Operating Experience with a New Accelerator Control System Based upon Microprocessors

Author

Magyary, S. ; Lancaster, H. ; Selph, F. ; Fahmie, M. ; Timossi, C. ; Glatz, J. ; Ritchie, A. ; Hinkson, J. ; Benjegerdes, R. ; Brodzik, D.

Volume

28

Issue

3

fYear

1981

fDate

6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2201

Lastpage

2203

Abstract

This paper will describe the design and operating experience with a high performance control system tailored to the requirements of the SuperHILAC accelerator. A large number (20) of the latest 16-bit microcomputer boards are used in a parallel-distributed manner to get a high system bandwidth. Because of the high bandwidth, software costs and complexity are significantly reduced. The system by its very nature and design is easily upgraded and repaired. Dynamically assigned and labeled knobs, together with touch-panels, allow a flexible and efficient operator interface. An X-Y vector graphics system provides for display and labeling of real-time signals as well as general plotting functions. This control system allows attachment of a powerful auxiliary computer for scientific processing with access to accelerator parameters.

Keywords

Analog computers; Bandwidth; Centralized control; Computer displays; Concurrent computing; Control systems; Costs; Data communication; Microprocessors; Optical control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.1981.4331636

Filename

4331636