RHESSI FAQ - Running from the Command Line Interface


 

Where can I get information on how to run RHESSI software from the command line?
Where can I find documentation on using the RHESSI objects?
How can I see the current settings of all the parameters in a RHESSI object?
Why are my images black and white even when I set a color table?

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Where can I get information on how to run RHESSI software from the command line?

RHESSI Command Line Interface is a tutorial-style extensive description of how to use the RHESSI software from the CLI.


Where can I find documentation on using the RHESSI objects?

There is a wealth of documentation on the objects at the RHESSI Data and Software Center.


How can I see the current settings of all the parameters in a RHESSI object?

For a complete list of all of the parameters, type

object -> print

where object is the reference to your RHESSI object. This will only show the values for parameters that are scalars. To see the values of parameters that are arrays, structures, etc., first retrieve the parameters into a structure then print the variable you’re interested in, for example:

par = object -> get()
print, par.pixel_size

To see a more readable (but not always complete) list of the parameters, type:

object -> params


Why are my images black and white even when I set a color table?

If you are on a machine that handles 24 bit color, IDL may default to using decomposed color. The RHESSI software assumes that you are using undecomposed color. To select undecomposed color, type:

device, decomposed=0

You may want to add this line to your idl startup file.  (When you run the GUI, the color mode is automatically set to undecomposed).
 


Last updated 07 November 2008 by Kim Tolbert , 301-286-3965