Scripting of the single arm automated lock script is 80% done.
The remaining 20 % is not something immediately needed and I start decreasing the priority on the Y arm ALS.
(Remaining stuff)
- Automated optimization of I/Q phases at the frequency discriminator's signal.
- this part will be done after we install Jamie's new beat box
- A routine function which checks if the beat note is within a reasonable bandwidth
- This part can be done with the frequency-divided signal and the digital delay line frequency discriminator
- Another approach is to install a frequency counter, which doesn't have to be so precise
- A state bit which tells us how far the script goes
- An exit handler.
- This should run whenever the script is unexpectedly force-quite, to gently bring the ALS system down.
- A servo which brings the beat frequency to exactly a point where the infrared light is on a resonance point
- Currently this part is partially human-aided. I put a little bit of correction in the frequency offset by looking at time series
- To automate this part, we need another LOCKIN system to shake the arm length and demodulates the transmitted light
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