Title :
A distributed monitoring and control system
Author :
Nogiec, J.M. ; Orris, D. ; Sharonov, Sergei ; Tompkins, J.C. ; Trombly-Freytag, K.
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL
Abstract :
A monitoring and control system designed and implemented by Fermilab´s Development and Test Department is presented. The system consists of a set of configurable communicating distributed objects. It includes graphical user interfaces, archivers, a data acquisition subsystem, and direct control components. The system is open and its functionality can be altered by: a) selecting modules that plug into an event-based software bus, b) developing new modules with help of the existing APIs to access system resources, and c) modifying system configuration data. This paper presents the system architecture, discusses its unique features, and describes applications of the system to control tests of superconducting accelerator magnets
Keywords :
accelerator control systems; computerised monitoring; data acquisition; distributed control; graphical user interfaces; high energy physics instrumentation computing; particle beam diagnostics; archivers; configurable communicating distributed objects; data acquisition subsystem; direct control components; distributed monitoring and control system; event-based software bus; functionality; graphical user interfaces; superconducting accelerator magnets; system architecture; system configuration data; system resources; Application software; Computer architecture; Control systems; Data acquisition; Distributed control; Graphical user interfaces; Monitoring; Plugs; Superconducting magnets; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.753394
