Software Considerations of a Minicomputer Based Multi-Instrument CAMAC Automation System
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Agrawal, Arun K.; Butler, Edward M.
- Source
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 23(1):462-466 Feb, 1976
- Subject
- Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Microcomputers
CAMAC
Automation
Instruments
Software libraries
Crystalline materials
Chemical analysis
Graphics
Application software
Chemical elements
- Language
- ISSN
- 0018-9499
1558-1578
A minicomputer based CAMAC automation system for simultaneous operation of independent analytical instruments is described. An approach to application software development in a real-time multi-user environment is discussed. The necessity of using queued I/O for the CAMAC branch driver is emphasized. Various techniques for efficient main memory management are also outlined.