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COTS Technologies for Control, Diagnostics and

Measurements in Big Physics Applications

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Diversity of Applications

ElectronicsSemiconductors Computers

AdvancedResearch &Big Physics

Petrochemical FoodProcessing Textiles

AutomotiveTelecom

ATE Military/Aerospace

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Graphical System DesignA Platform-Based Approach

PXI and Modular Instruments

Desktops and PC-Based DAQ

RIO and Custom Designs

Test Monitor Embedded Control Cyber Physical

Open Connectivity with 3rd Party I/O

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PHYSICSEXPERIMENTS

CONTROLSYSTEM

PARTICLEPHYSICS

PLASMAPHYSICS

LIGHT SOURCES

• LANSCE, SNS, SLAC, NDCX-II, FAIR, CNAO

• LHC• Borexino• Max Planck,

JET, DIII-D, KSTAR, ITER

• Czech IPP• NIF, LMJ, Z

Pinch

TOKAMAKSTELLARATOR

INERTIAL FUSION

• BNL, SOLEIL, ALBA, Diamond, Spring8

• PHELIX, UT

ACCELERATOR COLLIDERDETECTOR

SYNCHROTRONLASER

FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

CANCER THERAPY

MATERIAL STUDYBIOMEDICAL

SEMICONCOMMUNICATIONS

FUSION ENERGYNUCLEAR WEAPONS

TELESCOPES • SALT, E-ELT, TMT, GMT, SKA, NSO

MIRROR CONTROLADAPTIVE OPTICS

SPECTROSCOPYCAMERA

FACILITIES

Control, Measurement & Diagnostic Systems

Big Physics at NI

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• Collimators Control System• > 120 PXI Systems over 27 km• FPGA Based Motion Control Algorithms• <1 ms synchronization

CERN: LHC

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CERN Collimator Alignment• 550+ axes of motion• Across 27 km distance• The jaws have to be positioned with an accuracy which is a fraction of the beam size (200μm)

• Synchronized to• < 5ms drift over 15 minutes• Maximum jitter in μs

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CERN – LHC Collimator Project• 120 PXI systems running LabVIEW Real-Time• Communication

• PXI systems are connected through Ethernet • Linux (Corba) host via a protocol called DIM (future

FESA)• Synchronization

• Control systems are distributed over the 27 km tunnel• Synchronization using PXI 10 MHz backplane clock

• Embedded / FPGA• Closed loop motor control systems with redundant

feedback• Softmotion algorithms running in a synchronized

FPGA

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CERN Custom High Availability Chassis

• Redesigned to mechanically fit into a custom rack• Independently powered, redundant hot swap power supplies and fans

• Remote Monitoring : Chassis Temperature, Fan Status, Power Supplies

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NI PXIe-1086 High Availability Chassis• Features

– PCI Express Gen 2 x8 link to every peripheral slot

– 16 hybrid slots– 2 link / switch architecture (8 to 9

slots behind each switch)– Wider air cooling channel– Hot swappable, individually

replaceable fans and power supplies

• Availability– Target Ship Date: Oct 2013

NI PXIe-1086

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MASHA - JINR(MASS ANALYZER OF SUPER HEAVY ATOMS)

• PXI-based measurement and control system

• LabVIEW-based software• Migration to PXI from KAMAK

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•Borexino Neutrino Detectors:

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•Marco Pallavicini Università di Genova & INFN

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•Austin (TX), August 3rd, 2009 M. Pallavicini - Università di Genova & INFN

•Abruzzo, Italy •120 Km from Rome

•External Labs

•Laboratori •Nazionali del •Gran Sasso

•Assergi (AQ) •Italy •~3500 m.w.e

•Borexino Detector and Plants

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•Current system

•Custom trigger board

•Austin (TX), August 3rd, 2009

•Laben board (TDC & ADC) •M Pal lav ic in i Unive rs i tà d i Genova & INFN •.

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•Numbers in short

•Channels: ~ 2000 •Typical signal in one channel: •15 mV before FE, 10 ns base width, AC coupled, ~ 1kHz rate •Typical trigger in the detector: a set of PMTs (minimum ~ 20 •max ALL) fire within a few 100s of ns. Typical triggering rate •10-50 Hz •Muons every 30 s --> huge signals, but relatively rarely •Data flow without zero suppression: 1 Gs/s x 2000 = •2. 1012 byte/s --> very hard •Data flow after zero suppression: 1 kHz x 2000 x 100 •samples = 200 Mb/s to be processed. Not trivial but feasable •Typical data flow after group trigger: ~ 100 sample x 100 •hits x 100 Hz ~ 1 Mb/s ... peanuts

Austin (TX), August 3rd, 2009 M. Pallavicini - Università di Genova & INFN

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NEW oscilloscope PXIe-5162• Bandwidth: up to 1,5 GHz• Sampling rate: up to 5 GHz• Up to 4 channels/module• Resolution: 10 bit• Memory: up to 1 GB• Input voltage range: up to 50 V• Input impedance: 50 Ohm (SMA)

68 channels – 1,25 GHz

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Tokomaks

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• > 4500 Measurement Channels• PXI Based Fast Controllers• CompactRIO for Interlock System

ITER

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ITER-NI: Long Term Collaboration

2009

• Investigated bidding for a CODAC Tender

• Expression of interest with Jo Lister• Consultation with CODAC Engineers

• Technology / product gap analysis• Proof of concept (PoC) for Fast controllers, T&S

