Ska package documentation#

See the Ska Overview for a high-level introduction to the Ska runtime environment and pointers to other documentation.

Key packages#

Package	Description
chandra_maneuver	Compute Chandra maneuver profile.
cheta	Fast telemetry archive with an interface to MAUDE telemetry.
cxotime	Represent times with `CxoTime` class and convert between formats.
kadi	Interface to kadi events, commands, and states.
parse_cm	Parse load product files (backstop, DOT, maneuver summary).
proseco	ACA star catalog selection.
ska_sun	Sun ephemeris.
sparkles	ACA star catalog review.
Quaternion	Represent and manipulate quaternions.
xija	Thermal modeling infrastructure.

Package	Description
agasc	ACA star catalog access and maintenance.
chandra_aca	Sub-packages related to ACA and planets.
chandra_limits	Chandra planning limits management.
maude	Low-level interface to MAUDE telemetry server.
mica	Collection of sub-packages related to ACA and OCAT.
ska_dbi	Access databases.
ska_ftp	FTP access.
ska_helpers	Common utilities for Ska packages.
ska_matplotlib	Make time-based plot using CXC format for dates.
ska_numpy	Performant functions for numpy arrays or record arrays.
ska_tdb	Access and search the Telemetry Database (TDB).
testr	Utilities related to unit testing and some handy helpers.

Package	Description
aca_view	ACA image viewer application (real-time and archival).
acis_taco	Compute Earth illumination on ACIS radiator.
acis_thermal_check	Thermal load review for ACIS and HRC.
acispy	Utilities for ACIS.
annie	ACA simulator.
astromon	Absolute astrometry monitor.
backstop_history	ACIS load review backstop history.
find_attitude	Find attitude from full field search stars
fot-matlab	Python interface scripts for MATLAB tools.
ska_arc5gl	Access to CXC archive.
ska_sync	Sync Ska data to another machine.
skare3_tools	Tools for maintenance of Ska runtime environment.
starcheck	ACA load review.

These are included in Ska but use in new code is discouraged.

Package	Description
chandra_time	Time package providing DateTime class.
hopper	Orphaned package still used for ACA load review.
pyyaks	Logging and context-dependent variables.
ska_astro	Astro functions.
ska_file	File functions. (Note: contextlib.chdir() since Python 3.11).
ska_parsecm	Original version of parse_cm, deprecated now.
ska_path	Ska-specific path library that fizzled.
ska_shell	Run system commands - mostly replaced by `subprocess`.
ska_quatutil	Functions now in Quaternion or chandra_aca.

These pages are no longer maintained and are included for historical reference.