RE: stream without asynPort

["Mark Rivers" <rivers@cars.uchicago.edu>]

I don't have EDM screens, but I bet Diamond Light Source does.  The
adl2edl converter does a pretty good job too I think.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Nussbaumer [mailto:bomr@triumf.ca] 
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 4:27 PM
To: Mark Rivers
Cc: EPICS tech-talk
Subject: Re: stream without asynPort

Mark Rivers wrote:
>> When these are set to produce verbose console output, it can be
> difficult to turn them off by
>> typing. Hooking them to EPICS records like multibit binaries could
> make it really
>> convenient.
>
> That's already possible.  You just connect an asyn record to that asyn
> port.  The asyn record has a nice medm screen which lets you turn the
> mask bits on and off.  Moreover, a single asyn record can be switched
> between ports (and between asyn "addr" addresses) so you don't
> necessarily need one asyn record for each port, a single asyn record
per
> IOC would be sufficient.
>
> Mark

Okay, I will have to try that, in the case of setting asynTrace masks. 
However, in the more general case, I think being able to use 
streamDevice's exec functions would still benefit from being able to 
access the attached PV.

Has anyone done a conversion of the MEDM screens to EDM screens related 
to the asyn record? I've often wanted to play with the asyn record, but 
it always looked like the secret to its use was somewhat embedded in the

screens, and we only use EDM here. I guess I'll have to see if there is 
a Capfast symbol for the asyn record, too...

Thanks.

    ---   rod.