VLT local control unit real-time environment

Birger Gustafsson

doi:10.1117/12.176160

1 June 1994 VLT local control unit real-time environment

Birger Gustafsson

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176160
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The ESO VLT control system is based on a distributed computer architecture, where a number of workstations are interconnected. They provide user interfaces and high level functions, while real-time control is handled by some 120 - 150 microprocessors, embedded in Local Control Units.

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Birger Gustafsson "VLT local control unit real-time environment", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176160

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