Title :
Control systems: An application to a high energy physics experiment (COMPASS)
Author :
Bordalo, P. ; Nunes, A.S. ; Pires, C. ; Quintans, C. ; Ramos, S.
Author_Institution :
LIP, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
The Detector Control System (DCS) of the COMPASS experiment at CERN is presented. The experiment has a high level of complexity and flexibility and a long time of operation, that constitute a challenge for its full monitorisation and control. A strategy to use a limited number of standardised, cost-effective, industrial solutions of hardware and software was pursued. When such solutions were not available or could not be used, customised solutions were developed.
Keywords :
SCADA systems; computerised instrumentation; graphical user interfaces; high energy physics instrumentation computing; CERN; COMPASS; DCS; SCADA systems; centralized system; detector control system; high energy physics experiment; homogeneised graphical user interface; industrial solutions; Compass; Databases; Detectors; Monitoring; Servers; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; CAN; COMPASS experiment; Control systems; OPC; SCADA systems; process control;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Quality and Testing Robotics (AQTR), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cluj-Napoca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0701-7
DOI :
10.1109/AQTR.2012.6237669
