FMB offers design, development and installation of turn-key beamline control system hardware and software.

Systems are designed to use standard modules as far as applicable. Otherwise applications and drivers will be developped in-house.

The design will regard customer requirements such as naming conventions and style guides.

In recent projects control systems have been developped and installed for beamlines at SSLS (Singapore Synchrotron Light Source) and KCSR (Kurchatov Center for Synchrotron Radiation).

EPICS Client/Server Architecture

Standard interface for control system hardware based on ethernet communication

Intuitive graphical user interface structured in four levels.

Operating modes provide different access levels for beamline users and operators.

FMB offers design, development and installation of turn-key equipment protection systems for frontends and beamlines.

Failsafe designed logic implemented on Siemens S7 PLC hardware.

Protection based on monitoring vital equipment parameters such as:

• equipment temperatures
• cooling water flow rates
• vacuum interlocks
• valve and fast valve status
• shutter status

PLC interface to EPICS provides a neat integration into the beamline control software.

Touchpanel monitor provides convenient beamline status display and control.

Machine and PSS Interface according to customer requirements.

The BLiCS.PGM software allows operating a Plane Grating Monochromators through an intuitive graphical user interface.

The system is based on fast closed loop control and features coordinated energy movements on motion controller level.

Available Operating Modes:

• Fixed Focus
• Fixed Beta
• Fixed Theta
• Dynamic cff for VLS

Energy Scan Modes:

• Step Scan
• On-The-Fly Scan

Automatic Decoupling Procedures

Collision detection and recovering

Hexapod systems combine the ability of adjusted six degrees of freedom with high stability.

The BLiCS.Hexapod control software interfaces to a motion controller to allow operating a hexapod system through an intuitive graphical user interface.

Movements can be carried out by specifying a set point, by tweaking or by scanning.

Actual position display of all compound motions

Different homing procedures

Software limits to prevent collisions

Slit systems used to vertically or horizontally define the beam are typically based on individual slit blades which are used to form an aperture.

The BLiCS.Slit software allows operating slits by specifying size and offset of the aperture. The actual read back values are calculated from the slit blade position and displayed.

Positioning is possible by specifying a set point by tweaking.

Actual position display of compound and single blade motions

Set point, tweak and scan moves of compound or single blade motions