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/* The TCS */
If the telescope reaches an altitude limit, it will simply stop tracking and can be pointed to a new position. The azimuth rotation is limited to a range of 400° in order to avoid twisting the cables that pass through the pier. It is therefore possible to encounter an azimuth limit while tracking. If this happens, the telescope should automatically "unwind" by 360° in azimuth and continue tracking (if it doesn't, simply repoint the telescope), but in an effort to avoid this scenario, the telescope is programmed to "unwind" on pointing if an attempt is made to point within 40° of a limit.
== The TCS Overview ==
The user interface is a web browser that communicates with Lesedi's underlying control software. The browser-based software will be referred to as the "TCS" and the back-end software as the "SiTech software". The SiTech software consists of seven GUIs that must be running in the background for the TCS to function. Ideally, these GUIs will remain running at all times and the user will only interact with the TCS.
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