Reading multiple parameters from an incoming message.

["Li, Ji via Tech-talk" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi,

I'm working on an EPICS package for a Harvard Pump 33 DDS syringe pump using streamdevice protocols. I need to read several parameters from an incoming message that combines the status of two axes/syringes, which has the following format:

RATEA TIMEA VOLA STATUSA

RATEB TIMEB VOLB STATUSB

RATEA/B, TIMEA/B and VOLA/B are integers, and STATUSA/B are 6-character strings with each character indicating a specific status.

I'm trying to parse the message using multiple protocols and records. For RATEA, only grab the first integer:

Protocol:

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getStatusRateAxA {

    out "status";

    in "%d %*d %*d %*c%*c%*c%*c%*c%*c\n%*d %*d %*d %*c%*c%*c%*c%*c%*c\n" $ax_status;

}

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Record:

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record(ai, "$(P){$(Q)-Ax:A}:RATE:RBV") {

  field(DESC, "Axis A rate readback")

  field(DTYP, "stream")

  field(INP, "@pump33dds.proto getStatusRateAxA($(P), $(Q), $(CMD)) $(PORT)")

  field(PREC, "0")

}

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The .substitutions file referring to this record was loaded without errors. When I tried to retrieve status information, the IOC shell printed the following information without errors:

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epics> 2020/12/24 11:29:06.797 /dev/ttyUSB0 write 8

status\r\n

2020/12/24 11:29:06.833 /dev/ttyUSB0 read 71

50000000000 0 22307784 w...I.\n83333333330 24723 2055394602192 i...I.\n::

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"::" in the incoming message should be parsed by "$ax_status" in the protocol and it worked for other messages.

The PV was showing INVALID(UDF_ALARM). Since the IOC didn't throw errors, I suppose the message was parsed correctly. How could this alarm have been caused?

Best,

-Ji Li