PCaPAC2014 - List of Keywords (EPICS)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
WCO203	Profibus in Process Controls	controls, diagnostics, cryogenics, operation	16
	M.R. Clausen, T. Boeckmann, J. Hatje, O. Korth, J. Penning, H.R. Rickens, B. Schoeneburg DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	The cryogenic installations on the DESY campus are widely distributed. The liquid Helium (LHE) is produced in a central building. Three cryogenic plants are installed. One is in operation for FLASH the other two are currently in the commissioning phase and will be used for the European XFEL. Thousands of I/O channels are spread over the campus this way. The majority of the I/O devices are standard devices used in process control. The de facto standard for distributed I/O in process controls in Germany is Profibus. So it is obvious to use this bus also for cryogenic controls. Subsequently we developed also special electronics to attach temperature and level readouts to this field bus. Special diagnostic tools are available and permanently attached to the bus. Condition monitoring tools provide diagnostics which enable preventative maintenance planning. Specific tools were developed in Control System Studio (CSS) which is -the- standard tool for configuration, diagnostic and controls for all cryogenic plants. We will describe our experience over the last years with this infrastructure.
	Slides WCO203 [1.116 MB]

WCO207	A New Data Acquisition Software and Analysis for Accurate Magnetic Field Integral Measurement at BNL Insertion Devices Laboratory	controls, software, data-acquisition, insertion-device	28
	M. Musardo, D.A. Harder, P. He, C.A. Kitegi, T. Tanabe BNL, Upton, New York, USA
	A new data acquisition software has been developed in LabVIEW to measure the first and second magnetic field integral distributions of Insertion Devices (IDs). The main characteristics of the control system and the control interface program are presented. The new system has the advantage to make automatic and synchronized measurements as a function of gap and/or phase of an ID. The automatic gap and phase control is a real-time communication based on EPICS system and the eight servomotors of the measurement system are controlled using a Delta Tau GeoBrick PMAC-2. The methods and the measurement techniques are described and the performance of the system together with the recent results will be discussed.
	Slides WCO207 [8.786 MB]

WPO001	Integrating Siemens PLCs and EPICS over Ethernet at the Canadian Light Source	PLC, Ethernet, controls, interface	31
	R. Tanner, S. Hu, G. Wright CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada E. D. Matias Mighty Oaks, Victoria, BC, Canada
	The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a 3rd-generation synchrotron light source on the University of Saskatchewan Campus in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. The control system is based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Controls System (EPICS) toolkit. A number of systems delivered to the CLS arrived with Siemens, PLC-based automation. EPICS integration was initially accomplished circa 2003 using application-specific hardware; communicating over Profibus. The EPICS driver and IOC application software were developed at the CLS. The hardware has since been discontinued. To minimize reliance on specialized components, the CLS moved to a more generic solution, using readily-available Siemens Ethernet modules, CLS-generated PLC code, and an IOC using the Swiss Light Source (SLS) Siemens/EPICS driver. This paper will provide details on the implementation of that interface. It will cover detailed functionality of the PLC programming, custom tools used to streamline configuration, deployment and maintenance of the interface. It will also describe handshaking between the devices and lessons learned. It will conclude by identifying where further development and improvement may be realized.

WPO013	Status of the FLUTE Control System	controls, electron, Ethernet, linac	63
	S. Marsching, N. Hiller, V. Judin, A.-S. Müller, M.J. Nasse, R. Ruprecht, M. Schuh KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
	The accelerator test facility FLUTE (Ferninfrarot, Linac- Und Test-Experiment) is being under construction nearby ANKA at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). FLUTE is a linac-based accelerator facility for generating coherent THz radiation. One of the goals of the FLUTE project is the development and fundamental examination of new concepts and technologies for the generation of intensive and ultra-broad-band THz pulses fed by femtosecond electron-bunches. In order to study the various mechanisms influencing the final THz pulses, data-acquisition and storage systems are required that allow for the correlation of beam parameters on a per-pulse basis. In parallel to the construction of the accelerator and the THz beam-line, a modern, EPICS-based control system is being developed. This control system combines well-established techniques (like S7 PLCs, Ethernet, and EPICS) with rather new components (like MicroTCA, Control System Studio, and NoSQL databases) in order to provide a robust, stable system, that meets the performance requirements. We present the design concept behind the FLUTE control system and report on the status of the commissioning process.
	Slides WPO013 [1.313 MB]

WPO016	Magnet Power Supply Control Mockup for the SPES Project	controls, interface, GUI, embedded	66
	M.G. Giacchini, M. Contran, M. Montis INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy M.A. Bellato INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy
	The Legnaro National Laboratories employs about 100 Magnet Power Supplies (MPSs). The existing control infrastructure is a star architecture with a central coordinator and ethernet/serial multiplexers. In the context of the ongoing SPES project, a new magnet control system is being designed with EPICS [1, 2] based software and low cost embedded hardware. A mockup has been setup as a test stand for validation. The paper reports a description of the prototype, together with first results. [1] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics [2] http://www.lnl.infn.it/~epics

WPO017	IFMIF EVEDA RFQ Local Control System to Power Tests	controls, rfq, network, software	69
	M.G. Giacchini, L. Antoniazzi, M. Montis INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
	In the IFMIF EVEDA project, normal conducting Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) is used to bunch and accelerate a 130 mA steady beam to 5 MeV. RFQ cavity is divided into three structures, named super-modules. Each super-module is divided into 6 modules for a total of 18 modules for the overall structure. The final three modules have to be tested at high power to test and validate the most critical RF components of RFQ cavity and, the control system itself. The choice of the last three modules is due to the fact that they will operate in the most demanding conditions in terms of power density (100 kW/m) and surface electric field (1.8*Ekp). The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) environment [1] provides the framework to control any equipment connected to it. This paper report the usage of this framework to the RFQ power tests at Legnaro National Laboratories [2]. [1] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics [2] http://www.lnl.infn.it/~epics

