Re: I/O Interrupt Scanning for Soft Records

["T.A.Coleman, ANL ECT 222" <COLEMAN@ANLEL.EL.ANL.GOV>]

Ned writes about the WAIT record:

> 1) The input PV has to be located in the same IOC. This is on our list to
>    correct, maybe your requirement will increase the urgency. (Marty, where is
>    it on your list ???)

If there is a list of people requesting this feature, that has any chance of "increasing the urgency",
please add my name. :)

>If you only have a few of these (10-20), I think a
>small SNL program is a great <temporary> solution. SNL programs are NOT 
>a hassle at all, in fact they have some very significant advantages, such as
>a proven Channel Access client implementation, changing the logic without
>rebooting, and easy to read and maintain (easier than custom/unique record
>support). 

That is exactly how we have <temporarily?> worked around this short coming.

Tom Coleman
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