Title :
A remote console system for balloon borne experiments
Author :
Imori, M. ; Yoshimura, Kazuki ; Ueda, I. ; Yoshida, Takafumi ; Anraku, K. ; Inaba, Shogo ; Saeki, Tomonori ; Honda, H. ; Matsunaga, H. ; Motoki, M. ; Nozaki, M. ; Takimi, N. ; Yamagami, T.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci., Tokyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A remote console system is developed to improve remote control over experimental apparatus borne on the balloon. The remote console system, residing at a ground station for balloon-borne experiments, sends commands to the apparatus and receives transmissions from it. The system communicates by radio with microcomputers incorporated in the experimental apparatus borne on a balloon, where the microcomputers control the apparatus individually. The system includes plural personal computers and workstations which share the transmissions from the apparatus. The transmissions from the apparatus are formatted in a bit-oriented protocol, which dispenses with a formatter and facilitates interface with the personal computers. The implementation of the system and the communication between the ground station and the balloon-borne apparatus are described
Keywords :
balloons; microcomputer applications; protocols; telecontrol equipment; balloon borne experiments; bit-oriented protocol; experimental apparatus; ground station; microcomputers; plural personal computers; remote console system; remote control; workstations; Communication system control; Control systems; Keyboards; LAN interconnection; Laboratories; Microcomputers; Protocols; Radio control; Remote monitoring; Satellite ground stations;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
