Key features

• preinstalled Linux OS
• web based configuration, monitoring and control
• application customized back-panel connections
• customizable/modular platform
• a support with expertise in accelerator field and long list of accelerator-related reference projects

Benefits

• plug & play integration of devices into control system; software is part of the package
• standardized solution based on experience and expertise in accelerators
• high reliability; no moving parts, reliable building blocks, each unit tested flexible installation and access

plug & play

Package includes complete SW support for all delivered HW; including operating system, device drivers and CS integration. No extra configuration effort is required.

reliable HW

Long-life, industrial grade components minimize maintenance cost. microIOC has no moving parts; even the fan and hard-disk (compact flash is used instead) are left out. The system is resistant to vibrations and makes no noise.

Components are enclosed in a compact and robust aluminum casing. Three different form factors are available to accommodate various mounting requirements.

Standard off-the-shelf industrial-grade components with high mean time between failures (MTBF) are used. Each microIOC must pass a special system integrity test. Correct operation of the entire system is guaranteed.

exible installation and access

• installation right next to controlled devices enables flexible distributed control
• communication protocol of a device interface no longer enforces distance limitations; devices can be placed farther away devices can be directly connected; additional transition boards or adapter circuitries are not needed
• access to microIOC can be remote (Ethernet) or local if on-place device-debugging is required (RS232 or keyboard & VGA LCD)

SW support

microIOC software platform is built on an open source Linux OS that provides grounds for flexible control system integration. Reliable and stable Linux Debian distribution simplifies handling of the correct versions of SW libraries. RTEMS is also supported. To develop and deploy your own applications for microIOC, a development environment is provided to speed-up the development cycle. All the HW is fully supported in software, including Linux device drivers.

EPICS, ACS and TANGO control systems are supported with pre-built records/objects. When integrating into control system, a SW layer ensures that only system-level relevant information is passed to the supervisory part of the CS. Device relevant information and control processing is done locally.
For even greater flexibility, a web-based monitoring and control (Webmin) is provided; microIOC device offers the functionality of a web-server. For easy access to network available files network file system (NFS) is supported. microIOC can act as an Ethernet gateway to provide console communication with any of the controlled devices; a serial/GPIB to socket server is provided.