Title :
A high reliability control system
Author :
Callahan, J. ; Collins, J. ; Qualls, A. ; Hunt, W.
Author_Institution :
IUCF, Bloomington, IN, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes part of an innovative control system developed for the Cooler Injector Synchrotron (CIS). This system achieved specifications oriented to accelerator applications which could not be met with commercial hardware and hence may be of interest to other laboratories. The system displays high levels of performance, reliability, maintainability, and repeatability. It is VME based and employs fiber optic data transmission for high noise rejection, actively redundant modules with automatic switch over for high reliability and built in test and self diagnosis with centralized failure and system health monitoring for rapid maintenance. Several modules, designed and manufactured at IUCF, are described. This paper focuses on the Non-ramping Controls Subsystem
Keywords :
accelerator control systems; computerised control; electron accelerators; reliability; synchrotrons; CIS; Cooler Injector Synchrotron; Non-ramping Controls Subsystem; VME based; control system; fiber optic data transmission; high reliability; maintainability; reliability; repeatability; Computational Intelligence Society; Control systems; Data communication; Displays; Hardware; Laboratories; Maintenance; Optical fibers; Synchrotrons; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.751236
