Conceptual design and implementation of Pulse Automation and Scheduling System for KSTAR

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<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The world clock based automatic sequential operation manipulator has been developed and begin to work on the 7th campaign in KSTAR Tokamak. The Pulse Automation and Scheduling System (PASS) divided into Pulse Automation System (PAS) and Pulse Scheduling System (PSS). The PAS is on the online control system and it has communicated with many other local control systems. Before PASS, the plasma experiment was performed manually by using Central Control System (CCS). However the PASS currently manipulates the sequential operation of KSTAR with the programmed shot interval time. It provides readiness check routine, shot time handler, and local system monitoring functions. The PASS has no hardware dependency and it was configured with EPICS extensions. The Real Time Monitoring System, PCS_GATE, Automatic Reporting System, Central Control System, and Timing Synchronization System are well organized and they communicate to each other. The PASS provides perceptual operation status, easy time manipulator, and intuitive man machine interface. The plasma disruption information which is used in the KSTAR standard software framework also comes from the PASS. We describe the functions and system architecture of the Pulse Automation System in this paper. The PSS will be specified inside PASS for the purpose of intelligent system parameterization.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The world clock based automatic sequential operation manipulator. </LI> <LI> Configuration of the Pulse Automation System (PAS) and the Pulse Scheduling System (PSS) </LI> <LI> Providing of operational information in voice through an Ethernet interface. </LI> <LI> A perceptional operation status, easy time manipulator, and intuitive man machine interface for the purpose of the Tokamak operation. </LI> <LI> Generation of the plasma disruption information. </LI> </UL> </P>