WPO018	Upgrade of Beam Diagnostics System of ALPI-PIAVE Accelerator's Complex at LNL	diagnostics, controls, software, interface	72
	B.J. Liu CIAE, Beijing, People's Republic of China G. Bassato, M.G. Giacchini, M. Montis, M. Poggi INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
	The beam diagnostics system of ALPI-PIAVE accelerators has been recently upgraded by migrating the control software to EPICS. The system is based on 40 modules each one including a Faraday cup and a beam profiler made of a couple of wire grids. The device's insertion is controlled by stepper motors in ALPI and by pnematic valves in PIAVE. To reduce the upgrade costs the existing VME hardware used for data acquisition has been left unchanged, while the motor controllers only have been replaced by new units developed in house. The control software has been rebuilt from scratch using EPICS tools. The operator interface is based on CSS; a Channel Archiver based on .. has been installed to support the analysis of transport setup during tests of new beams. The ALPI-PIAVE control system is also a bench test for the new beam diagnostics under development for the SPES facility, whose installation is foreseen in mid 2015.

WPO021	Renovation of PC-based Console System for J-PARC Main Ring	operation, controls, network, GUI	81
	S. Yamada J-PARC, KEK & JAEA, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
	Console system for J-PARC Main Ring (MR) was designed in 2007 and had been used for accelerator commissioning and operation since then. It was composed of 20 diskless thin clients and 10 terminal servers. Both of them are PC-based computers running Scientific Linux (SL) as their operating system. Migration to ordinary fat clients was planned in 2013, triggered by update from SL4 to SL6, based on use experiences of those thin clients. Intel NUC is selected as a result of preliminary investigation. Its evaluation is carried successfully out during commissioning of MR. Presently 10 thin clients have been replaced by fat clients. Migration scenario and technique of managing fat clients are discussed.

WPO024	Clients Development of SESAME's Control System based on CSS	controls, Windows, booster, interface	90
	I. Saleh, Y.S. Dabain, A. Ismail, M. Mansouri Sharifabad SESAME, Allan, Jordan
	SESAME is a third generation synchrotron light source under construction near Amman (Jordan). It is expected to begin operation in 2016. SESAME's injector (Microtron) and pre-injector (Booster Ring) have been commissioned. Commissioning of the storage ring is expected in 2015. The control system at SESAME is based on EPICS. EPICS IOC's are used for the servers. Control System Studio (CSS) is used for the clients. CSS BEAST alarm handler is used to identify all the critical alarms of the machine including configuration and visualization. This paper presents the architecture and design of the CSS BOY graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and CSS BEAST alarm handler for the different subsystems. It presents the standards followed in the development of SESAME's clients. SESAME will use an archiving tool based on CSS to access process variable history.
	Poster WPO024 [0.251 MB]

WPO028	EPICS BEAST Alarm System Happily Purrs at ANKA Synchrotron Light Source	controls, operation, status, monitoring	99
	I. Križnar Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia E. Hertle, E. Huttel, W. Mexner, A.-S. Müller, N.J. Smale KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany S. Marsching Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
	Funding: ANKA Synchrotron Light Source, KIT, Karlsruhe The control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is adopting new, and converting old, devices into an EPICS control system. New GUI panels are developed in Control System Studio (CSS). EPICS alarming capabilities in connection with the BEAST alarm server tool-kit from the CSS bundle are used as an alarming solution. To accommodate ANKA future requirements as well as ANKA legacy solutions, we have decided to extend the basic functionality of BEAST with additional features in order to manage the alarming for different machine operation states. Since the database of alarm sources is been populated from scratch, we have been able take fresh approach in management and creation of alarm sources to build-up alarm trees. New alarm system is being used, tested and refined and future developed in production environment since end of 2013.
	Poster WPO028 [1.344 MB]

WPO032	Magnet Measurement System Upgrade at PSI	controls, software, network, operation	111
	P. Chevtsov, V. Vranković PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	The magnet measurement system at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) was significantly upgraded in the last few years. At the moment, it consists of automated Hall probe, rotating wire, and vibrating wire setups, which form a very efficient magnet measurement facility. The paper concentrates on the automation hardware and software implementation, which has made it possible not only to significantly increase the performance of the magnet measurement facility at PSI, but also to simplify magnet measurement data handling and processing.
	Poster WPO032 [1.313 MB]

WPO033	Status of Control System for the TPS Commissioning	controls, power-supply, interface, Ethernet	114
	Y.-S. Cheng, Y.-T. Chang, J. Chen, P.C. Chiu, K.T. Hsu, S.Y. Hsu, K.H. Hu, C.H. Huang, C.H. Kuo, D. Lee, C.Y. Liao, C.-J. Wang, C.Y. Wu NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
	Control system for the Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) project has been implemented. The accelerator system began to be commissioning from third quarter of 2014. Final integration test of each subsystem will be done. The EPICS was chosen as the TPS control system framework. The subsystems control interfaces include event based timing system, Ethernet based power supply control, corrector power supply control, PLC-based pulse magnet power supply control and machine protection system, insertion devices motion control system, various diagnostics, and etc. The standard hardware components had been installed and integrated, and the various IOCs (Input Output Controller) had been implemented as various subsystems control platforms. Development and test of the high level and low level software systems are in final phase. The efforts will be summarized at this report.

