simEpicsApp EPICS application¶
simEpics includes a complete example of an EPICS application, consisting of:
A database file and corresponding autosave request file that contain the PVs required by the simepics.py base class.
OPI screens for medm
An example IOC application that can be used to run the above databases. The databases are loaded in the IOC with the example substitutions file, simEpics.substitutions.
Base class files¶
The following tables list all of the records in the simEpics.template file. These records are used by the simepics base class and so are required.
simEpics.template¶
This is the database file that contains only the PVs required by the amcontrol.py base class simEpics.template.
Camera PV Prefixes¶
Record name |
Record type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
$(P)$(R)CameraPVPrefix |
stringout |
Contains the prefix for the detector, e.g. 2bmbSP2: |
Example PV name¶
Record name |
Record type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
$(P)$(R)ExamplePVName |
stringout |
Contains a PV name, e.g. 32id:m1 |
AM served PVs¶
Record name |
Record type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
stringout |
Contains a string PV. |
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
ao |
Contains a float PV. |
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
ao |
Contains a float PV. |
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
ao |
Contains a float PV. |
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
stringout |
Contains a string PV. |
$(P)$(R)simEpicsPv1 |
stringout |
Contains a string PV. |
medm files¶
simEpics.adl¶
The following is the MEDM screen simEpics.adl during a scan.
The status information is updating.
simEpicsEPICS_PVs.adl¶
The following is the MEDM screen simEpicsEPICS_PVs.adl.
If these PVs are changed simEpics must be restarted.
