CARMENES: interlocks or the importance of process visualization and system diagnostics in complex astronomical instruments

J. Helmling; K. Wagner; L. Hernández Castaño; D. Benítez; J. Marín Molina; J. I. Vico Linares; F. Hernández Hernando; J. F. López Salas; H. Magán; A. Pérez-Calpena; J. A. Caballero; W. Seifert; A. Quirrenbach; P. J. Amado; I. Ribas; A. Reiners

doi:10.1117/12.2231890

9 August 2016 CARMENES: interlocks or the importance of process visualization and system diagnostics in complex astronomical instruments

J. Helmling, K. Wagner, L. Hernández Castaño, D. Benítez, J. Marín Molina, J. I. Vico Linares, F. Hernández Hernando, J. F. López Salas, H. Magán, A. Pérez-Calpena, J. A. Caballero, W. Seifert, A. Quirrenbach, P. J. Amado, I. Ribas, A. Reiners

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Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 99086B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231890
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

With the steadily increasing complexity of scientific instruments, there is an ever-growing demand for improved control electronics. This is especially important for infrared instruments, where the challenging vacuum and cryogenic systems increase the demands on the overall control system. The control electronics must monitor and adjust many different subsystems in different locations, some mounted at the telescope and others placed inside the telescope building. To implement these different demands, a comprehensive Interlock system with process visualization and powerful diagnostics has been developed at the Calar Alto Observatory and the Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg (LS

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J. Helmling, K. Wagner, L. Hernández Castaño, D. Benítez, J. Marín Molina, J. I. Vico Linares, F. Hernández Hernando, J. F. López Salas, H. Magán, A. Pérez-Calpena, J. A. Caballero, W. Seifert, A. Quirrenbach, P. J. Amado, I. Ribas, and A. Reiners "CARMENES: interlocks or the importance of process visualization and system diagnostics in complex astronomical instruments", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99086B (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231890

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