VISUAL INTERFACE - Operator manipulates icons to control all functions of accelerator and FEL
ALL SETTINGS STORED AND RECALLABLE
EASE OF USE - Students and users often operate the FEL
AUTOMATIC TRACKING - Wavelengths can be continuously scanned over ~ 10 % range
STANDARD PC-CLONE BASED COMPUTER HARDWARE - cheap, easily maintained and upgraded
OS2 AND C++ OBJECT ORIENTED LANGUAGE USED - robust and provides base for easy future extensions
TEXT BASED CONFIGURATION FILE - simple hardware reconfiguration without rewriting any code
This represents a "second generation" computer control system. The computer interfaces to a CAMAC system by HPIB bus
to generate and monitor signals to all components of the accelerator, the Free Electron Lasers, and the optical transport
system. For diagnostics, a frame grabber captures and displays images from CCD cameras and fluorescent screens along
the beam line.
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