Experience with the VICKSI-control-system

The control system of the VICKSI-accelerator facility is based on the following features: standardized hardware which is commercially available; peripheral interfacing standards considering hardware and software aspects; comprehensive operator interface which is easy to use; man--machine communication routed through the computer; system information held in a central data base; accelerator parameters identified by names; and interpreter for interactive and flexible system use. The present state of the system allows full control and monitoring of the whole accelerator and incorporates about 2000 system variables. In the following a short description of the hardware and software of the control system and of the telemetry system for the Van de Graaff injector is given