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Control Systems: an Application to a High Energy Physics Experiment (COMPASS) (1206.3709v1)
Published 16 Jun 2012 in cs.SY, hep-ex, and physics.ins-det
Abstract: The Detector Control System (DCS) of the COMPASS experiment at CERN is presented. The experiment has a high level of complexity and flexibility and a long time of operation, that constitute a challenge for its full monitorisation and control. A strategy to use a limited number of standardised, cost-effective, industrial solutions of hardware and software was pursued. When such solutions were not available or could not be used, customised solutions were developed.