Re: Simple alarm monitor

[Michael Davidsaver via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

On 1/22/19 1:59 AM, Bo Jakobsen via Tech-talk wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I am looking for a "simple alarm monitor".
> The ones I found all seems to be to large a framework to set up for what I am trying to do on a small scale.
> 
> I would just like a monitor program which monitors a small number of PV's (order of 50)
> 
> * Writes to a log when the PV goes into or out of Alarm status

IMO, start by archiving them.  This lets yous focus on extraction and report generation.

> * Potentially can call a external program the an alarm happens (for e.g. sending a text messeage or mail).
> 
> I was considering to write something in python, but if something like this already exists that would be easier :-)

My "something in python" which sends email.  Mainly focused
on batching and rate limiting to avoid spaming myself.

https://github.com/mdavidsaver/alarmmailer