Industrial Controls Engineering Department Proposals for an Improved CERN PXI Support First CERN PXI Users Group meeting - 19 th October 2011 - H. Reymond.

Industrial ControlsEngineering Department

Proposals for an Improved CERN PXI Support

First CERN PXI Users Group meeting - 19th October 2011 - H. Reymond - EN/ICE

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Why to Establishthe CERN PXI Users Group ?

To allow knowledge sharing about PXI Experience about HW / SW Known issues on drivers, cards, LV-RT, …

To promote the use of PXI at CERN by helping new users Selecting the best PXI solution that fits their needs Best programming practices (i.e. RT, fast triggering, …)

To be stronger actors when requesting new features/improvements Asking development of CERN specific using Improving existing PXI cards for our needs

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CERN PXI Users Group

Mandate of the CERN PXI Users group :

Validate a catalogue of recommended components

Build knowledge base for configuration & use

Define the critical spare parts, managed by EN-ICE

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More than 1500 PXI products are available Proposal for a reduced list of well known equipment From National Instruments and other firms

Based on most popular PXI cards used at CERN…

… and on domain specific components

Catalogue of recommended components

RF Generation & Analysis Instrument controlVMEGPIB

RS-232/422/482VXI

Sound & Vibration

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Several cards have the same purpose but with different specifications i.e. DAQ cards We propose to keep multifunction cards with the highest capabilities

The idea of this catalogue is to give a best support to the recommended components

It will be established on yearly basis and will be updated according to new requirements and obsolete devices

Catalogue of recommended components

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An Example from ITER

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Shared knowledge base

Build a knowledge base for configuration & use People interested will be asked for examples, proven solutions, … EN/ICE will gather information from CERN users

A Web tool will be developed Examples of code for specific PXI cards Programming structures by app. area (RT, fast ACQ, multi cards trig.) Known issues / fixes Information about restrictive features or device behavior

This will not be a copy of the www.ni.com Only data to use or debug PXI systems No specifications or guidelines for selecting components

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Shared knowledge base

PXI Support

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Critical spares identification

Define the critical spare parts, managed by EN/ICE Based on risk analysis & impact on accelerator availability

Criticality is different for a test bench & operational system Depending on the number of cards in use

On request also specific cards could be added to the spare list For chassis, controllers and cards

EN/ICE will buy and store these components They will be available for participating clients On demand a spare component will be delivered

The user will then refund EN/ICE to replace this component For operational systems the delivery could be done by SBS (24/24)

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Support for recommended & critical systems

Monitoring tools (based on DIAMON or MOON)

Technical Support, through our actual LabVIEW support (Odd O. Andreassen, Cedric charrondiere, Alessandro Raimondo, Adriaan Rijllart, Hubert Reymond)

For obsolescent systems, proposal for staged update

Remote reboot (standard BE/CO solution)

Extended warranty from NI Discussions in progress

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PXI in CERN Accelerator Complex

LINAC 4

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Questions