WPO034	Network Architecture at Taiwan Photon Source of NSRRC	network, controls, monitoring, photon	117
	C.H. Huang, Y.-T. Chang, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Kuo NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
	A robust, secure and high throughput network is necessary for the 3 GeV Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) in NSRRC. The NSRRC network divides into several subsets according to its functionality and includes CS-LAN, ACC-LAN, SCI-LAN, NSRRC-LAN and INFO-LAN for the instrumental control, subsystem of accelerator, beam-line users, office users and servers for the information office respectively. Each LAN is connected via the core switch by routing protocol to avoid traffic interference. Subsystem subnets connect to control system via EPICS based channel-access gateways for forwarding data. Outside traffic will be block by a firewall to ensure the independence of control system (CS-LAN). Various network management tools and machines are used for maintenance and troubleshooting. The network system architecture, cabling topology and maintainability will be described in this report.
	Poster WPO034 [1.847 MB]

TCO103	Recent Highlights from Cosylab	controls, software, TANGO, project-management	132
	M. Pleško, F. Amand Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Cosylab was established 13 years ago by a group of regular visitors of the PCaPAC. In the meantime, it has grown to a company of 90 employees that covers the majority of accelerator control projects. In this talk, I will present the most interesting developments that we have done in the past two years on a very different range of projects and I will show how we had to get organized in order to be able to manage them all. The developments were made for labs like KIT, ITER, PSI, EBG-MedAustron, European Spallation Source, Maxlab, SLAC, ORNL, GSI/FAIR but also generally for community software like EPICS, TANGO, Control System Studio, White Rabbit, etc. And they range from electronics development to high level software: electric signal conditioning and interfacing, timing system, machine protection system, fibre-optic communication, linux driver development, core EPICS development, packaging, high performance networks, medical device integration, database development, all the way up to turnkey systems. Efficient organisation comprises a matrix structure of teams and groups versus projects and accounts, supported by rigorous reporting, measurements and drill-down analyses.
	Slides TCO103 [13.372 MB]

TCO303	TestBed - Automated Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Framework	Linux, framework, controls, data-acquisition	153
	P.A. Maslov, K.A. Meyer, K. Žagar Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 289485. The control systems in big physics facilities may be updated several times a year. Ideally, prior to each release all components of the control system would be tested. One common control system component is a DAQ driver which is generally tested manually according to a predefined test plan. In order to simplify this process, we have developed the TestBed suite, a test framework that executes tests automatically. TestBed is a PXI chassis which contains an embedded controller running the control system on Scientific Linux and a DAQ board capable of generating and acquiring analog and digital signals. TestBed provides an easy-to-use framework written in Python and allows for the quick development and execution of automatic test scripts. From a hardware perspective, each system under test is physically connected to TestBed with a connector board using a predefined pin configuration. Both the system under test and TestBed are connected to the network. The resulting test framework makes it possible for the automatic tests to be executed with each new release of the control system, thus liberating human resources and ensuring complete consistency and repeatability in the testing protocol.
	Slides TCO303 [0.703 MB]

FPO008	LabVIEW PCAS Interface for NI CompactRIO	interface, LabView, software, real-time	173
	G. Liu, C. Li, J.G. Wang, K. Xuan USTC/NSRL, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China K. Yang, K. Zheng National Instruments China, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
	When the NI LabVIEW EPICS Server I/O Server is used to integrate NI CompactRIO devices running under VxWorks into EPICS, we notice that it only supports "VAL" field, neither alarms nor time stamps are supported. In order to overcome these drawbacks, a new LabVIEW Channel Access Portable Server (PCAS) Interface is developed, and is applied to the Hefei Light Source (HLS) cooling water monitor system. The test results in the HLS cooling water monitor system indicate that this approach can greatly improve the performance of the NI CompactRIO devices in EPICS environment.

FPO012	A Real-Time Data Logger for the MICE Superconducting Magnets	LabView, FPGA, real-time, controls	185
	J.T.G. Wilson STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	The Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE) being constructed at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory will allow scientists to gain working experience of the design, construction and operation of a muon cooling channel. Among the key components are a number of superconducting solenoid and focus coil magnets specially designed for the MICE project and built by industrial partners. During testing it became apparent that fast, real-time logging of magnet performance before, during and after a quench was required to diagnose unexpected magnet behaviour. To this end a National Instruments Compact RIO (cRIO) data logger system was created, so that it was possible to see how the quench propagates through the magnet. The software was written in Real-Time LabVIEW and makes full use of the cRIO built-in FPGA to obtain synchronised, multi-channel data logging at rates of up to 10kHz. This paper will explain the design and capabilities of the created system, how it has helped to better understand the internal behaviour of the magnets during a quench and additional development to allow simultaneous logging of multiple magnets and integration into the existing EPICS control system.

