Peter J. Young, William H. Roberts, Kim M. Sebo, Jon F. Bell (Mount Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories)
Reference URL: http://msowww.anu.edu.au/computing/cicada
CICADA can be used to dynamically configure support for astronomical instruments that can be made up of multiple cameras and multiple instrument controllers. Each camera is described by an object oriented hierarchy of parts that are each individually configured and linked together. An example of a multiple part instrument configuration - a wide field imager (WFI) - is described here. WFI, presently under construction, is made up of eight 2kx4k CCDs with dual SDSU II controllers and will be used at Siding Spring's ANU 40in and AAO 3.9m telescopes.