The new RFSoC-based advanced BxB was installed after the beam test and provided advanced capabilities for measuring BxB beam transients, multi-bunch coupling, injection transient, efficiency, ion instability detection, and single/multi-bunch motion analysis.
For BxB BPM integration, the control system employed high-performance IOCs and clients based on a hypervisor virtual machine (VM)...
This talk will cover the use of Beckhoff PLCs, utilising the TwinCAT V3 framework, at the ISIS Neutron and Muon source as our next-generation motion controller. We have been able to integrate TwinCAT devices into the EPICS motor record by using a custom level-3 motor record implementation along with ADSDriver and in turn AutoParamHandler. The Beckhoffs require some standard PLC template code...
In a collaborational effort (ITER/HZB-BESSY/ESS/PSI), a Device Support for the OPC UA industrial SCADA protocol is under development. Goals, status and roadmap will be presented.
