PCaPAC2012 - List of Keywords (vacuum)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
WEPD19	Smart Structured Measurement Process for Versatile Synchrotron Beamline Data at ANKA	controls, GUI, synchrotron, focusing	40
	T. Spangenberg, D. Haas, W. Mexner KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
	An unstructured measurement process might deliver the needed quantity of primary data for an experiment. But the achievement of the scientific results depends more and more from the offered opportunities of embedding these measurement data into its specific context with a meta data description and a complete life cycle management. Obviously the design of a measurement process influences the potential applicability of an experimental setup for its scientific purpose and of course its options to fulfill a contemporary data management. ANKA's Tango based environment offers in principal varying approaches with different implementation efforts and coverage of scientific or information technology requirements. At ANKA we have set up a smart structured measurement process which stand out due to its seamless integration into the overall data management, the support of recent control concepts for fast data generation as well as its support of well time-tested SPEC based scan systems. The presented measurement process focuses to the minimal implementation for all involved components without a break of well accepted habits.
	Poster WEPD19 [1.157 MB]

WEPD39	Development of an Ethernet Enabled Microcontroller Based Module for Superconducting Cyclotron ECR Beamline Control	controls, monitoring, ECR, cyclotron	73
	M. Chatterjee, D. Koley, P.Y. Nabhiraj VECC, Kolkata, India
	A General purpose Ethernet enabled control and data acquisition module based on PIC microcontroller has been developed. This module supports multiple general purpose analog and digital inputs and outputs for interfacing with various equipments. The remote control, configuration and monitoring of the equipment are achieved through an embedded web server. A strict authentication process is built in the web server to access for control and configuration parameters that ensures the operational safety of the equipment under control. At present, this is being used for remote control of the ECR beam line vacuum systems and monitoring of various parameters like dual vacuum Gauge readings, pumping speed etc. These modules form a distributed control architecture enhancing the reliability of the controlled system, enables fast fault diagnostics and thereby reducing the downtime of the system significantly. In this article, the development of the hardware and software for the Ethernet enabled microcontroller based module is presented.
	Poster WEPD39 [0.568 MB]

THCA05	PLC-based Control System for 10 MeV Linear Accelerator at EBC Kharghar, BARC	linac, PLC, controls, interlocks	100
	A.S. Chachondia, B.B. Biswas, D.P. Chakravarthy, G. Ganesh, L.M. Gantayet, K.C. Mittal, M.K. Mukesh Kumar, M.B. Patil, R.K. Patil BARC, Mumbai, India
	Currently the 10MeV Linac is being used for different research applications and industrial use. The control system in operation was developed using CAMAC based DAS, backed by Hard-wired Interlock System. It is proposed to replace the CAMAC system with a state-of-the-art indigenously developed PLC that is verified to the level of a Class IB computer-based system used in nuclear power plants. A PLC node comprises of two VME bus based CPU boards (PowerPC MPC7447, 600MHz) working in redundant mode. The Inputs and Outputs are common to both CPUs. The intelligent I/O boards are hot swappable. The PLC hardware and software has undergone rigorous verification and validation. A user-friendly development environment is provided to the process engineer for building the application using pre-defined function blocks. The LCS developed using PLC is to be used for operating the Linac irradiation facility, remotely as well as locally in a fail-safe mode, with sequential start-up and sequential shut-down. Apart from system status monitoring, data archiving, alarm generation and setpoint adjustments, it shall monitor the important parameters and trip the GM HV, KM HV and EG PS on fault conditions.
	Slides THCA05 [0.497 MB]

THPD12	Design and Implementation of an IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee based Star Network for Data Acquisition and Monitoring	controls, LabView, cyclotron, monitoring	160
	S. Guha, T.K. Bhaumik, C. Mallik, P.Y. Nabhiraj VECC, Kolkata, India
	ZigBee based wireless technology is used to provide a low cost, low power, secured, PAN solution for monitoring of parameters from several distributed vacuum pumping modules installed in the SCC injection line. The parameters include On-Off status of the modules, RPM of pump, input current and pressure reading of different vacuum gauges. The ZigBee stack is written in a simplified form so that each node can create a network and can join to any established network when powered on. End nodes can be replaced through a little modification in the firmware codes. End node consists of sensors, signal conditioning circuits, micro-controller and ZigBee Transceiver whereas the central node consists of micro-controller, Transceiver and UART interface. This paper highlights the future approach of utilizing this network for data acquisition related with environmental temperature, relative humidity, noise, water leakage from inaccessible areas of Cyclotron Vault, Pit, Basement and ECR Highbay for the ease of maintenance also demonstrate the development of an environment monitoring system powered by solar cells covering a wide area.
	Poster THPD12 [0.194 MB]

THPD43	Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source Control System	ion, controls, ion-source, ECR	217
	H.M. Kewlani, D.P. Chakravarthy, S. Gharat, L. Mishra, K.C. Mittal, P. Roychowdhury BARC, Mumbai, India
	The control system of Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source is computer based control system. Main components of ECR ion source are microwave generator, plasma chamber, solenoid magnets, high current power supplies, extraction electrodes, high voltage power supplies, beam measuring devices and vacuum system. All the electronics devices have their built in microprocessor base electronic interface, which can be remotely accessed by serial or Ethernet link. Two numbers of Ethernet to four port serial converter modules are used to extend the serial interface capabilities of computer. Serial interface of all the devices are connected to the extended serial ports of the computer. Serial link of high voltage power supplies are optically isolated using optical isolators to overcome EMI and EMC problems. Software has been developed in house for remote operation of the ECR ion source electronic devices like magnetron power supply, high voltage power supplies, high current power supplies, microwave power measurement and vacuum gauges.
	Poster THPD43 [0.254 MB]

