PCaPAC2014 - List of Keywords (monitoring)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
WPO028	EPICS BEAST Alarm System Happily Purrs at ANKA Synchrotron Light Source	controls, operation, status, EPICS	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]

WPO029	Implementation of the Distributed Alarm System for the Particle Accelerator FAIR Using an Actor Concurrent Programming Model and the Concept of an Agent	distributed, framework, software, simulation	102
	D. Kumar, G.G. Gaperic, M. Pleško Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia R. Huhmann, S. Krepp GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
	The Alarm System is a software system that enables operators to identify and locate conditions which indicate hardware and software components malfunctioning or nearby malfunctioning. The FAIR Alarm System is being constructed as a Slovenian in-kind contribution to FAIR project. The purpose of the paper is to show how to simplify the development of a highly available distributed alarm system for the particle accelerator FAIR using a concurrent programming model based on actors and on the concept of an agent. The agents separate the distribution of the alarm status signals to the clients from the processing of the alarm signals. The logical communication between an alarm client and an agent is between an actor in the alarm client and an actor in the agent. These two remote actors exchange messages through Java MOM. The following will be addressed: the tree-like hierarchy of actors that are used for the fault tolerance communication between an agent and an alarm client; a custom message protocol used by the actors; the message system and corresponding technical implications; and details of software components that were developed using the Akka programming library.

WPO034	Network Architecture at Taiwan Photon Source of NSRRC	network, controls, EPICS, 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]

FPO006	Integration of Independent Radiation Monitoring System with Main Accelerator Control	radiation, controls, operation, hadron	170
	N. Kamikubota, N. Yamamoto KEK, Ibaraki, Japan T. Iitsuka, S.Y. Yoshida Kanto Information Service (KIS), Accelerator Group, Ibaraki, Japan
	The radiation monitoring system of J-PARC was constructed as a part of safety facilities. Thus, it has been operated independently from the main accelerator control system. In fact, the radiation monitoring system consists of two subsystems. The first subsystem developed by JAEA, which covers Linac and RCS ring, is PLC-based. We add a FL-net module to this subsystem to enable one-way data transfer to the accelerator control system. Here FL-net is a device-level communication network using UDP/IP, defined by a Japanese consortium. The second subsystem developed by KEK covers MR ring. It is a CAMAC-based DAQ system. Since this subsystem was difficult to extend, we made signal branches from radiation monitors, and fed them to a new PLC-based DAQ system. As same as the first subsystem, a FL-net module is used for one-way data transfer. In 2013-2014, integration of two subsystems has been carried out. Now radiation monitors can be supervised with the accelerator control system. As a result, accelerator operators can check radiation levels much easier than before. We understand that this is a significant improvement to realize safer operation of J-PARC accelerators.

FPO029	Redesign of Alarm Monitoring System Application "BeamlineAlarminfoClient" at DESY	device-server, GUI, controls, software	219
	S. Aytac DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	The alarm monitoring system “BeamlineAlarminfoClient” is a very useful technical-service application at DESY, as it visually renders the locations of important alarms in some sections (e.g. fire or other emergencies). The aim of redesigning this application is to improve the software architecture and allow the easy integration of new observable areas including a new user interface design. This redesign also requires changes on server-side, where alarms are handled and the necessary alarm information is prepared for display. Currently, the client manages alarm data from 17 different servers. This number will increase dramatically in 2014 when new beam lines come into play. Thus creating templates to simplify the addition of new sections makes sense both for the server and client. The client and server are based on the Tine control system and make use of the Tine-Studio utilities, the Alarm Viewer and the Archive Viewer. This paper presents how the redesign is arranged in close collaboration with the customers.
	Poster FPO029 [0.164 MB]

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WPO028

EPICS BEAST Alarm System Happily Purrs at ANKA Synchrotron Light Source

controls, operation, status, EPICS

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]

WPO029

Implementation of the Distributed Alarm System for the Particle Accelerator FAIR Using an Actor Concurrent Programming Model and the Concept of an Agent

distributed, framework, software, simulation

102

D. Kumar, G.G. Gaperic, M. Pleško
Cosylab, Ljubljana, Slovenia
R. Huhmann, S. Krepp
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany

The Alarm System is a software system that enables operators to identify and locate conditions which indicate hardware and software components malfunctioning or nearby malfunctioning. The FAIR Alarm System is being constructed as a Slovenian in-kind contribution to FAIR project. The purpose of the paper is to show how to simplify the development of a highly available distributed alarm system for the particle accelerator FAIR using a concurrent programming model based on actors and on the concept of an agent. The agents separate the distribution of the alarm status signals to the clients from the processing of the alarm signals. The logical communication between an alarm client and an agent is between an actor in the alarm client and an actor in the agent. These two remote actors exchange messages through Java MOM. The following will be addressed: the tree-like hierarchy of actors that are used for the fault tolerance communication between an agent and an alarm client; a custom message protocol used by the actors; the message system and corresponding technical implications; and details of software components that were developed using the Akka programming library.

WPO034

Network Architecture at Taiwan Photon Source of NSRRC

network, controls, EPICS, 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]

FPO006

Integration of Independent Radiation Monitoring System with Main Accelerator Control

radiation, controls, operation, hadron

170

N. Kamikubota, N. Yamamoto
KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
T. Iitsuka, S.Y. Yoshida
Kanto Information Service (KIS), Accelerator Group, Ibaraki, Japan

The radiation monitoring system of J-PARC was constructed as a part of safety facilities. Thus, it has been operated independently from the main accelerator control system. In fact, the radiation monitoring system consists of two subsystems. The first subsystem developed by JAEA, which covers Linac and RCS ring, is PLC-based. We add a FL-net module to this subsystem to enable one-way data transfer to the accelerator control system. Here FL-net is a device-level communication network using UDP/IP, defined by a Japanese consortium. The second subsystem developed by KEK covers MR ring. It is a CAMAC-based DAQ system. Since this subsystem was difficult to extend, we made signal branches from radiation monitors, and fed them to a new PLC-based DAQ system. As same as the first subsystem, a FL-net module is used for one-way data transfer. In 2013-2014, integration of two subsystems has been carried out. Now radiation monitors can be supervised with the accelerator control system. As a result, accelerator operators can check radiation levels much easier than before. We understand that this is a significant improvement to realize safer operation of J-PARC accelerators.

FPO029

Redesign of Alarm Monitoring System Application "BeamlineAlarminfoClient" at DESY

device-server, GUI, controls, software

219

S. Aytac
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

The alarm monitoring system “BeamlineAlarminfoClient” is a very useful technical-service application at DESY, as it visually renders the locations of important alarms in some sections (e.g. fire or other emergencies). The aim of redesigning this application is to improve the software architecture and allow the easy integration of new observable areas including a new user interface design. This redesign also requires changes on server-side, where alarms are handled and the necessary alarm information is prepared for display. Currently, the client manages alarm data from 17 different servers. This number will increase dramatically in 2014 when new beam lines come into play. Thus creating templates to simplify the addition of new sections makes sense both for the server and client. The client and server are based on the Tine control system and make use of the Tine-Studio utilities, the Alarm Viewer and the Archive Viewer. This paper presents how the redesign is arranged in close collaboration with the customers.

Poster FPO029 [0.164 MB]