INT Telescope Control System

Release Notes for Version I23

TCS-INTREL-23

Issue: 0.2 2007-06-13

Author: M P Fisher

tcsman@ing.iac.es


1. Summary

This document summarises the changes made to I22-1-0, the latest version in the I22 release tree of the INT Telescope Control System, to produce the release tree I23.

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

3. Hardware and Firmware Modifications

None

4. Deliverables and Installation

5. Reasons for release

I23-0-0

New features

Defects fixed


I23-1-0

New features

Defects fixed


I23-1-1

New features

Defects fixed


I23-1-2

New features

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

I23-0-0

I23-0-0 comprises the following subsystem versions; any changes made to a subsystem since I22-1-0 are listed.

BUILD v1-01

CAMACDB v0-1

DISPLAY v2-01

EQUATLIB v1-0

GSEXAM v0-1

INCLIB v6-06

INT v5-08

INTINIT v4-04A

MONITOR v1-02

MSG v1-00

NETSERVER v0-7

OUTLOG v0-04

POINT v0-6

RUN v2-01

SHARE v0-3

SYNC v4-08

SYSCOMP v1-06

TCSLIB v1-02

TELD v6-04

TV v1-04

USER v5-07


I23-1-0

I23-1-0 is the same as I23-0-0 apart from the changes to the following subsystems.

INTINIT v4-04B

TELD v6-05


I23-1-1

I23-1-1 is the same as I23-1-0 apart from the changes to the following subsystem.

INTINIT v4-04C


I23-1-2

I23-1-2 is the same as I23-1-1 apart form the changes to the following subsystem.

INTINIT v4-04D