diff --git a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md index 055b5ea..b544fde 100644 --- a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md +++ b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md @@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ title: VME Migration # VME End-Of-Life (VxWorks) +The VxWorks license used to operate the most of the VME crates at SLS will be discontinue at the end of 2030. As the VME hardware is aging, we have chosen to also phase out that hardware platform in favor of EhterCAT based solutions. The migration away from VME is actively underway, with the last VME crates remaining operational until at most 2030. + +The VME migration is being coordinated via biweekly Beamline Refurbishment Meetings (BRM) with input from a Controls representative for both SLS beamlines and the SLS storage ring. For further questions: + +| VME Migration Role | Primary Contact | +| --------- | ----------------- | +| Representative SLS beamlines | [Alvin Acerbo](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/alvin-samuel-acerbo) | +| Reprerentative SLS storage ring | [Uros Zezula](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/uros-zezula) | +| Beamline Refurbishment Team | [Dominik Meister](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/dominik-meister) | \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md index 957de2f..421edda 100644 --- a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md +++ b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -# EtherCAT Motion Control (ECMC) +# Motion Control and I/O We provide the service of controls system integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and first-line support during normal operations hours. Procurement of hardware and supporting devices, as well as approval for controls support, should first be arranged. This can be initiated via the local beamline contact. -Broadly speaking, the scope of capabilities includes: +Broadly speaking, EtherCAT field bus devices can be integrated into the EPICS Control System using the EtherCAT Motion Control (ECMC) framework. The scope of capabilities includes: - Motion Control for common applications - Generic <100kHz I/O & DAQ - Complex devices integration into EPICS