PCaPAC2014 - List of Keywords (Ethernet)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
WPO001	Integrating Siemens PLCs and EPICS over Ethernet at the Canadian Light Source	PLC, EPICS, 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, EPICS, electron, 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]

WPO033	Status of Control System for the TPS Commissioning	controls, EPICS, power-supply, interface	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.

TCO305	TCP/IP Control System Interface Development Using Microchip* Brand Microcontrollers	controls, interface, hardware, electronics	158
	C.E. Peters, M.A. Power ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA
	Funding: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. Even as the diversity and capabilities of Single-Board-Computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi and BeagleBoard continue to increase, low level microprocessor solutions also offer the possibility of robust distributed control system interfaces. Since they can be smaller and cheaper than even the least expensive SBC, they are easily integrated directly onto printed circuit boards either via direct mount or pre-installed headers. The ever increasing flash-memory capacity and processing clock speeds has enabled these types of microprocessors to handle even relatively complex tasks such as management of a full TCP/IP software and hardware stack. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate several different implementation scenarios wherein a computer control system can communicate directly with an off-the-shelf Microchip brand microcontroller and its associated peripherals. The microprocessor can act as a Hardware-to-Ethernet communication bridge and provide services such as distributed reading and writing of analog and digital values, webpage serving, simple network monitoring and others to any custom electronics solution. * Microchip Technology Inc., www.microchip.com
	Slides TCO305 [3.904 MB]

Paper

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WPO001

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

PLC, EPICS, 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, EPICS, electron, 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]

WPO033

Status of Control System for the TPS Commissioning

controls, EPICS, power-supply, interface

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.

TCO305

TCP/IP Control System Interface Development Using Microchip* Brand Microcontrollers

controls, interface, hardware, electronics

158

C.E. Peters, M.A. Power
ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA

Funding: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
Even as the diversity and capabilities of Single-Board-Computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi and BeagleBoard continue to increase, low level microprocessor solutions also offer the possibility of robust distributed control system interfaces. Since they can be smaller and cheaper than even the least expensive SBC, they are easily integrated directly onto printed circuit boards either via direct mount or pre-installed headers. The ever increasing flash-memory capacity and processing clock speeds has enabled these types of microprocessors to handle even relatively complex tasks such as management of a full TCP/IP software and hardware stack. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate several different implementation scenarios wherein a computer control system can communicate directly with an off-the-shelf Microchip brand microcontroller and its associated peripherals. The microprocessor can act as a Hardware-to-Ethernet communication bridge and provide services such as distributed reading and writing of analog and digital values, webpage serving, simple network monitoring and others to any custom electronics solution.
* Microchip Technology Inc., www.microchip.com

Slides TCO305 [3.904 MB]