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WatchfulEye:

--- Quote from: AlbertL on August 08, 2023, 09:39:07 pm ---At least they didn't skimp on the operating system - note the logo on the screen at the bottom center!  :scared: (Attachment Link)

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Got a laugh from me, but that's a file photo from 2016 from when they opened the simulation facility.

The main plant indicator displays in the background run on QNX.

The main plant controllers are modular units based on apparently MC68360 MCUs. ( https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/Portals/0/operating%20plant%20services/automation/safety%20related%20platforms/NA-0113%20Common%20Q%20Platform.pdf )

srb1954:

--- Quote from: WatchfulEye on August 09, 2023, 07:50:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: AlbertL on August 08, 2023, 09:39:07 pm ---At least they didn't skimp on the operating system - note the logo on the screen at the bottom center!  :scared: (Attachment Link)

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Got a laugh from me, but that's a file photo from 2016 from when they opened the simulation facility.

The main plant indicator displays in the background run on QNX.

The main plant controllers are modular units based on apparently MC68360 MCUs. ( https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/Portals/0/operating%20plant%20services/automation/safety%20related%20platforms/NA-0113%20Common%20Q%20Platform.pdf )

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Things must move awfully slow in the world of nuclear control electronics if they were still using MC68360s as late as 2018, as indicated by the brochure date. I would have thought that the MC68360 was well and truly obsolete by then.

I considered the MC68360 for a project in 2003 but decided it was too long in the tooth even back then. I used its successor, the PowerQUICC, instead and even that chip is now obsolete.
gnuarm:

--- Quote from: srb1954 on August 09, 2023, 10:10:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: WatchfulEye on August 09, 2023, 07:50:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: AlbertL on August 08, 2023, 09:39:07 pm ---At least they didn't skimp on the operating system - note the logo on the screen at the bottom center!  :scared: (Attachment Link)

--- End quote ---
Got a laugh from me, but that's a file photo from 2016 from when they opened the simulation facility.

The main plant indicator displays in the background run on QNX.

The main plant controllers are modular units based on apparently MC68360 MCUs. ( https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/Portals/0/operating%20plant%20services/automation/safety%20related%20platforms/NA-0113%20Common%20Q%20Platform.pdf )

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Things must move awfully slow in the world of nuclear control electronics if they were still using MC68360s as late as 2018, as indicated by the brochure date. I would have thought that the MC68360 was well and truly obsolete by then.

I considered the MC68360 for a project in 2003 but decided it was too long in the tooth even back then. I used its successor, the PowerQUICC, instead and even that chip is now obsolete.

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Like the military, everything has to be qualified, a very expensive process.  So, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
AlbertL:

--- Quote from: jmelson on August 02, 2023, 05:12:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: AlbertL on August 02, 2023, 02:35:24 pm ---A $30 billion dollar plant, and this is what you get for a control room?  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-class-of-vogtle-3--4-nuclear-operators-pass-nrc-licensing-exam-300346151.html .  I suppose they charge extra if you want real lights, switches and gauges.  "Shoulda bought an RBMK!"

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Those consoles with huge Stackpole/Sealectro switches are totally old-school.  Modern controls systems with screens that reconfigure to show diagrammatically what the system is doing are much better for human-machine interface.
Jon

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But they'll never be as cool as this:
gnuarm:
I feel like I've been Rick rolled.
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