All caen supported college of engineering classrooms including reservable caen computer labs contain display capabilities, consisting of at least one projector or large led monitor. High voltage operation for miniball at cern warning this documentation is for the hv control software, which we are no longer allowed to use. This caen swfw licence constitute the entire understanding between the parties respecting use of the caen swfw, superseding all prior agreements between you and c. Geco 2 020 c a e n caen hv wrapper control software available. Hall c expert howto caen high voltage system epics controls s. The connection to the caen crate is implemented using a caen hv wrapper library which packs communication. The availability of some software may differ from caen labs due to vendor license terms, software compatibility, and performance limitations of. Wood march 30, 2016 abstract this manual describes the epics control system for the sy403 and sy4527 caen hv mainframes. Caen hv wrapper is a set of ansi c functions which permits an user program the control of caen power supply systems. Hv power supply caen 1527 control atlastrtbarrel site cern.
The maximum rate of change of the high voltage voltssec, may be programmed for each channel. Such division relies upon an extremely strong foundational knowledge of nuclear measurement instrumentation in developing radiation measurements systems and spectroscopy solutions. Check that the switches are on local enabled and interlock closed assigning an ip address to the ps. The software is available free of charge for any users of caen systems. In order to obtain good correspondence between output and monitoring voltage, the hv. At the time this was written, only basic channelspeci. High voltage system for the double chooz experiment. This users manual contains the full description of the geco2020 general control software for caen hv power.
It contains a generic software interface independent by the power supply models and by the communication path used to exchange data with them at present, caenet via a303aa3 or tcpip. In addition the advanced version of the geco2020 software introduces logging and scripting capability. Geco2020 brings the high voltage control and management via external host pc to an unprecedented level of easiness and compatibility. A1535 is a single width 5 te wide board housing 24 hv channels, available. Introduction the caen universal multichannel power supply system, model sy527, has been designed specifically to power the variety of detectors used in modern high energy physics experiments, such as photomultipliers, wire chambers, streamer tubes, silicon detectors, etc. The system is designed to avoid all trimming and calibration procedures.
Caen spa via vetraia, 11 55049 viareggio lu italy tel. In this section, some hardware properties of the high voltage system are presented. Each mainframe may be configured with a mixture of both high voltage boards for detector bias and low voltage boards to drive peripheral electronics. We have set it to 2000 v in the hv control software. Our software support group is available for questions, support and any other software. An important task of the software is to apply voltages in a sequence of guard, hv, and bias to each hapd and keep difference of the voltages between neighbor hapds minimum to avoid current leak. When the output current goes over this maximum limit, i. Moreover, it is able to perform advanced mathematical analysis on both the ongoing histograms and collected spectra. Moreover, the performance of the existing daq was not sufficient. Caen x527 crate wrapper hv caen driver support input pvs output pvs other pvs scan func.
Hv crates are connected to v288 board using caenet network with daisychain schema. General control software for caen hv power supplies. Programmers manual caen hv wrapper, a c library which. Make sure to plug in the adapter cable to the rooms vga cable first, and then plug the adapter into your laptop. Turns red when the server is not found, check the connections and the server id. H1dcm, a new detector control and monitoring system for. Two distinct values are available, depending on the sign of the change rampup, rampdown. A window resembling the attached image should appear. If you want to check if the server is connected, open the program in startprograms caen hv opc server configurations. Caen is a partner of the vme international trade association vita a nonprofit organization for the development and the promotion of. Compass software has been designed as a userfriendly interface to manage the.
The hv output rampup and rampdown rates can be set independently for each channel in the range 1. Software firmware all hva units are shipped with a free copy of the hva control center. The new sy4527 beneficial of a complete set of software tools to control the unit and all the parameters of the high voltage and low voltage boards, from low level libraries to graphical application software. Caen offer a new generation of nim power supplies that can be locally or remotely controlled through geco2020 software. Additionally, this software can connect to the icmcompact to read the partial discharge level and to the tdacompact to read the tan. Manage performance, temperatures, and devices all from a single application. This software allows a standard pc to communicate with the hva to configure and manage automatic test sequences and download test data from the instruments. Development of slow control system for the belle ii arich. Hv ret keithley 2001 pc with labview software caen channel control and readback crio. Turn the main switch on the back of the ps on switch on i. All updates to the software are supplied free of charge. Added support for vmusb control module for generalized revision 1. The new and entirely redesigned caen hv control software for sy4527 sy5527 vme. Hivocs, web based control software for sy4527 and sy5527 systems.
