The aim of the project is to replace the 4MS system controlling the ISIS instrument
with a PLC (Programmable logic controller) system that is integrated to the existing instrument
control system. The advantage of new PLC controllers is more reliability, the possibility of
continued maintenance, the increase of speed of all
the mechanism movements and also the transparency in identifying problems.
Team:
Don Carlos Abrams (Head of engineering),
Chris Benn (Head of astronomy),
Diego Cano (project manager),
Frank Gribbin (PO manager),
Carlos Martín (PLC team manager) - PLC engineering work,
Craige Bevil (computing team manager) - high-level software,
Juerg Rey (Instrument manager),
Marie Hrudková (project scientist) - astronomy commissioning,
Amado Guillén, Servando Rodríquez, Neil O'Mahony, Andy Ridings (team
members)
Resources required:
Total astronomy group staff effort required was the effort of the project
scientist, and amounts to a few weeks of effort in 2011 and 2012.
In addition, lot of engineering effort was required.
Current status:
Completed.
The astronomy commissioning plan review and all the results are summarized
in the
commissioning report documentation.
Report last updated: 11 July 2012.
