A difficulty in writing control software for research telescopes is
designing sufficient flexibility to handle continually changing
requirements. The primary goal of the control software architecture for
NRAO's new 100-meter radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia is
flexibility through the construction of a modular software system.
Using the principles of modular design:
- the number of systems implemented to satisfy the required
functionality between users and devices was minimized
- each device was implemented as an autonomous unit
- object-oriented design and C++ were used throughout the system
The purpose of this report is to present the software architecture
being used to achieve a modularity in the Green Bank Telescope.
