M-AERI 3rd Blackbody Calibration – MOSAiC

Verify that the red aperture cover of the 3rd blackbody has been removed prior to installation
Ensure that the instrument does not lose power during test: loss of power automatically closes the top hatch, and can damage the hatch & blackbody
Ensure that the ABB SP cable is disconnected after the test is complete

Stop Ingest
Using the manual switch inside the back-end, set top hatch OPEN (bottom position)
Remove the front-end panel
Remove the sky view aperture (four hex screws) (Fig. 1)
Remove the red protective aperture cover from the 3rd blackbody (Fig. 2)
Install the 3rd blackbody in the sky view position through the top hatch with ~2 hex screws (Fig. 3)
Connect the 3rd blackbody breakout cable (Fig. 3)
- Disconnect the ABB connector from the ABB
- Connect the ABB connector into “ABB Connector” on the breakout cable
- Connect the “ABB” connector on the breakout cable to the ABB
- Connect the “3rd body” connector to the 3rd blackbody
  - Note, it’s best if this cable runs inside the front-end, so that the front panel can be replaces to protect the front-end
Connect the ABB SP cable to the ABB blackbody controller board connector on the AERI back-end (Fig. 4)

Manage the data directories
- Rename c:\AEYYMMDD
  - cd /cygdrive/c
  - mv AEYYMMDD AEYYMMDDA
- Rename c:\ftp\AEYYMMDD
  - cd /cygdrive/c/ftp
  - mv AEYYMMDD AEYYMMDDA
- Delete (or rename) c:\temp
  - cd /cygdrive/c/temp
  - rm *
  - (or mv temp tempA to continue afterward where ingest left off)
- Delete c:\E-AERI\Data\HouseKeeping.hk
  - cd /cygdrive/c/E-AERI/Data
  - rm HouseKeeping.hk
Change to 3rd body breakout configuration
- cd \\config
- change_config_to 3body_breakout
- cat mirror.beg (to verify new correct mirror program is selected)
Change FTSW configuration file
- open the file c:\E-AERI\FTSW_EAERI.Config
- Set calibKitY.connected = true
- save the file
Run FTSW_EAERI_GUI.bat
- The software detects modification of the configuration file (see Fig. 5). Click OK to start FTSW in calibration mode
- Select the blackbody coefficient file for the 3rd blackbody (c:\3rd body coeffs, AMF-2 uses S/N 52)
- Verify that ref1 Blackbody is displayed in FTSW and heating and stabilized at the correct temperature (Fig. 6)
  - The default setting is 45°C, and the blackbody heats at a rate of ~1°C/min
- Exit FTSW

Run Ingest.bat to start the 3rd blackbody test
- Run for at least 1.5 hours
To terminate the test, press ctrl-c up to 3 times in the black Cygwin window, and close the FTSW window

Manage the data directories
- Rename c:\AEYYMMDD
  - cd /cygdrive/c
  - mv AEYYMMDD AEYYMMDD_3body
- Rename c:\ftp\AEYYMMDD
  - cd /cygdrive/c/ftp
  - mv AEYYMMDD AEYYMMDD_3body
- Delete (or rename) c:\temp
  - cd /cygdrive/c/temp
  - rm *
  - (or mv tempA temp to continue afterward where ingest left off)
- Delete c:\E-AERI\Data\HouseKeeping.hk
  - cd /cygdrive/c/E-AERI/Data
  - rm HouseKeeping.hk
Change to normal science configuration
- cd \\config
- change_config_to ice1 if on the ice, or sea11 if on the water, whichever scan sequence was used before
- cat mirror.beg (to verify new correct mirror program is selected)
Change FTSW configuration file
- open the file c:\E-AERI\FTSW_EAERI.Config
- Set calibKitY.connected = false
- save the file
Send the directory c:\ftp\AEYYMMDD_3body to the mentor for analysis
- If bandwidth is limited, only the the files YYMMDDC1.RNC and YYMMDDC2.RNC are needed

Disconnect the ABB SP cable from the ABB blackbody controller board connector on the AERI back-end (Fig. 4)
Disconnect the 3rd blackbody breakout cable
- Reconnect the ABB connector to the ABB
Uninstall the 3rd blackbody
- Replace the red protective aperture cover
Re-install the sky view aperture
- Attach the aperture with the four hex screws
Re-install the front-end panel
Set the manual switch for the top hatch to AUTO (top position)
Restart normal Ingest