Extensions of ACNET for Controlling the CDF Detector

Nigel Lockyer
University of Pennsylvania


The control system for the CDF experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron proton anti-proton collider is described. A number of functions are performed by components integrated with the Fermilab accelerator control system ACNET. These include monitoring of FASTBUS crate statuses, and control and monitoring of high voltage systems and the CDF silicon vertex detector. Alarm detection and reporting is provided by a dedicated CDF extension. Configuration and monitoring of the data acquisition system is done by a set of programs and data paths that are independent of ACNET.