Paper

Title

Other Keywords

Page

WEPD19

Smart Structured Measurement Process for Versatile Synchrotron Beamline Data at ANKA

controls, GUI, synchrotron, focusing

40

T. Spangenberg, D. Haas, W. Mexner
KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

An unstructured measurement process might deliver the needed quantity of primary data for an experiment. But the achievement of the scientific results depends more and more from the offered opportunities of embedding these measurement data into its specific context with a meta data description and a complete life cycle management. Obviously the design of a measurement process influences the potential applicability of an experimental setup for its scientific purpose and of course its options to fulfill a contemporary data management. ANKA's Tango based environment offers in principal varying approaches with different implementation efforts and coverage of scientific or information technology requirements. At ANKA we have set up a smart structured measurement process which stand out due to its seamless integration into the overall data management, the support of recent control concepts for fast data generation as well as its support of well time-tested SPEC based scan systems. The presented measurement process focuses to the minimal implementation for all involved components without a break of well accepted habits.

Poster WEPD19 [1.157 MB]

WEPD39

Development of an Ethernet Enabled Microcontroller Based Module for Superconducting Cyclotron ECR Beamline Control

controls, monitoring, ECR, cyclotron

73

M. Chatterjee, D. Koley, P.Y. Nabhiraj
VECC, Kolkata, India

A General purpose Ethernet enabled control and data acquisition module based on PIC microcontroller has been developed. This module supports multiple general purpose analog and digital inputs and outputs for interfacing with various equipments. The remote control, configuration and monitoring of the equipment are achieved through an embedded web server. A strict authentication process is built in the web server to access for control and configuration parameters that ensures the operational safety of the equipment under control. At present, this is being used for remote control of the ECR beam line vacuum systems and monitoring of various parameters like dual vacuum Gauge readings, pumping speed etc. These modules form a distributed control architecture enhancing the reliability of the controlled system, enables fast fault diagnostics and thereby reducing the downtime of the system significantly. In this article, the development of the hardware and software for the Ethernet enabled microcontroller based module is presented.

Poster WEPD39 [0.568 MB]

THCA05

PLC-based Control System for 10 MeV Linear Accelerator at EBC Kharghar, BARC

linac, PLC, controls, interlocks

100

A.S. Chachondia, B.B. Biswas, D.P. Chakravarthy, G. Ganesh, L.M. Gantayet, K.C. Mittal, M.K. Mukesh Kumar, M.B. Patil, R.K. Patil
BARC, Mumbai, India

Currently the 10MeV Linac is being used for different research applications and industrial use. The control system in operation was developed using CAMAC based DAS, backed by Hard-wired Interlock System. It is proposed to replace the CAMAC system with a state-of-the-art indigenously developed PLC that is verified to the level of a Class IB computer-based system used in nuclear power plants. A PLC node comprises of two VME bus based CPU boards (PowerPC MPC7447, 600MHz) working in redundant mode. The Inputs and Outputs are common to both CPUs. The intelligent I/O boards are hot swappable. The PLC hardware and software has undergone rigorous verification and validation. A user-friendly development environment is provided to the process engineer for building the application using pre-defined function blocks. The LCS developed using PLC is to be used for operating the Linac irradiation facility, remotely as well as locally in a fail-safe mode, with sequential start-up and sequential shut-down. Apart from system status monitoring, data archiving, alarm generation and setpoint adjustments, it shall monitor the important parameters and trip the GM HV, KM HV and EG PS on fault conditions.

Slides THCA05 [0.497 MB]

THPD12

Design and Implementation of an IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee based Star Network for Data Acquisition and Monitoring

controls, LabView, cyclotron, monitoring

160

S. Guha, T.K. Bhaumik, C. Mallik, P.Y. Nabhiraj
VECC, Kolkata, India

ZigBee based wireless technology is used to provide a low cost, low power, secured, PAN solution for monitoring of parameters from several distributed vacuum pumping modules installed in the SCC injection line. The parameters include On-Off status of the modules, RPM of pump, input current and pressure reading of different vacuum gauges. The ZigBee stack is written in a simplified form so that each node can create a network and can join to any established network when powered on. End nodes can be replaced through a little modification in the firmware codes. End node consists of sensors, signal conditioning circuits, micro-controller and ZigBee Transceiver whereas the central node consists of micro-controller, Transceiver and UART interface. This paper highlights the future approach of utilizing this network for data acquisition related with environmental temperature, relative humidity, noise, water leakage from inaccessible areas of Cyclotron Vault, Pit, Basement and ECR Highbay for the ease of maintenance also demonstrate the development of an environment monitoring system powered by solar cells covering a wide area.

Poster THPD12 [0.194 MB]

THPD43

Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source Control System

ion, controls, ion-source, ECR

217

H.M. Kewlani, D.P. Chakravarthy, S. Gharat, L. Mishra, K.C. Mittal, P. Roychowdhury
BARC, Mumbai, India

The control system of Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source is computer based control system. Main components of ECR ion source are microwave generator, plasma chamber, solenoid magnets, high current power supplies, extraction electrodes, high voltage power supplies, beam measuring devices and vacuum system. All the electronics devices have their built in microprocessor base electronic interface, which can be remotely accessed by serial or Ethernet link. Two numbers of Ethernet to four port serial converter modules are used to extend the serial interface capabilities of computer. Serial interface of all the devices are connected to the extended serial ports of the computer. Serial link of high voltage power supplies are optically isolated using optical isolators to overcome EMI and EMC problems. Software has been developed in house for remote operation of the ECR ion source electronic devices like magnetron power supply, high voltage power supplies, high current power supplies, microwave power measurement and vacuum gauges.

Poster THPD43 [0.254 MB]