The Microprocessor control of the Kavalur 234-cm optical telescope

dc.contributor.author	Chinnappan, V
dc.contributor.author	Bhattacharyya, J. C
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-07T10:27:17Z
dc.date.available	2005-12-07T10:27:17Z
dc.date.issued	1985-06
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 153-156	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/653
dc.description.abstract	This paper gives an introduction to the control system of the 234-cm optical telescope. The computer used in control is based on an INTEL 16 bit microprocessor. The VAX 11/780 system has a supervisory role in the control system and is used primarily to calculate the pointing errors due to mechanical imperfections of the telescope, atmosphereic refraction, and other similar errors. The microcomputer and the VAX system are coupled with bidirectional drives and exchange data at predetermined sidereal intervals. The various tasks involved in the control of the telescope are explained. The interface circuits developed at our electronics laboratory are briefly mentioned. Circuits necessary for the display to telescope position, celestial coordinates and sidereal time are included.	en
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.subject	234-cm telescope	en
dc.subject	Control system	en
dc.title	The Microprocessor control of the Kavalur 234-cm optical telescope	en
dc.type	Article	en