Development Status and Deployment of the next Generation Nscl Data Acquisition System

As the NSCL began the coupled cyclotron construction project, it was clear that the existing data acquisition system would be inadequate. The existing data acquisition system was based on an embedded kernel running in antiquated front end processors with a mix of C and assembly language code[1]. The online analysis and recording component was based on largely non-portable FORTRAN and C software written for the VMS operating system. Nuclear electronics had advanced past the assumptions on which the front end system was built. We also anticipated the need for a more flexible analysis package than the ones used over the lifetime of the K1200. This article will describe the status of the new NSCL data acquisition system. The configuration of development and deployment systems will be described. The map of this article is as follows: