A small Unix-based data acquisition system

Conference · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:6598312

Engberg, D; Glanzman, T ^[1]

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1. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA (United States)

The proposed SLAC B Factory detector plans to use Unix-based machines for all aspects of computing, including real-time data acquisition and experimental control. A R and D program has been established to investigate the use of Unix in the various aspects of experimental computation. Earlier R and D work investigated the basic real-time aspects of the IBM RS/6000 workstation running AIX, which claims to be a real-time operating system. The next step in this R and D is the construction of a prototype data acquisition system which attempts to exercise many of the features needed in the final on-line system in a realistic situation. For this project, the authors have combined efforts with a team studying the use of novel cell designs and gas mixtures in a new prototype drift chamber.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 6598312
• Report Number(s): CONF-930640-; CODEN: IETNAE; TRN: 95-004964
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 41:1Pt1; Conference: RT '93: 8th IEEE conference on real-time computer applications in nuclear, particle and plasma physics, Vancouver (Canada), 8-11 Jun 1993; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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