Service-oriented architecture for the ARGOS instrument control software

J. Borelli; L. Barl; W. Gässler; M. Kulas; Sebastian Rabien

doi:10.1117/12.926515

24 September 2012 Service-oriented architecture for the ARGOS instrument control software

J. Borelli, L. Barl, W. Gässler, M. Kulas, Sebastian Rabien

Proceedings Volume 8451, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy II; 84510G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926515
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The Advanced Rayleigh Guided ground layer Adaptive optic System, ARGOS, equips the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) with a constellation of six rayleigh laser guide stars. By correcting atmospheric turbulence near the ground, the system is designed to increase the image quality of the multi-object spectrograph LUCIFER approximately by a factor of 3 over a field of 4 arc minute diameter. The control software has the critical task of orchestrating several devices, instruments, and high level services, including the already existing adaptive optic system and the telescope control software. All these components are widely distributed over the telescope, adding more complexity to the system design. The approach used by the ARGOS engineers is to write loosely coupled and distributed services under the control of different ownership systems, providing a uniform mechanism to offer, discover, interact and use these distributed capabilities. The control system counts with several finite state machines, vibration and flexure compensation loops, and safety mechanism, such as interlocks, aircraft, and satellite avoidance systems.

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J. Borelli, L. Barl, W. Gässler, M. Kulas, and Sebastian Rabien "Service-oriented architecture for the ARGOS instrument control software", Proc. SPIE 8451, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy II, 84510G (24 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926515

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