Status and design of the Advanced Photon Source control system

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6435908

McDowell, W; Knott, M; Lenkszus, F; Kraimer, M; Arnold, N; Daly, R

This paper presents the current status of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) control system. It will discuss the design decisions which led us to use industrial standards and collaborations with other laboratories to develop the APS control system. The system uses high performance graphic workstations and the X-windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) at the operator interface level. It connects to VME/VXI-based microprocessors at the field level using TCP/IP protocols over high performance networks. This strategy assures the flexibility and expansibility of the control system. A defined interface between the system components will allow the system to evolve with the direct addition of future, improved equipment and new capabilities.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6435908
• Report Number(s): ANL/ASD/CP-78370; CONF-930511--146; ON: DE93015148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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