Implementation of a new RF monitoring system for the SRS using LabVIEW

Author

Pugh, M.J. ; MacDonald, A.R.

Author_Institution

Daresbury Lab., CLRC, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

2508

Abstract

The SRS computer control system is undergoing a programme of upgrade from a system of Concurrent Computer Corporation minicomputers to a network of PCs. The old RF monitoring system, based on CAMAC hardware, has been replaced with two industrial PC front end computers running Windows 95 and controlling Hewlett Packard instrumentation and Eurotherm Temperature Controllers. Measurements on the new system are now performed using the data acquisition software LabVIEW^(R) combined with standard PC cards for GPIB and serial communication. This paper describes the hardware and software used in this project, and also how it has been interfaced onto the existing SRS ISOLDE PC control system

Keywords

CAMAC; accelerator RF systems; computerised monitoring; data acquisition; electron accelerators; high energy physics instrumentation computing; storage rings; CAMAC hardware; Concurrent Computer Corporation minicomputers; Hewlett Packard instrumentation; LabVIEW; RF monitoring system; SRS ISOLDE PC control system; SRS computer control system; data acquisition software; industrial PC front end computers; serial communication; standard PC cards; Communication system control; Computer networks; Computerized monitoring; Concurrent computing; Control systems; Hardware; Microcomputers; Personal communication networks; Radio frequency; Temperature control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.751256

Filename

751256