Control and data acquisition system for X-ray Free-Electron Laser experiments at SACLA

We have developed a data acquisition, control, and storage system for user experiments at the X-ray Free Electron Laser facility, SACLA, at the SPring-S site. The system is designed to handle up to 5 Gbps data rate of shot-by-shot data in synchronization with the 60-Hz of beam repetition cycle. The system has been stably operating for the public users experiments since March 2012.