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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control FAIR GmbH-JU-NCBJ Contract Technical Solutions
DCS Session of LVII PANDA Meeting
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Agenda
1. Concept of the Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System
1.1. Interface between target’s devices and Slow Control CompactRIO System
1.2. PLCs and CompactRIO functions
2. What is to be monitored and what controlled
3. Schemes of Slow Control of the cluster-jet source and the beam-dump
4. Description of the Slow Control system (source and beam-dump sub- systems, Laval nozzle temperature and pressure control and gas-flow measurement)
5. EPICS supervisory system in the Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control
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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System Concept
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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System Concept cont.
Two separate PLCs
– Main PLC
– Transfer Point PLC
Main PLC’s functions:
– collect data from target sensors and devices
– perform measuring loop
– send data received from sensors to Transfer Point PLC via Profibus
– control the target devices with commands received from Transfer Point PLC
Transfer Point PLC’s functions:
– receive data from the Main PLC and send them to the CompactRIO
– receive data or commands from the CompactRIO and send them to
the Main PLC
– perform measuring loops
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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System Concept cont.
CompactRIO’s functions:
– receive data from the Transfer Point PLC and send them to a PANDA
DCS supervisory computer
– perform measuring loops and send the resulting data to the Transfer
Point PLC and DCS
– receive commands from DCS and translate them to the proper
actions of the Slow Control devices
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6. VACUUM GAUGE CONTROLLERS1
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Monitored and controlled devices
MONITORED
CONTROLLED
PUMP CONTROLLERS
VACUUM SENSORS
VALVES
SLOW CONTROL
VACUUM GAUGE CONTROLLERS1
GAS MASS FLOW2
MASS FLOW METER3
TEMPERATURE SENSORS
PRESSURE CONTROLLER4
TEMP. CONTROLLER5
1CENTER THREE
2BROOKS 0254
3BROOKS SLA5860S
4BROOKS SLA5810A
5LAKESHORE 336
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Source vacuum subsystem of the Cluster-Jet Target
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Beam-dump vacuum subsystem of the Cluster-Jet Target
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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System design requirements
Use of standard industrial solutions as much as possible
Based on National Instruments products (TDR recommendation):
– hardware: CompactRIO
– software: LabVIEW
RS-485 chosen as a common control bus for transferring commands/data to/from devices
– in the case of devices with RS-232 interface only it is necessary to
use RS232-RS485 converters
– use of a cRIO module with four RS-485 ports to distinguish
between different data transfer rates
Direct monitoring and control using Digital Input and Digital Output C- modules
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Cluster-Jet Target Slow Control System design requirements cont.
Use of finite state machines
The programs have to be scalable
Must have the ability to exchange data with PANDA supervisory system
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Hardware serving the control of cluster-jet source vacuum system
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Hardware serving the control of cluster-jet beam-dump vacuum system
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Laval nozzle temperature and pressure control and gas-flow measurement
Two-stage („warm” and „cold”) cold-head COOLPOWER 10MD in conjunction with the helium compressor COOLPAK 6000MD produces working temperatures in the range K
The motor speed of COOLPAK is controlled with CompactRIO via an RS232-RS485 converter
The nozzle temperature is controlled with a pair of calibrated Si-diode sensors and the LakeShore 336 PID temperature controller
The hydrogen pressure at the nozzle input is controlled with precision pressure sensor SLA5810A (1-30 bar) and the pressure metering and PID control program running in channel #2 of the Brooks instrument; the Brooks 5860S and the program running in channel #1 of Brooks 0254 monitors the hydrogen mass flow
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Hardware serving Laval nozzle temperature and pressure control and gas-flow measurement
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Data exchange with the PANDA DCS system
Router – the third LAN3 from the hydrogen gas purifier
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Thank you very much!
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Estimated costs
Device Type
Source
Beam-dump
Unit price [€]
Total [€]
NI cRIO-9039 w/ power supply, panel mount kit and 10m cables
1 pcs
6 930,50
13 831,00
NI 9205 (Analog Input)
1 050,00
2 100,00
NI 9476 (Digital Output)
2 pcs
374,40
1 497,60
NI 9425 (Digital Input)
NI 9871 (4-port RS-485)
919,30
1838,60
NI PS-16 (Power Supply)
270,60
541,20
PC Computer and laptop
~ 2 000,00
~4 000,00
RS232-RS485 Converter
12 pcs
5 pcs
111,00
1 887,00
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Estimated costs cont.
Software Type
Quantity
Unit price [€]
Total [€]
LabVIEW Embedded Control and Monitoring Suite
1 pcs
11 521,00
LabVIEW DSC Module,
Windows
3 062,00
LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module
2 pcs
960,10
1 920,20
All prices are netto
Detailed hardware and software costs are presented in tables 3, 3.A and 4 in Annex 3 „Technical Specifications”
Total netto costs about ,00 €
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