Use of modern software technology in the redesign of OPAL trigger software

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.710968· OSTI ID:665261

Ackerstaff, K; Khodabandeh, A ^[1]; Shears, T ^[2]

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1. CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
2. Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)

The OPAL experiment at LEP has a central trigger system which is modular and VME based. An upgrade of the control software was necessary to increase the flexibility and maintainability of the system. The software has been completely re-engineered in a project which lasted from January until August 1997. The use and benefits of a customized software development environment as an instrumentation of the design process, and of the project infrastructure, are described. The importance of this approach for the success of the project and its suitability for use in real-time systems is demonstrated.

• OSTI ID: 665261
• Report Number(s): CONF-9709140-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 98:011737
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 45, Issue 4Pt1; Conference: 10. IEEE real time conference, Beaune (France), 22-26 Sep 1997; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
LEP STORAGE RINGS
RADIATION DETECTORS
TRIGGER CIRCUITS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTER CODES
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
DESIGN