Nordic Optical Telescope

The TCS, Acquisition and Observing

The TCS: The document below details the operation of the NOT telescope control software (TCS). It was first written in 1992 and updated many times since that time most recently in 1993. An updated and revised version is currently being produced.

Questions regarding the TCS should be addressed via e-mail or telephone to Ingvar Svärdh of NOT.

TCS Manual - original version (postscript)
TCS Error Messagesin alphabetical order.
Introduction to the TCS -- the beginnings of a web-based TCS manual.
TCS command list with aliases (complete).
The application keypad command tree (complete).
An annotated list of TCS commands - under construction and incomplete.

Last modified: December 12 2022