Development of a Unix/VME data acquisition system

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1142629· OSTI ID:5570159

Miller, M C; Ahern, S; Clark, S M ^[1]

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1. SERC, Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD (United Kingdom)

The current status of a Unix-based VME data acquisition development project is described. It is planned to use existing Fortran data collection software to drive the existing CAMAC electronics via a VME CAMAC branch driver card and associated Daresbury Unix driving software. The first usable Unix driver has been written and produces single-action CAMAC cycles from test software. The data acquisition code has been implemented in test mode under Unix with few problems and effort is now being directed toward finalizing calls to the CAMAC-driving software and ultimate evaluation of the complete system.

• OSTI ID: 5570159
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Vol. 63:1; ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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