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@inproceedings{pieck:napac2022-tupa62,
author = {M. Pieck and C.D. Hatch and J.O. Hill and H.A. Watkins and E.E. Westbrook},
title = {{LANSCE Control System’s 50th Anniversary}},
& booktitle = {Proc. NAPAC'22},
booktitle = {Proc. 5th Int. Particle Accel. Conf. (NAPAC'22)},
pages = {482--485},
eid = {TUPA62},
language = {english},
keywords = {controls, EPICS, timing, network, data-acquisition},
venue = {Albuquerque, NM, USA},
series = {International Particle Accelerator Conference},
number = {5},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {10},
year = {2022},
issn = {2673-7000},
isbn = {978-3-95450-232-5},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-TUPA62},
url = {https://jacow.org/napac2022/papers/tupa62.pdf},
abstract = {{After almost exactly 50 years in service, the LANSCE (Los Alamos Neutron Science Center) control system has achieved a major milestone, replacing its original and reliable RICE (Remote Instrumentation and Control Equipment) with a modern customized control system. The task of replacing RICE was challenging because of its technology (late 1960’s), number of channels (>10,000), unique characteristics (all-modules data takes, timed/flavored data takes) and that it was designed as an integral part of the whole accelerator. We discuss the history, RICE integral architecture, upgrade efforts, and the new system providing cutting-edge capabilities. The boundary condition was that upgrades only could be implemented during the annual four-month accelerator maintenance outage. This led to a multi-phased project which turned out to be about an 11-year effort.}},
}