FPO014	New Data Archive System for SPES Project Based on EPICS RDB Archiver with PostgreSQL Backend	controls, database, hardware, network	191
	M. Montis, S. Fantinel, M.G. Giacchini INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy M.A. Bellato INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy
	SPES project [1] is a ISOL facility under construction at INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, which requires the integration between the accelerator systems actually used and the new line composed by the primary beam and the ISOL target. As consequence, a migration from the actual control system to a new one based on EPICS [2] is mandatory to realize a distributed control network for the new facility. One of the first implementation realized for this purpose is the Archiver System, an important service required for experiments. Comparing information and experiences provided by other Laboratories, an EPICS Archive System [3] based on PostgreSQL is implemented to provide this service. Preliminary tests are done with a dedicated hardware and following the project requirements. After these tests used to determinate a good configuration for Database and EPICS Application, the system is going to be moved in production, where it will be integrated with the first subsystem upgraded to EPICS. Dedicated customizations are made to the application for providing a simple user experience in managing and interact with the archiver system. [1] https://web.infn.it/spes [2] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics [3] http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/cs-studio/wiki/RDBArchive

FPO015	Device Control Database Tool (DCDB)	database, controls, Linux, network	194
	P.A. Maslov, M. Komel, K. Žagar Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 289485. In a physics facility containing numerous instruments, it is advantageous to reduce the amount of effort and repetitive work needed for changing the control system (CS) configuration: adding new devices, moving instruments from beamline to beamline, etc. We have developed a CS configuration tool, which provides an easy-to-use interface for quick configuration of the entire facility. It uses Microsoft Excel as the front-end application and allows the user to quickly generate and deploy IOC configuration (EPICS start-up scripts, alarms and archive configuration) onto IOCs; start, stop and restart IOCs, alarm servers and archive engines, etc. The DCDB tool utilizes a relational database, which stores information about all the elements of the accelerator. The communication between the client, database and IOCs is realized by a REST server written in Python. The key feature of the DCDB tool is that the user does not need to recompile the source code. It is achieved by using a dynamic library loader, which automatically loads and links device support libraries. The DCDB tool is compliant with ITER CODAC (used at ITER and ESS), but can also be used in any other EPICS environment.
	Poster FPO015 [0.522 MB]

FPO016	Status of Operation Data Archiving System Using Hadoop/HBase for J-PARC	distributed, database, operation, status	196
	N. Kikuzawa, Y. Kato, A. Yoshii JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan H. Ikeda, N. Ouchi JAEA, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
	J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) consists of much equipment. In Linac and 3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron ring (RCS), the data of over the 64,000 EPICS records for these equipment has been collected. The Data volume is about 2 TB in every year, and the stored total data volume is about 10 TB. The data have been being stored by a Relational Data Base (RDB) system using PostgreSQL, but it is not enough in availability, performance, and capability to increase of data volume flexibility. Hadoop/HBase, which is known as a distributed, scalable and big data store, has been proposed for our next-generation archive system to solve these problems. The test system was built and verified about data transition or database utilization. This report shows the current status of the new archive system, and its advantages and problems which have been obtained through our verification.

FPO030	Control System Software Environment and Integration for the TPS	controls, operation, interface, toolkit	222
	Y.-S. Cheng, J. Chen, P.C. Chiu, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Huang, C.H. Kuo, C.Y. Liao, C.Y. Wu NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
	The TPS (Taiwan Photon Source) is the latest generation 3 GeV synchrotron light source, and the commissioning starts from third quarter of 2014. The EPICS is adopted as control system framework for the TPS. The various EPICS IOCs have implemented for each subsystem. The control system software environment has been established and integrated specifically for the TPS commissioning. The various purposed operation interfaces have been created and mainly include the function of setting, reading, save, restore and etc. The database related applications have been built, and the applications include archive system, alarm system, logbook, Web and etc. The high level applications which are depended upon properties of each subsystem have been developed and are in test phase. The efforts will be summarized at this report.
	Slides FPO030 [1.533 MB]

FPO032	TPS Screen Monitor User Control Interface	controls, GUI, interface, linac	228
	C.Y. Liao, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, K.H. Hu, C.H. Kuo, D. Lee, C.Y. Wu NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan
	The Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) is being constructed at the campus of the NSRRC (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center) and in commissioning. For beam commissioning, the design and implementation of a screen monitor system for beam profile acquisition, analysis and display was done. A CCD camera with Gigabit Ethernet interface (GigE Vision) is a standard device for image acquisition, to be undertaken with an EPICS IOC via a PV channel; display beam profile and analysis properties are made with a Matlab tool. The further instructions for the design and functionality of the GUI were presented in this report.

FCO201	Renovating and Upgrading the Web2cToolkit Suite: A Status Report	interface, controls, toolkit, TANGO	234
	R. Bacher DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Web2cToolkit is a collection of Web services. It enables scientists, operators or service technicians to supervise and operate accelerators and beam lines through the World Wide Web. In addition, it provides users with a platform for communication and the logging of data and actions. Recently a novel service, especially designed for mobile devices, has been added. Besides the standard mouse-based interaction it provides a touch- and voice-based user interface. Web2cToolkit is currently undergoing an extensive renovation and upgrading process. Real WYSIWYG-editors are now available to generate and configure synoptic and history displays, and an interface based on 3D-motion and gesture recognition has been implemented. Also the multi-language support and the security of the communication between Web client and server have been improved substantially. The paper reports the complete status of this work and outlines upcoming development.
	Slides FCO201 [1.318 MB]

FCO203	Making it all Work for Operators	controls, operation, GUI, injection	240
	I. Križnar Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia E. Hertle, E. Huttel, W. Mexner, A.-S. Müller, N.J. Smale KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany S. Marsching Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany
	Funding: ANKA Synchrotron Light Source, KIT, Karlsruhe As the control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is being slowly upgraded it can become, at key stages, temporarily a mosaic of old and new panels while the operator learns to move across to the new system. With the development of general purpose tools, and careful planning of both the final and transition GUIs, we have been able to actually simplify the working environment for machine operators. In this paper we will explain concepts, guides and tools in which GUIs for operators are developed and deployed at ANKA.
	Slides FCO203 [0.663 MB]

