Re: Problem with database parsing in EPICS 7.0.1

["Williams Jr., Ernest L." <ernesto@slac.stanford.edu>]

Hi Mark,

I am seeing the same even on a recent snapshot:

ernesto@aird-pc90626  (slac-7.0) $ git describe --tag  
R7.0.1.1-300-g8b68a9ac0

Response below:

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From: tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov <tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Mark Rivers <rivers@cars.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 10:27 AM
To: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov
Subject: Problem with database parsing in EPICS 7.0.1

 

Folks,

 

I am trying to run EPICS 7.0.1.1 on my production IOCs, including vxWorks.

 

I am getting the following errors when loading records for the Allen Bradley driver.  These load fine on base 3.14.12.5 and 3.15.5.  These are the errors:

 

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Can't set "13IDA:eps_bi1.INP" to "#L0 A0 C0 S11 F0 @" Error (512,512)

Error at or before ")" in file "/corvette/home/epics/support/CARS/CARSApp/Db/eps_inputs.db" line 6

 

Can't set "13IDA:eps_bi2.INP" to "#L0 A0 C0 S8 F0 @" Error (512,512)

Error at or before ")" in file "/corvette/home/epics/support/CARS/CARSApp/Db/eps_inputs.db" line 6

 

Can't set "13IDA:eps_bi6.INP" to "#L0 A0 C2 S3 F0 @" Error (512,512)

Error at or before ")" in file "/corvette/home/epics/support/CARS/CARSApp/Db/eps_inputs.db" line 6

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This is the database file being loaded via dbLoadTemplate:

 

##############################

grecord(bi,"$(P)eps_bi$(N)")

{

        field(DESC,"$(DESC)")

        field(SCAN,"I/O Intr")

        field(DTYP,"AB-16 bit BI")

        field(INP,"#L0 A$(A) C$(C) S$(S) F0 @")

        field(ZNAM,"$(ZNAM)")

        field(ZSV, "$(ZSV)")

        field(ONAM,"$(ONAM)")

        field(OSV,"$(OSV)")

}

##############################

 

Is there something wrong with the INP line that is tolerated in 3.14 and 3.15 but not in 7.0?

[Ernest]:  

 Can't set "BPMS:LI21:131:GRN.INP" to "#C0 S0" Error (512,512)
Error at or before ")" in file "db/IOC-LI21-BP01bpm.db" line 21
Can't set "BPMS:LI21:131:RED.INP" to "#C0 S1" Error (512,512)
ErrorCan't set "BPMS:LI21:131:BLU.INP" to "#C0 S2" Error (512,512)
0xffffffff (-1)    
ErrorCan't set "BPMS:LI21:131:YLO.INP" to "#C0 S3" Error (512,512)

ErrorCan't set "BPMS:LI21:131:REDW.INP" to "#C0 S1" Error (512,512)
Error      free(str)
Can't set "BPMS:LI21:131:GRNW.INP" to "#C0 S2" Error (512,512)
0x00000001 (1)
ErrorCan't set "BPMS:LI21:131:RAWDBG.INP" to "#C0 S7" Error (512,512)
     free(fstr)   
ErrorCan't set "BPMS:LI21:131:GRUV.INP" to "#C0 S0" Error (512,512)
0x00000001 (1)
Can't set "BPMS:LI21:301:DIGISIMW.OUT" to "#C5 S0" Error (512,512)
Can't set "BPMS:LI21:315:GRN.INP" to "#C6 S0" Error (512,512)

Database Snippet:

#############################################
# This is the head of the processing chain for
# diagnostics.
##############################################
record(ai, "BPMS:LI21:131:GRN") {
 field(DESC, "GRN Strip Amplitude")
 field(DTYP, "Raw Bpm Signal")
# 'card' selects PAD number, 'signal' selects strip
 field(INP, "#C0 S0")
 field(EGU, "raw")
#TODO set HOPR/LOPR, alarm limits
 field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
# The priority determines what scan list we are being
# put on (see drvPadUdpComm.c)
 field(PRIO, "LOW")
 field(FLNK, "BPMS:LI21:131:RED")

Thanks,

Mark