AST Senior Review Major Recommendations

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Brazilian Tunable Filter Imager(BTFI)Preliminary
Design Review (PDR)?
Fernando Luís Fontes Emulator software
USP-IAG Universidade de São Paulo 18-19th June
2008
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The BTFI Emulator
The BTFI Emulator is designed to give a simple
interface to the user and also to guide program
development.
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Emulator Clicking to go
The user just put the mouse in the box and
presses the right button to see the menus
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Emulator Clicking to go
It is the same for all boxes. Very easy to change
the status.
For image filter, you can select one filter or
edit filter list, just by clicking
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FPI Menus
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iBTF Menus
Now, the user just save the list!
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Pupil mask Menus
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FPP is the same of FPI
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CCD
In independent setup, the user can set up each
CCD with different params. The link is red
In linked setup, the user set-up one CCD, and the
params to the other is automatically the
same. The link is green

• The CCD module can work in two modes.
• Independent Setup and
• Linked setup

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Conclusions

• The objective of the BTFI Emulator is to act as a
  guide map to the programming of the instrument
  control system.
• Also, the Emulator makes the operation of the
  instrument more visible and intuitive for the
  user.
• The user can play with the Emulator before he
  goes to the telescope ... get a life!