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TY - CONF AU - Murillo-Garcia, R. AU - King, Q. AU - Magrans de Abril, M. ED - Corvetti, Lou ED - Riches, Kathleen ED - Schaa, Volker RW TI - Control of Fast-Pulsed Power Converters at CERN Using a Function Generator/Controller J2 - Proc. of ICALEPCS2015, Melbourne, Australia, 17-23 October 2015 C1 - Melbourne, Australia T2 - International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems T3 - 15 LA - english AB - The electrical power converter group at CERN is responsible for the design of fast-pulsed power converters. These generate a flat-top pulse of the order of a few milliseconds. Control of these power converters is orchestrated by an embedded computer, known as the Function Generator/Controller (FGC). The FGC is the main component in the so-called RegFGC3 chassis, which also houses a variety of purpose-built cards. Ensuring the generation of the pulse at a precise moment, typically when the beam passes, is paramount to the correct behaviour of the accelerator. To that end, the timing distribution and posterior handling by the FGC must be well defined. Also important is the ability to provide operational feedback, and to configure the FGC, the converter, and the pulse characteristics. This paper presents an overview of the system architecture as well as the results obtained during the commissioning of this control solution in CERN's new Linac4. PB - JACoW CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 281 EP - 285 KW - timing KW - controls KW - network KW - software KW - Ethernet DA - 2015/12 PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-95450-148-9 DO - 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2015-MOPGF090 UR - http://jacow.org/icalepcs2015/papers/mopgf090.pdf ER -