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WCO203

Profibus in Process Controls

controls, diagnostics, cryogenics, operation

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M.R. Clausen, T. Boeckmann, J. Hatje, O. Korth, J. Penning, H.R. Rickens, B. Schoeneburg
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

The cryogenic installations on the DESY campus are widely distributed. The liquid Helium (LHE) is produced in a central building. Three cryogenic plants are installed. One is in operation for FLASH the other two are currently in the commissioning phase and will be used for the European XFEL. Thousands of I/O channels are spread over the campus this way. The majority of the I/O devices are standard devices used in process control. The de facto standard for distributed I/O in process controls in Germany is Profibus. So it is obvious to use this bus also for cryogenic controls. Subsequently we developed also special electronics to attach temperature and level readouts to this field bus. Special diagnostic tools are available and permanently attached to the bus. Condition monitoring tools provide diagnostics which enable preventative maintenance planning. Specific tools were developed in Control System Studio (CSS) which is -the- standard tool for configuration, diagnostic and controls for all cryogenic plants. We will describe our experience over the last years with this infrastructure.

Slides WCO203 [1.116 MB]

WCO207

A New Data Acquisition Software and Analysis for Accurate Magnetic Field Integral Measurement at BNL Insertion Devices Laboratory

controls, software, data-acquisition, insertion-device

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M. Musardo, D.A. Harder, P. He, C.A. Kitegi, T. Tanabe
BNL, Upton, New York, USA

A new data acquisition software has been developed in LabVIEW to measure the first and second magnetic field integral distributions of Insertion Devices (IDs). The main characteristics of the control system and the control interface program are presented. The new system has the advantage to make automatic and synchronized measurements as a function of gap and/or phase of an ID. The automatic gap and phase control is a real-time communication based on EPICS system and the eight servomotors of the measurement system are controlled using a Delta Tau GeoBrick PMAC-2. The methods and the measurement techniques are described and the performance of the system together with the recent results will be discussed.

Slides WCO207 [8.786 MB]

WPO001

Integrating Siemens PLCs and EPICS over Ethernet at the Canadian Light Source

PLC, Ethernet, controls, interface

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R. Tanner, S. Hu, G. Wright
CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
E. D. Matias
Mighty Oaks, Victoria, BC, Canada

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a 3rd-generation synchrotron light source on the University of Saskatchewan Campus in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. The control system is based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Controls System (EPICS) toolkit. A number of systems delivered to the CLS arrived with Siemens, PLC-based automation. EPICS integration was initially accomplished circa 2003 using application-specific hardware; communicating over Profibus. The EPICS driver and IOC application software were developed at the CLS. The hardware has since been discontinued. To minimize reliance on specialized components, the CLS moved to a more generic solution, using readily-available Siemens Ethernet modules, CLS-generated PLC code, and an IOC using the Swiss Light Source (SLS) Siemens/EPICS driver. This paper will provide details on the implementation of that interface. It will cover detailed functionality of the PLC programming, custom tools used to streamline configuration, deployment and maintenance of the interface. It will also describe handshaking between the devices and lessons learned. It will conclude by identifying where further development and improvement may be realized.

WPO013

Status of the FLUTE Control System

controls, electron, Ethernet, linac

63

S. Marsching, N. Hiller, V. Judin, A.-S. Müller, M.J. Nasse, R. Ruprecht, M. Schuh
KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

The accelerator test facility FLUTE (Ferninfrarot, Linac- Und Test-Experiment) is being under construction nearby ANKA at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). FLUTE is a linac-based accelerator facility for generating coherent THz radiation. One of the goals of the FLUTE project is the development and fundamental examination of new concepts and technologies for the generation of intensive and ultra-broad-band THz pulses fed by femtosecond electron-bunches. In order to study the various mechanisms influencing the final THz pulses, data-acquisition and storage systems are required that allow for the correlation of beam parameters on a per-pulse basis. In parallel to the construction of the accelerator and the THz beam-line, a modern, EPICS-based control system is being developed. This control system combines well-established techniques (like S7 PLCs, Ethernet, and EPICS) with rather new components (like MicroTCA, Control System Studio, and NoSQL databases) in order to provide a robust, stable system, that meets the performance requirements. We present the design concept behind the FLUTE control system and report on the status of the commissioning process.

Slides WPO013 [1.313 MB]

WPO016

Magnet Power Supply Control Mockup for the SPES Project

controls, interface, GUI, embedded

66

M.G. Giacchini, M. Contran, M. Montis
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
M.A. Bellato
INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy

The Legnaro National Laboratories employs about 100 Magnet Power Supplies (MPSs). The existing control infrastructure is a star architecture with a central coordinator and ethernet/serial multiplexers. In the context of the ongoing SPES project, a new magnet control system is being designed with EPICS [1, 2] based software and low cost embedded hardware. A mockup has been setup as a test stand for validation. The paper reports a description of the prototype, together with first results.
[1] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics
[2] http://www.lnl.infn.it/~epics

WPO017

IFMIF EVEDA RFQ Local Control System to Power Tests

controls, rfq, network, software

69

M.G. Giacchini, L. Antoniazzi, M. Montis
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy

In the IFMIF EVEDA project, normal conducting Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) is used to bunch and accelerate a 130 mA steady beam to 5 MeV. RFQ cavity is divided into three structures, named super-modules. Each super-module is divided into 6 modules for a total of 18 modules for the overall structure. The final three modules have to be tested at high power to test and validate the most critical RF components of RFQ cavity and, the control system itself. The choice of the last three modules is due to the fact that they will operate in the most demanding conditions in terms of power density (100 kW/m) and surface electric field (1.8*Ekp). The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) environment [1] provides the framework to control any equipment connected to it. This paper report the usage of this framework to the RFQ power tests at Legnaro National Laboratories [2].
[1] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics
[2] http://www.lnl.infn.it/~epics

