Title :
A new finite-state machine queuing tool for the "EPICS" control system toolkit
Author :
Beltrán, D. ; Perlas, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Synchrotron Light Lab., Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new sequencing tool, the finite-state machine queueing tool (FSQT) for the EPICS control system toolkit, is presented, and its design and implementation are described. The advantages of applying this new tool in a new release of our magnetic measurements test-bench application are discussed. FSQT was originally conceived to overcome the limitations of the equivalent EPICS tool (the Sequencer) and considered a complementary alternative. A performance comparison between them is also shown. This new utility has been presented to the EPICS collaboration and it is currently under evaluation
Keywords :
data acquisition; distributed control; finite state machines; high energy physics instrumentation computing; physical instrumentation control; EPICS control system toolkit; FSQT; control systems; distributed contro; event manager; finite-state machine queuing tool; large-scale facilities; magnetic measurements test-bench application; sequencing tool; Algorithms; Application software; Collaboration; Control systems; Distributed control; Libraries; Magnetic variables measurement; Operating systems; Power system management; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2002.1003774
