... Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) are currently by far the most widely used type of detector in astronomy. ... After a brief introduction to the VLT Control System, the VLT CCD Detectors Control Software is presented. The VLT Control System is a distributed system consisting of a set of UNIX Workstations, dedicated to high level operations, such as coordination of sub-system activities and interface to the users, and VME-based Local Control Units (LCU), dedicated to the control of sub-systems hardware. ...

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... Automatic real-time control of scientific instruments and/or operational units, data processing, storage and transfer. ... This PC104-based device is a robust real-time control system of high reliability and readiness with possibility of embedding. QNX operational system allows using sophisticated software, multitasking, TCP/IP protocols and modern friendly user interface. ... Ilya Chulkov, Head of laboratory +7(495)333-45-23, http://lex.iki.rssi.ru , ilya@hea.iki.rssi.ru . ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

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DFS Department . Standard and recommended development tools . ... This tool is available on request from Helpdesk (except for the following machines: dfs3, dfs4 and dfs5, for which you have to contact Carlos ). ... Source Navigator IDE is recommended as a source code analysis and navigator tool for C, C++, Java, Tcl, [incr Tcl], FORTRAN and even COBOL on Linux:. ... webcheck is the DFS standard tool for archiving/retrieving DFS documents, web pages, Release Notes, schedules and ToDo lists. ...

... Standard Commands . ... TwistedActor.Actor is core code for writing an actor: an instrument control computer (ICC) or hub-based script that does something useful. This manual describes the standard commands and keywords that any actor based on TwistedActor.Actor will support. All actors based on TwistedActor typically support the following standard commands (plus additional device-specific commands documented in that actor's manual). ... Connect one or more devices (if not already connected). ...

... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... MeadeтАЩs new LX70 Series offers high-quality German equatorially mounted telescopes with slow-motion controls and heavy-duty steel tripods. ... For crisp wide-field observing and imaging, few optical designs match the performance of a true triple-element apochromatic refractor. ... Meade Standard Field Tripod #07020. ...

SIC has two redundant NSSC-Is, only one can be on at a time . SIC has two redundant STINTs (interface units), paired with the NSSC-Is . Redundant unit has been off since launch . SIC has 8 memory units, each with 8k 18 bit words . Either NSSC-I can access full complement of memory . Gathers science data from SIs and forwards on to spacecraft for recording or downlink . Gathers and formats engineering data from SIs and forwards on to NSSC-I and spacecraft . ... Previous slide . ...

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... For reducing data from ESO instrumentation it is assumed that the FITS headers conform the standards set by the document ``ESO Archive, Data Interface Requirements''. ... As an example, in the ESO case the exposure type is stored in the ESO hierarchical FITS keyword `HIERARCH ESO GEN EXPO TYPE'. ... To fill the CCD keywords with the telescope and instrument setup parameters, like name of the telescope, CCD used, read-out noise, frame size, etc. the command LOAD/CCD can be used. ...

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Infrared Detector Array Links . ... Control Software Links . Optics Links . Micro-Optics Links . ... Optical Materials Databases . ... Atmospheric Database Links . Linux Links . ... Rockwell Science Center home page. ... Santa Barbara Research Center home page. ... CCD-World home page. ... SDSU home page. ... EPICS home page. ... Optics Society of America . ... Linux on Laptops ( local site and US home page ). ... Instrumentation Links * Gemini Project Links * Other IR Instruments ...

The electronics of LonGSp is composed of two main parts: "upper" electronics, that is situated near the instrument, and the "lower" electronics, put in the control room. ... There is also the main electronics box that contains the amplifiers and the A/D converters for the four output signals from the detector, the sequence memory which generates the proper timing clocks, and a logic for converting the 16-bit parallel data from the array to a serial format. ...

XmTel uses the XPA interface for extensible connection to the operating system and scripting. ... Support for several commercial telescopes and controllers under Linux .. ... Software Bisque Paramount ME (requires RTS2 library) . ... In the current version of XmTel .. ... Offers command line and scripted operation using XPA . ... Version 7 includes the XPA server, telescope drivers, a client, utility software, and a standalone option that does not use XPA. ... Previous versions and support for INDI . ...

A computer controlled low light photometer for nightglow observations. Hardware units of portable photometer for low light measurements, especially night glow emission is described. ... Interface card contain three channels of 24 bit counter, 4 channels of 12 bit ADC and the buffer bus for the controlled motors of the altazimuthal fork mounting and filters wheel, the position encoders. ... Where N( ) is output signal photometer generated input light flux F( l ) . ... PMT # . 599 . ...

... Using UNIX System Calls and Library Functions . ... To use system calls and library functions in a C program we simply call the appropriate C function. Examples of standard library functions we have met include the higher level I/O functions -- fprintf() , malloc() .. ... For most system calls and library functions we have to include an appropriate header file. e.g. stdio.h, math.h . ... Information on nearly all system calls and library functions is available in manual pages. ...

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NETWORK APPLICATIONS POWERCOMMAND NETWORKS AVAILABLE PROTOCOLS FOR THIRD PART Y INTERFACE Listed below are the available protocols currently supported by Cummins Power Generation (CPG) for interfacing the PowerCommand Network with third party software/systems. ... Lontalk (Echelon Lonworks) ­ The PowerCommand network interface modules can be directly connected to any third party system that can support communication to FTT-10 Lonworks devices. ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 rgso setcalc July 1, 2008 Abstract Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of the pulse height distribution of RGS diagnostic images. ... This will only be implemented at a later time, if in-orbit experience warrants it. rgso setcalc accepts a list of DIAGNOSTIC datasets (refer to the ODF ICD [1]. For each DIAGNOSTIC dataset rgso setcalc calculates the mean and standard deviation of the pulse height distribution. ...