Figure 2: Main Menu GUI

The main menu GUI has a number of buttons to bring up various windows or sub-menus.

Powerup:	The Powerup menu contains items associated with starting the AO system software. Software Configuration brings up a window in which the default paths for logs and support programs such as acroread can be set. The default values are good and should never need to be changed. Connect to Traffic tells the LickAO software to communicate with other software (such as the soundserver or IRCAL data taker) via traffic. Traffic for the AO system runs on ircalbox2. Disconnect from Traffic tells the LickAO software to not communicate with other software via traffic. Note that this doesn't really disconnect LickAO from traffic, it just prevents LickAO from sending messages to traffic. CentDiag starts the Centroid Diagnostic software. This is a related, but separate software package that runs the real-time control code for the Lick Adaptive Optics instrument.
Power Control:	This button shows (or hides) the Power Control GUI.
AO Loops:	Clicking AO Loops brings up a detachable menu Open dome just puts a note in the log file that the dome is open. Close dome likewise puts a note in the log file that the dome is closed. AO Loop Control... brings up the Loop Control GUI. AO Loop Parameters... brings up the Loop Parameters GUI. Object... is deprecated and no longer does anything. Laser Propagating just puts a note in the log file that the laser is propagating. Laser Shuttered just puts a note in the log file that the laser has been shuttered.
Log:	This button hides or shows the AO Log GUI.
Help:	Clicking on this button will bring up a help GUI. Unfortunately, most of the html help files are out of date or non-existant. We hope to remedy this in the near future, but for now you should not use the available help.
Calibrator Sources:	Clicking on this button will bring up the Calibrator Sources GUI, from which you can turn on the fiber stage motors and select the desired fiber source. For science observations, position the fiber "Out of the Way". For general alignment use the "Red Source". For pupil alignment of IRCAL, use the "LGS Simulator". For image sharpening on IRCAL, use the "White Light Source".
Filter Wheels:
Field Steer:
Motor Status:
Quit:

Figure 3: Loop Parameters GUI

Figure 4: Loop Control GUI

Figure 5: Power Status and Control GUI

Figure 6: Motor Status and Control GUI

Figure 7: NGS Pointing and Centering GUI

Figure 8: LGS Pointing and Centering GUI

Figure 9: AO Log GUI

Figure 10: Centroid Diagnostic GUI

Figure 11: Hartmann Slider GUI

Figure 12: SMC Tip/Tilt GUI