Control software architecture for the Green Bank Telescope

Mark H. Clark

doi:10.1117/12.308829

26 May 1998 Control software architecture for the Green Bank Telescope

Mark H. Clark

Proceedings Volume 3351, Telescope Control Systems III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308829
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

A difficulty in writing control software for research telescopes is designing sufficient flexibility to handle continually changing requirements. The primary goal of the control software architecture for NRAO's new 100-meter radio telescope in Green Back, West Virginia is flexibility through the construction of a modular software system. Using the principles of modular design: (i) the number of systems implemented to satisfy the required functionality between users and devices was minimized; (ii) each device was implemented as an autonomous unit; (iii) object-oriented design and C++ were used throughout the system. The purpose of this report is to present the software architecture being used to achieve a modularity in the Green Bank Telescope.

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Mark H. Clark "Control software architecture for the Green Bank Telescope", Proc. SPIE 3351, Telescope Control Systems III, (26 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308829

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