Framework for software development of laboratory equipment and setups integrated into large scale DAQ systems (LabBot)

•LabBot is an open-source framework for laboratory automation.•Might be used for development for laboratory equipment firmware, including ARM-based.•Includes built-in script languages for control & data processing (Lua, Octave).•Implements remote access API out of the box.•Integrates well with d...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2020-07, Vol.156, p.111588, Article 111588
Main Authors: Chernakov, Alexandr, Zhiltsov, Nikita, Senitchenkov, Vasiliy, Babinov, Nikita, Bazhenov, Alexander, Bukreev, Ivan, Chernakov, Paul, Chernakov, Anton, Chironova, Anastasia, Dmitriev, Artem, Elets, Denis, Ermakov, Nikita, Khodunov, Igor, Koval, Alexander, Kurskiev, Gleb, Litvinov, Andrei, Mitrofanova, Alina, Mokeev, Alexander, Mukhin, Eugene, Razdobarin, Alexey, Samsonov, Dmitry, Snigirev, Leonid, Solovei, Valeri, Tereschenko, Ivan, Tolstyakov, Sergei, Varshavchik, Lidia, Zatylkin, Paul
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Language:English
Subjects:
Control equipment
Data acquisition
Diagnostic systems
Experiment automation
Firmware development
Framework
Laboratories
Laboratory equipment
Large scale integration
Scientific software
Software
Software development
Thomson scattering
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Summary:•LabBot is an open-source framework for laboratory automation.•Might be used for development for laboratory equipment firmware, including ARM-based.•Includes built-in script languages for control & data processing (Lua, Octave).•Implements remote access API out of the box.•Integrates well with data processing toolkits like Matlab/Jupyter/etc. The LabBot Framework project is intended to implement control of experiment and data acquisition without writing special platform codes, while achieving industrial-grade results. The Framework is intended for fast and advanced development of controlling and data acquisition software for laboratory-scale experimental setups; more sophisticated software for middle-scale laboratory equipment; industrial-grade software for self-made commercial instrumentation developed by small- and middle-scale companies. The paper presents review of the Framework top-level architecture and its implementation addressing development of ITER Divertor Thomson Scattering (DTS) diagnostic. The first examples of the Framework implementation include the set-ups for vacuum heating testbench; RF cleaning of diagnostic mirrors as well as DTS equipment, which must be controlled by the ITER CODAC system.
ISSN:0920-3796
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DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111588