Online Project List

Important Input

To work out the online task list I need input as to when detector groups will be needing controls and DAQ capabilities for construction, pre-installation testing, post-installation testing, and final checkout.

Below is a partial list based on guesses. Number of man-weeks needed for a task depend strongly on level of experience of person doing the work. Estimates below assume some experience, but not a great deal.

2009

To do: split into eval and implementation phases

• IRMIS detector/electronics/cable/controls database
  • Implement one complete detector system as a test case.
  • estimate 8 man-weeks effort

• Allen-Bradley PLC
  • Learn how to program and use an A-B PLC.
  • Learn how to connect to EPICS channel access using SNS driver, and how to connect to Labview using a different SNS driver.
  • estimate 12 man-weeks effort

• EPICS JAVAIOC
  • Download and test.
  • estimate 6 man-weeks effort

• Control System Studio development environment for EPICS applications
  • Download and test (CSS is based on Java/Eclipse).
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EPICS C++ portable channel access server
  • Figure out how to use the new C++ PCAS library.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EPICS Java channel access library
  • Learn how to use JCA/CAJ for clients and servers.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EPICS Asyn driver
  • Figure out if it might be useful for Hall D, and if so learn how to use it.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• cMsg/Labview connection
  • Write Linux Labview module that communicates using the cMsg API from the JLab DAQ group.
  • estimate 8 man-weeks effort

• EPICS/Labview connection
  • Figure out how to connect EPICS and Labview on Linux, with Labview as both client and server.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• SNS EPICS alarm system (BEAST)
  • Download and test.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• SNS EPICS archiver
  • Download and test.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• ORNL EPICS backup/restore/compare system (SCORE)
  • Download and test.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EPICS base
  • Figure out how to create new record types and new device support.
  • estimate 8 man-weeks effort

• EPICS tools
  • Survey the many EPICS tools available and figure out which ones might be useful for Hall D. Then download and test.
  • estimate 6 man-weeks effort

• AFECS state machine language
  • Learn how to use AFECS from DAQ group.
  • estimate 6 man-weeks effort

• cMsg publish/subscribe interprocess communication package
  • Learn how to use the cMsg package from the DAQ group.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• CERN LASER alarm system
  • Learn about LASER and whether we should look into it.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• NAGIOS and/or MonAlisa remote monitoring/alarm systems
  • Learn about NAGIOS and MonAlisa and determine if either might be useful for us.
  • Learn about the NAGIOS connection to EPICS PV's.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

2010

• ROOT/cMsg histogram transport
  • Use the JLab cMsg interprocess communication package to transport ROOT histograms over a network.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• Event display
  • Investigate online event display options, especially the system from Dave Heddle (Hall B).
  • Implement alarm display for Hall D using best option.
  • estimate 26 man-weeks effort

• Remote access and display of EPICS data
  • Investigate mechanisms for remote display of controls data.
  • Choose system and implement.
  • estimate 8 man-weeks effort

• National Instruments cRIO FPGA system
  • Learn about the NI cRIO system, Labview FPGA programming support, and whether this might be useful in the Hall D trigger system.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• Visual DCT - EPICS configuration tool
  • Figure out if this might be useful for Hall D.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• EPICS State Notation Language for state machines
  • Figure out what SNL is good for and how to use it.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EPICS CAEN HV control
  • Test CLS driver for CAEN HV crates, or find another one.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• Labview CAEN HV control
  • Find a Labview control system for CAEN HV crates and test.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• Labview Wiener crate control
  • Download module from Wiener and test.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• J5 database application development system
  • Download, test, and work out how we might use it for database apps and elogs.
  • estimate 6 man-weeks effort

• Test Accelerator elog
  • Test Accelerator elog without using custom operator scripts.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• OPC control protocol
  • Is OPC useful for Hall D? If so, get it and test.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• CAN control protocol
  • Learn about CAN and how we might control 3000 devices (FCAL PMT bases).
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• SMBus control protocol
  • Learn about SMBus and the design of the preamp card distribution box, and how we might control 1000 channels.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• SCONS ("make" replacement)
  • Learn about and teach us how to use the SCONS build system.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

2011

• EPICS on the web
  • Learn how to use CAML and Web2cToolkit.
  • estimate 6 man-weeks effort

• Info Server for generic information storage and retreival
  • Investigate and define role for generic info server (as in Hall B), either based on cMsg or something else.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• EVIO event I/O package
  • Learn how to use the EVIO package from the DAQ group. Recommend improvements or extensions.
  • Possible improvements: no fixed block size, dictionary, random access, implement Java DOM.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort

• Configuration database
  • Work out strategy for storing, retrieving and archiving detector configuration information (EPICS and non-EPICS information).
  • estimate 12 man-weeks effort

• Monitoring and level 3 farm system
  • Recommend features needed in monitoring and level 3 farm systems.
  • estimate 4 man-weeks effort

• Python scripting language
  • Learn about and teach us how to use Python.
  • estimate 2 man-weeks effort