  The aim of the project was to develop a HMI (Human-Machine Interface) with
the help of which a person could remotely control and monitor the Vacuum
measurement system. The Vacuum measurement system was constructed using a DAQ
(Data Acquisition & Control) implementation instead of a PLC based
implementation because of the cost involvement and complexity involved in
deployment when only one basic parameter i.e. vacuum is required to be
measured. The system is to be installed in the Superconducting Cyclotron
section of VECC. The need for remote monitoring arises as during the operation
of the K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, people are not allowed to enter within a
certain specified range due to effective ion radiation. Using the designed
software i.e. HMI the following objective of remote monitoring could be
achieved effortlessly from any area which is in the safe zone. Moreover the
software was designed in a way that data could be recorded real time and in an
unmanned way. The hardware is also easy to setup and overcomes the complexity
involved in interfacing a PLC with other hardware. The deployment time is also
quite fast. Lastly, the practical results obtained showed an appreciable degree
of accuracy of the system and friendliness with the user.
