1. EVLA Data Processing PDR
Telescope Scripting
Boyd Waters, NRAO

2. The Observation Scripting Toolkit
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3. EVLA Data Processing PDR
Scripting Context
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4. EVLA Data Processing PDR
Sidney Harris
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5. EVLA Data Processing PDR
Markus Dolensky, Bruce Mayhew, Bridget Kennedy
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6. Scientific Requirements
Ident.
Pri.
Description
5.1.1
Describe observations with NRAO telescopes
5.1.2 1
Provide one interface for all NRAO telescopes
Text-based, human-readable, and human-editable format
5.1.3
Graphical user interface for novices
5.1.4 2
Expert mode for experts
5.1.5
Verify observing scripts for correctness
5.1.6
Check observing scripts for minimum standards (e.g. minimum time on source)
5.2.1
Allow specification of a range of criteria for scheduling
5.2.2
Allow specification of pipeline processing
5.2.3
Allow use of default or user-defined observing procedures
5.2.4
Allow use of default or user-defined observing setups
5.2.5
Allow use of default or user-defined processing procedures
5.3.1
Allow use of information from existing NRAO catalogs and images
5.3.2
Allow use of existing non-NRAO catalogs and images
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7. Scientific Requirements II
Text-based, human-readable, and human-editable format
Graphical user interface for novices
Expert mode for experts
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8. Model-View-Controller
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9. EVLA Data Processing PDR
GBT Observe
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10. GBT Observe: Observing Table
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11. Table → Scripts → Blocks
Observing Block
Preamble
“Post-amble”
Observing Block
Preamble
“Post-amble”
Observing Block
Preamble
“Post-amble”
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12. Implementation Details I
Real-time
Observing Table
Glish Script
XML
XML
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13. Implementation Details II
Observing Table
Glish Script
XML
XML
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14. EVLA Data Processing PDR
Conclusions
Keep it simple, stupid!
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