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Scafuri, C.

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TOPB03 The Evolution of the ELETTRA Control System 265
 
  • L. Pivetta, C. Scafuri
    ELETTRA, Basovizza, Trieste
 
  The evolution of the ELETTRA control system is presented by focusing on the major technical upgrades. The ElETTRA control system has been in operation since 1993. The orginal control system architecture was based on a three layer design. A field bus connected the low level computers used to interface the accelerator devices whilst a ten megabit shared Ethernet network linked the middle layer computers to the servers and operator workstations. A first control system upgrade started in 1998 in order to dismiss the field bus and to provide more computing power. A couple of years later a major rework of the network infrastructure was carried out with the introduction of a switched Ethernet architecture. Starting from 2003, in view of the construction of a new booster injector for the storage ring and of the FERMI@elettra free electron laser, new control system hardware and software platforms have been selected. Driven by the additional necessity of cutting development and maintenance costs, the Tango control system has been adopted. The tools developed in order to effectively manage the integration and coexistence of the legacy and new control system are described.  
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WPPA28 Ubiquitous Tango 374
 
  • J. Butanowicz, L. Slezak, A. Gotz
    ESRF, Grenoble
  • G. Gaio, C. Scafuri
    ELETTRA, Basovizza, Trieste
 
  Tango is a control system based on the device server concept. It is currently being actively developed by 4 (soon 5) institutes, 3 of which are new institutes. This alone is a good reason that Tango integrates the latest developments in control systems evolution. One of the evolutions in computing is ubiquitous computing. Ubiquitous computing in control systems means integrating computers and intelligence into every aspect of the control system. This paper will present how Tango has been integrated into a wide variety of embedded systems from FPGAs, Gumstix, Liberas, and even PS3s (if my boss would buy me one).  
FOPA01 Future of Tango 723
 
  • A. Buteau, N. L. Leclercq, M. O. Ounsy
    SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette
  • J. M. Chaize, J. M. Meyer, F. Poncet, E. T. Taurel, P. V. Verdier, A. Gotz
    ESRF, Grenoble
  • D. Fernandez-Carreiras, J. Klora
    ALBA, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
  • T. Kracht
    DESY, Hamburg
  • M. Lonza, C. Scafuri
    ELETTRA, Basovizza, Trieste
 
  Tango is a control system based on the device server concept. It is currently being actively developed by 4 (soon 5) institutes, 3 of which are new institutes. In October 2006 the Tango community met in the French Alps to discuss the future evolution of Tango. This paper summarizes the fruits of this meeting. It presents the different areas Tango will concentrate on for the next 5 years. Some of the main topics concern services, beamline control, embedded systems on FPGA, 64-bit support, scalability for large systems, faster boot performance, enhanced Python and Java support for servers, more model-driven development, and integrated workbench-like applications. The aim is to keep on adding batteries to Tango so that it remains a modern, powerful control system that satisfies not only the needs of light-source facilities but other communities too.  
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