TY - JOUR N2 - The development of accurate computer control of a 3 MV Van de Graaff accelerator operation is described. The developed system comprises the accelerator turn-on and turn-off procedures during a normal run, which includes the setting of the terminal voltage, ion source light up, beam focusing and control of ion beam current and energy during operation. In addition, the computer monitors the vacuum and is able to make a detail register of the most important events during a normal run. The computer control system uses a LabVIEW application for interaction with the operator and an I/O board that interfaces the computer and the accelerator system. For everyday operating conditions the control implemented is able to turn-on and off the machine in about the same time as a specialized technician. In addition, today more users can make experiments in the accelerator without the help of a specialized operator, which in turns increases the number of hours during which the accelerator can be used. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107063/PDF/Journal10178-VolumeXVII%20Issue3_09%20paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/107063 PY - 2010 IS - No 3 EP - 425 DO - 10.2478/v10178-010-0035-3 KW - particle accelerator KW - control system KW - measurement systems KW - data acquisition KW - LabVIEW A1 - Lopes, José A1 - Alegria, Francisco A1 - Redondo, Luís A1 - Rocha, Jorge A1 - Alves, Eduardo PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation DA - 2010 T1 - Computer Control of a 3 MV Van de Graaff Accelerator SP - 415 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107063 T2 - Metrology and Measurement Systems ER -