Date of Award

3-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering

Department

Department of Engineering Physics

First Advisor

Denis E. Beller, PhD

Abstract

This paper describes the conversion of a DEC PDP-11/05 computer system, previously used in Canberra's Model 2220B segmented gamma scanner, with an IBM PC. Two tasks necessary for completion of the project involved reestablishing communications with a Canberra Series 35+ multi-channel analyzer and a scan table controller. An additional serial/parallel card was installed in the PC to reinstate comunications with the multi-channel analyzer. For computer control of scan table controller operations a digital input/output card was used along with an external electromechanical relay board; when implemented together this hardware setup replaces functions that were normally processed through a motion control interface card housed within the DEC. Software consisted of Canberra's PC Toolkit while newer programs were written in Microsoft's QuickBASIC 4.5 and Macro Assembler 5.1. Five codes were written--two of these are device drivers written in assembly language and the other three are menu and control programs written in QuickBASIC. The modification enables simplified programmer enhancements.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GNE-ENP-91M-3

DTIC Accession Number

ADA238736

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted

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