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| Initial configuration via USB is required before the units can be used on the network. This requires a USB-to-miniUSB cable, a Microsoft Windows (Version?) (virtual) machine, and the configuration utilities which can be downloaded from the Acromag website (login required). Each model requires a different flavor of the utility to be run. Virtual machines work with USB2.0 ports, but have issues when using USB3.0+ ports. The to-be-configured device needs to be powered by a 12-32V DC voltage source. |
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The following has proven to work with Debian Jessie running on a SuperMicro SYS-5015A-H (Intel Atom processor without 64-bit support). This guide was written after-the-fact, so some steps may be missing. When configuring the next machine the gaps will be filled. * Fresh install of Debian Jessie (x86) with lightweight desktop environment * Set desired SSH priviliges * (Optional) Add LIGO repositories * Download EPICS-base distribution, Modbus package, and Asyn drivers, install & build (if not pre-built). The (only attempted) combination of EPICS base version 3.15.5 with ASyn 4-32 and ModBus R2-10-1 has been found to work (in combination with base 3.14.12.2_long on the rest of the machines) |
Slow Controls
Old Slow Controls Machines (Pre-2017)
Slow DAQ Modules
The new uses the Acromag XT series DIN-rail mounted A/D, D/A and BIO moduels. The model numbers are in the format XTYYY1, where "XT" is a static prefix, "YYY" determines the function, and the "1" denotes the ModBus/TCP version of the model. The 1 at the end is important, as the other variations will not interface with CDS through EPICS properly.
Module |
Function |
# Channels |
Notes |
XT1111 |
Binary I/O |
16 |
Sinking outputs |
XT1121 |
Binary I/O |
16 |
Sourcing outputs |
XT1221 |
ADC |
8 |
Differential inputs |
XT1541 |
DAC |
8 |
4 additional sourcing output BIO channels |
Documentation
HowTo
Configure Acromag XT modules
Initial configuration via USB is required before the units can be used on the network. This requires a USB-to-miniUSB cable, a Microsoft Windows (Version?) (virtual) machine, and the configuration utilities which can be downloaded from the Acromag website (login required). Each model requires a different flavor of the utility to be run. Virtual machines work with USB2.0 ports, but have issues when using USB3.0+ ports. The to-be-configured device needs to be powered by a 12-32V DC voltage source.
Configure slow controls server machine
The following has proven to work with Debian Jessie running on a SuperMicro SYS-5015A-H (Intel Atom processor without 64-bit support). This guide was written after-the-fact, so some steps may be missing. When configuring the next machine the gaps will be filled.
- Fresh install of Debian Jessie (x86) with lightweight desktop environment
- Set desired SSH priviliges
- (Optional) Add LIGO repositories
Download EPICS-base distribution, Modbus package, and Asyn drivers, install & build (if not pre-built). The (only attempted) combination of EPICS base version 3.15.5 with ASyn 4-32 and ModBus R2-10-1 has been found to work (in combination with base 3.14.12.2_long on the rest of the machines)