Hex constant as input to longin record?

[Russell Kackley <r.kackley@jach.hawaii.edu>]

Section 2.3 (on pg. 15) of the EPICS Record Reference Manual (R3.13)
states: "A constant ... can be an integer value in whatever format (hex,
decimal, etc.) ...". I would like to use a hex constant as input to a
longin record, but can't get it to work. Has anyone used hex constants
successfully? We are using EPICS R3.13.4.

Here is the record description:

record(longin,"test:test") {
    field(DESC,"long input record")
    field(SCAN,"Passive")
    field(PINI,"NO")
    field(PHAS,"0")
    field(EVNT,"0")
    field(DTYP,"Soft Channel")
    field(DISV,"1")
    field(SDIS,"0.000000000000000e+00")
    field(DISS,"NO_ALARM")
    field(PRIO,"LOW")
    field(FLNK,"0.000000000000000e+00")
    field(INP,"0x0001")
    field(EGU,"volts")
    field(HOPR,"0")
    field(LOPR,"0")
    field(HIHI,"0")
    field(LOLO,"0")
    field(HIGH,"0")
    field(LOW,"0")
    field(HHSV,"NO_ALARM")
    field(LLSV,"NO_ALARM")
    field(HSV,"NO_ALARM")
    field(LSV,"NO_ALARM")
    field(HYST,"0")
    field(ADEL,"0")
    field(MDEL,"0")
    field(SIOL,"0.000000000000000e+00")
    field(SIML,"0.000000000000000e+00")
    field(SIMS,"NO_ALARM")
}

Here is the record in the IOC:

-> dbpr "test:test",5
ACKS: NO_ALARM      ACKT: YES           ADEL: 0             ALST: 0             
ASG:                ASP: 0x00000000     BKPT: 0x00          
DESC: long input record                 DISA: 0             DISP: 0             
DISS: NO_ALARM      DISV: 1             DPVT: 0x00000000    DSET:
0x00319dc8    
DTYP: Soft Channel  EGU: volts          EVNT: 0             FLNK:CONSTANT
0     
HHSV: NO_ALARM      HIGH: 0             HIHI: 0             HOPR: 0             
HSV: NO_ALARM       HYST: 0             INP:CA_LINK 0x0001 NPP NMS              
LALM: 0             LCNT: 0             LLSV: NO_ALARM      LOLO: 0             
LOPR: 0             LOW: 0              LSET: 0x002f9ea0    LSV: NO_ALARM       
MDEL: 0             MLIS: 0x000000000000000000000000        
MLOK: 0x002f9f3000000000                MLST: 0             NAME:
test:test     
NSEV: NO_ALARM      NSTA: NO_ALARM      PACT: 0             PHAS: 0             
PINI: NO            PPN: 0x00000000     PPNN: 0x00000000    PRIO: LOW           
PROC: 0             PUTF: 0             RDES: 0x002e1460    RPRO: 0             
RSET: 0x00319744    SCAN: Passive       SDIS:CONSTANT 0.000000000000000e+00     
SEVR: INVALID       SIML:CONSTANT 0.000000000000000e+00     SIMM: NO            
SIMS: NO_ALARM      SIOL:CONSTANT 0.000000000000000e+00     SPVT:0x00000000    
STAT: UDF           SVAL: 0             TIME: 0x0000000000000000                
TPRO: 0             TSE: 0              TSEL:CONSTANT       UDF: 1              
VAL: 0              

Note that EPICS thinks the INP field is a CA_LINK, not a CONSTANT. Any
help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

-- 
Russell Kackley
Joint Astronomy Centre
Hilo, Hawaii