Remote Data acquisition and Instrument Control Using Labview and Appletview

Abstract

Having the capability to control and observe experiments from a remote location has several benefits, including the ability to track and to assist in solving a problem that might arise. The best way to remotely control and monitor activity during an irradiation experiment is via the World Wide Web, using a method that is browser and computer independent and with software easily available on the market. The Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory (MIBL) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has developed the remote monitor and control capability by using a combination of commercial software packages (Labview and Appletview). During an experiment, all the parameters could be accessed and monitored remotely by simply reaching a web site. A specific description will be given of the way in which this procedure was implemented at MIBL