Software for the Fermilab FASTBUS Smart Crate Controller

Author

Berg, David ; Berman, Eileen ; MacKinnon, Bryan ; Nicinski, Tom ; Oleynik, Gene ; Petravick, Don ; Pordes, Ruth ; Sergey, Gary ; Slimmer, David ; Streets, Jonathan ; Kowald, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA

Volume

38

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

310

Abstract

The authors report on software developed in support of the Fermilab FASTBUS Smart Crate Controller (FSEC). This software includes a full suite of diagnostics, support for FASTBUS Standard Routines, and extended software to allow communication over the RS-232 and Ethernet ports. The communication software supports remote procedure call execution from a host VAX or Unix system. The software supported on the FSCC forms part of the PAN-DA software system which supports the functions of front-end readout controllers and event builders in multiprocessor, multilevel, distributed data acquisition systems

Keywords

computer interfaces; data acquisition; nuclear electronics; physics computing; Ethernet ports; FASTBUS Standard Routines; Fermilab FASTBUS Smart Crate Controller; PAN-DA; RS-232; Unix system; VAX; diagnostics; distributed data acquisition systems; event builders; front-end readout controllers; remote procedure call execution; software; Communication standards; Communication system control; Communication system software; Control systems; Data acquisition; Ethernet networks; Fastbus; Power capacitors; Software standards; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.289315

Filename

289315