TRAMP, the next generation data acquisition system for RTP

Author

van Haren, P.C. ; Wijnoltz, F.

Author_Institution

FOM-Inst. voor Plasmafysica ´´Rijnhuizen´´, Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

102

Abstract

The Rijnhuizen Tokamak Project (RTP) is a medium-sized tokamak experiment that requires a very reliable data-acquisition system due to its pulsed nature. Analyzing the limitations of an existing CAMAC-based data-acquisition system showed that a substantial increase of performance and flexibility could best be obtained by the construction of an entirely new system. This system, called TRAMP (transient recorder and Amoeba multiprocessor), is based on tailor-made transient recorders with a multiprocessor computer system in VME running Amoeba. The performance of TRAMP exceeds the performance of the CAMAC system by a factor of four. Plans to increase flexibility and performance are presented

Keywords

data acquisition; fusion reactor theory and design; multiprocessing systems; nuclear electronics; nuclear engineering computing; CAMAC-based; RTP; Rijnhuizen Tokamak Project; TRAMP; VME; flexibility; medium-sized tokamak experiment; multiprocessor computer system; next generation data acquisition system; performance; pulsed nature; transient recorder and Amoeba multiprocessor; CAMAC; Data acquisition; Frequency; History; Laboratories; Plasma measurements; Plasma transport processes; Pulse measurements; Signal sampling; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.277467

Filename

277467