A GUI approach for control of the BELLE silicon detector data-acquisition system

A graphical user interface (GUI) based control system is being built for the silicon microvertex detector (SVD) readout for the BELLE experiment at KEK. The readout system is based on a processor (Transputer) network, and is controlled through a TCP/IP connection. The control system gives users an integrated system maintenance and run control environment. The system maintenance part gives operators a user-friendly method to modify the large system and troubleshooting tools. The software has been built using a platform independent development library, and is portable between a wide range of platforms, including Unix workstations with Motif or OpenLook and Microsoft Windows.