1. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén1 ALICE DCS PROJECT ORGANIZATION - a proposal - u Project Goals u Organizational Layout u Technical Layout u Deliverables u Responsibilities u Resources u Initial steps

2. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén2 PROJECT GOALS u Ultimate goal “A working DCS ready for exploitation end 2005 allowing to control and operate the experiment during all modes of operation and according to defined requirements”. u Final assembly and commissioning “Individual DCS’s ready to be used during final assembly and commissioning end 2004”. u Intermediate goals u Milestones to be established in ALICE Controls Board.

3. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén3 ALICE Controls Coord. team (ACC) ALICE Controls Board (ACB) DAQ Trigger Offline LHC M. Detectors Ext. Services

4. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén4 ALICE Controls Coord. team (ACC) ALICE Controls Board (ACB) ALICE Techn. Coord. Techn. Board DAQ Trigger Offline LHC M. Detectors Ext. Services

5. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén5 ALICE Controls Coord. team (ACC) Joint Controls Project (JCOP) ALICE Controls Board (ACB) ALICE Techn. Coord. Techn. Board DAQ Trigger Offline LHC M. Detectors Ext. Services IT-CO group EP Management ATLAS Controls Coord. CMS Controls Coord. LHCb Controls Coord.

6. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén6 GLOBAL LAYOUT ITS hv lv p TT pixeldriftstrip TPCMUON DCS Detectors

7. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén7 GLOBAL LAYOUT ITS hv lv p TT pixeldriftstrip TPCMUON safety access DCS electricity magnet gas cooling Detectors Services

8. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén8 GLOBAL LAYOUT ITS hv lv p TT pixeldriftstrip TPCMUON safety access DAQ Trigger Offline LHC ECS DCS electricity magnet gas cooling Detectors Services

9. 9 STANDARD DCS MODEL Central supervision Process Control Local operator workplace Local engineering workplace Operator workplace Process Control Field interface CERN WAN Supervision layer Control layer Field layer

10. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén10 DELIVERABLES u DCS Architecture definition u URD of systems, devices, parameters to be handled by DCS u “Standard” ALICE components u Implementation of end-to-end controls slices u Object library definition u Planning and milestones u Budget u etc.

11. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén11 PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT u Study, evaluate ‘standard solutions’, ex. u Ways of measuring temperatures u control of HV systems u monitoring of LV power supplies u Complete end-to-end detector controls slice u use of framework tools; configuration, logging, alarms, etc u Test cases with some detector groups u Identify needs with ACB u “Hands-on” experience

12. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén12 RESPONSABILITIES (1) u ALICE Controls Co-ordination (ACC) u co-ordinate the project execution; monitor, follow-up u give guidelines u give assistance (manpower limited) u provide common facilities u provide interfaces to external systems u give access to common tools and components

13. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén13 RESPONSABILITIES (2) u Detector Groups u design and implement the control of their detector u respect technical spec., planning and agreed budget u participate in ALICE Controls Board (ACB), share decisions, follow guidelines & recommendations as far as possible

14. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén14 RESPONSABILITIES (3) u ALICE Controls Board (ACB) u Principal steering group for ALICE controls u Each detector and service group represented u Open to all u Chaired by Controls Co-ordinator u Executive in technical matters u Reports to Technical Board

15. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén15 RESPONSABILITIES (4) u Services Groups u Magnets u Electricity u Gas u Cooling & Ventilation u Access u Alarms & Safety u design and implement the control of their service u respect technical spec., planning and agreed budget u ALICE controls link-man co-ordinates and follows-up u link-man represents the service in ACB

16. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén16 RESPONSABILITIES (5) u DAQ, Trigger, Offline, LHC machine u interfaces subject to common projects u roles and responsibilities to be defined u IT Controls Group u co-ordinate the execution of JCOP u execute the mandate of JCOP in collaboration with the LHC experiments u provide and support common components and tools defined by JCOP u Joint Controls Project (JCOP) u provide common framework of tools and components

17. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén17 MANPOWER (1) u Controls Co-ordinator u Leader of ACC team u Leader of the DCS project u Chairs ACB u Represents DCS in TB and ALICE in JCOP u Common supervisory facilities - 2 software engineers or equivalent - u Global DCS architecture u Connection mechanisms and common functions u Interfacing to external services u Interfacing to DAQ, TRG, Offline, LHC machine

18. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén18 MANPOWER (2) u Process control and field layer - 1 engineer or equivalent and 2 technicians - u Principal interface to the detector groups u Global DCS architecture u Connection mechanisms and common functions u test-lab and prototyping of ‘standard solutions’ u advice and assist detector groups

19. 28.5 2001DCS Workshop - L.Jirdén19 INITIAL STEPS u Agree on project definition u Establish resources, create ACC team u Establish ACB u Define organization of work u Identify applications for prototyping u Define milestones and detailed planning u Start regular progress meetings