Registration is required registration is required zeus hv module control software. Scada systems such as winccoa to access and control caen hv power supplies. Daq general architecture figure 1 shows a diagram of the general daq architecture. This system was developed to acquire data from caen digitizers3 and control caen hv power supplies. Add support for caenv965 and other dual range caen modules. The number of projectors and their brightness ranging from 30000 lumens varies depending on the size and needs of the room. At this point, make sure everything trying to talk to crate is turned off. The information here is needed if crates are added or removed from the system or if the types of cards in the mainframes are changed. Caen or lecroy, the ip address of the mainframe and the username and password it should use on the mainframe. The hv channel controller can be accessed via the web in the following steps. The caen hv control software is a graphical application that allows to manage all the caen power supplies whatever their form factor multichannel power supply system, vme, nim or desktop via external host pc.
The software packages, driver and firmware of caen distributed product must be downloaded from caen website. Firmware debugging w caen underway, but no show stoppers hv slow controls hv monitoring and control already part of standard hall c. Technical information manual triangle universities nuclear. Caen electronic instrumentation um2463 geco2020 general control software for caen hv power supplies 10 4 geco2020 configuration menu bar. It is intended to provide the same user interface as caen computer labs. Warning this documentation is for the hv control software, which we are no longer allowed to use. The caen hv control software is a graphical application that allows to manage all the caen power supplies whatever their form factor multichannel power. Desktop modules via usb and ethernet, nim modules can. It also lets you know what applications are making use of every. The system, housed in a 19 wide, 4 u high euromechanics rack, consists of a controller unit and plugin boards. Macs dont use the keyboard controls that pcs do, but instead use a software control panel.
Desktop modules via usb and ethernet, nim modules can be controlled via usb, rs232 or rs485, and. Applications of nuclear techniques crete17 international. For further information please refer to the caen company whose web site is referenced on this page. Caen sy 1527sy 2527, sy 527, sy 127, sy 403, n 470, n 570 and n 568n 568b n 568lc control tcpip or h. Web based control software for sy4527 and sy5527 systems. Software ed brash analysis software being developed currently in use for commissioning. Caen mainframe systems are modular, making upgrade and maintenance a breeze. Such set provides the software developer an unified software interface for the control of caen power supplies. Nzxt cam is fast, efficient, and easytouse, allowing you to control every aspect of your computer. Nzxt cam empowers you to see what your computer is doing, from processor load to bandwidth consumption. Geco2020 is the all new caen general control sw for high voltage boards and systems. N in the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this caen swfw licence, the terms and conditions of this caen swfw licence will control.
The pc for the arich power supply control system has two network connections. Pdf high voltage system for the double chooz experiment. Um2463 geco2020 general control software for caen hv power supplies. The hv adaptos system includes an internal web server software dedicated to bimorph mirror control and monitoring and allows to simultaneously control more than one mirror with a single system.
Hv control system consists of two high voltage caen crates, caenet vme board v288, vme crate with a single board computer vxworks, cpumvme2306. Access the caen web interface use crateipaddress click channels controller. Further, the software offers convenient programming and editing of the test sequences. A single mainframe may house and provide control for up to 768 independent channels. An automatic software controlled selfcalibration procedure of all the channels is provided. Schematic structure of epics control of caen x527 hv power supplies. Other slow control systems are also included into this system for driving motors, reading rulers, temperatures and air pressure to calculate and steer the hv. Functions of the power supply control software were tested with a minimum setup with one hv module and one guardbias module in a crate. Do not worry about the ethernet cable itself we do not want to mess with the crate while it is installing the new firmware. The 8channel boards can also be collected into different groups, each one associated with 8, 16, 24 or 32 number of electrodes. Thanks to its dashboard capability it allows simultaneous multisystems control, even if different form factors are used. Caen is also present in underground laboratories all around the world, for which provides dedicated solutions for the neutrino physics. We are controlling caen and lecroy based hv systems, the slow control for the super conducting solenoid of h1 and the luminosity system of h1.
