The mVINIS Ion Source, which is the heavy ion source of the TESLA Accelerator Installation, was assembled and tested in the fall of 1997, and it was commissioned in the spring of 1998. The role of its safety system is to protect personnel from high voltages, and sensitive equipment from damage in the cases of overheating, electriv discharges or poor vacuum. A part of the safety sistem is dedicated to the vacuum system, enabling its manual start-up and akso preventing possible operator errors. Control functions of the mVINIS Ion Source are implemented via Honeywell Alcont 3000* system, which is used as the main control system of the TESLA Accelerator Installation. All the vacuum pumps and the valves, DC and high voltage power supplies, microwave generator and ion beam diagnostic elements are controlled via a touch screen and functional keyboard. The major advantages of the control system are the user friendly enviroment, and the easy running of the machine.
This article is written for Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications, Caen, France