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基于EPICS的CiADS定时控制系统设计

Design of Timing Control System Based on EPICS for CiADS

  • 摘要: 加速器驱动嬗变研究装置(China Initiative Accelerator Driven System,CiADS)采用基于白兔协议(White Rabbit,WR)技术的高精度定时同步网络,以实现设备同步和高精度事件触发。定时控制系统基于实验物理与工业控制系统(Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System,EPICS),采用分布式架构下的分层模块化软件设计,使用简单网络管理协议(Simple Network Management Protocol,SNMP)和用户数据报协议(User Datagram Protocol,UDP)协议实现对WR定时同步网络的控制,可对分布式节点参数进行模块化定义。系统界面通过时序图直观呈现各节点的延时、脉宽与触发情况。利用Docker容器技术,提升了系统的灵活性和可维护性。系统通过EPICS IOC(Input/Output Controller)将WR设备的实时数据存储至数据库,由历史归档工具(Archiver Appliance, AA)进行数据归档,用户可通过Phoebus界面进行参数监测与操作。测试表明,定时系统时钟准确度小于1 ns,同步精确度小于10 ps,设备触发信号同步性小于50 ps,定时控制系统可在亚秒级响应下实现稳定的延时和脉宽控制,命令成功率达到99.9%以上,满足CiADS的高精度定时需求,于常温前端运行中表现出高效性与可靠性。

     

    Abstract: The China Initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS) adopts a high-precision timing synchronization network based on the White Rabbit (WR) protocol to achieve device synchronization and high-precision event triggering. The timing control system is based on the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) and employs a hierarchical modular software design in a distributed architecture. It utilizes Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to control the WR timing synchronization network, allowing modular definition of distributed node parameters. The system interface visually presents the delay, pulse width, and triggering conditions of each node through a timing diagram. Docker container technology is employed to enhance the system's flexibility and maintainability. The system stores real-time data from WR devices in a database via the EPICS Input/Output Controller (IOC), and data is archived by the Archiver Appliance (AA) tool. Users can monitor and operate parameters through the Phoebus interface. Testing results show that the system’s clock accuracy is less than 1ns, synchronization precision is less than 10 ps, and the synchronization of device trigger signals is less than 50 ps. The timing control system achieves stable delay and pulse width control with sub-second response times, and the command success rate exceeds 99.9%. These results meet CiADS's high-precision timing requirements and demonstrate the system's efficiency and reliability during operation at the ambient temperature front end.

     

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