Help: Instrument Performance Calculators (IPCs)

Overview

Each of the five DKIST Instruments has their own Instrument Performance Calculator tools. More information on the DKIST First Generation Instruments is available here.

Tools

Please read the tool-specific manual and system requirements in order to run the IPC tool(s), such as the minimum Java requirements as well as an IDL license for some instruments. Each IPC tool has its own documentation within the download package.

Instrument IPC Tool Links:

• VBI IPC

• ViSP IPC

• Cryo-NIRSP IPC

• DL-NIRSP IPC

• VTF IPC Link

The Proposal Call specifies for which instrument an IPC output file is required.