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| S04SRS02 | A PC Based Control System for the CERN ISOLDE Separators | controls, ISOL, hardware, network | 162 |
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| The control system of the two isotope separators of CERN, named ISOLDE, is being completely redesigned with the goal of having a flexible, high performance and inexpensive system. A new architecture that makes heavy use of the commercial software and hardware available for the huge Personal Computer (PC) market is being implemented on the 1700 geographically distributed control channels of the separators. 8 MS-DOS™ i386-based PCs with about 80 acquisition/control boards are used to access the equipments while 3 other PCs running Microsoft Windows™ and Microsoft Excel™ are used as consoles, the whole through a Novell™ Local Area Network with a PC Disk Server used as a database. This paper describes the interesting solutions found and discusses the reduced programming workload and costs that are expected to build the system before the start of the separators in March 1992. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S04SRS02 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S06SA01 | Overview of the Next Generation of Fermilab Collider Software | controls, interface, collider, data-acquisition | 243 |
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Fermilab is entering an era of operating a more complex collider facility. In addition, new operator workstations are available that have increased capabilities. The task of providing updated software in this new environment precipitated a project called Colliding Beam Software (CBS). It was soon evident that a new approach was needed for developing console software. Hence CBS, although a common acronym, is too narrow a description. A new generation of the application program subroutine library has been created to enhance the existing programming environment with a set of value added tools. Several key Collider applications were written that exploit CBS tools. This paper will discuss the new tools and the underlying change in methodology in application program development for accelerator control at Fermilab.
Operated by Universities Research Association for the Department of Energy. |
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| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S06SA01 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S13MMI02 | General Man-Machine Interface Used in Accelerators Controls: Some Applications in CERN-PS Control Systems Rejuvenation | controls, interface, injection, optics | 452 |
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| A large community is now using Workstations as Accelerators Computer Controls Interface, through the concepts of windows - menus - synoptics - icons. Some standards were established for the CERN-PS control systems rejuvenation. The Booster-to-PS transfer and injection process is now entirely operated with these tools. This application constitutes a global environment providing the users with the controls, analysis, visualization of a part of an accelerator. Individual commands, measurements, and specialized programs including complex treatments are available in a homogeneous frame. Some months of experience in current operation have shown that this model can be extended to the whole project. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S13MMI02 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S13MMI03 | The Replacement of Touch-Terminal Consoles of the CERN Antiproton Accumulator Complex (AAC) by Office PCs As Well as X-Windows Based Workstations | controls, software, proton, antiproton | 456 |
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| With aging hardware and expensive maintenance and replacement possibilities, it was decided to upgrade the CERN Antiproton Accumulator Complex (AAC) touch terminal consoles with modern hardware. With significant amount of operational application software developed with touch terminals over 10 years, the philosophy adopted was to attempt a total emulation of these console functions of touch actions, graphics display as well as simple keyboard terminal entry onto the front-end computer controlling the AAC. The PC based emulation by mouse and multiple windows under MS-DOS and later, under the Windows 3 environment was realized relatively quickly; the next stage was therefore to do the same on the Unix platform using software based on X-Windows. The communications channel was established using the TCP/IP socket library. This paper reviews this work up to the operational implementation for routine control room usage for both these solutions. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S13MMI03 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S13MMI05 | Exploiting the X-Window Environment to Expand the Number, Reach, and Usefulness of Fermilab Accelerator Control Consoles | controls, software, network, operation | 464 |
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The Fermilab accelerator operator workstation of choice is now the Digital VAXstation running VMS and X-Window software. This new platform provides an easy to learn programming environment while support routines are expanding in number and power. The X-Window environment is exploited to provide remote consoles to users across long haul networks and to support multiple consoles on a single workstation. The integration of imaging systems, local datalogging, commercial and Physics community’s software, and development facilities on the operator workstation adds functionality to the system. The locally engineered knob/pointer/keyboard interface solves the multiple keyboard and mouse problems of a multi-screen console. This paper will address these issues of Fermilab’s accelerator operator workstations.
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| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S13MMI05 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S13MMI08 | An Open Software System Based on X Windows for Process Control and Equipment Monitoring | controls, software, interface, target | 475 |
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| The construction and application of a configurable open software system for process control and equipment monitoring can speed up and simplify the development and maintenance of equipment specific software as compared to individual solutions. The present paper reports the status of such an approach for the distributed control systems of SPS and LEP beam transfer components, based on X Windows and the OSF/Motif tool kit and applying data modeling and software engineering methods. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S13MMI08 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S13MMI14 | Iconic Representation of Particle Beams Using Personal Computers | controls, interface, emittance, ion-effects | 496 |
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| The idea of representing the character of a charged particle beam by means of its emittance ellipses, is essentially a mathematical one. For quick understanding of the beam character in a more user-friendly way, unit beam cells with particles having a uniform nature, have been pictured by suitably shaped 3-D solids. The X and Y direction momenta at particular cell areas of the particle beam combine together to give a proportionate orientation to the solid in the pseudo 3-D world of the graphic screen, creating a physical picture of the particle beam. This is expected to facilitate the comprehension of total characteristics of a beam in cases of online control of transport lines and their designs, when interfaced with various ray-tracing programs. The implementation is done in an IBM-PC environment. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S13MMI14 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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| S20PD01 | Man-Machine Interface Workshop Summary | interface, controls, man-machine-interface, MMI | 595 |
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Funding: Work supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy This report is a summary of the Man-Machine Interface Workshop that took place on 14 November 1991 as part of the 1991 International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems in Tsukuba, Japan. The conference was sponsored by KEK, the Japanese High Energy Physics Laboratory. |
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| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S20PD01 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 11 November 1991 — Accepted ※ 20 November 1991 — Issued ※ 04 December 1992 | ||
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