Development of accelerator device control system using the machine model

Kawase, Masato; Takahashi, Hiroki  

In most cases, the legacy method of the design and development of control systems starts after the production of devices. Therefore the control system design has been receiving a lower priority. And because constructing control processes unique for each device increases the number of types of the processes, such control systems lack maintainability, scalability and flexibility. To overcome these problems, the common control system using the model called "Machine Model" has been developed for the needs of constructing a unified control system. It also controls procedure-type processes for device status transitions. It allows us to unify control systems of different kinds of devices. In addition, because this method hides the procedural control of each device from upper application levels, it is possible to reduce the correction time of the application when it's modified or upgraded. This report is about development of the accelerator device control system using the machine model.