INT Telescope Control System

Release Notes for Version I27

TCS-INTREL-27

Issue: 1.0 2008-12-12

Author: F J Gribbin 

tcsman@ing.iac.es


1. Summary

This document summarizes the changes made to I26-0-0, the latest version in the I27 release tree of the INT Telescope Control System, to produce the release tree I27.

2. Release History

Version Date Description Authors
I6-1-0 13 Nov 1997 Released for INT Cass MPF
I8-0-0 21 Jan 1998 Released for INT Cass and Prime MPF
I10-0-1 21 Apr 1998 Enhancements for WFC commissioning MPF
I11-0-0 15 May 1998 Fix problems with precession matrices and logical unit resource leak MPF
I11-1-0 11 Dec 1998 CAMAC modules moved to Clip centre, better management of TELD process MPF
I11-2-0 5 Feb 1999 Uses DRAMA v1.2 MPF
I12-1-0 11 Jun 1999 Use SYSLOGD to log TELD messages. New commands ENGINEERING and TRANSFER, PF rotator mods, bug fixes MPF/RPC
I13-0-0 06 Jul 1999 VMS 7.1 version of I12-1-0 RPC
I13-1-0 27 Aug 1999 Version for use with UltraDAS RPC
I14-0-0 4 Oct 1999 New command CLONE, updated worm phase and startup files RPC
I14-1-3 15 Aug 2000 Improved worm correction RPC
I14-1-5 6 Nov 2000 Dome and focus commands from DRAMA complete properly RPC
I14-1-6 16 Nov 2000 New Prime Focus pointing model RPC
I14-1-7 21 Nov 2000 Add TWEAK as a DRAMA action RPC
I16-0-1 8 Oct 2001 Improved focus control, log TELD messages MPF
I17-2-0 2 Feb 2002 Improved worm correction and autoguider algorithm MPF
I18-0-1 23 Apr 2002 Improved control of incremental focus, amended servo and autoguider constants, updated IERS parameters MPF
I19-0-0 1 Jul 2002 New log command, TELD memory leak fixed, longitude is negative in FITS header RR, MPF
I19-2-0 29 Oct 2002 Implement fast pull-in of guide star after every AUTO command MPF
I19-4-0 17 Oct 2003 Kick actions no longer stop the telescope MPF
I20-0-0 4 Sep 2004 Uses VMS 7.3-2. Include WHT updates, Prime is default focal station MPF
I20-1-0 2 Dec 2004 Revamp FITS header as at WHT; check if ICS disk is mounted MPF
I22-1-0 9 Jun 2005 New keyboard layout; new DRAMA action PULLIN; fix for focusrun bug. Remove control of PF rotator. MPF
I23-0-0 4 Aug 2005 Use absolute focus encoder for tracking initially. MPF
I23-1-0 18 Oct 2005 PULLIN action timeout increased to 2 minutes. FJG
I23-1-1 17 Jan 2006 Updated for leap second applied at end of 2005. FJG
I23-1-2 14 Feb 2006 Incremental focus encoder used as default. FJG
I24-1-0 17 Jul 2007  Cass rotator limit changes, zeroset checks, FITS header changes. MPF
I25-0-0
28 Oct 2006
TWEAK performance improved.
FJG
I26-0-0
12 Dec 2008
AUTO SKIP, Dome Alarm, Leap Second
FJG
I27-0-0
17 Sep 2010
Control-Q doesn't hold output, fixes from WHT: CLONE, source names
FJG

3. Hardware and Firmware Modifications

None

4. Deliverables and Installation

5. Reasons for release

I27-0-0

New features (both already implemented in WHT TCS) 

Defects fixed

6. Known problems and restrictions

Enhancements are noted in the TCS Work List which can be found in BSCW under ING Engineering Projects - Telescope Control Systems - 0004 Project Plans.

7. Compatibility

8. Software changes

I27-0-0

I27-0-0 comprises the following subsystem versions; any changes made to a subsystem since I25-0-0 are listed.

BUILD v1-01

CAMACDB v0-1

DISPLAY v2-03

EQUATLIB v1-0

GSEXAM v0-1

INCLIB v6-17

INT v7-01

INTINIT v5-02

MONITOR v1-02

MSG v1-01

NETSERVER v0-7

OUTLOG v0-05

POINT v0-6

RUN v2-03

SHARE v0-3

SYNC v4-08

SYSCOMP v1-08

TCSLIB v1-02

TELD v6-09

TV v1-06

USER v6-09