@article{6936,
  author = {G. W. van der Linden and F. Wijnoltz and J. Scholten and P. J. Busch and A. J. Poelman and P. H. Smeets and B. de Groot and W. R. Koppers},
  title = {Design of the Magnum-PSI safety, control and data acquisition system},
  abstract = {The FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen has started the construction of Magnum-PSI, a magnetized (3 T), steady-state, large area (80cm(2)) high-flux (up to 10(24) H(+)ions m(-2) s(-1)) plasma generator. The aim of this linear plasma device is to provide a controlled, highly accessible laboratory experiment facility in which the interaction of a magnetized plasma with different surfaces can be studied in detail. Magnum-PSI consists of several subsystems including vacuum, cooling, plasma source, target station, and a number of diagnostic systems. The safety, Control, Data Acquisition and Communication (CODAC) system integrates these subsystems and provides an interface for the Magnum-PSI users. The CODAC system is designed in parallel with the Magnum-PSI hardware to maximize compatibility and usability. The CODAC system must handle the step-by-step construction and expansion of the Magnum-PSI system without compromising human and system safety in each step, combine manual and remote control, and provide a central data storage and implement automated experiment execution. Key features of the CODAC system are a layered, modular and distributed design, the use of intelligent devices (e.g. commercial computer controlled cooling units), a centralized data storage built on HDF5, and a communication layer built on ZeroC (TM) Ice (TM). A significant part of the design is based on existing open source software components, integrated using C and Python code. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
  volume = {83},
  number = {2-3},
  pages = {273-275},
  month = {Apr},
  isbn = {0920-3796},
  url = {<Go to ISI>://000256778800025 },
  note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 313ZPTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 4},
  language = {English},
}