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Dr. Claudio Tanci

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Software design and code generation for the engineering graphical user interface of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Elisa Antolini, Giorgio Gambini, Pietro Bruno, Rodolfo Canestrari, Vito Conforti, Saverio Lombardi, Federico Russo, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Salvatore Scuderi

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232005

KEYWORDS: Optical instrument design, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Prototyping, Optical instrument design, Control systems, Control systems design, Astronomical telescopes, Software development, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The ASTRI mini-array software system (MASS) implementation: a proposal for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Vito Conforti, Joseph Schwarz, Elisa Antolini, L. Antonelli, Andrea Bulgarelli, Ciro Bigongiari, Pietro Bruno, Rodolfo Canestrari, Milvia Capalbi, Enrico Cascone, Osvaldo Catalano, Andrea Di Paola, Federico Di Pierro, Valentina Fioretti, Stefano Gallozzi, Daniele Gardiol, Fulvio Gianotti, Enrico Giro, Alessandro Grillo, Nicola La Palombara, Giuseppe Leto, Saverio Lombardi, Maria Maccarone, Giovanni Pareschi, Federico Russo, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Salvo Scuderi, Luca Stringhetti, Vincenzo Testa, Massimo Trifoglio, Stefano Vercellone, Andrea Zoli

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231294

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Prototyping, Control systems, Cameras, Imaging systems, Data archive systems, Human-machine interfaces, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure for the ASTRI SST-2M telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

F. Gianotti, A. Tacchini, G. Leto, E. Martinetti, P. Bruno, G. Bellassai, V. Conforti, S. Gallozzi, M. Mastropietro, C. Tanci, G. Malaguti, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230150

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Printed circuit board testing, Control systems, Control systems, Switches, Data acquisition, Cameras, Local area networks, Computing systems, Data archive systems

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground-based observatories for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. The CTA will consist of two arrays at two different sites, one in the northern and one in the southern hemisphere. The current CTA design foresees, in the southern site, the installation of many tens of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes of three different classes, namely large, medium and small, so defined in relation to their mirror area; the northern hemisphere array would consist of few tens of the two larger telescope types. The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is developing the Cherenkov Small Size Telescope ASTRI SST- 2M end-to-end prototype telescope within the framework of the International Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project. The ASTRI prototype has been installed at the INAF observing station located in Serra La Nave on Mt. Etna, Italy. Furthermore a mini-array, composed of nine of ASTRI telescopes, has been proposed to be installed at the Southern CTA site. Among the several different infrastructures belonging the ASTRI project, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment is dedicated to operations of computing and data storage, as well as the control of the entire telescope, and it is designed to achieve the maximum efficiency for all performance requirements. Thus a complete and stand-alone computer centre has been designed and implemented. The goal is to obtain optimal ICT equipment, with an adequate level of redundancy, that might be scaled up for the ASTRI mini-array, taking into account the necessary control, monitor and alarm system requirements. In this contribution we present the ICT equipment currently installed at the Serra La Nave observing station where the ASTRI SST-2M prototype will be operated. The computer centre and the control room are described with particular emphasis on the Local Area Network scheme, the computing and data storage system, and the telescope control and monitoring.

Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Mount control system of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Elisa Antolini, Gino Tosti, Claudio Tanci, Marco Bagaglia, Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Cascone, Giorgio Gambini, Giuliano Nucciarelli, Giovanni Pareschi, Salvo Scuderi, Luca Stringhetti, Andrea Busatta, Stefano Giacomel, Gianpietro Marchiori, Cristiana Manfrin, Enrico Marcuzzi, Daniele Di Michele, Carlo Grigolon, Paolo Guarise

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99131J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230898

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Control systems, Prototyping, Photonic integrated circuits, Safety, Control systems, Switches, Space telescopes, Servomechanisms, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Status of the array control and data acquisition system for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Matthias Füßling, Igor Oya, Arnim Balzer, David Berge, Jerzy Borkowski, Vito Conforti, Josep Colomé, Rico Lindemann, Etienne Lyard, David Melkumyan, Michael Punch, Ullrich Schwanke, Joseph Schwarz, Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Peter Wegner, Ralf Wischnewski, Amanda Weinstein

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233174

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Data acquisition, Imaging systems, Observatories, Control systems, Cameras, Prototyping, Systems modeling, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

The ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: opto-mechanical performance

Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Giro, Giorgia Sironi, Elisa Antolini, Dino Fugazza, Salvatore Scuderi, Gino Tosti, Claudio Tanci, Federico Russo, Daniele Gardiol, Carlos Eduardo Fermino, Luca Stringhetti, Giovanni Pareschi, G. Marchiori, A. Busatta, E. Marcuzzi, I. Folla

Proceedings Volume 9906, 990619 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232270

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Prototyping, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Sensors, Interfaces, Optics manufacturing, Photons, Reflector telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

