Software for FASTBUS and Motorola 68K based readout controllers for data acquisition
Many High Energy Physics experiments at Fermilab are now including FASTBUS front-ends in their data acquisition systems. The requirements on controllers to readout and control these FASTBUS systems are increasing in complexity and speed. The Data Acquisition Software group has designed general software for front end 68K processor boards housed in FASTBUS or VME to meet these needs. The first implementation has been developed for the General Purpose FASTBUS Master (GPM). This software is being ported to the FASTBUS Smart Crate Controller under development at Fermilab. The software is designed, using structured analysis tools and coding in C, to be easily portable in the future to new processor boards. As part of our extended support for FASTBUS, we have enhanced our software for the intelligent LeCroy 1821 FASTBUS interface and implemented the FASTBUS standard routines for the VAX/VMS operating system. 17 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 5698929
- Report Number(s):
- FNAL/C-89/134; CONF-890545-14; ON: DE89016330
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
FEREAD: Front End Readout software for the Fermilab PAN-DA data acquisition system
Portable software for distributed readout controllers and event builders in FASTBUS and VME