DocumentCode
1076741
Title
A unified control system for the STAR experiment
Author
Gross, J. ; McShane, T.S. ; Cherney, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE, USA
Volume
41
Issue
1
fYear
1994
fDate
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
184
Lastpage
187
Abstract
The control system for the STAR experiment at RHIC is presented. The VME-based architecture is described. Reasons for the hardware and software choices are discussed. A significant new application of a slow control system (EPICS) to a run control setting is discussed. Interfaces to the detector subsystems are described. The initial implementation of the control systems for the baseline STAR detector is summarized
Keywords
computerised control; control systems; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; EPICS; RHIC; STAR detector; STAR experiment; VME-based architecture; control system; interfaces; software; Automatic control; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Control systems; Detectors; Displays; History; Industrial control; Physics; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.281486
Filename
281486
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