A data acquisition and control system in the MISS electronics standard for the detector on drift tubes

Abstract

A structure of the data acquisition and control system (DAQC) in the MISS electronics standard for a multichannel detector on drift tubes is described. Its special feature is the use of the specialized LE-83 controller for communications with the computer and LE-83T controller-timer, which fulfills off-line all functions of storing data in its inner memory buffers in real time without an obligatory external trigger launching signal. The rewriting of stored data from the buffer into the computer memory and their transmission via the local network occur periodically in program-specified time intervals. The received data are processed on-line to control the equipment, alert, if a fault is detected, and produce physical results directly to the operator, who interacts with the system through the graphic interface with a possibility of the setup configuration. The system is built as a set of interacting processes, which can operate both on one computer or be distributed on several computers (within the frameworks of the local network).