INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS FOR TEST SYSTEMS FROM SUPERCONDUCTING STRANDS TILL MAGNET FIDUCIALISATION IN THE TUNNEL FOR THE LHC PROJECT

The LHC project requires construction and test of a large number of complex components, such as superconducting strands, cables and magnets, most of them produced in industry . T o qualify these components, dif ferent test systems based on industrial controls were developed and installed at the production site, but also at CERN. This paper describes a test system concept based on NI LabVIEW and alliance-members products that can be adapted to the needs of the component or assembly to test. This concept simplifies design and optimises reusability of LabVIEW modules. It will be further used in systems for commissioning the LHC, before particle beams will circulate in the machine.