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Parset for receiving LOFAR2 data with COBALT

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    Authored by Jan David Mol

    Run using the following script:

    #!/bin/bash
# Select which COBALT software to use
#COBALT_DIR=/opt/lofar-versions/COBALT-Release-2023-04-11/
COBALT_DIR=/home/mol/build/gnucxx11_2018_opt/installed/

# kill old instances of outputProc (dont run as lofarsys!!!)
for i in 1 2 3 4 5
do
  ssh cpu0$i.cep4 killall outputProc
done

# start observation
source $COBALT_DIR/lofarinit.sh
cat <(startstopkeys.sh -s 10 -r 60) l2ts-bf.parset > l2ts-to-execute.parset
runObservation.sh -A -B -F l2ts-to-execute.parset
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    l2ts-bf.parset 2.06 KiB
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    # observation settings
Cobalt.realTime=true
Observation.ObsID=1

# station settings
Observation.VirtualInstrument.stationList=[CS001]
Observation.antennaSet=HBA_ZERO
Observation.bandFilter=HBA_110_190
Observation.nrBeams=1
Observation.nrBitsPerSample=8
Observation.Beam[0].angle1=0.9293396119663939
Observation.Beam[0].angle2=0.9525863067721763
Observation.Beam[0].directionType=J2000
Observation.Beam[0].subbandList=[40]

# cobalt processing settings
Cobalt.BeamFormer.nrPipelines=1
Cobalt.BeamFormer.Pipeline[0].nrBeams=1
Cobalt.BeamFormer.Pipeline[0].Beam[0].nrTiedArrayBeams=1
Cobalt.BeamFormer.Pipeline[0].CoherentStokes.which=XXYY
Cobalt.BeamFormer.Pipeline[0].CoherentStokes.nrChannelsPerSubband=1
Cobalt.BeamFormer.Pipeline[0].CoherentStokes.timeIntegrationFactor=1

# cobalt output
Observation.DataProducts.Output_CoherentStokes.enabled=true
Observation.DataProducts.Output_CoherentStokes.filenames=[L3000000_SAP000_B000_S0_P000_bf.h5, L3000000_SAP000_B000_S1_P000_bf.h5, L3000000_SAP000_B000_S2_P000_bf.h5, L3000000_SAP000_B000_S3_P000_bf.h5]
Observation.DataProducts.Output_CoherentStokes.locations=[1000*CEP4:/data/L2TS-busyweek/]
Observation.DataProducts.Output_CoherentStokes.storageClusterName=CEP4

# use test system
Cobalt.Nodes=[ cbt206_0, cbt206_1 ]

# LOFAR2 configuration
PIC.Core.CS001HBA0.RSP.receiver = cbt206_0
PIC.Core.CS001HBA0.RSP.sources  = [udp+sdp:cbt206-10GB01.online.lofar:10011]
PIC.Core.CS001HBA0.RSP.nrBeamletsPerBoard = 488
PIC.Core.CS001HBA1.RSP.receiver = cbt206_0
PIC.Core.CS001HBA1.RSP.sources  = [udp+sdp:cbt206-10GB01.online.lofar:10012]
PIC.Core.CS001HBA1.RSP.nrBeamletsPerBoard = 488
PIC.Core.CS001LBA.RSP.receiver  = cbt206_0
PIC.Core.CS001LBA.RSP.sources   = [udp+sdp:cbt206-10GB01.online.lofar:10010]
PIC.Core.CS001LBA.RSP.nrBeamletsPerBoard = 488

# LOFAR configuration
PIC.Core.CS001LBA.phaseCenter = [3826923.503, 460915.488, 5064643.517]
PIC.Core.CS001HBA0.phaseCenter = [3826896.192, 460979.502, 5064658.231]
PIC.Core.CS001HBA1.phaseCenter = [3826979.341, 460897.644, 5064603.217]

Observation.referencePhaseCenter=[3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]
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