Howto #02
Problem: pics_gui or pics_ag GUIs hanging / not responding.

    Diagnostic :
  • The GUI does not respond to mouse clicks or keyboard input.

    Explanation :
  • A common cause for the GUIs to start hanging is a quick sequence of mouse clicks. The widgets are currently running on rike
    which is at the limit of its performance, given the workload of instrument control and data acquisition tasks. In a future upgrade,
    the user interface will be running detached from these processes on a dedicated computer.

    Solution :
  • Kill window of the hanging GUI.
    Note: normally this should not create any problem for running processes, e.g. an ongoing exposure, since the GUI is only a front-end procedure whose presence does not critically affect running low-level procedures.
  • Return to main level and restart GUI from the IDL prompt, type :
    Pmas>retall
Pmas>pics_gui
  • or, alternatively, type :
    Pmas>retall
Pmas>pics_ag