The CFHT MegaCam control system: New solutions based on PLCs, WorldFIP fieldbus and Java softwares

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4841, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 483-493

  Rousse J Y ^a   Boulade, O ^a   Charlot, X ^a   Abbon, P ^a   Aune, S ^a   Borgeaud, P ^a   Carton, P H ^a   Carty, M ^a   Da Costa, J ^a   Deschamps, H ^a   Desforge, D ^a   Eppelle D ^a   Gallais, P ^a   Gosset L ^a   Granelli, R ^a   Gros, M ^a   De Kat, J ^a   Loiseau, D ^a   Ritou, J L ^a   Starzynski, P ^a   Vignal, N ^a   Vigroux, L ^a   more..

^a d'Instrumentation Associée   (France)

Author keywords

Applets; CCD mosaic; Fieldbus; Filter; Grafcet; JAVA; PLC; SCADA; Servlets; Shutter; WorldFip

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS;

MEGACAM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0038184204     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461002     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. S. Aune et al., "The CFHT Megacam filter, shutter and roll pitch mechanisms", in Instrument Design and performance for Optical/Infrared Ground Based Telescopes, M. Iye and A. F. Moorwood, eds., SPIE 4841, 2002.
2. S. Aune et al., "The CFHT Megacam 40 CCDs camera: cryogenic design, and CCD integration ", in Instrument Design and performance for Optical/Infrared Ground Based Telescopes, M. Iye and A. F. Moorwood, eds., SPIE 4841, 2002.
3. P. Borgeaud et al., "The 40 CCDs of the MegaCam wide-field camera : procurement, testing and first laboratory results", in "Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors", M. Iye and A.F. Moorwood, eds, Proc. SPIE 4008, pp. 356-367, 2000