synApps: delaygen

Module Owner: APS/AES/BCDA: Dohn Arms

This page is the home of the synApps DELAYGEN module. It contains port drivers, databases, and MEDM displays to support programmable delay line and digital delay generators.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/epics-modules/delaygen

Please email any comments and bug reports to Dohn Arms who is responsible for coordinating development and releases. Below lists
the currently supported hardware.

Hardware

Stanford Research DG645 Digital Delay Generator

Stanford Research DG535 Digital Delay Generator

Colby Instruments PDL100A Programmable Delay Line

Gigibaudics PADL3 Programmable Delay Line

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation BNC 505

Where to find it

You can download the software from the links in the table below:

Module Version	EPICS Releases	synApps Release	Filename	Release Notes	Known Issues
R1-0-7	R3.14.12.1	R5.6	delaygen_R1-0-7.tar.gz	Release Notes	Known Issues
R1-0-6	R3.14.12.1	R5.6	delaygen_R1-0-6.tar.gz	Release Notes	Known Issues
R1-0-4	R3.14.10	R5.4	delaygenR1-0-4.tar.gz	Release Notes	Known Issues
R1-0-2	R3.14.10	R5.4	delaygenR1-0-2.tar.gz , dg535_1-2.tar.gz	Release Notes	Known Issues

Required Modules

Module version	Requires module	Release needed
R1-0-7	AUTOSAVE ASYN IP IPAC STD STREAM	R4-8 R4-17 R2-11 R2-11 R3-0 R2-5
R1-0-6	AUTOSAVE ASYN IP IPAC STD STREAM	R4-8 R4-17 R2-11 R2-11 R3-0 R2-5
R1-0-4	AUTIOSAVE ASYN IP IPAC STD STREAM	R4-5 R4-10 R2-9 R2-10 R2-7 R2-4
R1-0-2	ASYN IP IPAC STD	R4-10 R2-9 R2-10 R2-7

Installation and Building

After obtaining a copy of the distribution, it must be installed and built for use at your site. These steps only need to be performed once for the site (unless versions of the module running under different releases of EPICS and/or the other required modules are needed).

Unzip the distribution:
```
gzip -cd delaygenRX-Y-Z.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
```
Usually this is done in an EPICS 'support/delaygen' directory. It will produce a subdirectory X-Y-Z, where X,Y,Z represent the distribution version (i.e. 1-0-2).
```
delaygen/X-Y-Z
```
Edit the configure/RELEASE file of the application that will use delaygen to point to this directory.
Edit delaygen's configure/RELEASE file and set the paths to your installation of EPICS base and other synApps modules.
CD to X-Y-Z and enter make build the delaygen library and sample application.
Please email Dohn Arms so that a record can be kept of which sites are using this software.

Documentation

The following documentation is available under the documentation link.

Release notes.
Known problems.
Additional information and downloads.

In Use

This software was developed by the APS BCDA group.

ANL/APS : In use by some x-ray beamlines