Module Owner: APS/AOD/BCDA: David Kline
This page is the home of the synApps love module. It contains a port driver, databases, and MEDM displays to support the Love controllers. It can employ either the IndustryPack octal-serial RS232 or RS485 module for vxWorks installations, and will work as well on Linux workstations. Please email any comments and bug reports to David Kline, who is responsible for coordinating development and releases.
You can download the software from the links in the table below:
Module Version |
EPICS Releases |
Filename |
Documentation |
Release Notes |
Known Issues |
R3-2-5 |
R3.14.12.1 |
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R3-2-3 |
R3.14.6 |
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R3-2-2 |
R3.14.6 |
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R3-2-0 |
R3.14.6 |
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R3-0-1 |
R3.14.6 |
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R3-0-0 |
R3.14.6 |
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R2-0 |
R3.14.5 |
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None |
Love version |
Requires module |
Release needed |
R3-2-3 |
Asyn |
R4-3 or greater |
R3-2-2 |
Asyn |
R4-3 or greater |
R3-2-0 |
Asyn |
R4-X |
R3-0-1 |
Asyn |
R4-2 |
R3-0-0 |
Asyn |
R4-2 |
R2-0 |
mpf |
R2-4-2 |
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, e.g. on Unix:
gzip -cd love_R3-2-3.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
Usually this is done in an EPICS 'support' directory. It will produce the subdirectory
love/3-2-3
Edit the config/RELEASE file of the application that will use love to point to this directory,
Edit love's config[ure]/RELEASE file and set the paths to your installation of EPICS base and to your versions of Asyn and Ipac,
CD to 3-2-3 and enter gnumake (on Solaris) or make (on Linux) to build the love library and sample application.
Please email David Kline so that a record can be kept of which sites are using this software.
The following documentation is available under the documentation directory.
Release notes,
Known problems,
Wiring diagram for connecting the controllers using a RS232 to RS485 converter,
Documentation for the B&B Model 485LDRC RS232/RS485 converter,
Model specific information for controllers 1600 and 16A,
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Calibration manual,
- Installation manual,
- Communication
protocol manual.
This software was originally developed by the APS BCDA group, other APS-affiliated developers, and many members of the EPICS Collaboration.
ANL/APS : In use by a couple of the x-ray beamlines