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<a href="https://cds.cern.ch/search?f=author&p=Jackson%2C%20Stephen&ln=el">Jackson, Stephen</a> (CERN) ; <a href="https://cds.cern.ch/search?f=author&p=Mazzoni%2C%20Stefano&ln=el">Mazzoni, Stefano</a> (CERN) ; <a href="https://cds.cern.ch/search?f=author&p=Poimenidou%2C%20Eirini&ln=el">Poimenidou, Eirini</a> (CERN) ; <a href="https://cds.cern.ch/search?f=author&p=Senes%2C%20Eugenio&ln=el">Senes, Eugenio</a> (CERN)</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> Publication </td><td style="padding-left:5px;">2023</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> Number of pages </td><td style="padding-left:5px;">6</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> In: </td><td style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP069"><i>JACoW ICALEPCS</i> 2023 (2023) THPDP069</a> </a></td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> In: </td><td style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="https://cds.cern.ch/record/2881790">19th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems (ICALEPCS 2023)</a>, Cape Town, South Africa, 7 - 13 Oct 2023, pp.THPDP069</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> DOI </td><td style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP069" title="DOI" target="_blank">10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP069</a> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> Subject category </td><td style="padding-left:5px;">Computing and Computers</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> Abstract </td><td style="padding-left:5px;">Until recently, most of CERN’s beam visualisation systems have been based on increasingly obsolescent analogue cameras. Hence, there is an on-going campaign to replace old or install new digital equivalents. There are many challenges associated with providing a homogenised solution for the data acquisition of the various visualization systems in an accelerator complex as diverse as CERN’s. However, a generic real-time software in C++ has been developed and already installed in several locations to control such systems. This paper describes the software and the additional tools that have also been developed to exploit the acquisition systems, including a Graphical User Interface (GUI) in Java/Swing and web fixed displays. Furthermore, it analyses the specific challenges of each use-case and the chosen solutions that resolve issues including any subsequent performance limitations.</td></tr> <tr><td class="formatRecordLabel"> Copyright/License </td><td style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">CC-BY-4.0</a></td></tr> </table> <br/>Corresponding record in: <a href="http://inspirehep.net/record/2754537">Inspire</a> <small> </small> <br/> <br/><br/><div align="right"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:30px;"><span class="moreinfo" style="margin-right:10px;"> <a href="" class="moreinfo">Επιστροφή στην αναζήτηση</a> </span></div></div> <div class="bottom-left-folded"><div class="recordlastmodifiedbox" style="position:relative;margin-left:1px"> Δημιουργία εγγραφής 2024-04-12, τελευταία τροποποίηση 2024-04-12</div></div> <div class="bottom-right-folded" style="text-align:right;padding-bottom:2px;"> <span class="moreinfo" style="margin-right:10px;"><a href="/search?ln=el&p=recid%3A2895251&rm=wrd" class="moreinfo">Παρόμοιες εγγραφές</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br /> <div class="detailedrecordminipanel"> <div class="top-left"></div><div class="top-right"></div> <div class="inside"> <div id="detailedrecordminipanelfile" style="width:33%;float:left;text-align:center;margin-top:0"> <div><small class="detailedRecordActions">Πλήρες κείμενο:</small> <br /><a href="/record/2895251/files/document.pdf"><img style="border:none" src="/img/file-icon-text-34x48.gif" alt="Κατέβασμα πλήρες κειμένου" /><br />PDF</a><br /></div> </div> <div id="detailedrecordminipanelreview" style="width:30%;float:left;text-align:center"> </div> <div id="detailedrecordminipanelactions" style="width:36%;float:right;text-align:right;"> <ul class="detailedrecordactions"> <li><a href="/yourbaskets/add?ln=el&recid=2895251">Προσθήκη στο προσωπικό καλάθι</a></li> <li>Εξαγωγή ως <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/hx?ln=el">BibTeX</a>, <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/hm?ln=el">MARC</a>, <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/xm?ln=el">MARCXML</a>, <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/xd?ln=el">DC</a>, <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/xe?ln=el">EndNote</a>,  <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/xn?ln=el">NLM</a>, <a style="text-decoration:underline;font-weight:normal" href="/record/2895251/export/xw?ln=el">RefWorks</a> </li> </ul> <div style='padding-left: 13px;'>  <div id="bookmark"></div> <div id="bookmark_sciencewise"></div> <style type="text/css"> #bookmark_sciencewise, #bookmark {float: left;} #bookmark_sciencewise li {padding: 2px; width: 25px;} #bookmark_sciencewise ul, #bookmark ul {list-style-image: none;} </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.bookmark.min.js"></script> <style type="text/css">@import "/css/jquery.bookmark.css";</style> <script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[ $.bookmark.addSite('sciencewise', 'ScienceWise.info', 'https://cds.cern.ch/img/sciencewise.png', 'en', 'bookmark', 'http://sciencewise.info/bookmarks/cds:2895251/add'); $('#bookmark_sciencewise').bookmark({sites: ['sciencewise']}); $('#bookmark').bookmark({ sites: ['facebook', 'twitter', 'linkedin', 'google_plusone'], icons: '/img/bookmarks.png', url: 'https://cds.cern.ch/record/2895251', addEmail: true, title: "A Generic Real-Time Software in C++ for Digital Camera-Based Acquisition Systems at CERN", description: "Until recently, most of CERN\u2019s beam visualisation systems have been based on increasingly obsolescent analogue cameras. 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