{"id":494,"date":"2023-11-20T18:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2024-05-17T14:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:17:38","slug":"control-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/?page_id=494","title":{"rendered":"Control Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"--bb--crumb-gap:.4em\" class=\"wp-block-boldblocks-breadcrumb-block has-small-font-size\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb-items\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item breadcrumb-item--current breadcrumb-item--home\"><span class=\"breadcrumb-item-name\">Home<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Observatory Sciences has been delivering high-quality control systems for large scientific facilities for over 25 years, specialising in software for accelerators (including synchrotrons) and large telescopes. We work with both the end users (scientific institutions) and manufacturers of equipment that will be used in these systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-901 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG20240308103755-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We provide bespoke control system software tailored to the needs of individual clients. Many of these clients run facilities that are unique, often with new and ambitious scientific aims, and so the control software must reflect the cutting-edge features and technology of novel scientific systems. In some cases, the software we provide will be working in an already established environment and so our systems must conform with the environment and software standards adopted at the customer&#8217;s facility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our software is developed in collaboration with the customer, collaborating with Observatory Sciences consultants who are familiar with the science and technologies being used. Larger projects, which sometimes span several years, are often managed by a series of project reviews, typically starting with a preliminary design review and ending with the on-site commissioning and acceptance of the control system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use a wide variety of software technologies in our systems, including the programming languages Java, Python, C, C++ and LabVIEW running on Linux, Windows or VxWorks. We specialise in both EPICS and TANGO software frameworks which have been adopted by many large experimental facilities, but are also familiar with site-specific software frameworks adopted by some institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-position-center-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"10000\" height=\"4055\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-399\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe.jpg 10000w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-1024x415.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-1536x623.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-2048x830.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-1200x487.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-2000x811.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/panorama-milky-way-galaxy-with-stars-space-dust-universe-600x243.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 10000px) 100vw, 10000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#fffffa;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Software for Astronomy and Physics Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Get in touch today and see how we can help with your next project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/?page_id=361\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Observatory Sciences has been delivering high-quality control systems for large scientific facilities for over 25 years, specialising in software for accelerators (including synchrotrons) and large telescopes. We work with both the end users (scientific institutions) and manufacturers of equipment that will be used in these systems. We provide bespoke control system software tailored to the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/observatorysciences.co.uk\/?page_id=494\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Control 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