Multi-processor data acquisition and monitoring systems for particle physics
A high speed distributed processing system, using PDP-11 and VAX processors, is being developed at Fermilab. The acquisition of data is done using one or more PDP-11s. Additional processors are connected to provide either data logging or extra data analysis capabilities. Within this framework, functional interchangeability of PDP-11 and VAX processors and of the PDP-11 operating systems, RT-11 and RSX-11M, has been maintained. Inter-processor connections have been implemented in a general way using the 5 megabit DR11-W hardware currently selected for the purpose. Using this approach the authors have been able to make use of several existing data acquisition and analysis packages, such as RT/MULTI, in a multi-processor system.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab., P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 5235984
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. NS-30:5; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATORS
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
COMPUTERS
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA PROCESSING
DATA TRANSMISSION
DEC COMPUTERS
DESIGN
DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING
FERMILAB ACCELERATOR
IMPLEMENTATION
MONITORING
PDP COMPUTERS
PROCESSING
SYNCHROTRONS