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
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