• DocumentCode
    878698
  • Title

    Report on the SLC Control System

  • Author

    Phinney, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    2117
  • Lastpage
    2119
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1985.4333834
  • Filename
    4333834