Caen hv control software caen tools for discovery caen spa. More information about java hv gui is here hall a wiki high voltage. The hv values and all operational parameters are stored in a nonvolatile memory. The hvadaptos system includes an internal web server software dedicated to bimorph mirror control and monitoring and allows to simultaneously control. Thanks to the innovative geco2020 control software, and the multimaster capability of caen vme bridges, it is now possible to accommodate and independently control an integrated vme daq hv system. New mca frontier a world of spectroscopy choices caen sys. An attempt to change the high voltage will result in a linear increase or decrease with time, being the rate determined by rampup or rampdown parameter. Hv boards tested caena7434 caena1535 caena7030tn firmware 1. Caen will repair or replace any product within the guarantee period if the guarantor declares. Geco2020, general control software for caen hv power supplies. Um2463 geco2020 general control software for caen hv power supplies 1 introduction geco2020 is a graphical application that allows to manage all the caen power supplies whatever their form factor multichannel power supply system, vme, nim, rack or desktop. The hvpilot software allows the complete supervision of a high voltage test sequence. It contains a generic software interface independent by the power supply models and by the communication path used to exchange data with.
Its wide range of current and voltage along with a versatile protection scheme, monitoring and control. I am not sure if this is the type of caen high voltage power supply that you are asking about, but we have the caen sy5527 power supplies here and we are using the software from the canadian light source to control them. Operation with vme power supplies requires the use of caen vme bridges. Autosave allows to store the present panels layout menu settings.
In order to obtain good correspondence between output and monitoring voltage, the hv modules. The canadian light source software has the epics driver and device support that can be used with the epics records. Caen hv wrapper electronic instrumentation caen hv wrapper caen hv wrapper is a library, available either as a set of ansi c functions or labview vis. Control software caen tools for discovery caen spa. The caen windows remote desktop service allows authorized caen account holders to access remote editions of the caen lab software environment clse for windows over the network. Nim high voltage power supplies are the best choice for small experiments in which a really low noise feature is expected. The controller is launched by selecting click to start caen hvpss channelscontroller. Make sure your computer is running windows 2000 or nt. The hvadaptos system includes an internal web server software dedicated to bimorph mirror control and monitoring and allows to simultaneously control more than one mirror with a single system. Labview driver dt547x modules labview driver for dt547x usbpowered desktop hv power supply family.
Caen industrial controls knowledge base read the docs. Hv boards tested caen a7434 caen a1535 caen a7030tn firmware 1. N 470 is a four channel programmable high voltage power supply housed in a twounit wide nim module. System overview the caen high voltage system, model sy127, has been designed specifically to power the variety of detectors used in modern high energy physics experiments, such as photomultipliers, wire. Hv is tripped, the voltage of the channel will be ramped down.
Cern courier volume 53 issue 6 by underminer issuu. All parameters and alarm messages from the power supply boards are listed in the channel parameters columns see p. Caen multiparameter spectroscopy software compass is the new software from caen able to implement a multiparametric data acquisition for physics applications, where the detectors can be connected directly to the digitizers inputs and the software acquires energy, timing, and psd spectra at the same time. If you dont get an image on the projector, try the following. Mtd hv sy4527 firmware upgrade the star experiment. Hv patch panel cabling summary high voltage high voltage 1. Thanks to the innovative geco2020 control software, and the multimaster capability of caen vme bridges, it is now possible to accommodate and independently control an integrated vme daqhv system.
Geco2020 with user friendly gui and caen hv wrapper library for custom sw development. The high voltage control and monitoring system, based on star epics standard software, is also to be developed by ucla group to remotely control the caen sy127 high voltage power supply. Times arial times new roman wingdings nouvelle charte 2 microsoft clip gallery slide 1 slide 2 main goal slide 4 slow control for high voltages and thresholds hardware architecture slide 7 hv caen system sy127 home made software future slide 12 one bus micromegas displays for hv alh slide 16 display of the 24 busses for mm thresholds. The sy403 system has been designed to fulfil the requirements of small and medium sized experiments that need a large number of channels with individual high voltage power supply. The new and entirely redesigned caen hv control software for sy4527.
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