CERN ELMB
CERN ELMB (Embedded Local Monitoring Board) is a multi-function device that is focused on providing analog inputs/outputs, digital inputs/outputs, SPI connectivity and custom functionality, being controlled using CANbus.
Currently, at CERN, it is used by:
- ATLAS Experiment (...)
- CMS Experiment
- * LHCb Experiment
- ALICE Experiment
- TOTEM Experiment
The total count of ELMB in operation is of around 10000.
ELMBs have been carefully tested for operation under radiation.
Specification
Common use case
In most cases ELMBs are part of a system that is composed at least of:
- Local Control Stations, which are computers running SCADA software and which are interconnected to form a global distributed control system
- Fieldbuses (CANBus in case of ELMB)
- ELMBs
- Analog or digital sensors and actuators such as: temperature,
humidity, radiation sensors, switches, voltage and current monitoring
modules, solid state relays,
Sources of information about ELMB
User documentation
System integrator documentation
h4. Radiation tests