Microcomputer control system for the SuperHILAC third injector [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1979.
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| Abstract: | A new control system using the latest technology in microcomputers will be used on the third injector at the SuperHILAC. It incorporates some new and progressive ideas in both hardware and software design. These ideas were inspired by the revolution in microprocessors. The third injector project consists of a high voltage pre-injector, a Wideroe type linear accelerator, and connecting beam lines, requiring control of 80 analog and 300 boolean devices. To solve this problem, emphasizing inexpensive, commercially available hardware, we designed a control system consisting of 20 microcomputer boards with a total of 700 kilobytes of memory. Each computer board using a 16-bit microprocessor has the computing power of a typical minicomputer. With these microcomputers operating in parallel, the programming can be greatly simplified, literally replacing software with hardware. This improves system response speed and cuts costs dramatically. An easy to use interpretive language, similar to BASIC, will allow operations personnel to write special purpose programs in addition to the compiled procedures. |
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| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 09/01/1979. "lbl-9763" " conf-790927-28" Linear accelerator conference, Montauk, NY, USA, 10 Sep 1979. Ritchie, A.L.; Lancaster, H.D.; Selph, F.B.; Stover, G.R.; Glatz, J.; Keith, S.R.; Fahmie, M.P.; Magyary, S.B.; Besse, L.J. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 6 : digital, PDF file. |