WPO018

Upgrade of Beam Diagnostics System of ALPI-PIAVE Accelerator's Complex at LNL

diagnostics, controls, software, interface

72

B.J. Liu
CIAE, Beijing, People's Republic of China
G. Bassato, M.G. Giacchini, M. Montis, M. Poggi
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy

The beam diagnostics system of ALPI-PIAVE accelerators has been recently upgraded by migrating the control software to EPICS. The system is based on 40 modules each one including a Faraday cup and a beam profiler made of a couple of wire grids. The device's insertion is controlled by stepper motors in ALPI and by pnematic valves in PIAVE. To reduce the upgrade costs the existing VME hardware used for data acquisition has been left unchanged, while the motor controllers only have been replaced by new units developed in house. The control software has been rebuilt from scratch using EPICS tools. The operator interface is based on CSS; a Channel Archiver based on .. has been installed to support the analysis of transport setup during tests of new beams. The ALPI-PIAVE control system is also a bench test for the new beam diagnostics under development for the SPES facility, whose installation is foreseen in mid 2015.

WPO021

Renovation of PC-based Console System for J-PARC Main Ring

operation, controls, network, GUI

81

S. Yamada
J-PARC, KEK & JAEA, Ibaraki-ken, Japan

Console system for J-PARC Main Ring (MR) was designed in 2007 and had been used for accelerator commissioning and operation since then. It was composed of 20 diskless thin clients and 10 terminal servers. Both of them are PC-based computers running Scientific Linux (SL) as their operating system. Migration to ordinary fat clients was planned in 2013, triggered by update from SL4 to SL6, based on use experiences of those thin clients. Intel NUC is selected as a result of preliminary investigation. Its evaluation is carried successfully out during commissioning of MR. Presently 10 thin clients have been replaced by fat clients. Migration scenario and technique of managing fat clients are discussed.

WPO024

Clients Development of SESAME's Control System based on CSS

controls, Windows, booster, interface

90

I. Saleh, Y.S. Dabain, A. Ismail, M. Mansouri Sharifabad
SESAME, Allan, Jordan

SESAME is a third generation synchrotron light source under construction near Amman (Jordan). It is expected to begin operation in 2016. SESAME's injector (Microtron) and pre-injector (Booster Ring) have been commissioned. Commissioning of the storage ring is expected in 2015. The control system at SESAME is based on EPICS. EPICS IOC's are used for the servers. Control System Studio (CSS) is used for the clients. CSS BEAST alarm handler is used to identify all the critical alarms of the machine including configuration and visualization. This paper presents the architecture and design of the CSS BOY graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and CSS BEAST alarm handler for the different subsystems. It presents the standards followed in the development of SESAME's clients. SESAME will use an archiving tool based on CSS to access process variable history.

Poster WPO024 [0.251 MB]

WPO028

EPICS BEAST Alarm System Happily Purrs at ANKA Synchrotron Light Source

controls, operation, status, monitoring

99

I. Križnar
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
E. Hertle, E. Huttel, W. Mexner, A.-S. Müller, N.J. Smale
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
S. Marsching
Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany

Funding: ANKA Synchrotron Light Source, KIT, Karlsruhe
The control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is adopting new, and converting old, devices into an EPICS control system. New GUI panels are developed in Control System Studio (CSS). EPICS alarming capabilities in connection with the BEAST alarm server tool-kit from the CSS bundle are used as an alarming solution. To accommodate ANKA future requirements as well as ANKA legacy solutions, we have decided to extend the basic functionality of BEAST with additional features in order to manage the alarming for different machine operation states. Since the database of alarm sources is been populated from scratch, we have been able take fresh approach in management and creation of alarm sources to build-up alarm trees. New alarm system is being used, tested and refined and future developed in production environment since end of 2013.

Poster WPO028 [1.344 MB]

WPO032

Magnet Measurement System Upgrade at PSI

controls, software, network, operation

111

P. Chevtsov, V. Vranković
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

The magnet measurement system at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) was significantly upgraded in the last few years. At the moment, it consists of automated Hall probe, rotating wire, and vibrating wire setups, which form a very efficient magnet measurement facility. The paper concentrates on the automation hardware and software implementation, which has made it possible not only to significantly increase the performance of the magnet measurement facility at PSI, but also to simplify magnet measurement data handling and processing.

Poster WPO032 [1.313 MB]

WPO033

Status of Control System for the TPS Commissioning

controls, power-supply, interface, Ethernet

114

Y.-S. Cheng, Y.-T. Chang, J. Chen, P.C. Chiu, K.T. Hsu, S.Y. Hsu, K.H. Hu, C.H. Huang, C.H. Kuo, D. Lee, C.Y. Liao, C.-J. Wang, C.Y. Wu
NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Control system for the Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) project has been implemented. The accelerator system began to be commissioning from third quarter of 2014. Final integration test of each subsystem will be done. The EPICS was chosen as the TPS control system framework. The subsystems control interfaces include event based timing system, Ethernet based power supply control, corrector power supply control, PLC-based pulse magnet power supply control and machine protection system, insertion devices motion control system, various diagnostics, and etc. The standard hardware components had been installed and integrated, and the various IOCs (Input Output Controller) had been implemented as various subsystems control platforms. Development and test of the high level and low level software systems are in final phase. The efforts will be summarized at this report.

