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Daniel.ryan: /* How to Test an IOR on the GU */

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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‎How to Test an IOR on the GU

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	* Once test is done, return GU to SAFE mode by going to SIRIUS, Mode etc. tab and clicking SAFE mode.		* Once test is done, return GU to SAFE mode by going to SIRIUS, Mode etc. tab and clicking SAFE mode.
	* Log out of GUC by going to TeamViewer banner and clicking Actions -> End Session.		* Log out of GUC by going to TeamViewer banner and clicking Actions -> End Session.
		+
		+	== Powering Down the GU ==
		+	When not using the GU, it can be left in SAFE mode. However, to power down:
		+	* In SIRIUS, go to the Modes etc. tab and change the mode to SAFE.
		+	* Close SIRIUS.
		+	* Disconnect TSC from CMDVS. In TSC click Data Source -> Disconnect.
		+	* CLose TSC.
		+	* In CMDVS, return to local control by clicking Mode -> Local Control.
		+	* If not already open, open the System Control window by clicking Control -> System Control
		+	* Turn off GU by going to the DFE tab and entering 202 in the IO Activation Control box. Clock "Activate".
		+	* Then go the the PFE tab and toggle the Bus A power button to OFF.
		+	* Set CMDVS to Off-line mode by clicking Mode -> Off-line Mode.
		+	* Close CMDVS. In the Exit system window set the following options:
		+	** PFE: Leave running
		+	** SFE: Reboot
		+	** DFE: Reboot
		+	** SSET: Leave Running
		+	** Core: S/W Shutdown
		+	* Log out of GUC via the TeamVIewer toolbar. Click Actions -> Send Ctl + Alt + Del. Then click Actions -> End Session.

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 ** Transfer the file by clicking the "Send" button above the left filesystem.
 * Execute the .tcl file
-** Add the <code>.tcl</code> file to TSC by going to the Test Sequence Files window (top right) in TSC and click Add.  Select folder in which the file you want is located.  This opens a new tab within the Test Sequence Files window which shows contents of that folder.
+** Add the directory containing the <code>.tcl</code> file to TSC by going to the Test Sequence Files window (top right) in TSC and click Add.  Select folder in which the file you want is located and click Open.  This opens a new tab within the Test Sequence Files window which shows contents of that folder.
 ** Execute TCL script by right-clicking the tcl file and clicking Exec.
 * Confirm the execution of the TCL file

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 ** Through the CMDVS System Control window, power on the GU.  Click the PFE button, then toggle the Bus A power button, followed by the Module 01 power button.
 ** Activate control by clicking the DFE tab in the System Control window.  In the "IO Activation Control", enter "201" and click Activate.  (Note that 202 is to power off.)
-** Wait about 10 seconds, then connect the Spacewire link.  In the System Control window SFE tab, click "Open", then "Start".
+** Wait about 10 seconds, then connect the Spacewire link.  In the System Control window SFE tab, click the "Link Control" sub-tab.  Click "Open", then "Start".
 ** Confirm the GU is on by clicking the PFE tab in the System Status window.  The Power should be ~3.2 W.
 * Connect TSC to CMDVS.

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 ** Open TSC by double clicking shortcut on the desktop
 ** Load the instrument database (similar to MIB).  Click File -> Load DB
 ** Connect to CMDVS by clicking Data Souce -> cmdvs and then click Data Source -> Connect.  Packets should start appearing in the TSC.
 * Connect SIRIUS to CMDVS via TSC.

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 * Confirm the execution of the TCL file
 ** Confirm commands ran on GU without problem on SIRIUS.  If there are errors, the telecommand with appear in red.
-* Once test is done, return GU to SAFE mode by goign to SIRIUS, Mode etc. tab and clicking SAFE mode.
+* Once test is done, return GU to SAFE mode by going to SIRIUS, Mode etc. tab and clicking SAFE mode.
 * Log out of GUC by going to TeamViewer banner and clicking Actions -> End Session.

