diff -r 35531ef36bab -r 682b4aa84276 tutorial/adding_channels.rst --- a/tutorial/adding_channels.rst Fri Mar 30 18:15:23 2012 +0200 +++ b/tutorial/adding_channels.rst Fri Mar 30 18:15:44 2012 +0200 @@ -1,4 +1,86 @@ -Adding channels +Adding a channel =============== -Walk-through of adding a channel. +After adding a system, a telescope and a laser to the database, you need to add a new channel. +To do this, click on the **HOI channels** in the *System settings* panel. +This will take you to a page with a list of all availabe channels that are connected with your lidar systems. +This list should be empty if this is the first time you add a system. + +To add a new channel to the database click on **Add HOI channel** at the top right of the screen. +This will take you to a new page were you can fill in the needed information. As before, the fields in **bold** +are mandatory and you will need to fill them before you can save you new system. + +The fileds you have to fill here are more, as many of these are used during the processing of measurements. + +.. warning:: + + There is a last step, different from the previous cases, when saving a new channel. You need to connect your channel with + a lidar system before you save, or else all your entry will be lost. Read carefully through this document (or directly + the :ref:`last section `) to avoid any problems. + + +Fill in the fields +------------------ + +To start using the single calculus chain you will need to fill the following fields: + +Name + The name of the channel ex. "355", "1064 analog" etc. + +Telescope + The telescope that is used for this channel + +Laser + The laser that is used for this channel + +Interference filter center + The center of the interference filter in nm + +Interference filter FWHM + The FWHM of the interference filter in nm + +Emission wavelength + The emission wavelength of the laser used for this channel + +Field of view + The field of view realated to this channel in mrad + +Raw range resolution + The raw range resolution of the measured data in m + +Dead time + The dead of the detector in ns. You should fill in this in case + of a photon counting detector. + +Trigger delay + The trigger delay value for the channel in ns. Fill in 0 if not needed. + +Scattering mechanism + The scattering mechanism that is involved in this channel. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list. + +Dead time correction type + The dead time correction type to be applied. Select *Not defined* if none needs to be defined. + +Background mode + The way to calculate the singal background. Select *Not defined* if none needs to be defined. + +Signal type + The type of the singal that is measured, ex. "elT" for total elastic, "vrRN2" for vibrational-rotational + Raman signal from Nitrogen melecules etc. See :ref:`signal-types` for details. + +Detection mode + The detection mode of this channel. + +.. _connect-channel-to-system: + +Connecting to a system +---------------------- + +Before you finish, you need to attach your channel to one of your systems. To do this, go at the bottom of the page and +select your system from the drop-down list in the **System channels** area. + +When you are done, press the **save** button at the bottom right of the page. +This will take you back to the list of your channels. +If everything went OK your new channel you just added should appear in the list. + +