Difference between revisions of "EPICS for Dummies"
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PV = process variables | PV = process variables | ||
IOC = Input/output controller = application running on a computer | IOC = Input/output controller = application running on a computer: | ||
- serves something called process variables (PVs) | |||
- used to run on VMEs, but nowadays it runs on anything. | |||
- usually talks to hardware, but that isn’t a requirement. | |||
EPICS is a distributed control system, which means that the IOC can run on a different computer as the user interfaces. | EPICS is a distributed control system, which means that the IOC can run on a different computer as the user interfaces. | ||
Revision as of 23:41, 9 February 2023
EPICS = Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System
PV = process variables
IOC = Input/output controller = application running on a computer: - serves something called process variables (PVs) - used to run on VMEs, but nowadays it runs on anything. - usually talks to hardware, but that isn’t a requirement.
EPICS is a distributed control system, which means that the IOC can run on a different computer as the user interfaces.