GUI Development for the Drive Laser at Fermilab's ASTA Facility

A comprehensive set of graphical user interfaces is being developed for the drive laser of the Advanced Superconducting Test Accelerator (ASTA) facility at Fermilab. These interfaces have been designed in Synoptic, a Java-based GUI development platform with credential-dependent access to the Fermilab accelerator controls network. Such implementation facilitates the user's ability to monitor and control many aspects of the drive laser system in an intuitive environment, as well as timely updates on the part of the developers made necessary by the evolving drive laser system. Furthermore, the current interface hierarchy readily allows integration into the larger pool of Synoptic applications being developed for other subsystems at ASTA.