Automatic check of the RFX machine signals

The paper deals with an automatic computer procedure developed to detect errors or faults in the signal waveforms measured during the operation of the RFX machine. These data are generated by the diagnostic equipment and other sensors installed in the machine and in its power supplies. The signal check is paramount, since even a single faulty waveform may lead to wrong results in the post-processing phase. Due to their large number, the manual inspection of each signal after the pulse is impossible. The check has to be performed as quickly as possible, in order to identify and discard the defective waveforms before their on-line elaboration. To this purpose, the on-line signal check program is integrated in the control data acquisition system of RFX. Presently, the procedure is being used to check the quality of the saved machine pulse data.