Hardware controls for the STAR experiment at RHIC

D. Reichhold; F. Bieser; M. Bordua; M. Cherney; J. Chrin; J. C. Dunlop; M. I. Ferguson; V. Ghazikhanian; J. Gross; G. Harper; M. Howe; S. Jacobson; S. R. Klein; P. Kravtsov; S. Lewis; J. Lin; C. Lionberger; G. Locurto; C. McParland; T. McShane; J. Meier; I. Sakrejda; Z. Sandler; J. Schambach; Y. Shi; R. Willson; E. Yamamoto; W. Zhang

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01976-9

Hardware controls for the STAR experiment at RHIC

D. Reichhold, F. Bieser, M. Bordua, M. Cherney, J. Chrin, J. C. Dunlop, M. I. Ferguson, V. Ghazikhanian, J. Gross, G. Harper, M. Howe, S. Jacobson, S. R. Klein, P. Kravtsov, S. Lewis, J. Lin, C. Lionberger, G. Locurto, C. McParland, T. McShaneJ. Meier, I. Sakrejda, Z. Sandler, J. Schambach, Y. Shi, R. Willson, E. Yamamoto, W. Zhang

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Abstract

The STAR detector sits in a high radiation area when operating normally; therefore it was necessary to develop a robust system to remotely control all hardware. The STAR hardware controls system monitors and controls approximately 14,000 parameters in the STAR detector. Voltages, currents, temperatures, and other parameters are monitored. Effort has been minimized by the adoption of experiment-wide standards and the use of pre-packaged software tools. The system is based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) [1]. VME processors communicate with subsystem-based sensors over a variety of field busses, with High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) being the most prevalent. Other features of the system include interfaces to accelerator and magnet control systems, a web-based archiver, and C+ +-based communication between STAR online, run control and hardware controls and their associated databases. The system has been designed for easy expansion as new detector elements are installed in STAR.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	792-801
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	499
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01976-9
State	Published - Mar 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This work was supported in part by the United States Department of Energy under contract numbers DE-FG03-96ER40991 and DE-AC03-76SF00098, the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences and the Dean of the Graduate School, Creighton University.

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Creighton College of Arts and Sciences
United States Department of Energy	DE-FG03-96ER40991, DE-AC03-76SF00098
Creighton University

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Control systems
EPICS

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Reichhold, D., Bieser, F., Bordua, M., Cherney, M., Chrin, J., Dunlop, J. C., Ferguson, M. I., Ghazikhanian, V., Gross, J., Harper, G., Howe, M., Jacobson, S., Klein, S. R., Kravtsov, P., Lewis, S., Lin, J., Lionberger, C., Locurto, G., McParland, C., ... Zhang, W. (2003). Hardware controls for the STAR experiment at RHIC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 499(2-3), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01976-9

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