Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학논총)
- Volume 13 Issue 1 Serial No. 14
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- Pages.85-98
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- 1998
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- 1225-1534(pISSN)
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- 2287-6936(eISSN)
DEVELOPMENT OF A TELESCOPE CONTROL SYSTEM, MS-TCS
중소형 망원경 제어 시스템 MS-TCS 개발
- HAN INWOO (Korea Astronomy Observatory) ;
- NAM UK-WON (Korea Astronomy Observatory)
- Published : 1998.12.01
Abstract
In this paper we describe MS-TCS, the telescope control system which was developed in Korea Astronomy Observatory. MS-TCS can control an equatorial type telescope equipped with stepping motors and incremental type optical encoders. MS-TCS consists of (1) POINT_TEL which is the program roning in a PC and (2) TCS-196 which is the electroics board to control the telescope. The communication between the PC and TCS-l96 is done through RS-232 or RS-422 serial line. MS-TCS can control the secondary mirror and dome. It also provide network function using TCP/IP for remote control of the telescope. MS-TCS is suitable for controlling medium to small size telescope for research and education.
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