Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Andrew wrote:
> Why do the dfanout, sequence and select records have to have a data type 
> in the first place?  Their fuction is data handling, not processing, so 
> they don't need to understand the data at all.

The original reason for us to create DFANOUT record is to minimize the 
number of records :
- To have one single record to push one input source to mutiple destinations.
- At the destinations, the bit-pattern information might be used without cost 
another data conversion record.


--
_____________________________________________

Johnny Tang          Tel: (757)269-7239  
Computer Scientist   Fax: (757)269-7049
                     E-Mail: [email protected]

Jefferson Lab
Accelerator Division
Computer Software Control Department
12000 Jefferson Avenue, MS 85A
Newport News, Virginia 23606
_____________________________________________

References:

Re: Should dfanout be called dLoFanout? Andrew Johnson

Navigate by Date:

Prev: Re: Should dfanout be called dLoFanout? Ned Arnold

Next: Re: RE: User's Guide on EPICS Build System W. Stephen Syrett

Index: 1994  1995  <1996>  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024 

Navigate by Thread:

Prev: Re: Should dfanout be called dLoFanout? Andrew Johnson

Next: Waveform digitizer Frank Lenkszus

Index: 1994  1995  <1996>  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024