Software architecture of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer

Allen Farris; Dan Klinglesmith; John Seamons; Nicolas Torres; David Buscher; John Young

doi:10.1117/12.856497

19 July 2010 Software architecture of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer

Allen Farris, Dan Klinglesmith, John Seamons, Nicolas Torres, David Buscher, John Young

Proceedings Volume 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy; 77400R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856497
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Merging software from 36 independent work packages into a coherent, unified software system with a lifespan of twenty years is the challenge faced by the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI). We solve this problem by using standardized interface software automatically generated from simple highlevel descriptions of these systems, relying only on Linux, GNU, and POSIX without complex software such as CORBA. This approach, based on gigabit Ethernet with a TCP/IP protocol, provides the flexibility to integrate and manage diverse, independent systems using a centralized supervisory system that provides a database manager, data collectors, fault handling, and an operator interface.

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Allen Farris, Dan Klinglesmith, John Seamons, Nicolas Torres, David Buscher, and John Young "Software architecture of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer", Proc. SPIE 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy, 77400R (19 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856497

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