How can I collect data values

[Kai Stein <kstein@ikp.tu-darmstadt.de>]

Hello,

I'm working on an automatic data analysis of electron beam (emittance 
measurement with a wire scanner and a magnetic lens) with EPICS.
I get values from the hardware (self build measurement cards). The 
device support put the values into a longin records (this part is fixed, 
because it is already used for other applications).
I need to gather the values (will be a position and a corresponding 
current) for a certain amount of time (approximately 1000 to 10000 
values)  and then hand it over to a subroutine, to perform the analysis 
(like fitting a curve onto the data). It should all run on a debian machine.
My problem is to collect the data with EPICS. I thought about collecting 
them somehow in a waveform record, but i have no idea, how to do this by 
using other records instead of the device support.

Best regards,

Kai Stein