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 ** Identify the IOR file on your local machine that you wish to test.  It must be a <code>.tcl</code> file.
 *** To create a <code>.tcl</code> file from a <code>.SOL</code> file, load the <code>.SOL</code> into STIX-Starlet and click the <code>.tcl</code> button in the STIX-Starlet toolbar.  Alternatively, if you have just created the IOR and it is still open in STIX-Starlet, simply click the <code>.tcl</code> button.
-** If there are long delays between commands in the IOR, edit them in the TCL file so that the IOR will conclude quickly.  For ground unit testing, delays should be in the range 10s to a few minutes depending on the previous command.
+** If there are long delays between commands in the IOR, edit the delay times in the TCL file so that the IOR will conclude quickly.  For ground unit testing, delays should be in the range 10s to a few minutes depending on the previous command.
 ** Upload tcl file via the GUC window by clicking Files & Extras -> Open File Transfer on the TeamViewer banner at the top.
 ** In the window that pops up, select the file on your local machine via the file system on the left.

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 == How to Test an IOR on the GU ==
-* Open and connect CMDVS, TSC, and SIRIUS as described [[#How to Connect to the GUC]].
+* Prepare the GU
-* Synchronise time codes between CMDVS and GU.  In SIRIUS, click the Mode etc. tab, then click "Enable timecode", "Enable TC(9, 129)", and "Enable TC(20, 128)".
+** Open and connect CMDVS, TSC, and SIRIUS as described [[#How to Connect to the GUC]].
-* Set GU to the mode that the IOR assumed STIX will be in.  This is usually Nominal.  Click AUTONOMINAL on the SIRIUS Mode etc. tab.
+** Synchronise time codes between CMDVS and GU.  In SIRIUS, click the Mode etc. tab, then click "Enable timecode", "Enable TC(9, 129)", and "Enable TC(20, 128)".
-* Identify the IOR file you wish to test.  It must be a <code>.tcl</code> file.
+** Set GU to the mode that the IOR assumed STIX will be in.  This is usually Nominal.  Click AUTONOMINAL on the SIRIUS Mode etc. tab.
-** To create a <code>.tcl</code> file from a <code>.SOL</code> file, load the <code>.SOL</code> into STIX-Starlet and click the <code>.tcl</code> button in the STIX-Starlet toolbar.  Alternatively, if you have just created the IOR and it is still open in STIX-Starlet, simply click the <code>.tcl</code> button.
+* Upload the IOR to the GUC
-* Upload the <code>.tcl</code> file to the GUC computer via the the TeamViewer banner at the top of the page.  Click Files & Extras -> Open File Transfer.
+** Identify the IOR file on your local machine that you wish to test.  It must be a <code>.tcl</code> file.
 ** In the window that pops up, select the file on your local machine via the file system on the left.
 ** Select the location to which to transfer the file on the GUC computer via the filesystem on the right.  You should pick <code>D:/Personal Folders/YourName</code> where <code>YourName</code> is a directory labelled with your name.
 *** If you don't have a directory, create one by right clicking in the <code>Personal Folders</code> and selecting the appropriate option from the menu that appears.
 ** Transfer the file by clicking the "Send" button above the left filesystem.
-* Add the <code>.tcl</code> file to TSC.
+* Execute the .tcl file
-** Test Sequence Files window (top right), click Add.  Select folder in which the file you want is located.  This opens a new tab within the Test Sequence Files window which shows contents of that folder.
+** Add the <code>.tcl</code> file to TSC by going to the Test Sequence Files window (top right) in TSC and click Add.  Select folder in which the file you want is located.  This opens a new tab within the Test Sequence Files window which shows contents of that folder.
-* Execute TCL script by right-clicking the tcl file and clicking Exec.
+** Execute TCL script by right-clicking the tcl file and clicking Exec.
-* Confirm commands ran on GU without problem on SIRIUS.  If there are errors, the telecommand with appear in red.
+* Confirm the execution of the TCL file
 * Once test is done, return GU to SAFE mode by goign to SIRIUS, Mode etc. tab and clicking SAFE mode.
 * Log out of GUC by going to TeamViewer banner and clicking Actions -> End Session.