Title :
Upgrade of the controls for the Brookhaven Linac
Author_Institution :
AGS Dept., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The control of the magnets, rf system, and other components at the Brookhaven Linac uses a system that was developed at Brookhaven in the late 1960´s. This system will be retired in the summer of 1995. The Linac controls are being upgraded using modern VME-based hardware compatible with RHIC generation controls, and an existing serial field bus. The timing for the Linac will also be upgraded and will use components developed for RHIC. The controls in general, the timing for the Linac, and the modules developed are described
Keywords :
accelerator control systems; accelerator magnets; computerised control; distributed control; field buses; high energy physics instrumentation computing; proton accelerators; system buses; timing; Brookhaven Linac; RF system control; RHIC generation controls; VME-based hardware; magnet control; serial field bus; timing; Centralized control; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed control; Linear particle accelerator; Potentiometers; Power supplies; Protocols; Timing; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2934-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1995.505509
