Count Fermilab in as well. Though the lab, as a whole is ramping up, I
have several projects already
for which we will be using it.
Cheers,
Pierrick
On 4/14/23 02:09, Ralph Lange via Tech-talk wrote:
> My 2 cts...
>
> The design and technology behind the sequencer are old. Nothing to
> brag about, hasn't been buzzword-compatible for decades.
>
> But:
> Its unit test coverage is the highest of all tools in the EPICS shed.
> Its user and reference manuals are by far the best and most complete
> of all EPICS tools.
> (Big shoutout to Benjamin Franksen at HZB for these two things!)
>
> For me, it's a bit like a vintage car: an oldtimer, but polished and
> in excellent shape.
>
> Oh, yes, ITER. We're suggesting the Sequencer/SNL as our standard
> solution for implementing state machines in the EPICS layer. I guess
> we're doomed to support it for 30 or so more years.
>
> Cheers,
> ~Ralph
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