Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
The control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is adopting new, and converting old, devices into an EPICS control system. New GUI panels are developed in Control System Studio (CSS). EPICS alarming capabilities in connection with the BEAST alarm server tool-kit from the CSS bundle are used as an alarming solution. To accommodate ANKA future requirements as well as ANKA legacy solutions, we have decided to extend the basic functionality of BEAST with additional features in order to manage the alarming for different machine operation states. Since the database of alarm sources is been populated from scratch, we have been able take fresh approach in management and creation of alarm sources to build-up alarm trees. New alarm system is being used, tested and refined and future developed in production environment since end of 2013.
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
As the control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is being slowly upgraded it can become, at key stages, temporarily a mosaic of old and new panels while the operator learns to move across to the new system. With the development of general purpose tools, and careful planning of both the final and transition GUIs, we have been able to actually simplify the working environment for machine operators. In this paper we will explain concepts, guides and tools in which GUIs for operators are developed and deployed at ANKA.
