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This software requirements specification document describes the functionality of the new TASCA Control System.

This document is written and modified by the TCS group, only.

• GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
  • SHE-Chemie
    • JuliaEven
    • EgonJaeger
    • AlexanderYakushev
  • Experimentelektronik
    • HolgerBrand
• Japan Atomic Energy Agnecy / Advaced Science Research Center, Tokai
  • MatthiasSchaedel
• Universität Oslo, Department of Chemestry
  • JonPetterOmtvedt

Since software architecture and detaild design be be based on this document, it must be reviewed!

Definitions of terms and abbreviations

ACC	Accelerator
DAQ	Data Acquisition
DSM	Distributed System Manager
FPGA	Field Programmable Gate Array
GUI	Graphical User interface
HDV	Historical Data Viewer
HW	Hardware
IL	Interlock
LabVIEW	Laboratory Virtual Engineering Workbench, a programming plattform invented by NI
MAX	Measurement and Automation Explorer
MBS	Multi Branch System; Standard GSI data acquisition system
MKS	Instrument of company MKS controlling gas flow and pressure
MIL-Bus	Field bus with realtime capabilities used in the accelerator control system
MP	Macro pulse
NI	National Instruments
NODAL	Software interface to the accelerator control system
PSP	Publisher-Subscriber Protocol
PV	Process Variable
RIO	Reconfigurable Input Output based on FPGA
RTC	Recoil Transport Chamber includes MKS
SCADA	Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
SV	Shared Variable; Network Variable using NI-PSP
SW	Software
TCS	TASCA Control System
TDM(S)	Technical Data Management (Streaming), data format favored by NI
TTL	Transistor-Transistor-Logik
TW	Target Wheel
UI	User interface
UXFVV1S	Fast shutting valve Unilac
UXIVV1S	Fast shutting valve Unilac
VI	Virtual Instrument: main program or function block within LabVIEW

Relationship with other documents

This document is the result of following documents:

• Kickoff Meeting on Dec 14, 2011
• commented word file (TASCAControlModifications.doc) of JonPetterOmtvedt
• UnifiedBeamControlSuggestions of JonPetterOmtvedt
• Accelerator Device Model

-- JonPetterOmtvedt - 19 Jun 2012