Phoebus Tools and Services Session

2026 EPICS Codeathon and Documentathon - Diamond Light Source

Session co-ordinator: Kunal Shroff (shroffk@bnl.gov)
Dates: February 23-27, 2026
Pre-Codeathon Session: Monday, February 23rd

Meeting Minutes:https://docs.google.com/document/d/10oipk7mUnPIMryraRGQpPgFCsdGvfIuPCNlf4ueU-sc/edit?usp=sharing

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Overview

This repository contains the planning materials, discussion topics, project tasks, and documentation initiatives for the Phoebus Tools and Services session at the 2026 EPICS Codeathon hosted by Diamond Light Source.

Tech Stack

The Phoebus ecosystem consists of:

• UI Toolkit and Applications: Phoebus framework and apps
• Middle Layer Services: Archiver Appliance, Olog, Alarm Services, ChannelFinder, Save & Restore

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Session Structure

1. Core Developers Discussion Session (Monday-Friday:afternoons, Feb 23-27)

Technical discussions on architecture, roadmap, and strategic decisions.
See: discussion-topics/

2. Development Projects (Monday-Friday:all day, Feb 23-27)

Hands-on coding to address issues and implement new features.
See: projects/

3. Documentathon Tasks (Throughout the week)

Documentation improvements, tutorials, and guides.
See: documentation-tasks/

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Key Repositories

Repository	Description	URL
Phoebus	Main framework, UI toolkit, and applications	https://github.com/ControlSystemStudio/phoebus
Phoebus Alarm Services	Alarm system and services (docs & source)	https://github.com/ControlSystemStudio/phoebus/tree/master/services
Save & Restore	Snapshot and restore service (part of Phoebus)	https://github.com/ControlSystemStudio/phoebus/tree/master/app/save-and-restore
Phoebus-Olog	Olog integration for Phoebus	https://github.com/Olog/phoebus-olog
ChannelFinder Service	Channel directory service	https://github.com/ChannelFinder/ChannelFinderService
EPICS Archiver Appliance	Scalable archiving solution	https://github.com/shroffk/epicsarchiverap
EPICS Core Java	Java implementation of EPICS	https://github.com/shroffk/epicsCoreJava

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Getting Started

• Quick setup and pre-work: see QUICK_START.md
• Documentation and links: see RESOURCES.md

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Communication

• Matrix Chat:#codeathon26:epics-controls.org
• Email:shroffk@bnl.gov

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Mentors and Experts

Phoebus & Services Developers

• Kunal Shroff (BNL/EIC) - Session Lead
• Georg Weiss
• Sky Brewer

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Event Information

• Location: Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, England
• Capacity: Up to 40 participants
• Event Wiki:2026 EPICS Codeathon

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License

Please refer to individual project repositories for their respective licenses.