PLC and Linux based control system for the CAMD Linac

Author

Jines, P. ; Anzalone, E. ; Craft, B. ; Crappell, A. ; Fedurin, M. ; Miller, T. ; Smith, M. ; Wang, Y. ; Zhao, T.

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Microstructures & Devices, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

2382

Abstract

Louisiana State University Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) began operations in the fall of 1992. At the time, the facility had separate control systems for the storage ring and Linac. In 1997, CAMD began a control system upgrade project with the goal of producing a single unified control system running on the PC/Linux platform. After completion of the storage ring control system, the Linac control system was designed utilizing AutomationDirect.com PLCs for the real-time components, and PC/Linux for the user interface. The new Linac control system has been completed, and has been operational since July 2002. This paper will discuss the objectives, design, and future upgrade plans for the Linac control system, as well as the experiences with replacing the CGR-MeV VME/OS/9 control system with a PLC/PC/Linux based system.

Keywords

Unix; accelerator control systems; linear accelerators; programmable controllers; real-time systems; system buses; user interfaces; CAMD linac; CGR-MeV VME/OS/9 control system; Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices; Linux based control system; PC/Linux platform; PLC; PLC/PC/Linux based system; control system upgrade project; linac control system; real-time components; single unified control system; storage ring control system; user interface; Automatic control; Backplanes; Connectors; Control systems; Linear particle accelerator; Linux; Optical fiber cables; Programmable control; Storage rings; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1289127

Filename

1289127