Distributed control system for the National Synchrotron Light Source

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6292425

Batchelor, K; Culwick, B B; Goldstick, J; Sheehan, J; Smith, J

Until recently, accelerator and similar control systems have used modular interface hardware such as CAMAC or DATACON which translated digital computer commands transmitted over some data link into hardware device status and monitoring variables. Such modules possessed little more than local buffering capability in the processing of commands and data. The advent of the micro-processor has made available low cost small computers of significant computational capability. This paper describes how micro-computers including such micro-processors and associated memory, input/output devices and interrupt facilities have been incorporated into a distributed system for the control of the NSLS.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6292425
• Report Number(s): BNL-25775; CONF-790327-136
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PROGRAMMING
RADIATION SOURCES
SPECIFICATIONS
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