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@inproceedings{schmidt:icalepcs1991-s10ts07,
author = {V. Schmidt and G. Flor and G. Manduchi and I. Piacentini},
title = {{The Timing System of the RFX Nuclear Fusion Experiment}},
% booktitle = {Proc. ICALEPCS'91},
booktitle = {Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Accel. Large Exp. Phys. Control Syst. (ICALEPCS'91)},
eventdate = {1991-11-11/1991-11-15},
pages = {367--370},
paper = {S10TS07},
language = {english},
keywords = {timing, software, hardware, experiment, operation},
venue = {Tsukuba, Japan},
series = {International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems},
number = {3},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {12},
year = {1992},
issn = {2226-0358},
isbn = {978-3-95450-254-7},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS1991-S10TS07},
url = {https://jacow.org/icalepcs1991/papers/s10ts07.pdf},
abstract = {{The RFX Nuclear Fusion Experiment in Padova, Italy, employs a distributed system to produce precision trigger signals for the fast control of the experiment and for the experiment-wide synchronization of data acquisition channels. The hardware of the system is based on a set of CAMAC modules. The modules have been integrated into a hardware/software system which provides the following features: # generation of pre-programmed timing events, # distribution of asynchronous (not pre-programmed) timing events, # gating of timing event generation by Machine Protection System, # automatic stop of timing sequence in case of highway damage, # dual-speed timebase for transient recorders, # system-wide precision of ¿3 ¿s, time resolution ¿ l0 ¿s. The operation of the timing system is fully integrated into the RFX data acquisition system software. The Timing System Software consists of three layers: the lowest one corresponds directly to the CAMAC modules, the intermediate one provides pseudo-devices which essentially correspond to specific features of the modules (e.g. a dual frequency clock source for transient recorders), the highest level provides system set-up support. The system is fully operational and was first used during the commissioning of the RFX Power Supplies in spring ’91.}},
}