RE: EPICS Support for NI-9223

[Abdalla Ahmad via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Mariano

 

One module is sufficient because we want to interface it with 3 pre-amplifier that are connected to ionization chambers in the XAFS beamline. In terms of hardware, it is recommended to be installed as a standalone module and controlled via Ethernet, for software we prefer a Linux-based EPICS support for faster system integration.

 

Best Regards,

Abdalla Al-Dalleh

Control Engineer

SESAME

 

From: Mariano Ruiz <mariano.ruiz at upm.es>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2025 10:31 AM
To: Abdalla Ahmad <Abdalla.Ahmad at sesame.org.jo>
Subject: RE: EPICS Support for NI-9223

 

Hi Abdalla,

How many modules do you need for your application?

Do you have any other constrains in terms of Operating system to use or hardware interface?

Regards, Mariano

 

Dr. Mariano Ruiz

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From: Abdalla Ahmad <Abdalla.Ahmad at sesame.org.jo>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2025 9:15 AM
To: Mariano Ruiz <mariano.ruiz at upm.es>
Cc: Tech-talk at aps.anl.gov
Subject: RE: EPICS Support for NI-9223

 

Hi Mariano

 

I am not sure but does it work as a standalone module? Right now we are checking if it is a suitable replacement for the existing DAQ from Data Translation, the DT8824.

 

Best Regards,

Abdalla Al-Dalleh

Control Engineer

SESAME

 

From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> On Behalf Of Mariano Ruiz via Tech-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 5:01 PM
To: tech-talk at aps.anl.gov
Subject: FW: EPICS Support for NI-9223

 

 

Where do you plan to install the NI-9223?

A cRIO system?

 

Best regards

 

Dr. Mariano Ruiz

Professor

Technical University of Madrid

Instrumentation and Applied Acoustic Research Group

ETS Ingeniería y Sistemas de Telecomunicación

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Madrid 28031

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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> On Behalf Of Ralph Lange via Tech-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:45 AM
To: EPICS Tech Talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: EPICS Support for NI-9223

 

On Tue, 13 May 2025 at 09:58, Abdalla Ahmad via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov> wrote:

 

I noticed on the NI section of EPICS manufacturers page https://epics.anl.gov/modules/manufacturer.php#National%20Instruments there is an EPICS driver for the NI-DAQmx interface which, according to NI website, works with the NI-9223 but the SVN URL ( http://epics.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/epics/applications/trunk/DAQmxBase/ ) is not working. Is there another URL to clone the driver? Will this driver work with the NI-9223? Are there other alternatives?

 

FWIW, the modules database has moved to https://epics-controls.org/resources-and-support/modules/ a few years ago.

 

Note that DAQmx and DAQmx Base are two different NI software products. DAQmx Base development was frozen by NI in 2019 (last release: 2015).

 

ITER has plain EPICS support and an NDSv3 device driver for the IRIO library (by the I2A2 institute of UPM - University of Madrid) on top of the NI DAQmx open source driver (yet another NI driver). [1]

The first official release of the IRIO-based stack was also announced on Tech-Talk [2] and later reported in the EPICS Collaboration Meeting in June 2019. [3]

 

NDSv3 is the C++ framework for data acquisition that ITER proposes for its diagnostics use cases. It was presented in more detail at the ICALEPCS 2021. [4]

We're currently in the middle of the procedure to make the ITER developments for NDSv3 public. Once we have the authorization, things will appear on GitHub.

 

Cheers,
~Ralph

 

[1] https://www.upm.es/recursosidi/en/offers-resources/technological-solutions/irio-intelligent-instrumentation-for-adaptative-integration/

[2] https://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2017/msg00083.php

[3] https://indico.global/event/7046/contributions/66556/

[4] https://inspirehep.net/literature/2076620