Published December 1989 | Version v1
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MPS data-acquisition software system

Creators

  • 1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
  • 2. City Coll., New York (USA)

Description

A description of the software for a FASTBUS based data-acquisition system in use at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Multiparticle Spectrometer is presented. Data reading and formating is done by the SLAC scanner processors (SSP's) resident in the FASTBUS system. A multiprocess software system on VAX computers is used to communicate with the SSP's, record the data, and monitor on-line the progress of high energy and heavy ions experiments. The structure and the performance of this system are discussed. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Computer Physics Communications
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
1-3
Series
Comput. Phys. Commun.
Journal Page Range
353-357
ISSN
0010-4655
CODEN
CPHCB

Conference

Title
International conference on computing in high energy physics.
Dates
10-14 Apr 1989.
Place
Oxford (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21059445
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BNL; CAMAC SYSTEM; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DATA TRANSMISSION; DEC COMPUTERS; FASTBUS SYSTEM; LOGIC CIRCUITS; PROCESS COMPUTERS; SPECTROMETERS; TRIGGER CIRCUITS
Descriptors DEC
COMMUNICATIONS; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PULSE CIRCUITS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract DE-AC02-76CH00016