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VLBI Observing Using the DBBC Amp Mark 5 CYou must first power up the DBBC, Mark5C and Glapper using the Internet power switch (ipscd.phys.utas.edu.au). After booting, log in first to the DBBC with Set up the IFs, frequencies and bandwidths as per usual (issue Check the clkoff reading of the DBBC with the FS command Run fila10g_double.bat [in C:\DBBC\bin\] to set up the Fila10G with appropriate network settings, etc. To communicate with the Fila10G, use PuTTY. Check that the time is correct - you may have to set it manually as the default procedure is usually out by a few [integer] seconds. This can be fixed at the correlator but it’s far better to fix it at the beginning. To see the current time, use You can now start up with the mark5C. Make sure that the modules have been conditioned in the mark5C before starting the recording softwar (using SSERase). Start To start a recording, using the drs_client to send the command =============== DBBCCD - 2 Gbps PFB mode Start DBBC Control PFB v14.exe and allow it to configure itself. Select IFs as needed To record the PFB output of IFA, choose Set Notes: In PFB mode one channel is always NBG as the bandpass folds the −16→+16 MHz data over. If using filter 1 [512–1024] note that all all channels are LSB. For filter 2 [0–512] or 3 [1024–1536] all channels are USB If recording to Mark5B, remember to set the clock rate to 64 MHz with |