SRT The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and

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SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage G. Maccaferri C.

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage G. Maccaferri C. Migoni M. Murgia A. Orlati F. Palagi S. Poppi F. Schilliro' Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage New 64 m

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage New 64 m Gregorian telescope operating from 0. 3 to 100 GHz Three available foci: primary, Gregorian and bwg (beamwave guide) with receivers automatic configuration Active surface Metrology sensors for temp. deformation, secondary mirror migrations, wind Pointing precision: 1 arcsec Expected gain @ 30 GHz: 0. 635 K/Jy Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage 1116 active surface

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage 1116 active surface actuators 7 axis subreflector 3 axis primary focus positioner Multireceivers gregorian rotating drum Rotating mirror for bwg 4 -foci selection 18 cryogenic receivers, with one of multi-beams type Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The foundation is

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The foundation is finished and is in progress the azimuth track assembly Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage On february/march will

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage On february/march will start the antenna erection Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The 1116 actuators

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The 1116 actuators are ready and under test Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The receivers are

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage The receivers are in progress Multi-beam at 22 GHz Gregorian focus Mono-feed at 6. 7 GHz BWG Dual frequency (300 MHZ / 1. 4 GHz) Primary focus Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Why ACS for

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Why ACS for SRT? Strong and reliable software framework to monitor and control all the antenna devices User’s contribute area for software exchanging Remotely controllable Notification channels Events and alarm logging system Load balancing and failure tolerance features Platform and license free system Emerging standard in radiotelescope control Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage We will use

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage We will use ACS to control: the telescope pointing the active-surface system the three-foci configuration the receivers the antenna calibration the single dish observations the sources and observations catalog Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage ACS environment Versions

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage ACS environment Versions 5. 0. 5 and 6. 0. 1 Scientific Linux release Update 4. 1 and 4. 4 Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are doing with ACS: Server/Component side MEDACU: component to control the Medicina Antenna Control Unit (ACU) which is similar to the future SRT ACU LAN, USD: a set of components to control the active surface IRALibrary: a bunch of tools common to all our modules Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are doing with ACS: Server/Component side: MEDACU Error system Logging system Notification channel DEVIO Thread Callback Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are doing with ACS: Server/Component side: LAN & USD Error system Logging system DEVIO Callback Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage What we are doing with ACS: Client side A series of textual and graphical client (QT) for our components and a graphical library (IRAGraphics, QT) that we use to monitor physical properties, to make maps, Fourier analisys, ecc Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni -

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni -

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni -

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni -

SRT - The Sardinia Radio Telescope Project status and ACS usage Carlo Migoni - 3 rd ACS Workshop, ESO Garching - 15/01/2007