High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK

A feasibility study of the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is now under going at KEK 12GeV proton synchrotron(PS). The DSP is expected as a new stand alone processor in the accelerator control because of its remarkable progress in the processing speed and outstanding forms of technology. Some applications of the DSP in the accelerator control system were already reported in ICALEPCS’97. We try to use the DSP in a beam feedback system and examine its reliability and flexibility in the accelerator control.