WPO034

Network Architecture at Taiwan Photon Source of NSRRC

network, controls, monitoring, photon

117

C.H. Huang, Y.-T. Chang, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Kuo
NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan

A robust, secure and high throughput network is necessary for the 3 GeV Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) in NSRRC. The NSRRC network divides into several subsets according to its functionality and includes CS-LAN, ACC-LAN, SCI-LAN, NSRRC-LAN and INFO-LAN for the instrumental control, subsystem of accelerator, beam-line users, office users and servers for the information office respectively. Each LAN is connected via the core switch by routing protocol to avoid traffic interference. Subsystem subnets connect to control system via EPICS based channel-access gateways for forwarding data. Outside traffic will be block by a firewall to ensure the independence of control system (CS-LAN). Various network management tools and machines are used for maintenance and troubleshooting. The network system architecture, cabling topology and maintainability will be described in this report.

Poster WPO034 [1.847 MB]

TCO103

Recent Highlights from Cosylab

controls, software, TANGO, project-management

132

M. Pleško, F. Amand
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cosylab was established 13 years ago by a group of regular visitors of the PCaPAC. In the meantime, it has grown to a company of 90 employees that covers the majority of accelerator control projects. In this talk, I will present the most interesting developments that we have done in the past two years on a very different range of projects and I will show how we had to get organized in order to be able to manage them all. The developments were made for labs like KIT, ITER, PSI, EBG-MedAustron, European Spallation Source, Maxlab, SLAC, ORNL, GSI/FAIR but also generally for community software like EPICS, TANGO, Control System Studio, White Rabbit, etc. And they range from electronics development to high level software: electric signal conditioning and interfacing, timing system, machine protection system, fibre-optic communication, linux driver development, core EPICS development, packaging, high performance networks, medical device integration, database development, all the way up to turnkey systems. Efficient organisation comprises a matrix structure of teams and groups versus projects and accounts, supported by rigorous reporting, measurements and drill-down analyses.

Slides TCO103 [13.372 MB]

TCO303

TestBed - Automated Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Framework

Linux, framework, controls, data-acquisition

153

P.A. Maslov, K.A. Meyer, K. Žagar
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 289485.
The control systems in big physics facilities may be updated several times a year. Ideally, prior to each release all components of the control system would be tested. One common control system component is a DAQ driver which is generally tested manually according to a predefined test plan. In order to simplify this process, we have developed the TestBed suite, a test framework that executes tests automatically. TestBed is a PXI chassis which contains an embedded controller running the control system on Scientific Linux and a DAQ board capable of generating and acquiring analog and digital signals. TestBed provides an easy-to-use framework written in Python and allows for the quick development and execution of automatic test scripts. From a hardware perspective, each system under test is physically connected to TestBed with a connector board using a predefined pin configuration. Both the system under test and TestBed are connected to the network. The resulting test framework makes it possible for the automatic tests to be executed with each new release of the control system, thus liberating human resources and ensuring complete consistency and repeatability in the testing protocol.

Slides TCO303 [0.703 MB]

FPO008

LabVIEW PCAS Interface for NI CompactRIO

interface, LabView, software, real-time

173

G. Liu, C. Li, J.G. Wang, K. Xuan
USTC/NSRL, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
K. Yang, K. Zheng
National Instruments China, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

When the NI LabVIEW EPICS Server I/O Server is used to integrate NI CompactRIO devices running under VxWorks into EPICS, we notice that it only supports "VAL" field, neither alarms nor time stamps are supported. In order to overcome these drawbacks, a new LabVIEW Channel Access Portable Server (PCAS) Interface is developed, and is applied to the Hefei Light Source (HLS) cooling water monitor system. The test results in the HLS cooling water monitor system indicate that this approach can greatly improve the performance of the NI CompactRIO devices in EPICS environment.

FPO012

A Real-Time Data Logger for the MICE Superconducting Magnets

LabView, FPGA, real-time, controls

185

J.T.G. Wilson
STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

The Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment (MICE) being constructed at STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory will allow scientists to gain working experience of the design, construction and operation of a muon cooling channel. Among the key components are a number of superconducting solenoid and focus coil magnets specially designed for the MICE project and built by industrial partners. During testing it became apparent that fast, real-time logging of magnet performance before, during and after a quench was required to diagnose unexpected magnet behaviour. To this end a National Instruments Compact RIO (cRIO) data logger system was created, so that it was possible to see how the quench propagates through the magnet. The software was written in Real-Time LabVIEW and makes full use of the cRIO built-in FPGA to obtain synchronised, multi-channel data logging at rates of up to 10kHz. This paper will explain the design and capabilities of the created system, how it has helped to better understand the internal behaviour of the magnets during a quench and additional development to allow simultaneous logging of multiple magnets and integration into the existing EPICS control system.

FPO014

New Data Archive System for SPES Project Based on EPICS RDB Archiver with PostgreSQL Backend

controls, database, hardware, network

191

M. Montis, S. Fantinel, M.G. Giacchini
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
M.A. Bellato
INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy

SPES project [1] is a ISOL facility under construction at INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, which requires the integration between the accelerator systems actually used and the new line composed by the primary beam and the ISOL target. As consequence, a migration from the actual control system to a new one based on EPICS [2] is mandatory to realize a distributed control network for the new facility. One of the first implementation realized for this purpose is the Archiver System, an important service required for experiments. Comparing information and experiences provided by other Laboratories, an EPICS Archive System [3] based on PostgreSQL is implemented to provide this service. Preliminary tests are done with a dedicated hardware and following the project requirements. After these tests used to determinate a good configuration for Database and EPICS Application, the system is going to be moved in production, where it will be integrated with the first subsystem upgraded to EPICS. Dedicated customizations are made to the application for providing a simple user experience in managing and interact with the archiver system.
[1] https://web.infn.it/spes
[2] http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics
[3] http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/cs-studio/wiki/RDBArchive

