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Subject: ASYN parameter value vs VAL field relationship
From: André Favoto via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
To: Tech Talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:28:04 +0000
Hi folks,
I am trying to control the upper limit for a given PV via asyn (same as DRVH does, but since the value is dynamic, I'd rather handle it in the driver instead of DB links).
I have the following record:

record(ao, "$(P)$(R)$(PUMP)MaxPressure") {
    field(DESC, "set max pressure for process")
    field(DTYP, "asynFloat64")
    field(EGU,  "bar")
    field(PREC, "2")
    field(OUT,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PROC_MAX_PRESSURE")

    info(asyn:READBACK, "1")
}



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