Object oriented run control for the CEBAF data acquisition system

Author

Quarrie, David R. ; Heyes, Graham ; Jastrzembski, Edward ; Watson, William A., III

Author_Institution

CEBAF, Newport News, VA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

2

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

115

Lastpage

120

Abstract

The Eiffel object-oriented language has been selected for the design and implementation of the run control portion in the CEBAF (Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility) data acquisition system. The OSF/Motif graphical user interface toolkit and DataViews process control system have been incorporated into this framework. A discussion is presented of the evaluation process, the status of the implementation, and the lessons learned, particularly in the use of object-oriented techniques

Keywords

computerised control; data acquisition; electron accelerators; linear accelerators; nuclear electronics; object-oriented programming; physical instrumentation control; physics computing; CEBAF data acquisition system; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility; DataViews process control system; Eiffel object-oriented language; OSF/Motif graphical user interface toolkit; object oriented run control; object-oriented techniques; run control portion; Control systems; Data acquisition; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Fastbus; Graphical user interfaces; Process control; Robustness; Structural beams; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.277470

Filename

277470