Title :
A Macintosh-II CAMAC multi-parameter data acquisition system for nuclear physics experiments
Author :
Ashktorab, K. ; Roberts, David A. ; Hotz, D. ; Becchetti, F.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
An Apple Macintosh-II CAMAC data acquisition system has been developed based on a Nubus crate controller with custom drivers and display software written in C. This system provides much enhancement performance (to several events/sec) relative to GPIB or RS232-based CAMAC systems. The software provides a user-friendly multiwindow environment with pull down menus, multiparameter grating, and event-mode recording. The MAC-II system has been effectively utilized in a number of experiments such as a search for cold-fusion from Ti+D/sub 2/ loading (and unloading) at cryogenic temperatures.<>
Keywords :
Apple computers; CAMAC; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; microcomputer applications; physics computing; Apple Macintosh-II CAMAC data acquisition system; Nubus crate controller; custom drivers; display software; event-mode recording; multiparameter grating; pull down menus; user-friendly multiwindow environment; CAMAC; Collaborative software; Control systems; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Graphical user interfaces; Graphics; Nuclear physics; Software systems; Two dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0513-2
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258854
