Battery testing using a PDP-11 computer with RSX-11M and a CAMAC serial highway

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6265639

Cannon, P.; Berrill, E.; Gabelnick, S.; Hornstra, F.; Kazadi, S.; Kraimer, M.; Lark, W.; Swoboda, C.; Tippie, J.

The computer system used to test batteries in the National Battery Testing Laboratory located at Argonne National Laobratory is descirbed. The computer system is designed around a PDP-11/45 running the RSX-11M V3.1 operating system. A CAMAC serial highway connects the computer to the crates that contain the data acquisition and cycler control modules in the laboratory. An interactive color CRT provides the means for operator control of the system. An LSI-11 microcomputer is used as a satellite processor to provide fast response for specialized tests that simulate the load placed on a battery by an electric vehicle. 4 figures.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6265639
• Report Number(s): CONF-790454--4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CAMAC SYSTEM
COMPUTERS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
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