학술논문

Fast Synchronous Beam Property Modulation Using a Large Distributed Microprocessor System
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 28(3):2192-2194 Jun, 1981
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Optical modulation
Microprocessors
Control systems
CAMAC
Computer networks
Pulse modulation
Real time systems
Distributed databases
Distributed computing
Humans
Language
ISSN
0018-9499
1558-1578
Abstract
One of the design objectives of the new CPS controls system is to permit changing the setting conditions from one machine cycle to the next in order to serve different users with different beam properties. Cycles may be as short as 650 ms and for the PS Booster (PSB) about 1000 parameters may have to be refreshed each cycle. This task is handled by 20 microprocessor-based Auxiliary CAMAC Crate Controllers (ACC). This layout offers three major possibilities: (i) fast and reliable parameter refreshment in each cycle; (ii) the microprocessors constitute a distributed database, which allows autonomous execution of complicated tasks triggered by simple commands from the process computer; (iii) the microprocessors allow complete decoupling between the severe process real-time constraints and human interaction: asynchronous operator commands are executed in a precise synchronous way with the process.