Status, upgrades, and advances of RTS2: the open source astronomical observatory manager

Petr Kubánek

doi:10.1117/12.2232555

26 July 2016 Status, upgrades, and advances of RTS2: the open source astronomical observatory manager

Petr Kubánek

Proceedings Volume 9913, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV; 99132U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232555
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

RTS2 is an open source observatory control system. Being developed from early 2000, it continue to receive new features in last two years. RTS2 is a modulat, network-based distributed control system, featuring telescope drivers with advanced tracking and pointing capabilities, fast camera drivers and high level modules for ”business logic” of the observatory, connected to a SQL database. Running on all continents of the planet, it accumulated a lot to control parts or full observatory setups.

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Petr Kubánek "Status, upgrades, and advances of RTS2: the open source astronomical observatory manager", Proc. SPIE 9913, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV, 99132U (26 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232555

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