USEC/PGDP PICS Documentation Project

This web site contains (well, at least I hope that it will contain eventually...) all of the documentation for PICS release 2, as installed at United States Enrichment Corporation's Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, in Paducah, Kentucky. Since some of the software is still evolving, this documentation may not always reflect the latest developments. However, whenever discrepencies are noted they should be forwarded to the maintainer of this site, Steve Valliere (of Electronic Visions, Inc.).

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As of July 1, 2008, this web site has been superceded by a new, wiki-based documentation site, located at:

You may still look around here if you wish, but the information stored here is no longer being updated and will quite likely be out of date and incorrect. We recommend learning to make use of the wiki at your earliest convenience.

Using a wiki allows users to contribute documentation updates directly when errors and/or ommissions are found. It also allows sharing of work-arounds and other procedures for acutally using the applications to perform various jobs.

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Table of Contents

  1. PGDP PICS Overview updated 080221
    1. 8800 Network
    2. PICS Network
    3. PICS Repeater added 080221
    4. Plant Network
  2. Static Database
    1. Overview
    2. Tables
    3. Fields
    4. ADP Point Names (quick reference)
  3. Real Time Database
    1. Overview updated 080221
    2. Data Structures updated 080221
  4. Data Flows updated 080221
  5. Core Architecture
  6. System Configuration
  7. Applications - Functional Descriptions
    1. Access Control
      1. Access Control Bridge (ACB)
      2. Access Control Client (ACC)
    2. Alarm Log (AlarmLog)
    3. Data Archiving and Retrieval System (DARS)
      1. Archiver (DARSarch)
      2. Server (DARSsrvr)
      3. Retrieval (DARSrtrv)
    4. MUX Clock (MUXCLK)
    5. MUX Control (MUXCTL)
      1. 8800 Alarm Processing
      2. 8800 EU Conversions
      3. Passive 8800s
        1. AVCO Hardware
        2. CPI/RTP Hardware
      4. Active 8800s
        1. AVCO Hardware
        2. CPI/RTP Hardware
      5. Linux 8800 Configuration & Commands
    6. MUX Database (MUXSDB)
    7. Plant Data Recorder System (PDRS)
      1. Archiver (PDRSarch)
      2. Retrieval (PDRSrtrv)
    8. PICS Man-Machine Interface (PICSMMI)
      1. Operator Control (OpCon)
      2. Point Editor (pedit)
      3. Point Display/Trend (point)
      4. Slope/Intercept Editor (sied)
    9. PICS EMail Agent (PEMA)
    10. PICS Report Generator (PicsRPG)
    11. PICS Dataviews Displayer (PicsViews)
    12. Recall Display (ReDisp)
    13. Real Time Database
      1. Agent (RTDBA)
      2. Master (RTDB)
      3. Remote (RTRemote)
      4. Server (RTServer)
      5. Client (RTClient)
      6. DDE (RtdbDDE)
    14. Static Database
      1. Batch Editor (sdBatch)
      2. Database Import/Export (dbio)
      3. Master (SDB)
      4. Server (SDServer)
      5. Client (SDClient)
      6. Consistency Checker (SDBCC)
      7. Database Update Procedure
    15. System Monitor (SysMon)
    16. Subsystem Status Point Provider (SysPoint)
    17. Task Monitor (TaskMon) updated 071219
      1. PICS System Viewer (SysView) added 071219
      2. System Config Compiler (SysIni) added 071219
    18. Watch Dog (WatchDog)
    19. Software Verification/Validation Suite (Verifier)
      1. Library Creation/Maintenance (VCreate)
      2. Validation Library Server (VServer)
      3. Validation Client (VClient)
      4. Verification LiBrary (VLB) Construction
      5. Verification Push System (VPush)
        1. Host (VPushH)
        2. Client (VPushC)
  8. USEC/PGDP Custom Applications
    1. Alarm Monitor/Tracking Suite
      1. Alarm Monitor (AlarMon)
      2. PICS Group Editor (gEdit)
      3. Automatic File Transfer (shifty)
    2. Alarm Sorter (AlarmSort)
    3. DEU
    4. MODCOMP Console Replacement #2 (mcr2)
    5. Slope/Intercept Import Utility (SlopeInt)
    6. Vibration Analysis Utility (VibrAnal)
    7. MODCOMP Database Translator (cadp2csv2)
    8. Operator Programmable Alarm Limits (OPAL)
    9. Megawatt Recorder (MwHist/MwDisp/MwPics)
    10. MolyTek Line Recorder (MtHist/MtDisp/MtPics)
    11. Gradient Plot (gPlot)
    12. PGPLOT Replacement (pgPlot)
    13. C-310 Scale Monitor (Libra)
    14. MODCOMP Data Receiver (moData)
    15. MODCOMP Data Uploader (upData)
    16. Gradient Dataset Send/Receive
      1. Gradient Send (gSend)
      2. Gradient Receive (gRecv)
  9. Non-USEC/PGDP PICS Applications
    1. Computed/Derived Points
    2. PICS Test Program (PicsTest)
    3. Real Time Data Monitor (Monitor)
    4. Real Time Data Bridge (RTBridge)
  10. Dynamic Link Libraries
    1. PICS End-User Interface
  11. Control Panel Applet
  12. Event Logging
  13. Supplemental Utilities (unsupported)
    1. SysLog - System Log Receiver/Recorder
    2. picsver - Manually set the PICS master software version
    3. BuildTables - Rebuild (or export) the LookUp.bin file
    4. acEncode/acDecode - Encode/Decode AccTasks.ini
    5. TestAddr - Display local PICS application directory
    6. picsauth - Display list of PICS applications authorized
    7. sdbcView - Browse the SdbCache file
    8. vList - List application (and DLL) versions
  14. 3rd party software
    1. SofTel Tree Control
    2. cbase Database
    3. PCTCP
    4. InterDrive NFS Server
    5. WAR ftp Daemon (server)
    6. FileZilla ftp Daemon
    7. Microsoft Services For Unix (SFU)
  15. White Papers
    1. Model for Time Flow in a Distributive Real Time Data Aquisistion System
  16. Reporting Problems to EVI
  17. Appendix (removed)
  18. Documentation Template
  19. Proposed Scale Mathematics