B. G. Martlew | Searcharxiv

arXiv2001

DIAMOND Control System Outline Design

DIAMOND is a new synchrotron light source currently being designed in the UK. The control system for DIAMOND will be a site wide monitoring and control system for the accelerators, beamlines and conventional facilities. Initial work on the control system has selected EPICS as the basis for the control system design. The requirements of the control system are presented. The technical solutions being considered to interface EPICS to the equipment being controlled are discussed together with the requirements for configuration and management of a large EPICS installation. Options being considered for the procurement, installation and commissioning of the control system are also presented.

physics.acc-ph↗

arXiv2001

Upgrade of the Photon Beamline Control System on the SRS

The SRS is a 2GeV synchrotron light source with 14 beamlines serving approximately 34 experimental stations. Control of the major elements of the beamlines (vacuum pumps, gauges, valves and radiation stops) is the responsibility of the main SRS Control System. As part of the long-term upgrade plan for the SRS Control System a large programme of work has been undertaken to modernize beamline control. This work included: development of Linux based PC front end computers to interface to the existing CAMAC I/O system, replacement of the user interface by graphical synoptic diagrams running on Windows NT PCs, development of an ActiveX control for parameter display/control and a cache server to reduce loading on the rest of the control system. This paper describes the major components of the project; the techniques used to manage the new PCs and discusses some of the problems encountered during development.

physics.ins-det↗