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Presenter: J. Frederick Bartlett (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
email: bartlett@fnal.gov
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The Control Architecture of the D0 Experiment {*}

J.F. Bartlett, S. Krzywdzinski, G. Savage, V.I. Sirotenko, D. Zhang (FNAL)

>From a controls viewpoint, contemporary high energy physics collider detectors are comparable in complexity to small to medium size accelerators: however, their controls requirements often differ significantly. D0, one of two collider experiments at Fermilab, has recently started a second, extended running period that will continue for the next five years. EPICS [1], an integrated set of software building blocks for implementing a distributed control system, has been adapted to satisfy the slow controls needs of the D0 detector by extending the support for new device types and an additional field bus, by the addition of a global event reporting system that augments the existing EPICS alarm support, and by the addition of a centralized database with supporting tools for defining the configuration of the control system. This paper discusses the control architecture of the current D0 experiment, how the EPICS system was extended to meet the control requirements of a large, high energy physics detector, and how a formal control system contributes to the management of detector operations.
[1] L. Dalesio et al. 'The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System Architecture: Past, Present, and Future', Proc. ICALEPCS, Berlin, Germany, 1993, pp 179-184
{*} Work supported by US Department of Energy
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