Design of the Spring-8 control
room- How to make comfortable working
space.

T.Fukui, SPring-8 control group
SPring-8/JASRI
WAO2003 at GUASOverview of SPring-8 control
system
1 GeV linac

Booster

8GeV storage ring
Undulators & BLcomponents

19 VMEs

３４ VMEs

27 VMEs
1-1.5GeV New Subaru

5 VMEs

1 ５９ VMEs

Same control system for all

75 VMEs

Overview of SPring-8 control
system –cont’• Unix base remote control system
w HP workstation - operator console§ ~1997.7 C110×2,HP9000/712×６§ 1997.7~2002.5 B180L×14§ 2002.5~ J6700×6, J6000×1,B2600×10w VME ( HP743rt with HP-RTand IA-32 with Solaris x86 )- equipment controller• No oscilloscope or spectrum analyzer in acontrol room
• Many video signals

History• 1996.7 Finalize a design of Central ControlRoom• 1996.9 Finish construction of CCR• 1997.3 Start commissioning• 2000.2 Install partition

Basic concept• Comfortablew Layout for good communication
w Office like design• Function
w Operation oriented layout
w Consider a people’s flow line

• Corporate Identity
w Create a image like “Advance and Reliable”
w Consider a view from visitors

Perspective Image -APerspective Image -B

Perspective Image -C

Perspective Image -D

Quiet Control Room
• Target noise level 35~45dB(A)60~

Extremely loud noise
Could not use telephone

55~60

Problem to use telephone
Can speak within 1.8m by loud voice

Computer room

45~55

Meeting at table size of 1.2~1.5m
sometime problem to use telephone
Can speak within 3.6m by loud voice

Drawing room

40~45

Meeting at table size of ~2m
No problem to use telephone
Can speak within 9m by normal voice

Office35~40

quietNo problem to use telephone

Small meeting room

25~35

Very quiet
No problem to use telephone

Large meeting roomQuiet Control Room -cont’• Separate a noise source
w Use keyboard, mouse & display extender to separate
a noise from workstations
w Move printer and copy machine to far side of theroom• Use a carpet
w Must be anti-static carpet for floor mat• Partition between noise source and console• Others (we did not use )w Background musicw Plant

Quiet Control Room -cont’

Backyard

Partition

Keyboard,mouse&display
Server Workstation
Printer&CopyExtenderkeyboard, mouse & displayextender• HP9000/712 & B180L
w Blackbox CAT5 KVM Extender§ Use one CAT5 cable to extend keyboard, mouse &display• B2600&J6700
w Gefen ex・tend ・it CAT5-2000§ Use one CAT5 cable to extend display and one forUSB keyboard & mouse

KVM extenderDesign for console• Ring image layout - motif of SPring-8• Grouping and to keep space for people’s
flow line• Meeting desk on center• Space for keyboard,mouse,display andfiles for desk work
• Keep wiring space• Ergonomic design

Ergonomic example

Conceptual designconsole layout• Basic motif is a storage ring• All console are samew Easy to change grouping• Zone partitioning by carpet color

console layout -cont’console modulePartition• We designed a partition for display alarminformation• It include
w Four 50inch plasma displays
w Four 20inch LQ displays• Panel are covered by fabric to absorb anoisePerspective Image

Present control room
Plasma Display

Future Plan
• Extend the partition
w Noise are going to loud§ Separate from noise sources

w Need more cooling for backyard§ Control air flow for backyard§ Keep comfortable temperature for operators• We plan to do at 2003.5

Plan to extend

Present Display StandSummary• We designed the SPring-8 central controlroom• We consider to minimize a noise level inthe room
• We adopted the ergonomics design for theconsoleWe are going to right direction!
It is a nice office, isn’t it?