Management of Control System Data in an Object-
Oriented
Database*
M. Bickley, B. Bowling, S. Witherspoon
CEBAF
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) uses an object
oriented database for management of most control system data. This includes
algorithmic detail of low-
level
controls, operationally specified control parameters and high-
level
modeling data describing the accelerator. Tools have been built to support a
number of database users, including developers of both low-
level
and high-
level
software, machine operators and accelerator physicists. The database is both
flexible and fast, and has proven to be an ideal tool for meeting the diverse
needs of its users.
*Supported by U.S. DOE contract DE-
AC05-
84ER40150.