  Improving the reliability and reducing the maintenance time to give increased
availability is a key feature of developing control & instrumentation (C&I)
systems relevant to future fusion devices such as DEMO and to fusion power
plants. Standardising access to the multiple platforms comprising C&I systems
on working plant including software that analyses data is one aspect of
achieving this. This has been realised on the MAST Neutral Beam Injection
system (MNBI) following an extensive upgrade to the C&I, to improve the
operational reliability of the neutral beam plant.
