Ground test accelerator control system software

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6998067

Burczyk, L; Dalesio, R; Dingler, R; Hill, J; Howell, J A; Kerstiens, D; King, R; Kozubal, A; Little, C; Martz, V; Rothrock, R; Sutton, J

The GTA control system provides an environment in which the automation of a state-of-the-art accelerator can be developed. It makes use of commercially available computers, workstations, computer networks, industrial I/O equipment, and software. This system has built-in supervisory control (like most accelerator control systems), tools to support continuous control (like the process control industry), and sequential control for automatic startup and fault recovery (like few other accelerator control systems). Several software tools support these levels of control: a real-time operating system (VxWorks) with a real-time kernel (VRTX), a configuration database, a sequencer, and a graphics editor. VxWorks supports multitasking, fast context-switching, and preemptive scheduling. VxWorks/VRTX is a network-based development environment specifically designed to work in partnership with the UNIX operating system. A database provides the interface to the accelerator components. It consists of a run time library and a database configuration and editing tool. A sequencer initiates and controls the operation of all sequence programs (expressed as state programs). A graphics editor gives the user the ability to create color graphic displays showing the state of the machine in either text or graphics form. 11 refs., 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6998067
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-1537; CONF-880695-1; ON: DE88010922
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. European particle accelerator conference, Rome, Italy, 7 Jun 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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