High-Level Software (OCS/DHS/ICS/TCS/CSS/CSF)

Bret Goodrich, Steve Wampler, John Hubbard, Bruce Cowan, Chris Berst, Erik Johansson

10 January 2012

Software Costs

System Cost Request Completion

Common Services Framework $647K $655K FY2018

Observatory Control System $743K $743K FY2016

Data Handling System $2,396K $2,444K FY2017

Telescope Control System $2,110K $1,957K FY2016

Instrument Control System (1) $838K $182K FY2016

Camera Control System (2) $743K $948K FY2015

Totals $7,477K $6,929K ($-548K)

1/10/12 ATST All-Hands Meeting – Jan 2012 2

1. CR-0068 addresses issue of unfunded hire. 2. CCS budget was originally ICS budget, hence the higher request. 15% reduction is a new budget of $6,355K (cost) or $5,890K (request)

CSF Costs

Total

Panguitch Development $39K

Canary 1-2 Development $80K

Canary 3-4 Development $112K

Canary 5-6 Development $124K

Lake 1 Development $64K

CSF Construction Support $227K

Total $647K

¼ FTE during FY 2016-2018

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CSF-01 C++ development lags (lack of resources) M M 3 M L

OCS Costs

Total

OCS Hardware $90K

Scripting $99K

Experiments $85K

Facilities $191K

End-to-end Simulator $126K

Site Integration $96K

Management $53K

Total $743K

½ FTE during FY 2012 and part of FY 2013

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OCS-01 New user interface specifications M H 4 L M

OCS-02

Engineering archive performance – not all systems are developed enough to establish accurate estimates of typical/maximum loads.

H L 3 M L

OCS-03 Operational mode script performance – OCS cannot run at the rates required by some scripts

M L 2 L L

OCS-04

Support for Instrument tab developers– developers cannot build their parameter interfaces as required

M M 3 L L

DHS Cost

Management $52K

Mini-DHS Design & Development $654K

Mini-DHS Equipment $110K

Development & Testing $416K

Equipment—System $92K

Equipment—Camera Line 1 $49K

Equipment—Camera Lines 2-5 $171K

Equipment—GPU $710K

Instrument Support $141K

Total $2,396K

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DHS-01 Data processing – GPUs cost more than VBI estimates

H M 4 M L

DHS-02 Processing plugins are not written in Java, C++, or IDL

H M 4 H L

DHS-03 Data rates and/or volumes go up on instruments H M 4 H L DHS-04 More bandwidth required to the base facility H H 5 M M

TCS Cost

Contract Management $1,127K

OSL Contract $712K

OSL Contract Option Phase 4 $52K

OSL Contract Option Phase 5 $95K

Site Hardware $4K

Site Integration $171K

Total $2,110K

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TCS-01 Some subsystem ICDs are delayed M H 4 L H

ICS Cost

Master Clock and TRADS $10K

Management $59K

Final Design $82K

Base Components $88K

Standard Instrument Framework $42K

Observation Management System $99K

Simple Instrument $85K

User Interfaces $66K

Final Construction $172K

Instrument Support $133K

Total $838K

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ICS-01 Facility instruments don't implement all facility standards

H M 4 H L

ICS-02 Script performance is not sufficient H L 3 L L

ICS-03 Inter-instrument coordination becomes synchronization

H L 3 M L

ICS-04 Support additional hardware controllers H H 4 L H

CSS Cost

Design $83K

Simulator $117K

Beta Development $156K

Integration $86K

Final Development $221K

Hardware $80K

Total $743K

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CCS-01 Non-real-time system H M 3 H M

CCS-02 Selection and control characterization of cameras

M M 3 M L

Software Staff Profile

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018

SW Engr 1

ICS ICS

ITC ITC

SW Engr 2

CSF CSF CSF 1/2

TCS TCS 1/2

ITC ITC

SW Engr 3

OCS OCS OCS 1/4

CSF CSF 1/4

ITC ITC 1/2

SW Engr 4

DHS DHS

ITC ITC

SW Engr 5

TCS TCS

ITC ITC

SW Engr 6

CCS CSS

ITC ITC

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Software Re-scope

• Labor is dominating cost: $6.238K (83%)

– Without DHS GPUs: (92%)

• 15% reduction ≈ 6-10 months work reduction

– Depending upon duration of work

– This leaves a staffing profile gap between construction and IT&C

• Reduction in work is beneficial for new work

– Quality Assurance/Quality Control

– Transition to operations 1/10/12 ATST All-Hands Meeting – Jan 2012 16

Software Costs

System Cost Reduction Results

Common Services Framework $647K $97K $550K

Observatory Control System $743K $111K $632K

Data Handling System $2,396K $359K $2,037K

Telescope Control System $2,110K $317K $1,793K

Instrument Control System $838K $125K $713K

Camera Software System $743K $111K $632K

Totals $7,477K $1,122K $6,355K

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CSF Re-scope (-$97K)

1. Drop the Canary 5-6 release

– Savings:

• $124K * 75% = $93K

• Need to keep 25% staffing for problem support

– Impacts:

• Loss of advanced features, improvements, bug fixes

• One year gap in labor to IT&C

– Achievability:

• FY2013 work means TCS subsystem work is advanced

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CSF Re-scope (-$97K)

2. Drop the Lake release

– Savings:

• $64K * 75% = $48K

• Need to keep 25% staffing for problem support

– Impacts:

• Loss of site-specific CSF installation and next generation

• Six month gap in labor to IT&C

– Achievability:

• FY2014 work means TCS subsystem work is advanced.

