Development of a Unix/VME data acquisition system

Miller, M C; Ahern, S; Clark, S M

doi:10.1063/1.1142629

Title: Development of a Unix/VME data acquisition system

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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.

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

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

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI Identifier:: 5570159

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 63:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES; CAMAC SYSTEM; DEC COMPUTERS; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; FORTRAN; OPERATION; STORAGE RINGS; COMPUTERS; PLANNING; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; RADIATION SOURCES; 430303* - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment

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  title        = {Development of a Unix/VME data acquisition system},

  author       = {Miller, M C and Ahern, S and Clark, S M},

  abstractNote = {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.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.1142629},

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  year         = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},

  month        = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}

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