Re: processCallbacks() never called in areaDetector plugin

[Siniša Veseli <sveseli@aps.anl.gov>]

Hi,

If you are using ADCore 2-5, you probably need to call start() in your 
plugin's constructor.
Sinisa


On 11/8/16 6:28 AM, Jonas Nilsson wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to learn how to write an areaDetector plugin. As a 
> starting point I have tried to use the ”NDStdArrays” plugin and simply 
> switched all the names in the relevant source files to something else 
> so as to not cause a conflict with the existing NDStdArrays plugin. 
> The problem is that whereas the original NDStdArrays plugin appears to 
> work correctly (ArrayCounter_RBV increases), my version does not 
> appear to do so.
> I have put some simple debug messages into all the functions and 
> member functions in the source file and while the plugin appears to 
> initialize correctly, processCallbacks(NDArray *pArray) is never called.
> The plugin is enabled (EnableCallbacks_RBV returns ”Enable”) and I can 
> see no error or warning messages when starting iocsh. Does anyone have 
> a good idea on what might be a common beginners problem or how to 
> debug the problem?
> Regards,
> Jonas
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Siniša Veseli
Scientific Software Engineering & Data Management
Advanced Photon Source
Argonne National Laboratory
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