ALICE Data Acquisition System Control: Assessment of methods and tools for the development

Abstract

The purpose of the note is to assess the methods and tools to be used in the development of the ALICE DAQ System Control (ALICE-DSC) and to present the current status of the ALICE-DSC prototype. We first introduce the ALICE-DSC, then we define the criteria for assessing methods and tools to use during the ALICE-DSC development. In the following part of the note we overview reactive programming languages and CASE tools with respect to these criteria, then we present the design of the ALICE-DSC using ObjecTime: the CASE tool we have chosen. In conclusion, we outline the strengths and weaknesses of ObjecTime and we present the future workplan