Re: Scan Time Definitions

[Matthieu Bec <mbec@gemini.edu>]

The SCAN field is an enum-type. You can alter epics-base and extend the 
range of options, but it will remain enum. Are you refering to another 
mechanism? 'seq' records allow specifying arbitrary delay DLY<n> when to 
process OUT<n> links, but that's also in seconds.

Matthieu


David Dudley wrote:
> Guys,
>
> Do scan times always have to be specified in seconds?
>
> I've got some fields that only need to be scanned once a minute, once
> an hour, once every 4 hours, once every 12 hours, and once each night at
> midnite (actually, 24 hours from the last scan).
>
> These are for compliance reporting information, the information comes
> from remote sites, and it takes some time (a minute or so) to get each
> of the hourly readings.  I'd rather not scan these when I don't have to,
> and it would make more sense to admin if I could say "I scan this once
> every 4 hours" instead of "I scan this once every 14,400 seconds".
>
> David Dudley


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