Online Project List

Below I list a number of online projects that need attention, roughly divided by when they should be addressed. Some are small and self-contained, and thus suitable for individuals at universities. Feel free to make additions or add comments.

2009

• ROOT/cMsg histogram transport
  • Use the JLab cMsg interprocess communication package to transport ROOT histograms over a network.

• IRMIS detector/electronics/cable/controls database
  • Implement one complete detector system as a test case.

• 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.

• EPICS JAVAIOC
  • Download and test.

• Control System Studio development environment for EPICS applications
  • Download and test (CSS is based on Java/Eclipse).

• EPICS C++ portable channel access server
  • Figure out how to use the new C++ PCAS library.

• EPICS Java channel access library
  • Learn how to use JCA/CAJ for clients and servers.

• EPICS Asyn driver
  • Figure out if it might be useful for Hall D, and if so learn how to use it.

• cMsg/Labview connection
  • Write Linux Labview module that communicates using the cMsg API from the JLab DAQ group.

• EPICS/Labview connection
  • Figure out how to connect EPICS and Labview on Linux, with Labview as both client and server.

• SNS EPICS alarm system
  • Download and test.

• SNS EPICS archiver
  • Download and test.

• ORNL EPICS SCORE backup/restore/compare system
  • Download and test.

• EPICS base
  • Figure out how to create new record types and new device support.

• EPICS tools
  • Survey the many EPICS tools available and figure out which ones might be useful for Hall D. Then download and test.

• AFECS state machine language
  • Learn how to use AFECS from DAQ group.

• cMsg publish/subscribe interprocess communication package
  • Learn how to use the cMsg package from the DAQ group.

2010

• Event display
  • Investigate online event display options, especially the system from Dave Heddle (Hall B).

• Remote access and display of EPICS data
  • Investigate mechanisms for remote display of controls data.

• Visual DCT - EPICS configuration tool
  • Figure out if this might be useful for Hall D.

• EPICS State Notation Language for state machines
  • Figure out what SNL is good for and how to use it.

• EPICS CAEN HV control
  • Test CLS driver for CAEN HV crates, or find another one.

• Labview CAEN HV control
  • Find a Labview control system for CAEN HV crates and test.

• Labview Wiener crate control
  • Download module from Wiener and test.

• J5 database application development system
  • Download, test, and work out how we might use it for database apps and elogs.

• Test Accelerator elog
  • Test Accelerator elog without using custom operator scripts.

• OPC control protocol
  • Is OPC useful for Hall D? If so, get it and test.

• CAN control protocol
  • Learn about CAN and how we might control 3000 devices (FCAL PMT bases).

• SMBus control protocol
  • Learn about SMBus and the design of the preamp card distribution box, and how we might control 1000 channels.

• SCONS ("make" replacement)
  • Learn about and teach us how to use the SCONS build system.

2011

• EPICS on the web
  • Learn how to use CAML and Web2cToolkit.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Monitoring and level 3 farm system
  • Recommend features needed in monitoring and level 3 farm systems.

• Python scripting language
  • Learn about and teach us how to use Python.