The instrument control software of the LOCNES near infrared solar telescope

L. Cabona; S. J. Liu; R. Claudi; A. Ghedina; A. Harutyunyan; F. De Angelis; E. Pace; S. Stefania; V. D'Orazi; M. Rainer

doi:10.1117/12.3018831

25 July 2024 The instrument control software of the LOCNES near infrared solar telescope

L. Cabona, S. J. Liu, R. Claudi, A. Ghedina, A. Harutyunyan, F. De Angelis, E. Pace, S. Stefania, V. D'Orazi, M. Rainer

Proceedings Volume 13101, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII; 1310133 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018831
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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LOCNES (Low Cost NIR Extended Solar Telescope) is a newly installed solar telescope at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. This small telescope has been specifically developed to examine the infrared spectrum of the Sun with the GIANO-B high resolution infrared spectrograph. LOCNES observes the Sun by integrating the entire solar disk, so its observations lack any spatial resolution and are comparable to what can typically be obtained for any other star. This observational method is commonly referred to as” Sun-as-a-star” observations. In this paper we provide an overview of the LOCNES Instrument Control Software (ICSS), which is in charge of controlling the dome, the telescope, and enable the acquisition of spectra with GIANO-B. We illustrate the control network, the instrument functions and elements to be controlled, the overall design of LOCNES Instrument Control Software and its main components.

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L. Cabona, S. J. Liu, R. Claudi, A. Ghedina, A. Harutyunyan, F. De Angelis, E. Pace, S. Stefania, V. D'Orazi, and M. Rainer "The instrument control software of the LOCNES near infrared solar telescope", Proc. SPIE 13101, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII, 1310133 (25 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018831

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