EPICS system: an overview

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

OSTI ID:5179227

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

This paper presents an overview of the EPICS control system at FERMILAB. EPICS is a distributed, multi-user, interactive system for the control and monitoring of particle beamlines at a high-energy experimental physics laboratory. The overview discusses the operating environment of the control system, the requirements which determined the design decisions, the hardware and software configurations, and plans for the future growth and enhancement of the present system. This paper is the first of three related papers on the EPICS system. The other two cover (1) the system structure and user interface and (2) RSX implementation issues.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 5179227
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB/TM-1244; CONF-8310182-13; ON: DE84009411
• 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

Related Subjects

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPUTER CODES
E CODES
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FERMILAB ACCELERATOR
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
INTERACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES
ACCELERATORS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
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SYNCHROTRONS
430303* - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment
990200 - Mathematics & Computers