New detector controller and data acquisition software

Systematic tests were made of the new data acquisition (DAS) program in conjunction with the CCD3 detector controller software. Only minor problems where found which were corrected. The detector status display program was rewritten to adapt to a more modern graphics library which will ensure that no upgrade will be needed in the near future.

The main task will now be the planning and installation of the new controllers and the DAS software. The installation of the CCD3 control software at YNAO (see above) has in that respect been a very good exercise. We do not have any detailed plans as this partly depends on outside effort while we are also constrained by the observing schedule. In any case, the objective is to first install and commission the new system in ALFOSC.