A high-speed CAMAC data acquisition system for PDP-11
This paper describes a high-speed data acquisition system for a PDP-11 running under the RSX-11M operating system. It has been used by several high-energy physics experiments at Fermilab. The system consists of several coordinated tasks which acquire data through a CAMAC interface, log data to magnetic tape, supply data to independent monitoring and analysis tasks (such as RSXMULTI), and perform control functions. A data buffer extending beyond the 18-bit address space of the PDP-11 is implemented using Konelar bank-switchable memory. Supported configurations range from small systems with single data acquisition and analysis tasks on the same processor, to large multi-processor systems with data acquisition on several PDPs and analysis on separate PDPs or VAXs.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Acclerator Lab., Batavia, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 6076057
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850579-
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-32:4; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACCELERATORS
ARCHITECTURE
ARRAY PROCESSORS
CAMAC SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DEC COMPUTERS
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
FERMILAB ACCELERATOR
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
MAGNETIC TAPES
MEMORY DEVICES
PDP COMPUTERS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
SYNCHROTRONS