• DocumentCode
    822337
  • Title

    Software Considerations of a Minicomputer Based Multi-Instrument CAMAC Automation System

  • Author

    Agrawal, Arun K. ; Butler, Edward M.

  • Author_Institution
    Gould Laboratories 40 Gould Center Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    462
  • Lastpage
    466
  • Abstract
    A minicomputer based CAMAC automation system for simultaneous operation of independent analytical instruments is described. An approach to application software development in a real-time multi-user environment is discussed. The necessity of using queued I/O for the CAMAC branch driver is emphasized. Various techniques for efficient main memory management are also outlined.
  • Keywords
    Application software; Automation; CAMAC; Chemical analysis; Chemical elements; Crystalline materials; Graphics; Instruments; Microcomputers; Software libraries;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1976.4328288
  • Filename
    4328288