GMTNIRS (Giant Magellan Telescope Near-Infrared Spectrograph) is a high resolution (R = 65,000 – 80,000) wide-band near-infrared spectrograph, one of the first-generation instruments of the Giant Magellan Telescope. We present the preliminary design of the electronics system including temperature control, power distribution, vacuum pressure monitoring, moving mechanism, and packaging. Design for infrared detector subsystems for science bands (J, H, K, L, and M) and a slit-view camera is planned. The electronics system makes use of EtherCAT as fieldbus standard according to the requirement of the GMT.
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