Camera Maintenance
Contents
Servicing and deployment checklists
Printable PDF checklists with steps what to do on a remote site.
- Camera system replace / deploy checklist (commandline/text terminal instructions)
- GUI commands checklist (Web GUI, missing some steps not implemented in the GUI)
- Camera system servicing checklist
General User Interface via the web
When servicing cameras, the GUI is your first port of call. It can be used to
For full instructions on it's use, see Using the GUI for Regular Maintenance.
Physical HW maintenance
You will also occasionally be required to:
- Installing lens and DSLR in the DFNEXT observatory type
- Fitting the outer blower ducting on a DFNEXT or DFNSMALL observatory
- Physically replace the hard drives
- Clean the Lenses and Applying Hydrophobic Lens Coating
- Nikon DSLR settings
- Focusing the DSLR
- Focusing the video lens
- Format the CF Card
- Replacing the embedded PC
This is recommended minimal toolkit. This is a comprehensive servicing kit we use on field trips in Australia.
Manual Maintenance using commandline (Todo: move this link and recategorise content within)
If you are ever required to perform any manual maintenance, use the following links for information on the following topics, or see the general Manual Maintenance page.
- Replace the Hard Drives
- Update Software, Update Software Page 2 Todo: fix duplication here
- Connecting to the PC with a keyboard and monitor
- Finding network interface MAC address
- Configure the local time zone
Advanced Usage
DFNSMALLs
- DFNSMALL observatories BIOS configuration - including jumpers - for Commell LE-37D PC
- DFNSMALL observatories BIOS configuration - Advantech - including BIOS update - for Advantech MIO 5250 PC
DFNSKITs
- DFNKIT embedded PC BIOS configuration - including jumpers - for Commell LE-37D PC
DFNEXTs
- DFNEXT onservatories BIOS configuration - including jumpers - for Commell LE-37G PC
FireOPALs
- FireOPAL observatories specific configurations (6-core Mini ITX PC BIOS)
