Access to CAMAC from VxWorks and UNIX in DART

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.486003· OSTI ID:212100

Streets, J; Meadows, J; Moore, C; Pordes, R; Slimmer, D; Vittone, M ^[1]; Stern, E ^[2]

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1. Fermilab, Batavia, IL (United States). Online Systems Dept.
2. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

All High Energy Physics experiments at Fermilab include CAMAC modules which need to be read out for each triggered event. There is also a need to access CAMAC modules for control and monitoring of the experiment. As part of the DART Project the authors have developed a package of software for CAMAC access from UNIX and VxWorks platforms, with support for several hardware interfaces. The authors report on developments for the CES CBD8210 VME to parallel CAMAC, the Hytec VSD2992 VME to serial CAMAC and Jorway 411S SCSI to parallel and serial CAMAC branch drivers, and give a summary of the timings obtained.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 212100
• Report Number(s): CONF-950534-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 96:009892
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 43, Issue 1Pt1; Conference: Conference on real-time computer applications in nuclear, particle and plasma physics (RT), East Lansing, MI (United States), 22-26 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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TIMING PROPERTIES
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