ACS Workshop for LLAMA

Overview

This ACS Workshop for LLAMA is intended for software developers that will be involved in designing and implementing the LLAMA Software (LLAMAS), which include several applications to control and monitor its antenna and instruments. It is based on previous experiences since 2004 (see ACS Workshop 2010) and consists of a technical hands-on course using the ACS (ALMA Common Software) framework, alternated with short technical talks and discussions. This site contains all relevant information for the course organizers and participants.

General Info

• Dates: September 8th to 10th, 2014.
• Location: IAG, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Room: TBD
• Project: LLAMA Observing Software Toy Model

Participants

Course instructors:

Name	Institution	Project
JorgeIbsen	ESO	ALMA
TBD	TBD	TBD

Course attendees:

Name	Institute	Project	C++	Java	Python
Guigue	Mackenzie	LLAMA
TBD	TBD	LLAMA

Agenda

Time	Activity	Guiding instructor
Day 1
9:30-9:55	Welcome. Workshop introduction. Who is who.	all
10:00-10:55	ALMA Software Big Picture
11:00-11:10	Coffee break
11:15-11:40	General overview of ACS
11:45-12:25	A Trip through ACS Functionality
12:30-13:25	Lunch break
13:30-13:55	Course welcome: Project definition and group assignments.
14:00-14:25	Group exercises: Basic ACS environment and functionalities.	all
14:30-14:40	Coffee break
14:45-15:10	Project life-cycle and software engineering basics
15:15-16:10	Group exercises: modroot and inroot creation / compiling and installing project / archiving module skeleton	all
16:15-16:25	Distributed software deployments
16:30-17:25	Group exercises: Inspecting example components and CDB / Set up test CDB with a simulated component	all
17:30	End of day
Day 2
Time	Activity	Guiding instructor
9:30-10:25	Component IDL simulation
10:30-10:55	Test driven development and automatic Unit testing
11:00-11:10	Coffee break
11:15-12:25	Group exercises: Tests development and setup (against simulated components)	all
12:30-13:25	Lunch break
13:30-14:25	Component implementation guidelines (language specific)
14:30-15:25	Group exercises: Empty component implementation / Pass test case with real component	all
15:30-15:40	Coffee break
15:45-16:40	BACI Properties and DevIOs
16:45-17:25	Group exercises: Start component functionality development	all
17:30	End of day
Day 3
Time	Activity	Guiding instructor
9:30-9:55	Developing and debugging ALMA Software
10:00-10:55	Group exercises: Component functionality development	all
11:00-11:10	Coffee break
11:15-11:40	Logging and Error System
11:45-12:25	Group exercises: Component functionality development / Adding logging and error handling	all
12:30-13:25	Lunch break
13:30-14:55	Group exercises: Finishing the component development / comply tests cases / start integration	all
15:00-15:10	Coffee break
15:15-16:55	Group exercises: Project integration and testing	all
17:00-17:25	Round table: Final discussion and conclusions	all
17:30	End of day

-- Jorge Ibsen - 2014-08-06