Hi All, I was working with my colleagues who are software developers and don’t have much prior experience with the Hamilton STAR platform. One thing they had a tough time wrapping their heads around was the autoload system on the STAR. It’s a bit unique to the platform so for folks who haven’t used the STAR much, it might not be the most intuitive. I worked up a little guide on the system with a specific focus on a SWE audience and thought I’d share it here for anyone who finds it helpful. NOTE, this was generated by AI by combing through PLR’s source code and Hamilton’s online manuals, so take the specifics particularly around the FW commands with some skepticism.
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As the person that wrote the code, I love seeing your summary (though I agree there might be some mistakes in the bit mapping)
For your SWE: they might also find this old post helpful that describes the system and geometry a bit more using (human-generated) infographics
The autoload is one of the most powerful, under-utilised features of the STAR(let) system.
Glad to see more interest in it!
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