Title :
ISHN Ion Source Control System. First Steps Toward an EPICS Based ESS-Bilbao Accelerator Control System
Author :
Eguiraun, M. ; Jugo, J. ; Arredondo, I. ; del Campo, M. ; Feuchtwanger, J. ; Etxebarria, V. ; Bermejo, F.J.
Author_Institution :
ESS Bilbao Consortium, Leioa, Spain
Abstract :
ISHN (Ion Source Hydrogen Negative) consists of a Penning type ion source in operation at ESS-Bilbao facilities. From the control point of view, this source is representative of the first steps and decisions taken towards the general control architecture of the whole accelerator to be built. The ISHN main control system is based on a PXI architecture, under a real-time controller which is programmed using LabVIEW. This system, with additional elements, is connected to the general control system. The whole system is based on EPICS for the control network, and the modularization of the communication layers of the accelerator plays an important role in the proposed control architecture.
Keywords :
Penning ion sources; accelerator control systems; beam handling equipment; high energy physics instrumentation computing; linear accelerators; EPICS based ESS-Bilbao accelerator control system; ISHN ion source control system; Ion Source Hydrogen Negative; LabVIEW; PXI architecture; Penning type ion source; communication layer modularisation; general control architecture; real time controller; Control systems; Hardware; Ion sources; Particle beams; Power supplies; Safety; Timing; Accelerator control systems; EPICS; ion source control;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2245345
