From f93611d3cc4e5a99ee1101effb3981f4d00827dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: acerbo_a Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 13:56:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md --- docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Services/06_turnkeyengineering.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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 From 878ed6ffb94b7f3688d96d59e0d7af395828fc75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: acerbo_a Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 14:36:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md --- docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md index 055b5ea..53ef9f2 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 | [Tadej Humar](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/tadej-humar) | \ No newline at end of file From 3867b8a9cae3036c50e3df7912192e9c3701d686 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: acerbo_a Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 14:36:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md --- docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md index 53ef9f2..e625c2a 100644 --- a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md +++ b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The VxWorks license used to operate the most of the VME crates at SLS will be di 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 | [Tadej Humar](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/tadej-humar) | \ No newline at end of file From 3bc935c75b7c1e258168311d122843ecd8cb4728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: acerbo_a Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 22:46:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md --- docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md index e625c2a..b544fde 100644 --- a/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md +++ b/docs/2._Services_Portfolio/Projects/01_VME_Migration.md @@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ The VME migration is being coordinated via biweekly Beamline Refurbishment Meeti | --------- | ----------------- | | 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 | [Tadej Humar](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/tadej-humar) | \ No newline at end of file +| Beamline Refurbishment Team | [Dominik Meister](https://intranet.psi.ch/de/people/dominik-meister) | \ No newline at end of file