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Control Software for the ESO VLT |
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- G. Raffi
ESO, Garching bei Muenchen, Germany
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The Very Large Telescope (VLT) project of ESO consists of an array of four optical telescopes of 8 m diameter, to be installed at a new site in the Atacama desert in Chile starting in 1995. The control software is completely distributed, being based on LANs interconnecting microprocessors and workstations, where several users and operators will be active at the same time. Microprocessors are used in a variety of control functions, including the active control of the shape of the main mirror and compensation for atmospheric turbulence. Dedicated links and antennas are planned for direct communication and remote observation from various European centers. The main concepts and novelties of the software design are explained.
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※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S05SRN03
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Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 |
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