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There are 6 cameras in the upgraded LPL layout: the new camview can be opened in mechome [detectors>view-long pulse Laser Cams> dropdown (figure below 1)]. For camview detail please check New Camview Feature

The full alignment using these 6 cameras is recommended. For operation and monitoring purposes LPL_100J_1,  LPL_100J_3,  LPL_100J_4, are needed to open. These imagers locations and descriptions are as followed (figure below 2). 

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• align 10Hz pulse through the pinhole (visual check: should not see scatter light or adjust the pinhole position)
• check i1 and i2: if it's very off, adjust with M3 and M4  (use LPL_100J_1 or IR card)
• check i3: beam should be in the center of i3 (use LPL_100J_1 or IR card)
• check i4: close i3 to create ring pattern (use LPL_100J_1 or IR card) adjust with the mirror befoer i3.
• check i5 and i6: (use LPL_100J_5 and LPL_100J_6) adjust with M8 and M9
• check i7, i8 and  i9, i10 (use LPL_100J_3) adjust with M2, M22 and BS3
• check i11, i12 and i13, i14 (use LPL_100J_4) adjust with M10, M13 and M18
• check i15, i16 (use card) first close i3 half way, block GH, adjust LWP15 and M26. Then open GH, block IJ, adjust with LWP10 and LWP12
• check i17, i18 (use card) first close i3 half way, block EF, adjust LWP2 and M15. Then open EF, block AB adjust with LWP6 and LWP8

Optimize SHG and HWP

• check if all TTL shutter are all working. If not, open all TTL shutter and run the command " meclas.TTL_shutter.Refresh() "
• command " meclas.TTL_shutter.Status() " will show the their status: in = 1, out = 0.
• command " meclas.LPL.SHG_opt() " will run four SHG crystal rotation stages and find the maximum one by one. You can only run one arm by meclas.SHG_opt(armsQ='XX')

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Optimize HWP

Run " meclas.HWP.HWP_opt()". You can alsorun one or two arms by " meclas.HWP.HWP_opt(armsQ='ABIJ)".

Fire a shot

Make sure the final shutter, T3a and T3b, are closed. If it is open, make sure properly blo