Software for a database-controlled measurement system at the Fermilab Magnet Test Facility

Author

Sim, J.W. ; Baiod, R. ; Brown, Beat C. ; Desavouret, E. ; Glass, H.D. ; Hall, P.J. ; Harding, D.J. ; Mishra, C.S. ; Nogiec, J.M. ; Pachnik, J.E. ; Russell, A. ; Trombly-Freytag, K. ; Walbridge, D.G.C.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1995

fDate

1-5 May 1995

Firstpage

2285

Abstract

A software system has been developed for use in measuring the magnetic properties of accelerator magnets at the Fermilab Magnet Test Facility. Key features of the system include: storage of measurement data in a relational database; use of database tables to define the individual steps that occur during a measurement; use of an “electronic logbook” to store an historical record of important measurement details within the database; a graphical user interface for measurement technicians and data analysts to use in acquiring and analyzing data. We describe the final software system design, with particular emphasis on the data acquisition subsystem. Currently, the system supports 3 test stations and has been used to measure approximately 85 magnets. It is used for both production measurements and R&D studies of prototype magnets

Keywords

accelerator magnets; data acquisition; graphical user interfaces; high energy physics instrumentation computing; relational databases; test facilities; Fermilab Magnet Test Facility; accelerator magnets; data acquisition subsystem; database tables; electronic logbook; graphical user interface; relational database; software system; Accelerator magnets; Data analysis; Graphical user interfaces; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic properties; Relational databases; Software measurement; Software systems; Spatial databases; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2934-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1995.505526

Filename

505526