PCaPAC2016 - List of Keywords (Linux)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
THKTPLK01	Open Hardware and Collaboration	ion, hardware, software, controls	61
	J. Serrano CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	Open Source Hardware (OSHW) follows the lead of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and has similar goals: ensuring developers can share their work without artificial hurdles, improving quality through peer review, avoiding vendor lock-in and providing for a fair playground in which projects can thrive and accommodate contributions without compromising their long-term future. The paper introduces OSHW and then attempts to answer a number of questions: (i) what are the perceived benefits and issues of OSHW, in general and in the context of public research facilities? (ii) what is new with respect to FOSS? (iii) what makes OSHW projects succeed or fail? The paper uses real examples of OSHW projects and practice throughout mostly CERN-related because they are as good as any other and well known by the author and concludes with some thoughts about what the future holds in this domain.
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THDAPLCO01	Embedded Control System for Programmable Multi-Purpose Instruments	ion, controls, FPGA, software	80
	M. Broseta, J.A. Avila-Abellan, S. Blanch-Torné, G. Cuní, D. Fernández-Carreiras, O. Matilla, J. Moldes, M. Rodriguez, S. Rubio-Manrique, J. Salabert, X. Serra-Gallifa ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
	At ALBA's Computing Division, we have started the development of a high-performant electrometer (Em# project) as a versatile and customizable equipment. It is based on a SPEC board (simple PCIe FMC carrier) with customizable FMC cards and an Single Board Computer, altogether built in a single cost-optimized instrument. The whole device is designed to provide a wide range of functionalities to fulfill unique and complex experiments by means of configuration changes instead of having specific instruments. Within the controls software development group, we started the development of a full embedded control software, based on a Linux OS that communicates with the SPEC's FPGA using the PCIe bus. This approach allows the integration of complex operations and functions in real time to higher software layers, as well as the local control, setup and diagnostics via integrated touch-screen display controlled by I2C. The system provides also SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) allowing an easy integration to any control system. This paper describes the design process, main aspects of the data acquisition and the expected benefits during the integration in the Control System.
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THPOPRPO03	UVX Control System: An Approach with Beaglebone Black	ion, controls, operation, software	91
	S. Lescano INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France E.P. Coelho, J.G.R.S. Franco, P.H. Nallin, G.C. Pinton, A.R.D. Rodrigues LNLS, Campinas, Brazil
	The UVX is a 1.37 GeV synchrotron light source that has been in operation by the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) since 1997. The Control System, which was completely developed in-house, has received some upgrades lately in order to get around issues from aging, to improve performance and to reduce maintenance costs. A new crate controller, which is based on Beaglebone Black single board computer, has been under tests and is a great candidate to substitute both Advantech single board computers and old CPUs. The current crate communication topology (through LOCO backplane) will be maintained and software is based on PROSAC, implemented for Advantech SBCs. Beaglebone platform, which is open hardware and community-supported, is also chosen to be a branch of Sirius Control System. An overview will be presented as well as first experimental and practical results.
	Poster THPOPRPO03 [0.999 MB]
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Paper

Title

Other Keywords

Page

THKTPLK01

Open Hardware and Collaboration

ion, hardware, software, controls

61

J. Serrano
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Open Source Hardware (OSHW) follows the lead of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and has similar goals: ensuring developers can share their work without artificial hurdles, improving quality through peer review, avoiding vendor lock-in and providing for a fair playground in which projects can thrive and accommodate contributions without compromising their long-term future. The paper introduces OSHW and then attempts to answer a number of questions: (i) what are the perceived benefits and issues of OSHW, in general and in the context of public research facilities? (ii) what is new with respect to FOSS? (iii) what makes OSHW projects succeed or fail? The paper uses real examples of OSHW projects and practice throughout mostly CERN-related because they are as good as any other and well known by the author and concludes with some thoughts about what the future holds in this domain.

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THDAPLCO01

Embedded Control System for Programmable Multi-Purpose Instruments

ion, controls, FPGA, software

80

M. Broseta, J.A. Avila-Abellan, S. Blanch-Torné, G. Cuní, D. Fernández-Carreiras, O. Matilla, J. Moldes, M. Rodriguez, S. Rubio-Manrique, J. Salabert, X. Serra-Gallifa
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

At ALBA's Computing Division, we have started the development of a high-performant electrometer (Em# project) as a versatile and customizable equipment. It is based on a SPEC board (simple PCIe FMC carrier) with customizable FMC cards and an Single Board Computer, altogether built in a single cost-optimized instrument. The whole device is designed to provide a wide range of functionalities to fulfill unique and complex experiments by means of configuration changes instead of having specific instruments. Within the controls software development group, we started the development of a full embedded control software, based on a Linux OS that communicates with the SPEC's FPGA using the PCIe bus. This approach allows the integration of complex operations and functions in real time to higher software layers, as well as the local control, setup and diagnostics via integrated touch-screen display controlled by I2C. The system provides also SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) allowing an easy integration to any control system. This paper describes the design process, main aspects of the data acquisition and the expected benefits during the integration in the Control System.

Slides THDAPLCO01 [2.721 MB]

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THPOPRPO03

UVX Control System: An Approach with Beaglebone Black

ion, controls, operation, software

91

S. Lescano
INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
E.P. Coelho, J.G.R.S. Franco, P.H. Nallin, G.C. Pinton, A.R.D. Rodrigues
LNLS, Campinas, Brazil

The UVX is a 1.37 GeV synchrotron light source that has been in operation by the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) since 1997. The Control System, which was completely developed in-house, has received some upgrades lately in order to get around issues from aging, to improve performance and to reduce maintenance costs. A new crate controller, which is based on Beaglebone Black single board computer, has been under tests and is a great candidate to substitute both Advantech single board computers and old CPUs. The current crate communication topology (through LOCO backplane) will be maintained and software is based on PROSAC, implemented for Advantech SBCs. Beaglebone platform, which is open hardware and community-supported, is also chosen to be a branch of Sirius Control System. An overview will be presented as well as first experimental and practical results.

Poster THPOPRPO03 [0.999 MB]

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