Re: help for developing a simple application on EPICS

[Pete Jemian <prjemian@gmail.com>]

Following up, there is also a video presentation about MEDM available 
online as part of the "Getting Started with EPICS" series:
http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/docs/GSWE.php



Pete Jemian wrote:
> MEDM has a manual that is available online.  Google search for "EPICS 
> MEDM manual" shows these two URLs as the first two suggestions:
> *    http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/extensions/medm/index.php
> *    
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/EpicsDocumentation/ExtensionsManuals/MEDM/MEDM.html 
>
> The second URL is the manual and the first URL provides other related 
> information about MEDM.
> However, the MEDM manual does not provide an example that says :
>
>    1: configure your IOC with these databases and process variables 
> and hardware and driver support and ...
>    2: use this MEDM (.adl) file)
>    3. follow these steps ...
>
> Step 1 is out of scope with the MEDM application.  Either you will 
> need to learn how to start an EPICS IOC or you already have a working 
> IOC from which you wish to display EPICS process variables (PVs).  The 
> MEDM manual assumes you already have some working knowledge of your 
> system, at least to the extent that you know the names of your PVs and 
> what fields are provided.
> Can you identify your situation with some more details?  It's not 
> clear whether you need technical assistance with a problem related 
> specifically to the use of MEDM or that perhaps you need beginner's 
> instruction about EPICS.
> Pete
>
> D.Chinnadurai wrote:
> > Dear sir/madam,
> >
> > I have got a livepics cd which can be used for developing 
> > applications . I am having the EPICS package on linux(slax) 
> > platform(LivEPICS USB and CD Bootable - Slax 6.0 based repository).  
> > My intention is to develop a simple GUI application using MEDM 
> > extension. When i tried some procedures given in EPICS site, i could 
> > do everything mentioned there. In edit mode i used some controls , 
> > but in execute mode ,it is making some problems. I could not execute 
> > it properly. It is not getting executed. Please suggest me to 
> > overcome my problem. Can you send me some simple examples to run and 
> > explore in EPICS.Please send me some examples that uses MEDM.
> > I have followed many procedures given at EPICS sites, But i could not 
> > use it very effcetively. Please help me to develop a simple GUI based 
> > application.
> >  Awaiting for your response.
> >
> > -- Thanks and regards,
> >
> >         D 
> > Chinnadurai,                                                                                                                                                                 
> >         Scientist 
> > B,                                                                                                                                                            
> > SAMEER 
> > CEM,                                                                                            
> >                                                                         
> >  Chennai, INDIA.
> > --------------------------------------------------- 
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 Pete R. Jemian, Ph.D.                <jemian@anl.gov>
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