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        NEW in v1.2.3 (2014-11-11)
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        LISSAJOUS /FOCUS     f1 f2 [... f18] [direction]    ! for NIKA
        LISSAJOUS /POINTING                                 ! for NIKA
        LISSAJOUS /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA

        FOCUS     /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA
        OTFMAP    /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA
        POINTING  /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA

        RECEIVER  BOLOMETER  NIKA         pixel             ! for NIKA

        SUMMARY OF PAKO\ COMMANDS v1.2.3

        Examples how to use HELP:

        for detailed HELP on a command:  HELP OTFMAP
                                         HELP OTFM
        one subtopic or option:          HELP OTFMAP /NOTF
        examples:                        HELP OTFMAP EXAMPLES
        all subtopics and options:       HELP OTFMAP *
        options in general:              HELP OPTIONS
        news about paKo:                 HELP PAKO\ NEWS

        NOTE:  <<TBD     ... >>    (To BE DONE) or
               <<        ... >>    flag items that are planned for the NCS, but
                                   not yet implemented or propely tested.
                                   Observers should not try to use these features
                                   without consulting the NCS team.

           setup:
        SET & SHOW           set general parameters (project, observer, ...)
        CATALOG              select source or line catalogs
        SOURCE               specify a source
        OFFSETS              specify source offsets
        RECEIVER             set up receivers
        BACKEND              set up backends

           switching modes (select 1)
        SWBEAM               select and set up beam switching
        SWFREQUENCY          select and set up frequency switching
        SWTOTAL              select total power (no switching)
        SWWOBBLER            select and set up wobbler switching

           observing modes (select 1)
        CALIBRATE            specify a calibration
        FOCUS                specify a focus measurement
        POINTING             specify a pointing measurement
        TIP                  specify an antenna tipping (a.k.a., "skydip")
        TRACK                specify tracking of a single position, e.g., with SWFRE
        ONOFF                specify on-off (a.k.a, "position switching")
        OTFMAP               specify an On-The-Fly (OTF) map
        LISSAJOUS            specify an On-The-Fly map along a Lissajous curve
        VLBI                 specify tracking of a single position for VLBI

           start:
        START                start an observation, i.e., send it to the queue

           save:
        SAVE                 save parameters to file, i.e., a .pako script

        NEW in v1.2.3 (2014-11-11)
        ==========================

        LISSAJOUS /FOCUS     f1 f2 [... f18] [direction]    ! for NIKA
        LISSAJOUS /POINTING                                 ! for NIKA
        LISSAJOUS /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA

        FOCUS     /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA
        OTFMAP    /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA
        POINTING  /TUNE      xOffsetT     yOffsetT          ! for NIKA
                  /TTUNE     tTune                          ! for NIKA

        RECEIVER  BOLOMETER  NIKA         pixel             ! for NIKA

        NEW in v1.1.15:
        ==============

        Support for the upgrade of EMIR band E150 to full 2*2*8 GHz LSB+USB
        in both polarizations, and the E330 local oscillator to higher
        frequencies (2013-09).

        There are NO new commands in v1.1.15

        NEW in 1.1.14:
        ==============

        RECEIVER BOLOMETER NIKA          ! Receiver (bolometer) NIKA

        SUBSCAN xOffset yOffset  /TUNE                    ! for NIKA
        DIY                      /PURPOSE "play my Tune"  ! for NIKA

        NEW in 1.1.12:
        ==============

        RECEIVER BOLOMETER GISMO    ! Receiver (bolometer) GISMO

        LISSAJOUS                   ! Observing Mode Lissajous for GISMO, i.e.,
                                    ! an On-The-Fly map along a Lissajous curve

        UPDATED in 1.1.11:
        ==================

        RECEIVER EMIR               ! Receiver EMIR, upgrade of E230 and E330
        BACKEND  FTS                ! Fourier Transform Spectrometer
        BACKEND  BBC                ! Broad Band Continuum Backend

        SET      EMIRcheck          ! limit checking for EMIR
        SET      UserLevel          !

        NEW in v1.1.5:
        =============

        BACKEND BBC                 ! Broad  Band Continuum Backend
        BACKEND NBC                 ! Narrow Band Continuum Backend

        NEW in v1.1.4:
        =============

        BACKEND FTS                 ! Fourier Transform Spectrometer
        SET     EMIRCheck           ! "strict"|"relaxed"|"loose"

        NEW in v1.1.1: SUPPORT FOR EMIR
        ===============================

        --> major changes in

        CALIBRATE
        BACKEND
        RECEIVER

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        NOTE:  <<TBD ... >>    (To BE DONE) or
               <<    ... >>    flag items that are planned for the NCS, but
                               not yet implemented or properly tested.
                               Observers should not try to use these features
                               without consulting the NCS team.