The SINQ instrument control software system

被引：15

作者：

Heer, H ^{[1
]}

Konnecke, M

Maden, D

机构：

[1] ETH Zurich, Neutron Scattering Lab, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland

[2] PSI, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland

来源：

PHYSICA B | 1997年 / 241卷

关键词：

data acquisition software; front-end electronics; instrument control;

D O I：

10.1016/S0921-4526(97)00528-0

中图分类号：

O469 [凝聚态物理学];

学科分类号：

070205 ;

摘要：

The spallation neutron source SINQ at Villigen, Switzerland, is a continuous source with a flux of about 10(14) n/s cm(2). Nine neutron-scattering instruments will come into operation within the first year, seven of them are situated at neutron guides. The electronics and software required for the various instruments are standardized as far as possible. The SINQ instrument control software (SICS) is implemented as a client server system. The SICS server is implemented in ANSI-C on a digital Unix platform and uses only Posix compliant system calls for maximum portability. Clients provide the user interface, which may be either of the traditional command line type or a more modern graphical user interface. Communication with the front-end electronics is via the TCP/IP internet protocol. Measured data are stored in the NeXus format, a common data exchange format for neutron scattering and X-ray instruments. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：124 / 126

页数：3