Instruments

The state field on an instrument can be one of the following values:

DISABLED
The instrument is in configdb, but does not physically exist or is sitting in a box somewhere
MANUAL
The instrument is plugged in, but not ready to do any science
COMMISSIONING
The instrument is currently commissioning, but should not yet be exposed to the network
STANDBY
The instrument has been commissioned and is ready to be switched into SCHEDULABLE when needed
SCHEDULABLE
The instrument is part of the network and is ready for normal operations