Speakers
Conor Jenkins
(ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Matthew Jones
(ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Description
In a vertical test facility (VTF) a cavity is required to be driven on resonance so that performance characteristics such as Q0 and coupling factors can be calculated from measurements. This contrasts with the usual requirements of a controller in an RF station of a particle accelerator. In UKRI-STFC's VTF at Daresbury Laboratory the RF control system is presently distributed across an interdependent combination of hardware, firmware and software which range from custom designs to commercial off-the-shelf solutions. This can present issues when needing to upgrade the system to meet new customer requirements. We present a discussion of the system requirements and a proposal to meet them with a single digital controller.
| Abstract Classification | Control Hardware Platfroms |
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Authors
Conor Jenkins
(ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
Matthew Jones
(ASTeC, STFC Daresbury Laboratory)