Next: Software tools and preliminary design of a control system for the 40m OAN radiotelescope . Up: Control System . Previous: The WFCAM instrument software . ... Rather than re-invent the wheel, the software system to control the instrument has taken existing software packages and re-used what is appropriate. ... The integrated design--now known as the NEWFIRM Observation Control System (NOCS)--is shown in figure 2 and an explanation of the modules and current status is given in the table 2. ...