Title :
Report on the SLC Control System
Author_Institution :
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305
Abstract :
The SLC control system is based on a VAX 11/780 Host computer with approximately 50 microprocessor clusters which provide distributed intelligence and control of all CAMAC interface modules. This paper will present an overview of the system including current status and a description of the software architecture and communication protocols.
Keywords :
CAMAC; Communication system control; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Distributed computing; Distributed control; Intelligent control; Microprocessors; Protocols; Software architecture;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1985.4333834
