PARALLEL SESSION B
B3 Instrumentation and control systems
Wed 2nd Oct 16h25 - 18h00
Hall 26 - Luttazzi
Big Science organisations have a particular need for high performant I&C (Instrumentation and Control) and CODAC (Control, Data Access and Communication) systems. These are used for the scientific exploitation of the facility for the data acquisition and processing of the data, and they are also used for the essential control systems for e.g. safety, machine protection, robotic systems etc. The technical areas of relevance include for example: real-time systems, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, for example EPICS), electronics and FPGA design, automation, and network infrastructure.
Speakers of the session
Agenda
Laurent Jammes
ILO for ESO, PERIIA, CNRS
Jochen Haucke
ESO
The presentation gives examples of control systems for ESO’s optical telescopes ELT (currently under construction) and VLT (in operation). These examples contain information on existing and planned industry contracts. Besides the construction, we also have projects for maintenance, obsolescence and integrated operations that also give chances for suppliers. Finally, there is an explanation of ESO’s instrument strategy that mainly bases on contributions by consortia of institutes and universities.
Steffen Hauf
XFEL
This contribution introduces the Karabo SCADA system that controls the photon systems and scientific instruments at the European XFEL. Karabo is an asynchronous broker-based system designed for data rates exceeding 15 GB/s. It is also the operator interface to a Beckhoff PLC framework integrating the facility’s vacuum, interlock and most motion systems. Examples of 3rd-party integrations through vendor libraries, middleware, or systems like Tango are given.
Alessandro Masi
CERN
The talk will provide an overview of the future business opportunities at CERN in the domain of Instrumentation & Control hardware as well as Electronic Design and Manufacturing. Possible area of collaborations with industrial partners are also highlighted.
The talk will provide an high level overview of the scope and organisation of the Instrumentation and Control (I&C) related activities in Fusion for energy. It will provide information about the current industrial collaborations highlighting the contracts that will be introduced or renewed in the near future. The content will also cover I&C procurement performed by ITER.
Chair & All speakers
Laurent Jammes
ILO for ESO, PERIIA, CNRS