Particle Accelerators
We are specialized in the field of control systems for particle accelerators and other large experimental physics facilities. We cover hardware and software products and accompanying services such
as customization and integration of already existing solutions, custom development, consulting and tutoring.
The team consists of experienced graduates and post-graduates in physics, electronic engineering, computer sciences, mathematics and management and provides an excellent foundation for combining
research level know-how with professional business approach.
Our experience has accumulated with years of work on successful projects including the development of control systems for
Swiss Light
Source (PSI)
,
Australian
Synchrotron,
Diamond Light Source,
ANKA (FZK),
ESO and many
others.
Products & Services
Our product is a complete control system integration solution, performed by Cosylab in collaboration with in-house experts, that provides a cost-effective,
low-risk delivery of a control system.
Development and commissioning of control systems, high-throughput data acquisition instruments or high-frequency control loops typically turn out to be
complex projects. Not starting them in a right way, with right technologies, tools and methods, might prolong the project, or in the worst case –require a redevelopment from scratch at a later
time.
Cosylab provides to laboratories and companies, that do not have required expertise available at hand, its device integration services, which can be used to
help customers bridge the peak-load periods and avoid the unnecessary fixing and re-factoring.
Control system cores EPICS, TANGO, TINE, ALMA Common Software (ACS), CERN’s FESA and others enable control teams to focus on developing applications for
operators, integrating equipment and commissioning without having to worry about complexities of distributed and real-time embedded software development.
Using our expertise you can outsource hardware related development services your lab doesn't have resources to handle.
Cosylab provides beginner and expert training courses in control systems technologies to big physics control groups and users, which unlike general
programming courses use hands-on exercises to provide expertise directly applicable in the big physics environment.
Cosylab provides its customers, who are dissatisfied with the fact that they have to build or customize a control system package for their accelerator (e.g.
due to lack of time or people), a tested turn-key control system for accelerator subsystems or even complete accelerators, which is documented and supported.
When it comes to controls the operator requires quick and reliable software with intuitive visualization. We provide solutions for graphical interfaces for
the control systems as well as offer our expertise and support in development of complex programs and algorithms for various control systems such as TINE, EPICS, ACS, TANGO and others.
microIOC microIOC is a plug & play solution for remote control of a wide range of devices. Its hardware platform offers rich set of functionality that is
complemented by a software platform, which provides flexible integration into your control system.
For good results, experiments running at accelerator sites require precise and constant monitoring of various machine parameters. Therefore, it is only
reasonable to expect nothing less but the best instruments to monitor and control all these variables.
100% pure Java implementation of the EPICS Channel Access client library.
Visual DCT (Database Configuration tool) provides visual composition of new EPICS databases as well as graphical representation of already existing
ones.
Welcome to Control Sheet, Cosylab's newsletter, with which we are trying to keep the control systems community well informed about interesting projects and
effective solutions. Don't worry, we will keep it short!
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