Detector Control System
This is the wiki page of the DCS Subgroup. This subgroup has been established during the September 2007 PANDA collaboration meeting at GSI.
Many updates to this wiki are expected over the next few months.
Members of the DCS group should register to this wiki and be added to the
PandaControlsGroup
Organization
The DCS subgroup has been established on September 17, 2007. The present structure is listed below.
Subgroup chairperson(s)
The subgroup co-chairmen at this time are
LarsSchmitt and
DanProtopopescu.
Subgroup members
The list below includes the institutes and/or persons that expressed interest in joining the DCS group. It is expected that
at the
December meeting more specific commitments will be made (designated manpower, responsibility for work packages etc.).
Communication
There is a forum (hosted at GSI) and there will be a mailing list.
Forum
The subgroup forum is located on the
GSI server.

It is recommended that members of the DCS subgroup do subscribe to this forum.
Mailing list
panda-dcs@gsi.de will be available soon
Meetings
Subgroup meetings will be announced on the
PANDA DCS meetings page.
Teleconferencing
The software to be used for teleconferencing is still to be decided. Some suggestion can be found
here.
DCS framework structure
It is very likely that the PANDA DCS will be a mashup of various specialized systems
integrated via a high-level framework.
GSI/FAIR Controls
The GSI/FAIR Controls group is expected to provide:
- Framework design
- Templates and libraries
- Database design and service
- Consulting
GSI/FAIR Controls liaison
The liaison person to the GSI/FAIR Controls group is
Holger Brand (
h.brand@gsi.de).
PANDA Detector subsystems
The PANDA magnet, target and detector subsystems groups are expected to provide:
- Subsystem requirements
- Tentative layout of the user interface
- Connection implementation
Detector liaisons
There should be a liaison person for magnet, target and for each detector subsystem. The liaison
persons are expected to participate to the DCS subgroup meetings. The preliminary list is below:
Open topics / To Do
For the immediate future two drafts are necessary:
- A DCS requirements document
- A preliminary scheme of devices and values to be controlled/monitored
Documentation
It is advisable that the members of the DCS group browse the documentation for EPICS and
MonALISA.
PANDA DCS specific documentation will be linked/attached here as it is written.
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