Controls Upgrade of the RF Systems of the CERN PS

S. Hancock
CERN


The latest upgrade of the control system of the CERN PS Complex has seen the replacement of all components of the controls interface to the RF systems of the PS machine. New hardware offers features which have been exploited not only by concomitant software developments but also by changes in the philosophy underlying the operation of those RF systems. In addition, a novel measurement scheme has been installed which provides a display of RF parameters by processing a wide variety of signals continuously sampled at 1 kHZ. New timing diagnostics have also been implemented. This paper reviews the main advantages of the new equipment and the evolution in operational principles which it has afforded.