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Stale acu position data in hwp supervisor during `check_acu_ok_for_spinup()`

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agent: hwp supervisor bug needs triage
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Description

Related to this issue, satp3 had similar problem on Nov 29th 2024, by following schedule https://site.simonsobs.org/satp3/nextline/db/runs/2202

run.wait_until('2024-11-29T18:44:23.980000+00:00')
run.acu.move_to(az=180.0, el=40.0)
run.acu.move_to(az=180.0, el=48.0)
######## HWP spinning up ##########
run.hwp.set_freq(freq=2) # start HWP rotation

In this case, I think the safety was triggered due to the time lag of acu monitoring.
hwp spin up was called right after the telescope has moved from 40 to 48, and the hwp_supervisor checked the acu position that was updated slightly before, and it was lower than 48.
One of the solutions is to just add a time buffer in the schedule.

Originally posted by @ykyohei in https://github.com/simonsobs/socs/issues/788#issuecomment-2508417398

As discussed in that original thread, it seems most likely the HWP supervisor has an outdated cache of the ACU elevation. Can we force a hwp_state.acu.update() at the start of check_acu_ok_for_spinup()?

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Research direction

Start in socs/agents/hwp_supervisor/agent.py at check_acu_ok_for_spinup(), then review the linked discussion in issue #788 for the stale ACU-position scenario. Done means the spin-up safety check uses a freshly updated ACU position rather than an outdated cache, without requiring a schedule time buffer.

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python
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backend
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
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