ICALEPCS2023 - List of Authors (Sukharnikov, K.)

Paper	Title	Page
THPDP024	Automatic Configuration of Motors at the European XFEL	1358
	F. Sohn, W. Ehsan, G. Giovanetti, D. Goeries, I. Karpics, K. Sukharnikov EuXFEL, Schenefeld, Germany
	The European XFEL (EuXFEL) scientific facility relies heavily on the SCADA control system Karabo* to configure and control a plethora of hardware devices. In this contribution a software solution for automatic configuration of collections of like Karabo devices is presented. Parameter presets for the automatic configuration are stored in a central database. In particular, the tool is used in the configuration of collections of single-axis motors, which is a recurring task at EuXFEL. To facilitate flexible experimental setup, motors are moved within the EuXFEL and reused at various locations in the operation of scientific instruments. A set of parameters has to be configured for each motor controller, depending on the controller and actuator model attached to a given programmable logic controller terminal, and the location of the motor. Since manual configurations are time-consuming and error-prone for large numbers of devices, a database-driven configuration of motor parameters is desirable. The software tool allows to assign and apply stored preset configurations to individual motors. Differences between the online configurations of the motors and the stored configurations are highlighted. Moreover, the software includes a "locking" feature to prevent motor usage after unintentional reconfigurations, which could lead to hardware damage. * Hauf, Steffen, et al. "The Karabo distributed control system." Journal of synchrotron radiation 26.5 (2019): 1448-1461.
	Poster THPDP024 [0.549 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP024
About •	Received ※ 05 October 2023 — Revised ※ 25 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 13 December 2023 — Issued ※ 19 December 2023
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Automatic Configuration of Motors at the European XFEL

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F. Sohn, W. Ehsan, G. Giovanetti, D. Goeries, I. Karpics, K. Sukharnikov
EuXFEL, Schenefeld, Germany

The European XFEL (EuXFEL) scientific facility relies heavily on the SCADA control system Karabo* to configure and control a plethora of hardware devices. In this contribution a software solution for automatic configuration of collections of like Karabo devices is presented. Parameter presets for the automatic configuration are stored in a central database. In particular, the tool is used in the configuration of collections of single-axis motors, which is a recurring task at EuXFEL. To facilitate flexible experimental setup, motors are moved within the EuXFEL and reused at various locations in the operation of scientific instruments. A set of parameters has to be configured for each motor controller, depending on the controller and actuator model attached to a given programmable logic controller terminal, and the location of the motor. Since manual configurations are time-consuming and error-prone for large numbers of devices, a database-driven configuration of motor parameters is desirable. The software tool allows to assign and apply stored preset configurations to individual motors. Differences between the online configurations of the motors and the stored configurations are highlighted. Moreover, the software includes a "locking" feature to prevent motor usage after unintentional reconfigurations, which could lead to hardware damage.
* Hauf, Steffen, et al. "The Karabo distributed control system." Journal of synchrotron radiation 26.5 (2019): 1448-1461.

Poster THPDP024 [0.549 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP024

About •

Received ※ 05 October 2023 — Revised ※ 25 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 13 December 2023 — Issued ※ 19 December 2023

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)