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Abhay Kohok - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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telics a telescope Instrument Control system for small medium sized astronomical observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Abhay KohokAbstract:For any modern astronomical observatory, it is essential to have an efficient interface between the telescope and its back-end Instruments. However, for small and medium-sized observatories, this requirement is often limited by tight financial constraints. Therefore a simple yet versatile and low-cost Control system is required for such observatories to minimize cost and effort. Here we report the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system TELICS (Telescope Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. TELICS consists of an embedded hardware unit known as a common Control unit (CCU) in combination with Linux-based data acquisition and user interface. The hardware of the CCU is built around the ATmega 128 microController (Atmel Corp.) and is designed with a backplane, master-slave architecture. A Qt-based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed and the back-end application software is based on C/C++. TELICS provides feedback mechanisms that give the operator good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments as well as data. TELICS has been used for regular science observations since 2008 March on the 2 m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali in Pune, India.
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UNICS - An Unified Instrument Control System for Small/Medium Sized Astronomical Observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Hillol Das, Abhay KohokAbstract:Although the astronomy community is witnessing an era of large telescopes, smaller and medium sized telescopes still maintain their utility being larger in numbers. In order to obtain better scientific outputs it is necessary to incorporate modern and advanced technologies to the back-end Instruments and to their interfaces with the telescopes through various Control processes. However often tight financial constraints on the smaller and medium size observatories limit the scope and utility of these systems. Most of the time for every new development on the telescope the back-end Control systems are required to be built from scratch leading to high costs and efforts. Therefore a simple, low cost Control system for small and medium size observatory needs to be developed to minimize the cost and efforts while going for the expansion of the observatory. Here we report on the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system UNICS (Unified Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. UNICS consists of an embedded hardware unit called Common Control Unit (CCU) and Linux based data acquisition and User Interface. The Hardware of the CCU is built around the Atmel make ATmega 128 micro-Controller and is designed with a back-plane, Master Slave architecture. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed based on QT and the back end application software is based on C/C++. UNICS provides feedback mechanisms which give the operator a good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments. UNICS is being used for regular science observations since March 2008 on 2m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali, Pune India.
Mudit K Srivastava - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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telics a telescope Instrument Control system for small medium sized astronomical observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Abhay KohokAbstract:For any modern astronomical observatory, it is essential to have an efficient interface between the telescope and its back-end Instruments. However, for small and medium-sized observatories, this requirement is often limited by tight financial constraints. Therefore a simple yet versatile and low-cost Control system is required for such observatories to minimize cost and effort. Here we report the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system TELICS (Telescope Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. TELICS consists of an embedded hardware unit known as a common Control unit (CCU) in combination with Linux-based data acquisition and user interface. The hardware of the CCU is built around the ATmega 128 microController (Atmel Corp.) and is designed with a backplane, master-slave architecture. A Qt-based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed and the back-end application software is based on C/C++. TELICS provides feedback mechanisms that give the operator good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments as well as data. TELICS has been used for regular science observations since 2008 March on the 2 m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali in Pune, India.
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UNICS - An Unified Instrument Control System for Small/Medium Sized Astronomical Observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Hillol Das, Abhay KohokAbstract:Although the astronomy community is witnessing an era of large telescopes, smaller and medium sized telescopes still maintain their utility being larger in numbers. In order to obtain better scientific outputs it is necessary to incorporate modern and advanced technologies to the back-end Instruments and to their interfaces with the telescopes through various Control processes. However often tight financial constraints on the smaller and medium size observatories limit the scope and utility of these systems. Most of the time for every new development on the telescope the back-end Control systems are required to be built from scratch leading to high costs and efforts. Therefore a simple, low cost Control system for small and medium size observatory needs to be developed to minimize the cost and efforts while going for the expansion of the observatory. Here we report on the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system UNICS (Unified Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. UNICS consists of an embedded hardware unit called Common Control Unit (CCU) and Linux based data acquisition and User Interface. The Hardware of the CCU is built around the Atmel make ATmega 128 micro-Controller and is designed with a back-plane, Master Slave architecture. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed based on QT and the back end application software is based on C/C++. UNICS provides feedback mechanisms which give the operator a good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments. UNICS is being used for regular science observations since March 2008 on 2m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali, Pune India.
Mahesh Burse - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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telics a telescope Instrument Control system for small medium sized astronomical observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Abhay KohokAbstract:For any modern astronomical observatory, it is essential to have an efficient interface between the telescope and its back-end Instruments. However, for small and medium-sized observatories, this requirement is often limited by tight financial constraints. Therefore a simple yet versatile and low-cost Control system is required for such observatories to minimize cost and effort. Here we report the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system TELICS (Telescope Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. TELICS consists of an embedded hardware unit known as a common Control unit (CCU) in combination with Linux-based data acquisition and user interface. The hardware of the CCU is built around the ATmega 128 microController (Atmel Corp.) and is designed with a backplane, master-slave architecture. A Qt-based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed and the back-end application software is based on C/C++. TELICS provides feedback mechanisms that give the operator good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments as well as data. TELICS has been used for regular science observations since 2008 March on the 2 m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali in Pune, India.
