<title>LUCIFER control software: an OO approach using CORBA technology</title>

Abstract

In this paper we present the design of the control software for the LBT NIR spectroscopic Utility with Camera and Integral-Field Unit for Extragalactic Research (LUCIFER) which is one of the first-light instruments for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mt. Graham, Arizona. The LBT will be equipped with two identical LUCIFER instruments for both mirrors. Furthermore we give an overview of the intended hardware structure of the instrument. Since the project requires a detailed and exact modeling of the software we present UML diagrams starting with an overall model down to use case, activity and class diagrams including an example for one special instrument unit.

The cryogenic MOS unit for LUCIFER

“…The control software is developed on a modular basis within the scope of the LUCIFER control software. 4 Three requirements strongly impact the MOS unit concept: i) The MOS unit had to be designed primarily for operation at the LUCIFER instrument temperature of about 80 K, but also for ambient temperature (for testing).…”