• DocumentCode
    856589
  • Title

    The MEA Computer Control Network

  • Author

    de Vries, W. ; Oostrijk, L.J. ; de Lange, M.

  • Author_Institution
    National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics Nuclear Physics Section (NIKHEF-K). Postbox 4395, 1009 AJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2228
  • Lastpage
    2230
  • Abstract
    A high speed general purpose distributed computer network controls both the MEA linac and its experiments. Fast realtime operation as well as timesharing are supported. A general addressing scheme allows networkwide communication. A distributed database concept is implemented. Control actions operate on a centralised copy of the total accelerator status. Network layout and software approach are outlined, and control operation is described.
  • Keywords
    Automatic control; Centralized control; Communication switching; Communication system control; Computer networks; Control systems; Distributed control; Distributed databases; Linear particle accelerator; Throughput; network distributed database message switching synchronisation realtime;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1981.4331645
  • Filename
    4331645