Re: ioc reading data from files

[Dirk Zimoch <dirk.zimoch@psi.ch>]

Hi Pierrick,

Are you talking about waveforms? In that case you can use the device support in 
the attachment. (Its not yet an EPICS style module, its just some files. Create 
your own Makefile).

Dirk

Pierrick Hanlet wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm pretty new at this.
>
> Presently, I have epics on my laptop with files with raw test data.  I have
> learned to run the (ioc in one window) and then ask a ca client (in another
> window) to read the data into the database.  I also have an edm panel
> displaying the data.
>
> Ultimately, the data won't be read from flat files, so I want the ioc to open
> and read the data files.  My intent to accomplish this with a subroutine in
> the ioc, and later to replace that subroutine with the appropriate routines
> that call the correct drivers.  This will allow me to incrementally develop
> my code.
>
> Until the hardware is all in place, I can use my simple setup to develop my
> edm panels, etc.  Does anyone have advice, or preferably working examples,
> of code that reads files from into ioc and the ioc writes the data to the database?
>
> Thanks,
> Pierrick
>
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