New Architecture for the RFX-mod Machine Control System

Author

Barana, O. ; Luchetta, A. ; Manduchi, G. ; Taliercio, C.

Author_Institution

Consorzio RFX -Associazione Euratom/ENEA sulla Fusione, Padova

fYear

2007

fDate

April 29 2007-May 4 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The RFX-mod machine control system, which is currently entirely based on PLC technology, is undergoing a major reorganization, to improve its software versatility and to overcome increasing difficulties in legacy hardware and software maintenance. The new architecture will retain PLCs as I/O interface, moving control functions to a new PC-based layer, and will adopt Java as programming language for control tasks and graphical user interface. Data exchange will rely on OPC and MDSplus technology. One PC will manage, under Windows, the OPC data and their export through mdsip (the MDSplus transport layer), whereas other PCs, running either Windows or Linux, will provide control functions and graphical user interface.

Keywords

Java; control engineering computing; graphical user interfaces; nuclear engineering computing; operating systems (computers); pinch effect; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; programmable controllers; software reusability; I-O interface; Java; Linux; MDSplus transport layer; OPC; PLC software; RFX-mod machine control system design; control system architecture; data exchange; graphical user interface; hardware maintenance; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; programming language; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Graphical user interfaces; Hardware; Java; Linux; Machine control; Personal communication networks; Programmable control; Software maintenance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Real-Time Conference, 2007 15th IEEE-NPSS

Conference_Location

Batavia, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0866-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0867-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RTC.2007.4382800

Filename

4382800