2025/12/08 by Saqib, Najm Us, Jurado, Angel, Andrade, Esteban +4
Engineering · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #Embedded Systems and FPGA Applications #FOS: Electrical engineering #FOS: Physical sciences #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2512.07996
openalex publication_date 2025/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/12/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a third-generation synchrotron light source operational since 1992, is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade of its storage ring RF control system. The legacy Horner PLC controllers and remote I/O modules, now at end-of-life, are being replaced with an Allen-Bradley PLC platform to improve maintainability, reliability, and long-term support. This paper presents the planning, design, and current status of the upgrade project.