The ICT monitoring system of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

F. Gianotti, P. Bruno, A. Tacchini, V. Conforti, V. Fioretti, C. Tanci, A. Grillo, G. Leto, G. Malaguti, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231609

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telecommunications, Printed circuit board testing, Computing systems, Prototyping, Telescopes, Optical proximity correction, Human-machine interfaces, Telecommunications, Computing systems, Control systems, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Software use cases to elicit the software requirements analysis within the ASTRI project

Vito Conforti, Elisa Antolini, Giacomo Bonnoli, Pietro Bruno, Andrea Bulgarelli, Milvia Capalbi, Valentina Fioretti, Dino Fugazza, Daniele Gardiol, Alessandro Grillo, Giuseppe Leto, Saverio Lombardi, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giovanni Pareschi, Federico Russo, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Joseph Schwarz, Salvatore Scuderi, Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Massimo Trifoglio, Stefano Vercellone, Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez

Proceedings Volume 9913, 991340 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232292

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Prototyping, Telecommunications, Cameras, Data acquisition, Control systems, Calibration, Optical fiber cables, Error analysis

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The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is leading the Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana (ASTRI) project whose main purpose is the realization of small size telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The first goal of the ASTRI project has been the development and operation of an innovative end-to-end telescope prototype using a dual-mirror optical configuration (SST-2M) equipped with a camera based on silicon photo-multipliers and very fast read-out electronics. The ASTRI SST-2M prototype has been installed in Italy at the INAF “M.G. Fracastoro” Astronomical Station located at Serra La Nave, on Mount Etna, Sicily. This prototype will be used to test several mechanical, optical, control hardware and software solutions which will be used in the ASTRI mini-array, comprising nine telescopes proposed to be placed at the CTA southern site. The ASTRI mini-array is a collaborative and international effort led by INAF and carried out by Italy, Brazil and South-Africa. We present here the use cases, through UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams and text details, that describe the functional requirements of the software that will manage the ASTRI SST-2M prototype, and the lessons learned thanks to these activities. We intend to adopt the same approach for the Mini Array Software System that will manage the ASTRI miniarray operations. Use cases are of importance for the whole software life cycle; in particular they provide valuable support to the validation and verification activities. Following the iterative development approach, which breaks down the software development into smaller chunks, we have analysed the requirements, developed, and then tested the code in repeated cycles. The use case technique allowed us to formalize the problem through user stories that describe how the user procedurally interacts with the software system. Through the use cases we improved the communication among team members, fostered common agreement about system requirements, defined the normal and alternative course of events, understood better the business process, and defined the system test to ensure that the delivered software works properly. We present a summary of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype use cases, and how the lessons learned can be exploited for the ASTRI mini-array proposed for the CTA Observatory.

Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

The ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: opto-mechanical test results

Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Giro, Elisa Antolini, Giacomo Bonnoli, Enrico Cascone, Nicola La Palombara, Giuseppe Leto, Giovanni Pareschi, Salvo Scuderi, Luca Stringhetti, Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti

Proceedings Volume 9603, 960303 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189767

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Mirrors, Prototyping, Reflectivity, Switches, Spatial resolution, Manufacturing, Neodymium, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

The telescope control of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov telescope Array: hardware and software design architecture

Elisa Antolini, Enrico Cascone, Joseph Schwarz, Luca Stringhetti, Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Damiano Aisa, Simone Aisa, Marco Bagaglia, Andrea Busatta, Carlo Campeggi, Marco Cefala, Lucio Farnesini, Stefano Giacomel, Gianpiero Marchiori, Enrico Marcuzzi, Giuliano Nucciarelli, Antonfranco Piluso

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915227 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054864

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Prototyping, Safety, Photonic integrated circuits, Computer architecture, Switches, Logic, Servomechanisms

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

The control, monitor, and alarm system for the ICT equipment of the ASTRI SST-2M telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Fulvio Gianotti, Valentina Fioretti, Claudio Tanci, Vito Conforti, Alessandro Tacchini, Giuseppe Leto, Stefano Gallozzi, Andrea Bulgarelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Giuseppe Malaguti, Andrea Zoli

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054713

KEYWORDS: Optical proximity correction, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Prototyping, Printed circuit board testing, Control systems, OLE for process control, Standards development, Computing systems, Internet

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

The ASTRI/CTA mini-array software system

Gino Tosti, Joseph Schwarz, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Osvaldo Catalano, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Giuseppe Leto, Fulvio Gianotti, Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Giro, Mauro Fiorini, Nicola La Palombara, Giovanni Pareschi, Luca Stringhetti, Stefano Vercellone, Vito Conforti, Claudio Tanci, Pietro Bruno, Alessandro Grillo, Vincenzo Testa, Andrea di Paola, Stefano Gallozzi

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915204 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Data acquisition, Cameras, Data archive systems, Calibration, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Data storage

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