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SCADA and DCS

Tango is an Open Source solution for SCADA and DCS. Open Source means you get all the source code under an Open Source free licence (LGPL and GPL). Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are typically industrial type systems using standard hardware. Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are more flexible control systems used in more complex environments. Sardana is a good example of a Tango based Beamline SCADA.

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19/12/2025 - New release candidate for cppTango: 10.3.0-rc1

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new release candidate for the upcoming cppTango release 10.3.0.

This release comes with new features for device server telemetry, improving the support for the OpenTelemetry standard.

See Release-of-cpptango-10-3-0-rc1 for more information.

26/09/2025 - Tango Controls Collaboration @ ICALEPCS 2025

The Tango Controls are meeting at ICALEPCS2025, the main event for the accelerator and large experiments controls community. Here are some highlights from the event.

24/08/2025 - Taurus 5.3.0 released

12/08/2025 - 39th Tango Controls meeting presentations and recording online

The 39th Tango Community Meeting was hosted by INAF (Italian National Institute for Astrophysics) and INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico d'Abruzzo, in Giulianova (Italy). All the materials are now available on the Indico event page, including the recordings of all sessions, the presentations, and the Miro board used during open discussion:
https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/422/. See news item for details.

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ICALEPCS 2025

TANGO papers available @ ICALEPCS 2025 Proceedings

The list of papers published by the Tango Controls Community at ICALEPCS 2025 Conference

From TANGO @ ICALEPCS2025 Proceedings:

https://proceedings.jacow.org/icalepcs2025/keyword/tango/index.html


Leveraging software simulators in SKA Dish LMC development and testing

Main author: S. Twum — SKA Observatory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-MOBR004

Advanced polarization and energy control for APPLE-II type undulator beamlines at MAX-IV

Main author: L. Zhu — MAX IV Laboratory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-MODG008

PandABox II: A collaborative platform designed for future upgrades

Main author: Y. Abiven — Synchrotron SOLEIL

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-MODR002

Hunting for hidden bugs: dealing with test flakiness in SKA control software

Main author: G. Marotta — INAF - OAA (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory)

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUBG006

Data acquisition and on-the-fly processing from high rate detectors at MAX IV

Main author: A. Lilius — MAX IV Laboratory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUCG002

SOLARIS synchrotron control system upgrade: addressing challenges and implementing solutions

Main author: M. Piekarski — SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUMG010

HDB++, a retrospective on 5+ years using TimescaleDB

Main author: D. Lacoste — European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUMR004

Integrated data acquisition and processing pipelines for users at Elettra 2.0: a case study at SYRMEP, the μCT beamline

Main author: A. Contillo — Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUPD009

Standardizing MicroTCA integration into the TANGO control system via ChimeraTK and OPC UA at SOLEIL

Main author: J. Pham — Synchrotron SOLEIL

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-TUPD099

The Tango Controls Collaboration status in 2025

T. Juerges, R. Bourtembourg, A. Gotz, D. Lacoste, S. Rubio-Manrique, B. Bertrand, A. Joubert, Y. Matveev, L. Pivetta, G. Scalamera, G. Abeille, G. Pichon, P. Madela, G. Kowalski, T. Madej, M. Celary, L. Zytniak, T. Braun, R. Auger-Williams, T. Ives

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEAG001

Better software observability using Tango Controls with OpenTelemetry – experience at MAX IV

Main author: A. Joubert — MAX IV Laboratory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEAG006

SKA control system in 2025

Main author: S. Vrcic — SKA Observatory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEMG002

Modular scientific SCADA suite with Sardana and Taurus – latest developments

Main author: O. Vallcorba — ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEMG017

AI and ML integration for beamline optimization and virtual assistance at the SOLARIS synchrotron

Main author: M. Szczepanik — SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEMR002

SOLEIL II: enhancing data management and computing for tomorrow’s science

Main author: Y. Abiven — Synchrotron SOLEIL

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEPD010

The Tango AlarmHandler: advancements in core functionality and tools

Main author: G. Scalamera — Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEPD033

Libera instruments integration with control systems

Main author: A. Kete — Instrumentation Technologies (Slovenia)

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEPD051

Overview and current status of the SKA-Low Monitoring, Control and Calibration Subsystem (MCCS)

Main author: E. Arandjelovic — SKA Observatory / Observatory Sciences Ltd

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEPD057

AI-driven device driver generator

Main author: L. Zytniak — S2Innovation Sp z o. o. [Ltd.]

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-WEPD060

Multimodal data acquisition system at MAX IV

Main author: V. Da Silva — MAX IV Laboratory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THAG002

Towards asynchronous control systems, an asyncio implementation of OPC UA using TANGO green modes

Main author: E. Morales Alejandre — ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THBR006

Pycumbia: Bridging high-performance control logic and Python simplicity for modern UIs

Main author: G. Strangolino — Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THPD076

A long term storage solution for Tango attribute data at SKAO

Main author: M. Zambrano — SKA Observatory

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THCR003

A multi-level monitoring interface for the SKA Central Signal Processor using the Taranta synoptic view

Main author: G. Marotta — INAF - OAA (Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory)

Paper Slides DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THMG012

BL31-FaXToR, hard X-ray micro-tomography and radiography at ALBA: current status and ongoing improvements

Main author: S. Wohl — ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THPD039

IC@MS – web-based alarm management software

Main author: L. Zytniak — S2Innovation Sp z o. o. [Ltd.]

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THPD058

Polka - web management tool for TANGO controls

Main author: L. Zytniak — S2Innovation Sp z o. o. [Ltd.]

Paper Slides not available DOI 10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2025-THPD060

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