Diagnostic control, data acquisition and data processing at MFTF-B (Mirror Fusion Test Facility)
Diagnostic instruments at the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF-B) are operated by a distributed computer system which provides an integrated control, data acquisition and data processing interface. Instrument control settings, operator inputs and lists of data to be acquired are combined with data acquired by instrument data recorders, to be used downstream by data processing codes; data processing programs are automatically informed of operator control and setpoint actions without operator intervention. The combined diagnostic control and results presentation interface is presented to experimentalist users by a network of high-resolution graphics workstations. Control coordination, data processing and database management are handled by a shared-memory network of 32-bit super minicomputers. Direct instrument control, data acquisition, data packaging and instrument status monitoring are performed by a network of dedicated local control microcomputers.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6506654
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-93822; CONF-860324-35; ON: DE87009596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990220 -- Computers
Computerized Models
& Computer Programs-- (1987-1989)
990230 -- Mathematics & Mathematical Models-- (1987-1989)
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MFTF DEVICES
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
MICROPROCESSORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PROCESSING
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES