Transputer network for real-time acquisition of IR astronomical data

Mario Gai; M. D. Guarnieri; Massimo Robberto; G. C. Bonazzola; L. Pellino; Francesco Paresce

doi:10.1117/12.176701

1 June 1994 Transputer network for real-time acquisition of IR astronomical data

Mario Gai, M. D. Guarnieri, Massimo Robberto, G. C. Bonazzola, L. Pellino, Francesco Paresce

Proceedings Volume 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176701
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

We discuss the present implementation of the data acquisition electronics and the planned upgraded version, together with the related algorithms, of the new Torino IR camera: TC-MIRC. A detailed description of the camera is available in M. Robberto et al., 1994, presented in this SPIE meeting. The electronic structure of TC-MIRC is based on a PC-compatible host computer, using IDL/Windows, and a transputer network for detectors management and data processing; the engineering advantages of an intrinsically distributed environment and the computational scalability are discussed. The data acquisition procedures (standard algorithms for coadding and nondestructive readout, and their use in normal operations) are evaluated, with respect to their present performance and to the upgrade needed to fulfill the design requirements.

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Mario Gai, M. D. Guarnieri, Massimo Robberto, G. C. Bonazzola, L. Pellino, and Francesco Paresce "Transputer network for real-time acquisition of IR astronomical data", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176701

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