ACSYS in a box
C. Briegel, D. Finstrom, B. Hendricks, C. King, S. Lackey, R. Neswold,, D. Nicklaus, J. Patrick, A. Petrov, R. Rechenmacher, C. Schumann, J., Smedinghoff (Fermilab)
TL;DR
This paper presents a portable, encapsulated version of Fermilab's Accelerator Control System, enabling isolated development, upgrades, and research without affecting live operations, thus improving maintenance and reliability.
Contribution
It introduces a method to encapsulate Fermilab's control system into a standalone laptop environment for enhanced flexibility and safety.
Findings
Successful encapsulation of the control system on a laptop
Enhanced maintenance and upgrade capabilities
Reliable standalone environment for R&D
Abstract
The Accelerator Control System at Fermilab has evolved to enable this relatively large control system to be encapsulated into a "box" such as a laptop. The goal was to provide a platform isolated from the "online" control system. This platform can be used internally for making major upgrades and modifications without impacting operations. It also provides a standalone environment for research and development including a turnkey control system for collaborators. Over time, the code base running on Scientific Linux has enabled all the salient features of the Fermilab's control system to be captured in an off-the-shelf laptop. The anticipated additional benefits of packaging the system include improved maintenance, reliability, documentation, and future enhancements.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers · Particle Detector Development and Performance · Superconducting Materials and Applications