Infosys

Telescope Ccontrol System (TCS) log entries are included in our observing system information system, commonly referred to as the Talker. However, the structure and types of messages provided is somewhat different than used for all the other parts of the observing system. All TCS command log entries and responses have been modified so they are more easily searched for in the web Talker interface. A mapping has been made to make warnings and errors appear in the same way in the observing system as the sequencer commands. After a review of the behaviour in practise to see if and what more is needed to make the TCS part appear the same as the sequencer part, this will be implemented.

When operating the observing system, a specific type of `sequencer' X terminal is used. Beyond the activity log of the system provided in the Talker, logging of all commands and screen output in these observing system sequencer terminals was implemented. This gives detailed information about every command typed in these terminals and the output they give. This feature makes it easier to resolve problems as a complete list of commands given can be matched with other, already existing, sources of information.