The Future of TANGO

orQuo Vadis TANGO ?

TANGO Future

The future can be divided into 2 parts :

The Realworld

The Dreamworld

TANGO is TACO Reloaded

What is TACO ?

An RPC based distributed control system developed at the ESRF15 years of experience, now version 8Used at :

ESRF – accelerator and beamlinesFRMII – beamlinesHARTRAO – radio telescope

TANGO Roadmap - features

Version 4.0 in January 2004Events Improved attributes

Version 4.x in July 2004Database switchoverATK new viewersJava device server updatePython device servers

Version 5.0 in January 2005SecurityHigh speed (100 kHz) acquisitionWeb access

TANGO Roadmap - sites

Today TANGO is used atESRF – accelerators + 2 beamlinesSoleil – accelerators + beamlines (SLS)Others – milking farms, chemical industry

Tomorrow TANGO will be used atElettra – that’s why we are here !ESRF – all beamlinesBarcelona – under consideration

TANGO Dreamworld

TANGO Dreamworld

TANGO is a good framework for testing our ideas about control systems while staying up to date with new developments in computing

TANGO is a better starting point than EPICS !

TANGO Dreamworld - directions

JavaJava is still expandingIn the future Java could replace C++ for controlsShould we adopt J2EE for our components

CORBAIs CORBA the right choice ? I think soSurvey the middleware scene regularly e.g. SOAPAdopt the CORBA Component Model

WebDevelop easy to use tools for embedding TANGO in web pages

TANGO Dreamworld – avoid forking

Forking happens when a collaboration cannot make a decision to adopt and improve a common solution

Forks to avoid :Standard device servers e.g. serial line, gpib, ccd, etc.Advanced servers e.g. scan serverWeb tools and logbookDatabase tools e.g. browserStandard graphical applications e.g. jive, logviewer, data viewer

Forks to accept :Hardware choicesOperating system choices

Examples to avoidEPICS

TANGO Dreamworld – methods

Adopt the same methods for developing software :

UML 2.0CVS SourceforgeRegression tests

TANGO Dreamworld – YOU

TANGO is waiting for your ideas on how to improve !

Conclusion

TANGO is a modern control system based on CORBAIt is a good base for developing new ideas because it is based on modern technologiesTANGO has a roadmap for the immediate futureThe TANGO dreamworld holds much promiseThe TANGO collaboration is expandingThe joining of Elettra is a big step forward !