Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994spie.2198..947l&link_type=abstract
Proc. SPIE Vol. 2198, p. 947-954, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, David L. Crawford; Eric R. Craine; Eds.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
The first part of this paper describes the microcomputer software that controls the individual mechanisms of the Autofib-2 instrument. All previous microprocessor systems built for the William Herschel Telescope used a variant of the Forth language to implement the control system; however, Autofib-2 is the first instrument to be controlled using a UNIX-style real-time operating system. Facets of the implementation will be discussed, including the reengineering of the interfaces in OS/9 C to allow connection to the existing interinstrument communications systems (Utility Network). The algorithms needed to successfully configure 160 fibers taking into account prime focus corrector (PFC) distortions are also discussed. The second part of this paper describes the astronomer-level control system running on the VAX System Computer. Details will be given of the way in which the astronomer's target field is defined and converted into the configuration data to be sent to the microprocessor system, including the mapping of the PFC distortions and the acquisition of new target fields.
Jones Lewis R.
Lewis Ian J.
Parry Ian R.
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