ICALEPCS2019 - List of Authors (Gofron, K.J.)

Paper	Title	Page
WEMPL007	EPICS Controlled Wireless Sensors	1015
WEPHA173	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	M.T. Rolland Stony Brook University, Computer Science Department, Stony Brook, New York, USA K.J. Gofron BNL, Upton, New York, USA
	At the trade-off of power, wireless technologies are much more portable and convenient than their wired counterparts. This is especially true in the scientific sphere, where many environmental factors must be recorded at all times at as many locations as possible. Using these technologies, scientists can often reduce cost while maximizing the number of sensors without compromising sensor quality. To this end, we have developed EPICS controllers for both Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensors and XBee ZigBee sensors. For BLE, we chose the Nordic Thingy:52 for its low cost, high battery life, and impressive range of sensors. The controller we developed combines EPICS base functions, the Bluetooth generic attribute data structure library, and multithreading techniques to enable real-time broadcast of the Thingy’s 20+ sensors’ live values. Because BLE is limited in range, we also developed a controller for the XBee sensor which, through the ZigBee mesh protocol, can expand its range through each node added into the network. With these controllers, NSLS-II scientists will have access to a whole new class of sensors which are both easier to deploy and cheaper than their wired predecessors.
	Slides WEMPL007 [1.569 MB]
	Poster WEMPL007 [1.589 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-WEMPL007
About •	paper received ※ 01 October 2019 paper accepted ※ 10 October 2019 issue date ※ 30 August 2020
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WEPHA174	ADUVC - an EPICS Areadetector Driver for USB Video Class Devices	1492
	J. Wlodek Stony Brook University, Computer Science Department, Stony Brook, New York, USA K.J. Gofron BNL, Upton, New York, USA
	Most devices supported by EPICS areaDetector fall under one of two categories: detectors and cameras. Many of the cameras in this group can be classified as industrial cameras, and allow for fine control of exposure time, gain, frame rate, and many other image acquisition parameters. This flexibility can come at a cost however, with most such industrial cameras’ prices starting near one thousand dollars, with the price rising for cameras with more features and better hardware. While these prices are justified for situations that require a large amount of control over the camera, for monitoring tasks and some basic data acquisition the use of consumer devices may be sufficient while being far less cost-prohibitive. The solution we developed was to write an areaDetector driver for USB Video Class (UVC) devices, which allows for a variety of cameras and webcams to be used through EPICS and areaDetector, with most costing under $100.
	Poster WEPHA174 [1.658 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-WEPHA174
About •	paper received ※ 01 October 2019 paper accepted ※ 09 October 2019 issue date ※ 30 August 2020
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Paper

Title

Page

WEMPL007

EPICS Controlled Wireless Sensors

1015

WEPHA173

use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code

M.T. Rolland
Stony Brook University, Computer Science Department, Stony Brook, New York, USA
K.J. Gofron
BNL, Upton, New York, USA

At the trade-off of power, wireless technologies are much more portable and convenient than their wired counterparts. This is especially true in the scientific sphere, where many environmental factors must be recorded at all times at as many locations as possible. Using these technologies, scientists can often reduce cost while maximizing the number of sensors without compromising sensor quality. To this end, we have developed EPICS controllers for both Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensors and XBee ZigBee sensors. For BLE, we chose the Nordic Thingy:52 for its low cost, high battery life, and impressive range of sensors. The controller we developed combines EPICS base functions, the Bluetooth generic attribute data structure library, and multithreading techniques to enable real-time broadcast of the Thingy’s 20+ sensors’ live values. Because BLE is limited in range, we also developed a controller for the XBee sensor which, through the ZigBee mesh protocol, can expand its range through each node added into the network. With these controllers, NSLS-II scientists will have access to a whole new class of sensors which are both easier to deploy and cheaper than their wired predecessors.

Slides WEMPL007 [1.569 MB]

Poster WEMPL007 [1.589 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-WEMPL007

About •

paper received ※ 01 October 2019 paper accepted ※ 10 October 2019 issue date ※ 30 August 2020

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WEPHA174

ADUVC - an EPICS Areadetector Driver for USB Video Class Devices

1492

J. Wlodek
Stony Brook University, Computer Science Department, Stony Brook, New York, USA
K.J. Gofron
BNL, Upton, New York, USA

Most devices supported by EPICS areaDetector fall under one of two categories: detectors and cameras. Many of the cameras in this group can be classified as industrial cameras, and allow for fine control of exposure time, gain, frame rate, and many other image acquisition parameters. This flexibility can come at a cost however, with most such industrial cameras’ prices starting near one thousand dollars, with the price rising for cameras with more features and better hardware. While these prices are justified for situations that require a large amount of control over the camera, for monitoring tasks and some basic data acquisition the use of consumer devices may be sufficient while being far less cost-prohibitive. The solution we developed was to write an areaDetector driver for USB Video Class (UVC) devices, which allows for a variety of cameras and webcams to be used through EPICS and areaDetector, with most costing under $100.

Poster WEPHA174 [1.658 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2019-WEPHA174

About •

paper received ※ 01 October 2019 paper accepted ※ 09 October 2019 issue date ※ 30 August 2020

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)