The use of MDSplus on NSTX at PPPL

The MDSplus data acquisition system has been used successfully since the 1999 startup of NSTX for control, data acquisition and analysis for diagnostic subsystems. For each plasma “shot” on NSTX about 75 MBs of data is acquired and loaded into MDSplus hierarchical data structures in 2–3 min. Physici...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2002-06, Vol.60 (3), p.247-251
Main Authors: Davis, W., Roney, P., Carroll, T., Gibney, T., Mastrovito, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Computer aided diagnosis
Computer aided software engineering
Computer workstations
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Data acquisition
Data management
Data visualization
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Hierarchical systems
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
MDSplus
NSTX
Visualization
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Summary:The MDSplus data acquisition system has been used successfully since the 1999 startup of NSTX for control, data acquisition and analysis for diagnostic subsystems. For each plasma “shot” on NSTX about 75 MBs of data is acquired and loaded into MDSplus hierarchical data structures in 2–3 min. Physicists adapted to the MDSplus software tools with no real difficulty. Some locally developed tools are described. The support from the developers at MIT was timely and insightful. The use of MDSplus has resulted in significant cost savings for NSTX.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00016-9