Title :
Computer Control of Brookhaven 200 MeV Linac
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York
fDate :
6/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A unified control system philosophy allows operation of the linac from a PDP-8 mini-computer with full supervisory control, data acquisition and the full computation capability of the PDP-10 located at the AGS. Interface hardware for diagnostic monitoring equipment and operational control equipment is described. Failure of any link in the control system does not necessitate shut down of the linac, only a diminished control capability results.
Keywords :
Automatic control; Control systems; Hardware; Human factors; Laboratories; Linear particle accelerator; Operating systems; Power system protection; SCADA systems; Supervisory control;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1973.4327203
