Observatory documentation

Rubin Observatory software components and operational documentation.

MTAOS

The main telescope active optical system (MTAOS) is responsible for making the closed-loop optical system. It calculates the wavefront error based on defocal images, estimates the optical state, and sends the correction of bending modes and rigid body positions to mirrors and hexapods.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_MTAOS

Rubin Observatory Controls Documentation

The LSST Control Software contains the overall control aspects of the survey and the telescope including the computers, network, communication and software infrastructure.

Source repository: lsst-ts/observatory-ops-docs

Rubin Observatory Operations Documentation

This documentation focuses on the resources needed for observers, commissioning personnel, and support staff to facilitate night-time operations.

Source repository: https://github.com/lsst-ts/observatory-controls-docs

Telescope Mount Assembly Documentation

Telescope Mount Assembly Documentation provided by the vendor.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_tma

lsst.ts.ATDome

Controller for the LSST auxiliary telescope dome.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_ATDome

lsst.ts.ATDomeTrajectory

ATDomeTrajectory CSC commands the dome to follow the telescope.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_ATDomeTrajectory

lsst.ts.ATHexapod

The ATHexapod is a python package that implements the CSC that controls a PI H-824 hexapod that holds the secondary mirror on the Auxiliary Telescope. The hexapod allows precise positioning of the mirror, which is key to performing optical collimation of the telescope as well as focus adjustments.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_ATHexapod

lsst.ts.ATMCSSimulator

A simulator for the auxiliary telescope motor control system (ATMCS CSC).

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_ATMCSSimulator

lsst.ts.ATPneumaticsSimulator

A simulator for the auxiliary telescope pneumatics control system (ATPneumatics CSC).

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_ATPneumaticsSimulator

lsst.ts.FiberSpectrograph

Commandable SAL Component (CSC) to control the fiber spectrographs that are used to determine the wavelengths of the LSST calibration lamps and lasers.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_FiberSpectrograph

lsst.ts.MTDomeTrajectory

ts_MTDomeTrajectory contains the MTDomeTrajectory CSC and support code.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_MTDomeTrajectory

lsst.ts.MTMount

A CSC that controls the Simonyi Survey Telescope main axes and related components.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_MTMount

lsst.ts.hexapod

Python Commandable SAL Component (CSC) for the camera and M2 hexapods on the Simonyi Survey Telescope.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_hexapod

lsst.ts.hexrotcomm

- Python code to communicate with the main telescope camera rotator and hexapod low level controllers (code running in PXI computers).

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_hexrotcomm

lsst.ts.observatory.control

Observatory control software.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_observatory_control

lsst.ts.sal

Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) is LSST’s communications middleware. Built on top of Object Management Group’s Data Distribution Service (OMG DDS) standard.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_sal

lsst.ts.salkafka

Forward DDS samples from one or more SAL components to a Kafka broker, to populate databases.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_salkafka

lsst.ts.salobj

Object-oriented Python interface to Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) components that uses asyncio for asynchronous communication.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_salobj

lsst.ts.scriptqueue

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_scriptqueue

lsst.ts.simactuators

Python actuator simulators intended for the simulations in Commandable SAL Components (CSCs).

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_simactuators

lsst.ts.standardscripts

SAL scripts for operating the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_standardscripts

lsst.ts.watcher

A CSC which monitors other SAL components and uses the data to generate alarms for display by LOVE.

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_watcher

ts_atptg

Source repository: lsst-ts/ts_pointing_common

ts_cbp

The Collimated Beam Projector (CBP) is a Commandable SAL Component that provides horizontal and vertical axis control of an integrating sphere in conjunction with a projecting light source for calibrating the Main Telescope.