ACAS EPICS Training

ACAS EPICS Training

A beginners to intermediate course by Cosylab

Sydney
15-17 December 2010
ANSTO Lucas Heights

New Illawarra Road
Lucas Heights, NSW

Lecture series by Cosylab

Outline

Day 1 will dedicate a bit more time to the lectures whereas Day 2 will have more time for the basic hands-on exercises.
The hands-on exercises will be conducted using VmWare images with EPICS and all tools pre-installed.

Day 3 involves an important \"show and tell\" session for the second half of the day designed for Australian EPICS developers
to share knowledge and experience with the aim of strengthening the Australian EPICS community.

Day 1:

– Introduction to EPICS
– Basic Database concepts (processing, linking etc.)
– Building an IOC project in Linux
– Exercise: build your first EPICS project

Day 2:

– Database records (some basic types)
– EDM for GUI
– AlarmHandler basics
– Create databases with Visual DCT
– Exercise: a soft EPICS database (simulation of vacuum system) with EDM GUI
 

Day 3:

– Device Driver Basics
– Australian EPICS Collaboration Meeting \"show and tell\"

 Register online

• Registration fee: $300.
• Application deadline: 13 November, 2010

Possible accommodation:
Sutherland Motel which has 27 rooms.
http://www.sutherlandmotel.com/
Cnr. Princes Highway & Aldgate St Sutherland NSW 2232, Australia
Ph: +612 9545 1000
Fx: +612 9545 1065
[email protected]

and

The Engadine Motel Engadine Motor Inn which has 25 rooms
1229 - 1233 Princes Highway Engadine, Sydney NSW, Australia 2233
Ph: 61 2 9520 8166
http://www.engadinemotorinn.com.au/

Both are a few kilometres from Lucas heights. Rates are reasonable.