The CERN control protocol for power converters

Author

Barnett, I. ; Benincasa, G. ; Berrig, O. ; Brun, R. ; Burla, P. ; Coudert, G. ; Pet, J.G. ; Pittin, R. ; Royer, J.P. ; Trofimov, N.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

fYear

1992

fDate

25-31 Oct 1992

Firstpage

605

Abstract

The CERN Control Protocols provide, for a class of similar devices, a unique and standard access procedure from the control system. Behavioral models have been proposed for the different kinds of power converters, and the corresponding functionalities, with their parameters, variables and attributes, have been identified. The resulting data structures have been presented using the ISO ASN.1 metalanguage, which permits universal representation independent of any computer environment. Implementations in the UNIX-based CERN accelerator control systems are under development. A description of the implementation phase as it is presently being developed at CERN in a cluster of 120 power converters is presented

Keywords

digital control; nuclear electronics; power convertors; protocols; CERN control protocol; ISO ASN.1 metalanguage; UNIX-based CERN accelerator control systems; access procedure; power converters; Access protocols; Control systems; Data structures; Instruments; Positron emission tomography; Power system modeling; Signal generators; Standardization; Standards development; Vacuum systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0884-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301347

Filename

301347