FASTBUS Review 1984

The first year of work with the FASTBUS Specification DOE/ER-0189 for modular high speed data acquisition and control systems is reviewed. FASTBUS system components such as crates, power supplies, modules, and diagnostic tools available from research laboratories and industry in North America and Japan are summarized. New developments and future plans for applications and products are highlighted. European progress on FASTBUS and review of software activities are presented in other papers at this Conference. Relevant background information may be found in the FASTBUS status report presented at the 1983 Nuclear Science Symposium.