Title :
NSLS control system upgrade status
Author :
Smith, J. ; Ramamoorthy, S. ; Tang, Y. ; Flannigan, J. ; Sathe, S. ; Keane, J. ; Krinsky, S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The NSLS control system initially installed in 1978 has undergone several modifications but the basic system architecture remained relatively unchanged. The need for faster response, increased reliability and better diagnostics made the control system upgrade a priority. Since the NSLS runs continuously, major changes to the control system are difficult. The upgrade plan had to allow continuous incremental changes to the control system without having any detrimental effect on operations. The plan had to provide for immediate improvement in a few key areas, such as data access rates, and be complete in a short time. At present, most accelerator operations utilize the upgraded control system
Keywords :
computerised control; electron accelerators; physical instrumentation control; storage rings; NSLS; control system upgrade; data access rates; Communication system control; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Concurrent computing; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Laboratories; Light sources; Synchrotrons; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1203-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1993.309153
