Published December 17, 1999 | Version v1
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Startup of the experimental physics industrial control system at NSTX

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Description

The Experimental Physics Industrial Control System (EPICS) is a set of software which is being used as the basis of the National Spherical Torus Experiment's (NSTX) Process Control System, a major element of the NSTX's Central Instrumentation and Control System. EPICS is a result of a co-development effort started by several US Department of Energy National Laboratories. EPICS is actively supported through an international collaboration made up of government and industrial users. EPICS' good points include portability, scalability, and extensibility. A drawback for small experiments is that a wide range of software skills are necessary to get the software tools running for the process engineers. The authors' experience in designing, developing, operating, and maintaining NSTX's EPICS (system) will be reviewed

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00750052; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/750052-1M7gBz/webviewable/

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https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/750052-1M7gBz/webviewable/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
Report number
PPPL--3410

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
31018528
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CODES; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; DESIGN; NSTX DEVICE; OPERATION; PROCESS CONTROL; START-UP
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; SPHEROMAK DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-76CH03073
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (United States)