ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
The neutron imaging prototype beamline (CG-1D) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) is used for many different applications necessitating a flexible and stable instrument control system. Beamline scientists expect a robust data acquisition system. They need a clear and concise user interface that allows them to both configure an experiment and to monitor an ongoing experiment run. Idle time between acquiring consecutive images must be minimized. To achieve these goals, we implement a system based upon EPICS, a newly developed CSS scan system, and CSS BOY. This paper presents the system architecture and possible future plans.
