Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2004 · 22 citations · 0 references
EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEmbedded SystemsSimulation-based DesignVirtualizationControl InstrumentationControl Unit DesignData AcquisitionData Acquisition SystemsEmbedded InstrumentationSystem SimulationControl System SimulationControl-computer IntegrationEmbedded Control ElectronicsEmbedded Instrumentation SystemsInstrumentation Control SystemsScalabilityTestability
This paper describes an alternative approach for control and data acquisition system to be used in TESLA controller and simulator (SIMCON) boards. The standard VME controller may be replaced with a cheap embedded PC to provide equivalent or even superior functionality. The new approach offers better cost/performance ratio, better scalability of the system and better testability of the SIMCON boards.