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UNICS - An Unified Instrument Control System for Small/Medium Sized Astronomical Observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Hillol Das, Abhay KohokAbstract:Although the astronomy community is witnessing an era of large telescopes, smaller and medium sized telescopes still maintain their utility being larger in numbers. In order to obtain better scientific outputs it is necessary to incorporate modern and advanced technologies to the back-end Instruments and to their interfaces with the telescopes through various Control processes. However often tight financial constraints on the smaller and medium size observatories limit the scope and utility of these systems. Most of the time for every new development on the telescope the back-end Control systems are required to be built from scratch leading to high costs and efforts. Therefore a simple, low cost Control system for small and medium size observatory needs to be developed to minimize the cost and efforts while going for the expansion of the observatory. Here we report on the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system UNICS (Unified Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. UNICS consists of an embedded hardware unit called Common Control Unit (CCU) and Linux based data acquisition and User Interface. The Hardware of the CCU is built around the Atmel make ATmega 128 micro-Controller and is designed with a back-plane, Master Slave architecture. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed based on QT and the back end application software is based on C/C++. UNICS provides feedback mechanisms which give the operator a good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments. UNICS is being used for regular science observations since March 2008 on 2m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali, Pune India.
Pravin Chordia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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telics a telescope Instrument Control system for small medium sized astronomical observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Abhay KohokAbstract:For any modern astronomical observatory, it is essential to have an efficient interface between the telescope and its back-end Instruments. However, for small and medium-sized observatories, this requirement is often limited by tight financial constraints. Therefore a simple yet versatile and low-cost Control system is required for such observatories to minimize cost and effort. Here we report the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system TELICS (Telescope Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. TELICS consists of an embedded hardware unit known as a common Control unit (CCU) in combination with Linux-based data acquisition and user interface. The hardware of the CCU is built around the ATmega 128 microController (Atmel Corp.) and is designed with a backplane, master-slave architecture. A Qt-based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed and the back-end application software is based on C/C++. TELICS provides feedback mechanisms that give the operator good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments as well as data. TELICS has been used for regular science observations since 2008 March on the 2 m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali in Pune, India.
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UNICS - An Unified Instrument Control System for Small/Medium Sized Astronomical Observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Hillol Das, Abhay KohokAbstract:Although the astronomy community is witnessing an era of large telescopes, smaller and medium sized telescopes still maintain their utility being larger in numbers. In order to obtain better scientific outputs it is necessary to incorporate modern and advanced technologies to the back-end Instruments and to their interfaces with the telescopes through various Control processes. However often tight financial constraints on the smaller and medium size observatories limit the scope and utility of these systems. Most of the time for every new development on the telescope the back-end Control systems are required to be built from scratch leading to high costs and efforts. Therefore a simple, low cost Control system for small and medium size observatory needs to be developed to minimize the cost and efforts while going for the expansion of the observatory. Here we report on the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system UNICS (Unified Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. UNICS consists of an embedded hardware unit called Common Control Unit (CCU) and Linux based data acquisition and User Interface. The Hardware of the CCU is built around the Atmel make ATmega 128 micro-Controller and is designed with a back-plane, Master Slave architecture. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed based on QT and the back end application software is based on C/C++. UNICS provides feedback mechanisms which give the operator a good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments. UNICS is being used for regular science observations since March 2008 on 2m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali, Pune India.
Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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telics a telescope Instrument Control system for small medium sized astronomical observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Abhay KohokAbstract:For any modern astronomical observatory, it is essential to have an efficient interface between the telescope and its back-end Instruments. However, for small and medium-sized observatories, this requirement is often limited by tight financial constraints. Therefore a simple yet versatile and low-cost Control system is required for such observatories to minimize cost and effort. Here we report the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system TELICS (Telescope Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. TELICS consists of an embedded hardware unit known as a common Control unit (CCU) in combination with Linux-based data acquisition and user interface. The hardware of the CCU is built around the ATmega 128 microController (Atmel Corp.) and is designed with a backplane, master-slave architecture. A Qt-based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed and the back-end application software is based on C/C++. TELICS provides feedback mechanisms that give the operator good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments as well as data. TELICS has been used for regular science observations since 2008 March on the 2 m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali in Pune, India.
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UNICS - An Unified Instrument Control System for Small/Medium Sized Astronomical Observatories
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009Co-Authors: Mudit K Srivastava, Anamparambu N. Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Pravin Chordia, Kalpesh Chillal, Vilas Mestry, Hillol Das, Abhay KohokAbstract:Although the astronomy community is witnessing an era of large telescopes, smaller and medium sized telescopes still maintain their utility being larger in numbers. In order to obtain better scientific outputs it is necessary to incorporate modern and advanced technologies to the back-end Instruments and to their interfaces with the telescopes through various Control processes. However often tight financial constraints on the smaller and medium size observatories limit the scope and utility of these systems. Most of the time for every new development on the telescope the back-end Control systems are required to be built from scratch leading to high costs and efforts. Therefore a simple, low cost Control system for small and medium size observatory needs to be developed to minimize the cost and efforts while going for the expansion of the observatory. Here we report on the development of a modern, multipurpose Instrument Control system UNICS (Unified Instrument Control System) to integrate the Controls of various Instruments and devices mounted on the telescope. UNICS consists of an embedded hardware unit called Common Control Unit (CCU) and Linux based data acquisition and User Interface. The Hardware of the CCU is built around the Atmel make ATmega 128 micro-Controller and is designed with a back-plane, Master Slave architecture. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed based on QT and the back end application software is based on C/C++. UNICS provides feedback mechanisms which give the operator a good visibility and a quick-look display of the status and modes of Instruments. UNICS is being used for regular science observations since March 2008 on 2m, f/10 IUCAA Telescope located at Girawali, Pune India.