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CSF Re-scope (-$97K)

3. Drop C++ Support

– Savings:

• ~ $50K

– Impacts:

• Loss of coding versatility; restrict partners to Java

• Move TCS and CCS C++ code to Java

– Achievability:

• Advance 50% TCS work to 2014

• Likely to cost more in TCS, CCS, and inst development

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OCS Re-scope (-$111K)

1. Drop the end-to-end simulator

– Savings:

• $90K (6 months)

– Impacts:

• Loss of testing framework

• Loss of interaction with scientists/operators

– Achievability:

• Immediate; OCS finishes 6 months early

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OCS Re-scope (-$111K)

2. Remove Facility User Interfaces

– Savings:

• $90K (6 months)

– Impacts:

• Operators use engineering screens

• Loss of automation and integration

• Loss of alarms; no improvements in health monitor

– Achievability:

• FY2015; OCS finishes 6 months early

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OCS Re-scope (-$111K)

3. Remove final language selection & scripting

– Savings:

• $50K (4 months)

– Impacts:

• No improvements to scripting support

– Achievability:

• FY2014; OCS finishes 4 months early

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DHS Re-scope (-$359K)

1. Eliminate some GPU Hardware

– Savings:

• $360K (keeps two GPUs for VBI red & blue)

– Impacts:

• Reduced speckle processing rate (through the night)

• Already considered as part of instrument re-scopes

– Achievability:

• Immediate

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DHS Re-scope (-$359K)

2. Eliminate C++ and IDL Plug-in ability

– Savings:

• $50K (4-5 months)

– Impacts:

• All data processing/quality assurance in Java only

• Loss of some legacy processing algorithms/experience

– Achievability:

• Immediate

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DHS Re-scope (-$359K)

3. Eliminate some physical camera lines

– Savings:

• $50K per line (up to 4)

– Impacts:

• Limited number of simultaneous cameras

• Other services may be reduced (header, Q/A, data processing)

– Achievability:

• FY2016 at purchase of summit hardware

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DHS Re-scope (-$359K)

4. Elimination of the DHS

– Savings:

• ~ $1,500K

– Impacts:

• No summit data processing or quality assurance

• All instruments must provide storage and display

• Multiple storage software systems and formats

– Achievability:

• Immediate

• Large additional costs placed on instrumentation

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TCS Re-scope (-$317K)

1. Eliminate Phase 4 & 5 Options

– Savings:

• $147K

– Impacts:

• No TMA-TCS integration testing at Ingersoll

• No TCS integration with OCS, TMA, and ECS at site.

– Achievability:

• FY2015 & FY2016

• The TCS vendor can do this work better and cheaper than ATST.

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TCS Re-scope (-$317K)

2. Elimination of subsystem work

– Savings:

• $124K (1 year: FCS—4 mo, ACS—2 mo, FOCS—6 mo)

– Impacts:

• No acquisition or facility control systems

• No feed optics control system

– Achievability:

• FY 2014

• Will probably need to implement some simpler variant of the feed optics control system

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TCS Re-scope (-$317K)

3. Cancel the TCS contract

– Savings:

• $130K (remaining TCS work)

– Impacts:

• ATST will complete the beta/final release & integration

• No manpower for TCS subsystem work (FCS, FOCS, ACS)

– Achievability:

• February 2012 (after delivery of the ephemeris service)

• Vendor can perform the work better and cheaper

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ICS Re-scope (-$125K)

1. Eliminate Partner Development Support

– Savings:

• $133K (15% over 5 years)

– Impacts:

• Partners get limited development support

• Makes IT&C harder and more likely to have integration troubles.

• No new standard software (drivers, controllers, etc)

– Achievability:

• Immediately

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ICS Re-scope (-$125K)

2. Reduce Work on A Simple Instrument

– Savings:

• $64K (6 months)

– Impacts:

• No instrument pattern for developers

• No further interface development/testing for OCS & ICS

• No test instrument for end-to-end simulator

– Achievability:

• FY2012

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ICS Re-scope (-$317K)

3. Remove Final ICS Construction

– Savings:

• $172K

– Impacts:

• No instrument integration activities

• No last version of ICS with construction updates

• Most of this work will be moved to IT&C

– Achievability:

• FY 2014-5

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CSS Re-scope (-$111K)

1. Eliminate Camera Simulator

– Savings:

• $125K (15% over 5 years)

– Impacts:

• No end-to-end simulator camera for ICS and DHS tests

• CCS development requires dedicated hardware camera

– Achievability:

• FY2012

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CSS Re-scope (-$111K)

2. Use only one camera frame grabber

– Savings:

• $64K (6 mo)

– Impacts:

• Limits the camera choices

– Achievability:

• FY2013

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CSS Re-scope (-$111K)

3. Support external camera triggering only

– Savings:

• $124K (12 mo)

– Impacts:

• Instrument developers must provide triggers

• Less stability in camera systems

– Achievability:

• FY2012

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