... Science . ... Science Users Information > Observing Facilities > Instrumentation Development > VLT/Instrument Interfaces . ... APEX Visitor Instrument . ... The interfaces between the VLT Unit Telescopes and the scientific instruments to be operated at the VLT Cassegrain, Nasmyth and Coudц© foci are well defined. ... Interface and numerous other relevant information for instrument builders is available in the "Requirements for Scientific Instruments on the VLT Unit Telescopes" , ESO doc. no. ...

... 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. ...

gpib over Ethernet devices interface gpib buses with Ethernet. ... National instruments gpibenet 100. used for . dewar monitoring. located in the rfi box in the right blue cabinet on the rotary floor. galfa spectrometer synthesize. located in control room racks. This is driven by jeff hagens gpibsock routine. ... There is code for vxWorks and for linux . vxWorks: /home/phil/vw/devs/gpibenet/ . ... Linux: /share/megs/phil/svn/aosoft/src/vwconvert/gpibenet . ... home_~phil ...

... What is a "device driver"? ... A general DAQ device driver package. ... Overview of Comedi. ... comedi_get_n_channels -- number of subdevice channels . ... comedi_data_read -- read single sample from channel . comedi_data_write -- write single sample to channel . ... Each sub-device has parameters for: the number of channels, and the type of the channels. - device: a set of sub-devices that are physically implemented on the same interface card; in other words, the interface card itself. ...

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... The Si-SiO 2 interface, at the surface of the CCD, is pinned at the substrate potential, directing signal charge away from the Si-SiO 2 interface states towards the buried n-channel. ... The front-side Si-SiO 2 interface significantly affects the performance of CCDs, so MPP operation yields many practical benefits including reduced dark noise, better charge transfer efficiency (CTE), rapid removal of residual images, excellent pixel-to-pixel uniformity, and improved radiation hardness. ... WFPC2 . ...

Slithead identification (which slithead is installed?) will be sensed and reported by the on-board spectrograph computer. ... Observer's software to handle spectrographic observations will be written by JHU and installed on the Fermilab supplied observatory workstation. ... UW will be responsible for the slithead latch-down control. ... Database computer at APO: The observer's software will query the observatory database for information on the currently installed fiber cartridge. ...

... Created: 23 February 2001 . ... SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL . ... 9 January 2001 . ... Note: in the final document, the table of contents will be to third level] . The Software Maintenance Manual describes the procedures for installation and maintenance of the software for the Gemini Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS). ... Section 19.4.3 of the document “Programmatic Requirements for Gemini Instrumentation Development” states the requirements for the Software Maintenance Manual . ...

XMM-Newton Science Analysis System Page: 1 siamgen July 2, 2008 Abstract siamgen generates the Star Tracker / Instrument Alignment Matrices (SIAMs) for the instruments EMOS1 , EMOS2, EPN, RGS1, RGS2, and OM as speci ed in the Interface Control Document [2] 1 Instruments/Modes Instrument Mode all except ERM all 2 Use pipeline processing no interactive analysis no CCF maintenance yes 3 Description siamgen generates the ...

OptInt PmWiki . MROI / . ... MROI Delay Line Design Contract . ... Design Documentation . ... MROI DL Production SW Contract . ... Preliminary Design Review . Software Design Documentation . ... MROI Fast Tip-Tilt Contract . ... Design Documents . ... MROI FT SW Architecture . ... Science Instrument Downselect . ... MROI DL Design Contract Private Material . ... Workpackage Status 2006/10/12 . ... Due Date . ... Due 2006/07/31 . 70% done . ... Preliminary design for downselected concept . ...

The ATNF -Parkes-Swinburne Recorder ( APSR ) Willem van Straten Andrew Jameson and Matthew Bailes Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Swinburne University of Technology Grant Hampson and Dick Manchester The Australia Telescope National Facility Second ATNF Gravitational Wave Workshop 13 December 2007 Outline · Baseband Recording and Processing Systems · Hardware Specification · ...

... development and tests of instrument control sequences; . ... measurement and checks of electrical interfaces; . ... standard TCP/IP link from PC to electrical interface unit; . ... galvanic insulation of interfaces; . modular structure of the interface unit with set of modules for standard space OBDH interfaces: MIL-1553, LVDS, RS232/422/485, UKS, etc.; . ... relay command simulator IRKON (160 duplicated commands); . ... Ilya Chulkov, Head of laboratory +7(495)333-45-23, ilya@hea.iki.rssi.ru . ...

STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... 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. ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... Coronado€о Solar . ... Spotting Scopes . ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ...

In the this version .. ... Adaptable to any dome with relay control of rotation and optionally the shutters . Rotation encoding with RFID tags using Phidgets RFID tag reader . Used with XmTel provides automatic dome rotation to follow the pointing of a telescope . Shutter operation enabled through a tethered connection with rotation limits . ... RFID encoding . ... XmDome provides a convenient graphical user interface for local or remote operation of an astronomical telescope dome. ...

... The extended project as the existing one aims to investigate, control and exploit the properties of interfaces between isostructural functional oxides for the realization of new nanosized electronic and optoelectronic devices. New participants will contribute to the characterization and understanding of physical properties of interfaces made of perovskite materials. In particular high frequency dynamical properties, fluctuation phenomena and dielectric spectrum will be carefully studied. ...

... События Восьмая научно-практическая конференция 'Образовательные, научные и инженерные приложения в среде LabVIEW и технологии National Instruments - 2009' . ... Начало: 20.11.2009 . ... Организатор: Министерство образования и науки РФ, National Instruments, РУДН . ... 20-21 ноября 2008 года в Российском университете дружбы народов пройдет восьмая международная научно-практическая конференция 'Образовательные, научные и инженерные приложения в среде LabVIEW и технологии National Instruments - 2009'....

. SXG Data Center . SDC overview . Spectrum-XG . SXG instruments models . Data archive . General astronomical utilities . Proposal Preparation . ABOUT SXG-SDC . The SXG-SDC is the interface between the Spectrum-X-Gamma satellite and astronomical community. Data from the SXG instruments will be analysed, archived and distributed by the SXG-SDC at the Space Research Institute, Moscow (IKI). Last updated: Feb, 2001 by WebMaster

Next: The Focal Plane Instruments Up: No Title Previous: The X-ray Optics . CXO has two focal plane instruments - the High-Resolution Camera (HRC) and the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS). Each of these instruments, in turn, has two detectors, one optimized for direct imaging of x rays that pass through the optics and the other optimized for imaging x rays that are dispersed by the objective transmission gratings when the latter are commanded into place directly behind the HRMA. ...