• Addressed technology gaps (R&D)• Built WW teams with ITER focus

• Supported WW DAs and established relationship• Open source RHEL drivers & EPICS support on NI devices

• Environmental testing• Global support and services agreements initiated

• Strategic agreement moving forward• RASM discussion with NI R&D

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2012

2013

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Customizing COTS Drivers for Linux / EPICS• Fully compatible with CODAC Software Suite (CCS) requirements

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Real-Time Kernel (MRG)• Open source and documentation• Current drivers available for timing, fast controllers, data acquisition and FPGA devices

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Linux Source Code Developed by Customer

• Register-level programming for Data Acquisition• Generic interface for OSs such as Windows CE, Linux, Mac OS X , QNX, etc…

• Most DAQ devices (X*, M, E, S, AO, DIO, CNTR)• Driver developed entirely by the customer• Source code only, very small footprint• For ITER many drivers developed for Red Hat and MRG Real Time Extensions:

• PXI 6259, PXIe 6368, PXI 668X, PXI 6528

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NI Real-Time Hypervisor for Linux

Windows PC

Hypervisor System*

Supported RT I/O

Supported Linux I/O

*Must programLabVIEW Real-Time application from Windows

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EPICS Software Architecture• Distributed Clients (OPI – Operator Interface) and Servers (IOC – I/O Controllers)

• Network protocol: Channel Access (CA) with Process Variables (PVs)

CA (Channel Access)

Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Motion Control, Image Acquisition, etc.

IOC (I/O Controller)

I/O HW

IOC (I/O Controller)

I/O HW

IOC (I/O Controller)

I/O HW

IOC (I/O Controller)

I/O HW

OPI (OperatorInterface)

OPI (OperatorInterface)

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Example – Los Alamos LANSCE• Migration to a cRIO with embedded EPICS

• 12 binary outputs• 36 binary inputs• 12 analog inputs• 5 stepper motor channels

• Full IOC functionality allows access to all record fields and EPICS utilities

• Maximum flexibility for partitioning the problem

• LabVIEW for beam diagnostic• EPICS for industrial control

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EPICS connectivity with NI HW&SW• 1

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• 2b

• 3

LabVIEW I/O ServerEPICS CA Client or Server

LabVIEW RTon cRIO Shared Memory EPICS IOC

on VxWorks

LabVIEW RTon PXI

HypervisorShared Memory

EPICS IOCon Linux

PXI (No

LabVIEW)Linux Driver

Device SupportEPICS IOCon Linux

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Gamma Radiation Testing at ENEA Casaccia

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Radiation Testing for NI Platforms

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Fast and Thermal Neutron TestingFrascati Neutron Generator, ENEA, Italy (Fast)

TRIGA Reactor, JSI, Slovenia (Thermal)

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Failure Rate vs Neutron Flux

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High Magnetic Field Testing at DESY

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Magnetic Field at Position 6

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Magnetic Field Profile (mT)Set Point

(A) Actual (A) Loc 1 Loc 2 Loc 3 Loc 4 Loc 5 Loc 60 0.252 0.76 0.73 1.49 0.78 0.78 0.67

10 10.2 10 10.05 14.4 10.3 10.3 10.220 20.2 19.6 19.4 25.5 20.1 19.9 19.825 25.2 24.2 24.2 30.2 24.7 24.7 24.830 30.2 28.8 29.1 35.8 29.5 29.3 29.740 40.2 38.1 38.3 45.9 39.1 39 39.450 50.2 47.9 47.9 55.8 48.7 48.4 48.9

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Magnetic Test Results (INITIAL)

• PXI• Fans failed at 12 – 13 Amps – MUCH sooner than expected• Fans failed permanently – had not seen before• 2 dead fans halted testing of PXIe-1075

• cRIO• Worked with 0 errors up to 45 mT• AI (9205) failed permanently at 45 mT• Communication fails at 55 mT• FPGA, AO, DIO work up to at least 100 mT

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Custom Connectivity and Routing for ITER

• Cubicle from SAREL

• Work on 3D Models of Cabinet Layout and cable routing

• 3D Models to be used for creating snapshots for catalog

• Assembly at NI Hungary with available hardware to validate design

• Thermal analysis for each individual configuration

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ITER PCDH - Fast Controllers

http://www.iter.org/doc/www/edit/Lists/WebsiteText/Attachments/94/SD14_v1_3.pdf

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NI COTS Platforms CUSTOMIZED for ITER

DAQ(Diagnostics

Data Acquisition)I & C(Fast Control

Interlock)

C Series ModulesX Series DAQM Series DAQ

NI FlexRIO

Industrial PC cRIO PXIe

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• 20+ diagnostics and control system (2000+ channels)

• LabVIEW for software development• PXI-based data acquisition and control systems• CompactRIO for interlock• Launch - 2016

Tokamak T-15

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• Scientific Reactor Monitoring System• > 900 Analog Input Channels• > 6800 Digital Input Channels• cFP-based monitoring system (stage 1)• Migration to cRIO in 2014-2018

PIAF - PIK

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Summary• National Instruments works with major scientific labs all over the world and is ready for cooperation;

• National Instruments products have been used for variety of control and instrumentations in accelerators, fusion machines, synchrotrons, lasers and telescopes;

• National Instruments not only provides measurement equipment and software but also forms international teams working on big physics projects;

• National Instruments is committed to making adaptations such as Linux, EPICS, High Availability and Radiation Testing.