutter performance test, NRT, VC2 initially
runstr.src
12/03 TBD
1.3 Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
Set OP heater to maintain temperature of 20 +/-5 degC.
To be performed on day 10 +/- 1 day.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/03 TBD + 0:60
1.3a Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
To be performed if required 60 minutes after completion of
block 1.3 +/- 10 minutes.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/04 TBD (8 30 minute delayed command load periods from 12/04 to 12/07)
2.3 Initiate delayed command loads of DEP and IP
DEP patches
IP tables and lists
IP macro queue
IP registers
DEP Observations
12/07 TBD
1.4 Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
Set CCD heater to maintain temperature of 0 +5/-0 degC.
To be performed on day 14 +/- 1 day.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/07 TBD + 60
1.4a Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
To be performed if required 60 minutes after completion of
block 1.3 +/- 10 minutes.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/07 TBD (2 hours NRT )
2.3 Verify DEP and IP load including DEP patches
12/08 TBD (2 hours NRT )
2.3 Verify DEP and IP load including DEP patches
12/16 13:00-15:00
2.5 Open front door and acquire first sunlight images, TSTOL, VC2
dur step operation
10 M_FDOPEN1 Open front door, MDI to STANDBY mode
15 M_PICT (4000) Take a picture set, 7 unique 1024x1024
images with 4000 tick exposure time
15 M_PICT (?) Take a picture set, 7 unique 1024x1024
images with modified exposure time
12/16 15:00-16:00
2.6 Internal Alignment, TSTOL, NRT, VC2
dur step operation
5 M_AMON Turn on alignment mechanism
30 alignit.src
30 focus 20 focus images
10 tap_cont Initiate continuous image sequence
to monitor CCD performance during
cool down.
12/16 16:00-16:10
1.4 Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
Set CCD heater to maintain temperature of -70 +/-5 degC.
To be performed after completion of door open/first light images
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/16 17:10-17:20
1.4a Thermal adjustments; 6 minutes
To be performed if required 60 minutes after completion of
block 1.3 +/- 10 minutes.
dur step operation
3 M_HOPSPT (n) Adjust OP heater set point as required
3 M_CCDSPT (n) Adjust CCD heater set points as required
12/17 13:00-15:00
2.7 ISS and Michelson Tests
dur step operation
40 alignit.src
40 paw_motion 10 images to assess PAW induced displacement
20 mtm_tuning_I 52 images (4x4sum) of MTM detunes
12/18 13:00-17:00
2.8 Functional Tests in sunlight
dur step operation
15 alignit.src
15 ccd_perf_I 24 images (256 extract) of light transfer
60 flat_field_I 14 images with PZT offsets
60 mtm_tuning_II 12 images and 56 images (128 extract) of
MTM detunes
90 observables_I 8 images of velocity and continuum
observable components
12/20 13:00-19:00
2.9 Time series
dur step operation
10 alignit.src
290 dynamics dynamics time series
This page last reviewed and revised 21 November 1995 - SDW
Please address comments and questions to Scott Williams.

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