RE: EPICS and VXI query

["Moore, Tom via Tech-talk" <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Mark

 

Thank you very much for your response. We have received a similar view from two other knowledgeable people, so it seems that our designer’s view is out-of-date.

 

We will investigate further…

 

Many thanks

 

Tom Moore

 

Procurement Manager

Procurement

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

Oxfordshire

OX14 3DB

Email: tom.moore2@ukaea.uk

Mob: +44 (0) 7968 768 490

Tel: +44 (0) 1235 466 226

 

 

From: Mark Rivers <rivers@cars.uchicago.edu>
Sent: 21 February 2019 16:41
To: Moore, Tom <tom.moore2@ukaea.uk>
Cc: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov; 'Ralph Lange' <ralph.lange@gmx.de>
Subject: RE: EPICS and VXI query

 

Hi Tom,

 

It appears to me that ITER does have drivers for some NI PXI devices. 

 

https://epics.anl.gov/meetings/2014-10/presentations/Wednesday/ITER%20Fast%20Controller%20EPICS%20support.pdf

https://static.iter.org/codac/cs/CODAC_Core_System_Overview_34SDZ5_v6_1.pdf

 

However, I am not sure that those are open source because of the ITER contractual agreements.  You might want to discuss this off-line with Ralph Lange.

 

Mark

 

 

From: tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov <tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov> On Behalf Of Moore, Tom via Tech-talk
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:00 AM
To: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov
Subject: EPICS and VXI query

 

Dear All

 

We are trying to decide on a SCADA system for the MTF test rig project at UK Atomic Energy Authority. Our preference is for EPICS but one of our designers has raised the following concern:

 

 

Could anyone provide some advice on this? It seems that other users must have encountered this issue before. We would like to avoid use of a proprietary system if possible.

 

Many thanks

 

Tom Moore

 

Procurement Manager

Procurement

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

Oxfordshire

OX14 3DB

Email: tom.moore2@ukaea.uk

Mob: +44 (0) 7968 768 490

Tel: +44 (0) 1235 466 226