Title :
A unified control system for the STAR experiment
Author :
Gross, J. ; McShane, T.S. ; Cherney, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE, USA
fDate :
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The control system for the STAR experiment at RHIC is presented. The VME-based architecture is described. Reasons for the hardware and software choices are discussed. A significant new application of a slow control system (EPICS) to a run control setting is discussed. Interfaces to the detector subsystems are described. The initial implementation of the control systems for the baseline STAR detector is summarized
Keywords :
computerised control; control systems; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; EPICS; RHIC; STAR detector; STAR experiment; VME-based architecture; control system; interfaces; software; Automatic control; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Control systems; Detectors; Displays; History; Industrial control; Physics; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
