Infrastructure of the Gemini Observatory control system

Kim K. Gillies; Shane Walker

doi:10.1117/12.316478

3 July 1998 Infrastructure of the Gemini Observatory control system

Kim K. Gillies, Shane Walker

Proceedings Volume 3349, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316478
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

Construction of the first Gemini 8-m telescope is well underway. The software that provides the user interface and high-level control of the observatory, the observatory control system (OCS), is also proceeding on track. The OCS provides tools that assist the astronomer from the proposal submission phase through planning, observation execution, and data review. A capable and flexible software infrastructure is required to support this comprehensive approach. New software technologies and industry standards have played a large part in the implementation of this infrastructure. For instance, the use of CORBA has provided many benefits in the software including object distribution, an interface definition language, and implementation language independence. In this paper, we describe the infrastructure of the OCS that supports observation planning and execution. Important software decisions and interfaces that allow Internet access and the ability to substitute alternate implementations easily are discussed as a model for other similar projects.

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Kim K. Gillies and Shane Walker "Infrastructure of the Gemini Observatory control system", Proc. SPIE 3349, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return, (3 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316478

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