Abstract
The VICKSI accelerator and beam line systems which combine the existing 6 MV Van de Graaff with a new split pole cyclotron will be computer controlled. In its first stage the control system allows direct operator access to all system components. Operator interaction and maintenance are supported by the computer through the main control desk as well as various mobile consoles. For standard operations or tests the computer displays to the operator the choice of facilities available. For accelerator studies an interpreter allows any kind of observations. The main back up of the system is a database as a software image of the accelerator and beam line status. Control and data acquisition is routed through a CAMAC-Serial-Highway System to various CAMAC modules which control the actual devices. Five standard types of modules have been specified in such a way that one module completely controls one device thus allowing a simple and comprehensive addressing scheme as well as simple system software. Nearly all the hardware has been delivered and tested. The software is under development, a preliminary version is being checked on a test beam line section with a Van de Graaff beam.
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