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NCCS Developer's Guide

J.F.H. Quick

1999/05/26

This document describes the basic structures of the New Control Computer System (NCCS) for NCCS developers. The software environment and physical layout of the NCCS are covered.

1. Introduction

2. NCCS Software

2.1 Software Layers
2.2 Observing Scheduler
2.3 VLBI Control System
2.4 Astronomical Observing Algorithms
2.5 HartRAO Station Software Library
2.6 SYPARM Configuration Database
2.7 TACO Control System Layer
2.8 Device Servers

3. Software Environment

3.1 Software and Documentation Location
3.2 Software Fileserver Directory Structure
3.3 Dserver userid (in /etc/passwd)
3.4 Dserver groupid (in /etc/group)
3.5 Login Environment (in /.bash_profile)
3.6 Runtime Environment

4. NCCS Layout

4.1 Physical Network Structure
4.2 Reference Time Distribution

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