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Data Interface Control Document

Data Interface Control Board

GEN-SPE-ESO-19400-794/1.1/0

 



This document summarizes the ESO official Data Interface specification. These specifications are defined and maintained by the ESO Data Interface Control Board (DICB).

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared DICB November 25, 1997

Approved DICB November 25, 1997

Released P. Quinn November 25, 1997

 

Change record

 

Issue/Revision

Date

Section/Paragraph affected

Reason/Remarks

0.0

March 16, 1995

All

First draft

0.91

July 25, 1995

All

Review release

0.92

October 13, 1995

WCS

Added RADECSYS

1.0/7

August 17, 1996

All

ESO Review

1.0/8

November 15, 1996

All

First release

1.1

November 25, 1997

All

NOV97 release

 

Contents

 

1 Introduction

2 Overview

3 Data products

4 Keyword Description

5 Logging

6 VLT parameter files

7 Alias and Translation tables

8 Data Interface Dictionaries

9 Physical Units

10 Naming convention for optical components

11 File Naming Convention

Terms of Reference of the ESO Data Interface Control Board

Mandatory header keywords


Last updated: November 28, 1997
Comments to M. Albrecht