RE: Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Control System Studio

["Ivashkevych, Oksana via Tech-talk" <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Kevin,

I have tried CSS on a more powerful platform UDOO x86. It has more CPU, memory, and most likely better video card.

 

• First, you need to install X-windows on it. I got LightDM. Could be a bit of work.
• Second, you can download executable from SNS controls.  Works like magic.
• I would suggest trying new Phoebus, CSS is very much resource hungry.

 

In my case, I had a poor performance with any GUI application on X-windows including CSS when running directly from UDOO’s video card, most likely because the card is not good enough.  The poor performance is when you see how you drag your window in a slow motion.  However, when remotely connected, everything was fine, since I was using the Video card of another machine. You  can configure a bigger swap file/partition on Raspi, for example, to compensate for your possible memory problems, or, just install CSS/Phoebus on your laptop and connect to your RasPi via Ethernet. In the later case your Raspi will be just an EPICS server.

 

Good luck !

Oksana

 

 

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> Behalf Of Kevin Ramos via Tech-talk

> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 4:22 PM

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> Subject: Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Control System Studio

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> Hello everyone!

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> I have installed EPICS on raspberry pi 3 model B+, and I have successfully

> communicate with Arduino using Stream Device.

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> Now, I am looking forward to use Control System Studio on rpi. It is possible to

> do it? How can I install it? Or do I have to use  linux, Mac or windows as an

> operating system on another platform?

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> Thank you in advance.

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> Best Regards,

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> Kevin

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