Automated Laboratory Monitoring with Lab View
Automated Laboratory Monitoring with Lab View
Jason Smith
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ken Kinsey
Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy and a 麻豆传媒团队 Undergraduate Research Council Grant
Pushed beyond its original purpose the existing computerized accelerator monitoring system, in 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 Nuclear Structure Lab, is being replaced by a much-improved system. A year-long project has been undertaken to redesign and build a new monitoring system using updated hardware and the LabVIEW programming language. By the design of 鈥淰irtual Instruments鈥, graphical equivalents to large subroutines, LabVIEW is able to simultaneously communicate with multifunction Input/Output computer interface boards and General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) boards in a unified environment. Using these capabilities, the newly designed monitoring system will be able to log and display temperatures, pressures, voltages and other physical parameters throughout the lab. A monitor and control system is also planned for the future, where the Van De Graaff accelerator will be monitored and controlled during operation. If problems arise during operation the system will sound a warning alarm and shut down equipment that may be overheating or producing a poor vacuum. The monitoring system will display some of the data it receives to the world wide web, making it possible to view the status of the accelerator from any computer which can connect to 麻豆传媒团队鈥檚 home page.
Funded in part by a 麻豆传媒团队 Undergraduate Research Grant and the United States Department of Energy.