Title :
A new man-machine-interface at BESSY
Author :
Müller, R. ; Doll, H.-D. ; Donasch, J. ; Marxen, H. ; Pause, H.
Author_Institution :
Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft fuer Synchrotronstrahlung mbH, BESSY, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A UIMS (user interface management system) that is completely based on nonproprietary software has been developed. A central part of the UIMS are processes (mapper) that act as universal X-clients for each specified X-server. Mapper (graphic server) and applications (graphic clients) exchange requests by an event-driven interface. The communication protocol is free from any graphical information. The most powerful mapper client is a former interpreter that can be programmed to act as an equipment access server. The concept of a graphics server and a form interpreter allows the man-machine interface to be developed in a descriptive way. Appropriate to the level of abstraction in the UIMS, a specific UIDL (user interface definition language) had to be introduced.<>
Keywords :
physics computing; storage rings; synchrotrons; user interfaces; BESSY; UIDL; UIMS; X-server; communication protocol; equipment access server; event-driven interface; former interpreter; graphic clients; graphic server; graphical information; man-machine-interface; mapper; nonproprietary software; universal X-clients; user interface definition language; user interface management system; Access protocols; Application software; Computer graphics; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Displays; Electrical equipment industry; Light sources; Lighting control; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164617
