SPIE 2018 notes

PK's

Software

• LSST & Git - follow with discussions with Tim Jenness ( To rebase..)
• Kibana and ELK stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Python 2 is nearing end of life (support ends 2019?), we shall move to Python 3.x!
• Grafana - analytics and monitoring
• Redis - in memory database, used to store & access data
• Kafka - stores & access data streams
• PyRo5 - Python Remote Objects, redesigned
• TMT AO locked during dithering
• Green Flash - ESO project to build AO for E-ELT, did comparsion of ZeroMQ, MPI, DDS and ICE for remote data access and control, picked MPI and DDS
• DesignCoaching - did some GUI for INAF, probably either CTA or some optical telescope
• MEGARA GUI (IS will add more), uses JSky for displays
• FCMaker Finding Chart Maker (on GitHb)
• FITSh FITS arithmetic from command line, used by HAT et all (now also for TESS)
• Apache Guacamole HTML 5 VNC & Remote Display, does not require client, used by VLT for evedroping of telescope operations (enables to grant access at given time to given user, all read(watch) only)
• LCGO Developer site
• ODI data portal
• Mauna Kea seems to run a common portal for all mounain operations + organizes internal seminars, can we try something with MMT and Kitt Peak? (have to find common URL)
• Bonjour/ZeroConf for automagical device discovery
• openmbee provides a platform for modeling that utilizes the Model Management System

Hardware

• AMPTEK X-ray CCD
• Siemens S7 Simatic (probably for E-ELT control)
• LSO - Local Safety Unit, LCUs
• LEDs for AAT calibration screen - Luxeon visible, Osram NIR, Everbright UV

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