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Utilizing an IBM compatible computer with multiple displays and a keyboard, you have continual position
display, status reporting, and an easy-to-use, menu-driven, command set.
Commands:
Commands are divided into four submenus: initialization, movement, rates and miscellaneous.
All commands are available to your external computer, allowing you to create your own custom user interface
where TCS becomes a peripheral to your computer system, allowing integration with your own observing
program.
• Control electronics may be located up to 150 feet from the telescope telescope allowing flexibility in positioning the observatory control room.
• More than 28 commands provide complete control of the telescope, dome, etc.
• Includes a built-in library of objects
• Compatible with commercial autoguider systems
• Operates and displays in any epoch
• Hybrid digital/analog servo controllers with zero position error integrator
• 19 in. wide rack-mount houses control system computer and electronics
• Extensive system protection via computer-calculated limits and hard limits
• Hand paddle functions include: guide, set, slew, focus, dome right and dome left.
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• TCSGalil™ uses a single DC servomotor per axis to simplify mechanical and electronic requirements while
enhancing maintainability.
• CCT-16 system controls a focus stepper motor with potentiometer as the position sensor. CCT-20 and larger
telescopes use an optical incremental encoder as the focus position sensors.
• Motor Driver Chassis (MDC) provides power supplies and surge protection components for interface with long cables to the telescope
• Mother board design minimizes discrete wire connections in MDC
• Low power usage minimizes uninterruptible power supply requirements
• Limit switches enhance system safety by preventing telescope over-travel
• Shielded cables with proper terminations maximize immunity to electronic noise
• Gold-plated electrical connectors provide long-trouble-free service
• Full wiring schematics provided for maintenance
• Telescope Control Systems (TCSGalil™)
• CCT-16 Computer Specifications
• CCT-20-50 Computer Specifications
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