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Use of Abeans at SNS

Object Explorer Application Running on XAL / Abeans

Igor Verstovsek (igor.verstovsek@cosylab.com), et al.

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

• Abeans are– Java beans for control– Services– GUI components

• Can be used to build powerful applications

Abeans is a framework for writing applications

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ESOR3 BACI

ACS CORBA

DESYR3 Channel

TINE

SNSR3 Channel JCA EPICS

GSIR3 Channel

UFC

ANKAR2

ACS CORBA

RIKENR3

Prototype

SuperSORR2

CORBA

UVSORR2

CORBA

NRAOR3 BACI

ACS CORBA

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Object Explorer is a generic diagnostic tool

• Object Explorer– Discovers– Analyses– Controlsremotedevices, PVs, …

• Used at ANKA and ALMA

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

XAL provides device hierarchy

• Abeans read XAL XML files with hierarchically organized PVs

• The PVs are loaded into the Abeans Directory Service

• Displayed as a treeXAL

Abeans

Abeans Directory Service

EPICS Name Server

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EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

Abeans provide fancy graphical components

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

EPICS Collaboration Meeting – Abingdon, UK. June 19, 2003

Object Explorer is written using Abeans

• Common look and feel• Predictable behavior• Standard environment

– Text, log and error messages– Print, save, config, ...

• Number of bugs in applications is reduced • Quality of Service• Centralized process management• Security• Retrofitting common features

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Display of data quality

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Archive Reader for DESY

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Physics applications for ANKA

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