Architecture of the SOXS instrument control software

Anna Brucalassi, Oz Diner, Hanindyo Kuncarayakti, Adam Rubin, José Antonio Araiza-durán, Andrea Bianco, Mirko Colapietro, Sergio D'orsi, Johan Fynbo, Matteo Genoni, Marco Landoni, Gianluca Li Causi, Luca Marafatto, Giorgio Pariani, Michael Rappaport, Massimo Turatto, Ricardo Zánmar Sánchez, Davide Ricci, Andrea Baruffolo, Bernardo SalasnichDaniela Fantinel, Josefina Urrutia, Sergio Campana, Pietro Schipani, Riccardo Claudi, Paolo D'avanzo, Matteo Munari, Marco Riva, Giulio Capasso, Matteo Aliverti, Sagi Ben-ami, Rosario Cosentino, Fabrizio Vitali, Francesco D'alessio, Salvatore Scuderi, Federico Biondi, Giuliano Pignata, Seppo Mattila, Stephen Smartt, Enrico Cappellaro, Massimo Della Valle, Avishay Gal-yam, Iair Arcavi, Jani Achrén, Jussi Lehti, Mika Hirvonen, Tarun Kumar, Jari Kotilainen, Juan C. Guzman (Redaktør), Jorge Ibsen (Redaktør)

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Abstract

SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a new spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope, currently in the final design phase. The main instrument goal is to allow the characterization of transient sources based on alerts. It will cover from near-infrared to visible bands with a spectral resolution of R 1/4 4500 using two separate, wavelength-optimized spectrographs. A visible camera, primarily intended for target acquisition and secondary guiding, will also provide a scientific "light" imaging mode. In this paper we present the current status of the design of the SOXS instrument control software, which is in charge of controlling all instrument functions and detectors, coordinating the execution of exposures, and implementing all observation, calibration and maintenance procedures. Given the extensive experience of the SOXS consortium in the development of instruments for the VLT, we decided to base the design of the Control System on the same standards, both for hardware and software control. We illustrate the control network, the instrument functions and detectors to be controlled, the overall design of SOXS Instrument Software (INS) and its main components. Then, we provide details about the control software for the most SOXS-specific features: Control of the COTS-based imaging camera, the flexures compensation system and secondary guiding.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftProceedings of the SPIE
Vol/bind10707
Antal sider8
ISSN0277-786X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2018
BegivenhedSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V - Austin, United States
Varighed: 10 jun. 201815 jun. 2018

Konference

KonferenceSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V
LokationAustin, United States
Periode10/06/201815/06/2018

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