Title :
TEXTOR diagnostic data acquisition and processing in a distributed system environment
Author :
Korten, M. ; Becks, B. ; Klein, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Plasmaphys., Forschungszentrums Julich GmbH, Germany
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A distributed computer system configuration is used at the TEXTOR Tokamak experiment for control and data acquisition of the diagnostic systems as well as for processing of the experimental data. A cluster of VAX computers, interconnected by CI and Ethernet, form the network. VAX/VMS and DECNET form the basis for communication within the network. Interfacing with the process instrumentation is done through CAMAC. High data volumes are acquired, processed, and maintained. A description is given of the TEXTOR data acquisition system structure, performance, and status of implementation. The distributed nature of the system is outlined
Keywords :
CAMAC; computerised control; data acquisition; fusion reactor theory and design; nuclear engineering computing; power system computer control; CAMAC; CI; DECNET; Ethernet; TEXTOR Tokamak experiment; TEXTOR diagnostic data acquisition; VAX computers; VAX/VMS; control; data volumes; distributed computer system configuration; distributed system environment; process instrumentation; processing; CAMAC; Communication system control; Computer networks; Control systems; Data acquisition; Distributed computing; Ethernet networks; Instruments; Tokamaks; Voice mail;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
