The TCS3 is the Telescope Control System built to replace the original facility control system (Master Bus Electronics/LSI-11/23/Forth) built in the 1970s.
TCS3 software runs under Linux. The servo control is performed by a PMAC controller with custom built electronics. The general purpose IO uses opto22 devices, a distributed Ethernet IO unit.
User's Manuals
User's Manuals
Technical Documentation & Data
Design Documentation - TCS3 Technical Documentationa.TCS3 Historical DocumentationVendor Information / Documentation - Vendor provide Documents/Manuals
Staff Request - A List of staff generated request & status.
Position_logs Daily position information generate by tcs3.
More Computers info
Linux Notes
PMac Notes
Opto22 Notes
embeddedx86 Notes
Simtac Notes
2007/11 0711_TCS1_Model_Review
2006/11 0611_Final_Report
2005/02 0502_Electronics_and_Safety_Review
2004/05 Servo Review Documents
2003/08 Conceptual Design Documents
2001/06 TCS3 NASA Proposal (not the complete document)
2003/05 Project Overview: PDF Document or Directory.
Reference Data on the TCS1 System and Hardware
history/ - Project History Directory
history/MOWG_TCS3_Reports - Quick link to TCS3 MOWG Reports
Misc - other misc documents here