TERESA: a modular multiprocess software architecture for experimental nuclear data handling

Author

Piattelli, P. ; Finocchiaro, P. ; Maiolino, C.

Author_Institution

INFN-Lab. Nazionale del Sud, Catania, Italy

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

620

Lastpage

625

Abstract

A modular multiprocess software architecture for off-line experimental nuclear data handling has been developed. It is mainly based on a circular queueing network with server processes, and data buffers as service requests. A general controller process implements a user friendly interface, communicating in a transparent way with the related server to control the whole system. The efficiency of this architecture has been already tested with the realization of a package of programs, running on a VAX computer under VAX/VMS operating system, to be used for off-line analysis. This architecture, with some modifications, has been translated into a VMEbus multiprocessor environment, to be used as acquisition software for the Crystal Ball data acquisition system

Keywords

data acquisition; data analysis; physics computing; Crystal Ball data acquisition system; TERESA; VAX computer; VAX/VMS operating system; VMEbus multiprocessor environment; acquisition software; circular queueing network; data buffers; modular multiprocess software architecture; off-line experimental nuclear data handling; server processes; service requests; Computer architecture; Computer buffers; Control systems; Data handling; Network servers; Packaging; Process control; Software architecture; System testing; Voice mail;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.34513

Filename

34513