EPICS system: system structure and user interface

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5220086

West, R E; Bartlett, J F; Bobbitt, J S; Lahey, T E; Kramper, B J; MacKinnon, B A

This paper present the user's view of and the general organization of the EPICS control system at Fermilab. Various subsystems of the EPICS control system are discussed. These include the user command language, software protection, the device database, remote computer interfaces, and several application utilities. This paper is related to two other papers on EPICS: an overview paper and a detailed implementation paper.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 5220086
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB/TM-1243; CONF-8310182-14; ON: DE84009406
• Resource Relation: Conference: US fall DECUS symposium, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 24 Oct 1983; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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