RE: Microsoft managed code CLI C++ and EPICS

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

Hi Mark,

I have not done it, but I also have a need for it.  The Roper/Princeton Instruments cameras now come with a program called LightField, which is written in C#.  I plan to write an areaDetector driver for that program, which will be similar to the existing Roper driver that calls their old WinView program using COM.

I got as far as figuring out the using the Interop facility was the way to go, and writing a small test program in MS Visual Studio 2010 to control LightField from C++.

Let me know what you learn.

Thanks,
Mark

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From: tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov [tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov] on behalf of Mark Clift [Mark.Clift@synchrotron.org.au]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:10 AM
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Subject: Microsoft managed code CLI C++ and EPICS

Hi All,

I am attempting to write an asynPortDriver based EPICS driver for a robot and the manufacturer has provided a dll which is written in Microsoft managed VC++.  I have found I can call the managed functions from non-managed C or C++ using either a COMwrapper written in C#, or using the microsoft interop facility called IJW (It just works).  To use the IJW facility I must use a compiler option /clr and #include <vcclr.h>.

I cannot get base-3-14-2-2 or Asyn 4-20 to compile with the /clr option.

Has anybody succeeded in building any version of EPICS base, and Asyn using VC++ 2010 or above using the /clr option ?

Does anybody have  experience combining managed CLI C++ with EPICS ?

I'd love to hear from anybody with CLI C++ and EPICS experience.

Thanks,

Dr. Mark Clift
Senior Controls Engineer
Australian Synchrotron
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