LHC Applications Software

A shared AB/CO and AB/OP Viewpoint and Effort

21 / 09 / 2005

CO ReviewLionel Mestre on behalf of LSA Team and CO/AP

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Overview

•Strategy•JAPC•LSA Core•On Track for LHC•Target for 2006

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Strategy & Approach

•Huge Challenge•Rational & Pragmatic•Share & Reuse•Simplicity•Implement once & Iterate•Modern OO development

method•Define & use CO standards

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Common Infrastructure

•We have a common infrastructure in place upon which LHC Controls can be built

•JAPC•LSA Core•Reuse for several accelerators

Transfer Lines/SPS/LEIR/LHC

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JAPC

•One API for all equipments access•Based on parameter

(device/property) •Unified access

Hardware, Timing, Directory Service SDDS, Simulation, Virtual Parameters

•Extended services Metadata, descriptions Groups, Caching, Transactions

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JAPC Stack

JAPC(get/set/monitor, descriptors, groups)

JAPCCMW-RDA

(CMW)

JAPCRemote(JMS)

JAPCSDDS

JAPCSimulation

JAPCDirectoryService

JAPCCodeGen

JAPCSPS2001

(DIM)

AscBeans

Files / DatastoreDevicesMiddle

Tier

Applications

FGCCodeGen

JAPCLSA

JAPC Monitoring

FixedDisplays

SDDS Logging

JAPC Context JAPC Viewers

Applications

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Viewer ComponentsKnobs

Working Set

Plot

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LSA Core

•Analysis of the requirements of accelerator operations

•Set of software modules for accelerator controls

•Reference architecture

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LSA Core

• Optics Characteristics of the machine, layout, twiss

• Settings Management Functions or values for all parameters (physics to hardware)

• Settings Generation Generation of the functions based on the optics

• Trim Coherent modification of functions, revert

• Hardware Exploitation Equipment Control, Measurements

• Operational Exploitation Sequencing, Super Cycle changes

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LSA Core Stack

Applications

DatastoreDevices

JAPC CMW/RDA

JAPC

Hibernate / Spring JDBC

Data Access Object (DAO)

LSA Client API

LSA CORE(Settings, Trim, Trim History, Generation,

Optics, Exploitation, Reference)

JAPC API

Concentration

JAPCCMW/RDA

JAPC Remote(JMS)

JAPCLSA

LSA Client implementation (2-tier / 3-tier)

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Use of the infrastructure and applications ?

•TT40 test in 2003•TI8/TT40 test in 2004•Test on SPS in 2004•HWC in 2005•LEIR in 2005•Work started to model LHC

Parameter model defined Settings generation done

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Applications in place

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On track for LHC

•Data model•Settings and Trim•Orbit Steering•HWC Sequencer•Fixed Displays•SbS Logging•SDDS Logging•Post-Mortem & Alarms

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Data model

•Well defined data model•Same for TL, SPS, LEIR and LHC

Optics Parameter Model Settings

•Controls is data driven and data is the masterpiece

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Settings and Trim

•LSA Core provides complete Settings Management and Trim facility

•Defines parameters and their relationships

•Defines setting per context (Cycle)

LSS4_EXT_BUMP/KNOB

MPLH.41994/K MPSH.42198/K

MPLH.41994/I MPSH.42198/I

MPLH4199/IREF MPSH4219/IREF

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Orbit Steering

•Based on LSA Core•Used for TI8 test•Tested on SPS•About to be used for LEIR•Will be used for SPS and PS•Will be used for LHC

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Orbit Steering

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HWC Sequencer

•Heavy interaction with LHC Power Converters

•Procedures for 8h/24h heat runs•Battery tests•Parallel ramp monitoring, PC state

summaries, sequencer sheets,…•Abort• Logging of results in SDDS•Connection to MTF•First use last July, next use this week

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HWC Sequencer

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Fixed Displays

•Evolution and extension of the fixed displays used for TT40/TI8 tests

•Based on JAPC-Monitoring•Fulfill new requirements from

HWC•Will cover SPS (Page 1)•Will cover LHC

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Shot by Shot Logging

• Used for TT40/TI8 tests• Used for TI2 commissioning (06/05)

• Refactored to use JAPC-Monitoring and the new Measurement DB

High frequency of logging Conditioning of Logging

• To be used for LHC-HWC SCT and TI2 commissioning (09/05)

Validation ongoing

• Will be used for LHC Commissioning

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SDDS Logging

•On disk logging of measurements•Ease of use, fast browsing,

trending•Complementary of SbS Logging•Based on JAPC Monitoring•First use during TI8 test•Used from HWC Sequencer•Will be used in LEIR

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SDDS Logging

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New developments 2006 (1)

•Normalize data model•Interface with timing•Interface to MAD (Offline Machine

Model) •Interface to RMS (Reference

Magnet System)•BLMs, BPMs Concentration•Collimator control in SPS (2006)

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New developments 2006 (2)

•LHC Sequencer (small language)•Extraction sequencing TI2/TI8

(2006)•Orbit Steering for LHC•Sliding Bump & Aperture Scans

Measurement procedures

•Polarity Checks•Injection Septa & Kickers•TDI control

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Conclusion

•Targets for 2006 are pretty clear•Consolidate and extends existing

infrastructure•Numerous dedicated applications

to be done•All the work presented here is

exemplary of the successful collaboration between OP and CO