DocumentCode :
1970690
Title :
An I/O subnet for the APS control system-the BITBUS universal gateway
Author :
Nawrocki, G.J. ; Arnold, N.D. ; Hoffberg, M.G. ; Winans, J.R. ; Benes, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photo Source, Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA
fYear :
1993
fDate :
17-20 May 1993
Firstpage :
1957
Abstract :
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) control system is based on a distributed topology of microprocessor-based Input/Output Controllers (IOCs). Since the cost effectiveness of placing an IOC near every point where an interface to the control system is required may be prohibitive, I/O subnets implemented via message passing network protocols are utilized. For greatest flexibility, such a subnet must support connections to equipment via discrete I/O points, connections to standard interfaces such as GPIB and RS232, and be a practical network for custom-designed interfaces to intelligent equipment. This paper describes the BITBUS Universal Gateway (BUG), a device which supports the different interfaces mentioned above with a connection to a single BITBUS distributed subnet. The BUG utilizes an interchangeable set of circuit boards, which allow for a commonality among interface points, and the ability to use commercially available modules for I/O. This approach also circumvents several limitations of GPIB and RS232, which restrict their use in industrial, electrically harsh environments, via an implementation of the BITBUS protocol over optical fibers
Keywords :
computerised control; controllers; distributed processing; electron accelerators; message passing; peripheral interfaces; physical instrumentation control; physics computing; protocols; storage rings; APS control system; Advanced Photon Source; BITBUS distributed subnet; BITBUS universal gateway; GPIB; I/O subnet; RS232; circuit boards; commonality; custom-designed interfaces; distributed topology; intelligent equipment; interchangeable set; interface points; message passing network protocols; microprocessor-based controllers; optical fibers; standard interfaces; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Costs; Ethernet networks; Instruments; Laboratories; Network topology; Optical control; Optical fibers; Protocols;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1203-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1993.309190
Filename :
309190
Link To Document :
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