The Control System for the Dedicated Synchrotron Radiation Storage Ring Bessy
G. v. Egan-Krieger, W.-D. Klotz, Rudolf Maier · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 1983
BESSY is a 800 MeV electron-storage ring dedicated to research with synchrotron radiation in the VUV and soft X-ray region. The storage ring is fed by a 800 MeV separated function synchrotron with a clasical 20 MeV microtron as preinjector. The machines are remotely controlled by four minicomputers which are linked by a local network. The computers are connected to a commercially available electronic interface system. The general philosophy for the system design was determined by boundary conditions such as reliable processor hardware, reliable and powerful multi-user multi-programming real-time operating systems, well developed software tools, a ready-to-use distributed network with high throughput, compatibility of the electronic interface system, locally available service shops, and, if possible, the avoidance of assembly coding. This paper describes in detail the system which ultimately met these criteria and was subsequently implemented at BESSY.