FPO015

Device Control Database Tool (DCDB)

database, controls, Linux, network

194

P.A. Maslov, M. Komel, K. Žagar
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 289485.
In a physics facility containing numerous instruments, it is advantageous to reduce the amount of effort and repetitive work needed for changing the control system (CS) configuration: adding new devices, moving instruments from beamline to beamline, etc. We have developed a CS configuration tool, which provides an easy-to-use interface for quick configuration of the entire facility. It uses Microsoft Excel as the front-end application and allows the user to quickly generate and deploy IOC configuration (EPICS start-up scripts, alarms and archive configuration) onto IOCs; start, stop and restart IOCs, alarm servers and archive engines, etc. The DCDB tool utilizes a relational database, which stores information about all the elements of the accelerator. The communication between the client, database and IOCs is realized by a REST server written in Python. The key feature of the DCDB tool is that the user does not need to recompile the source code. It is achieved by using a dynamic library loader, which automatically loads and links device support libraries. The DCDB tool is compliant with ITER CODAC (used at ITER and ESS), but can also be used in any other EPICS environment.

Poster FPO015 [0.522 MB]

FPO016

Status of Operation Data Archiving System Using Hadoop/HBase for J-PARC

distributed, database, operation, status

196

N. Kikuzawa, Y. Kato, A. Yoshii
JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan
H. Ikeda, N. Ouchi
JAEA, Ibaraki-ken, Japan

J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) consists of much equipment. In Linac and 3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron ring (RCS), the data of over the 64,000 EPICS records for these equipment has been collected. The Data volume is about 2 TB in every year, and the stored total data volume is about 10 TB. The data have been being stored by a Relational Data Base (RDB) system using PostgreSQL, but it is not enough in availability, performance, and capability to increase of data volume flexibility. Hadoop/HBase, which is known as a distributed, scalable and big data store, has been proposed for our next-generation archive system to solve these problems. The test system was built and verified about data transition or database utilization. This report shows the current status of the new archive system, and its advantages and problems which have been obtained through our verification.

FPO030

Control System Software Environment and Integration for the TPS

controls, operation, interface, toolkit

222

Y.-S. Cheng, J. Chen, P.C. Chiu, K.T. Hsu, C.H. Huang, C.H. Kuo, C.Y. Liao, C.Y. Wu
NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan

The TPS (Taiwan Photon Source) is the latest generation 3 GeV synchrotron light source, and the commissioning starts from third quarter of 2014. The EPICS is adopted as control system framework for the TPS. The various EPICS IOCs have implemented for each subsystem. The control system software environment has been established and integrated specifically for the TPS commissioning. The various purposed operation interfaces have been created and mainly include the function of setting, reading, save, restore and etc. The database related applications have been built, and the applications include archive system, alarm system, logbook, Web and etc. The high level applications which are depended upon properties of each subsystem have been developed and are in test phase. The efforts will be summarized at this report.

Slides FPO030 [1.533 MB]

FPO032

TPS Screen Monitor User Control Interface

controls, GUI, interface, linac

228

C.Y. Liao, Y.-S. Cheng, K.T. Hsu, K.H. Hu, C.H. Kuo, D. Lee, C.Y. Wu
NSRRC, Hsinchu, Taiwan

The Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) is being constructed at the campus of the NSRRC (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center) and in commissioning. For beam commissioning, the design and implementation of a screen monitor system for beam profile acquisition, analysis and display was done. A CCD camera with Gigabit Ethernet interface (GigE Vision) is a standard device for image acquisition, to be undertaken with an EPICS IOC via a PV channel; display beam profile and analysis properties are made with a Matlab tool. The further instructions for the design and functionality of the GUI were presented in this report.

FCO201

Renovating and Upgrading the Web2cToolkit Suite: A Status Report

interface, controls, toolkit, TANGO

234

R. Bacher
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Web2cToolkit is a collection of Web services. It enables scientists, operators or service technicians to supervise and operate accelerators and beam lines through the World Wide Web. In addition, it provides users with a platform for communication and the logging of data and actions. Recently a novel service, especially designed for mobile devices, has been added. Besides the standard mouse-based interaction it provides a touch- and voice-based user interface. Web2cToolkit is currently undergoing an extensive renovation and upgrading process. Real WYSIWYG-editors are now available to generate and configure synoptic and history displays, and an interface based on 3D-motion and gesture recognition has been implemented. Also the multi-language support and the security of the communication between Web client and server have been improved substantially. The paper reports the complete status of this work and outlines upcoming development.

Slides FCO201 [1.318 MB]

FCO203

Making it all Work for Operators

controls, operation, GUI, injection

240

I. Križnar
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
E. Hertle, E. Huttel, W. Mexner, A.-S. Müller, N.J. Smale
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
S. Marsching
Aquenos GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany

Funding: ANKA Synchrotron Light Source, KIT, Karlsruhe
As the control system of the ANKA synchrotron radiation source at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) is being slowly upgraded it can become, at key stages, temporarily a mosaic of old and new panels while the operator learns to move across to the new system. With the development of general purpose tools, and careful planning of both the final and transition GUIs, we have been able to actually simplify the working environment for machine operators. In this paper we will explain concepts, guides and tools in which GUIs for operators are developed and deployed at ANKA.

Slides FCO203 [0.663 MB]