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Subject: Re: pvget is timing out
From: "Shen, Guobao via Tech-talk" <[email protected]>
To: "Rivers, Mark L." <[email protected]>, "Ivashkevych, Oksana" <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:31:05 +0000
Oksana,
With new EPICS7 CLI tool, specifically pvlist, you can check on your network which server provides EPICS 7/pvaccess service.
You can also detect how many PVs available on that servers.

Thanks,
Guobao

On 3/23/19, 8:55 AM, "[email protected] on behalf of Mark Rivers via Tech-talk" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote:

    Just change CONFIG_SITE.local to add WITH_QSRV=YES. That was added in ADCore R-3-2.
    
    Mark
    
    
    Sent from my iPhone
    
    > On Mar 23, 2019, at 10:38 AM, Ivashkevych, Oksana <[email protected]> wrote:
    > 
    > Pete and Mark,
    > Thank you both,
    > I just checked my Debian7 system has 
    > WITH_PVA=YES, and nothing for WITH_QSRV.
    > 
    > It all makes sense.
    > 
    > I can't check  xf11id-m1 now, it is on campus network, and I forgot its IP address.  I'm pretty sure WITH_QSRV is defined there.
    > 
    > What if I would like to add qsrv to my IOC, do we have DIY instructions?
    > 
    > Oksana 
    > 
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: Mark Rivers <[email protected]>
    >> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 11:30 AM
    >> To: Ivashkevych, Oksana <[email protected]>
    >> Cc: [email protected]
    >> Subject: Re: pvget is timing out
    >> 
    >> Pete's post reminded me that you also need to set WITH_QSRV=YES in
    >> areaDetector to use it. For 3.14 compatibility we allow WITH_PVA=YES and
    >> WITH_QSRV=NO.
    >> 
    >> Mark
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Sent from my iPhone
    >> 
    >>> On Mar 23, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Mark Rivers <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>> 
    >>> areaDetector IOCs are now built with qsrv by default if WITH_PVA=YES.
    >>> 
    >>> 
    >>> corvette:~>caget 13SIM1:cam1:Acquire
    >>> 13SIM1:cam1:Acquire            Done
    >>> corvette:~>pvget 13SIM1:cam1:Acquire
    >>> 13SIM1:cam1:Acquire 2019-03-21 07:59:36.269  (0) Done
    >>> 
    >>> Mark
    >>> 
    >>> Sent from my iPhone
    >>> 
    >>>> On Mar 23, 2019, at 9:42 AM, Ivashkevych, Oksana <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>>> 
    >>>> Thanks!
    >>>> That's worked.
    >>>> I actually wanted to use PV Access. So I need to run "qsrv or
    >>>> equivalent"(?) I'll educate myself.
    >>>> Oksana
    >>>> 
    >>>>> -----Original Message-----
    >>>>> From: Mark Rivers <[email protected]>
    >>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 10:30 AM
    >>>>> To: Ivashkevych, Oksana <[email protected]>
    >>>>> Subject: Re: pvget is timing out
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Do
    >>>>> pvget -h
    >>>>> to get help.
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> pvget defaults to using pvAccess protocol. That can only read normal
    >>>>> IOC pvs if your IOC is running qsrv or equivalent.
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> To use pvget to use Channel Access do
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> pvget -p ca pvname
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Example:
    >>>>> corvette:~>pvget -p ca 13IDA:m1
    >>>>> 13IDA:m1 -0.25
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Mark
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> On Mar 23, 2019, at 8:31 AM, Ivashkevych, Oksana via Tech-talk
    >>>>> <tech- [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Hello,
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> I have built latest epics-base branch 7.0 and R.7.0.2.1 on Windows 7
    >>>>> and CentOS 4.4.7.(tested both).  I cloned with - - recursive option.
    >>>>> When I am using caget(), it works, pvget() doesn't. It doesn't even
    >>>>> print me an error message when I don't specify a PV. Behaves
    >>>>> identical on both systems. When I specify a PV, request times out.
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> On this CentOS system I have only base built and nothing running
    >>>>> det@xf11bm- pilatus800k:~/epics/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64> ./caget No
    >> pv name specified.
    >>>>> ('caget -h' for help.)
    >>>>> det@xf11bm-pilatus800k:~/epics/epics-base/bin/linux-
    >>>>> x86_64> ./pvget
    >>>>> det@xf11bm-pilatus800k:~/epics/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64>
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> On this Windows 7 I have bunch of modules built and my new driver
    >>>>> and IOC, which theoretically could be a contributing factor, but I don't think
    >> so.
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base>bin\windows-x64-static\pvget.exe
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> //prints empty line
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base>bin\windows-x64-static\caget.exe
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> No pv name specified. ('caget -h' for help.)
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base>git branch
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> * (HEAD detached at R7.0.2.1)
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 7.0
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base>
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base\bin\windows-x64-static>caget XF11ID-
    >>>>> ES{elveFlowOB1}:elveFlow:Pres1
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> XF11ID-ES{elveFlowOB1}:elveFlow:Pres1 22.3389
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base\bin\windows-x64-static>pvget XF11ID-
    >>>>> ES{elveFlowOB1}:elveFlow:Pres1
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Timeout
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> XF11ID-ES{elveFlowOB1}:elveFlow:Pres1
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> C:\epics\epics-base\bin\windows-x64-static>
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> I have another system with Debian 7.
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> On this Debian 7 I have bunch of ADProsilica  and ADPilatus iocs
    >>>>> running, built with base 7.0.1. At least pvget() responds with the
    >>>>> correct complaint, though times out with a PV.
    >>>>> oksana@xf11bm-ioc1:/epics/distrib/epicsBundle-R-7-0-1+deb7u1-x86_64/
    >>>>> epics- base/bin/linux-x86_64$ ./pvget No pv name(s) specified.
    >>>>> ('pvget -h' for help.)
    >>>>> oksana@xf11bm-ioc1:/epics/distrib/epicsBundle-R-7-0-1+deb7u1-x86_64/
    >>>>> epics- base/bin/linux-x86_64$ ./pvget
    >>>>> XF:11BMA-BI{FS:1-Cam:1}cam1:AcquireTime
    >>>>> Timeout
    >>>>> oksana@xf11bm-ioc1:/epics/distrib/epicsBundle-R-7-0-1+deb7u1-x86_64/
    >>>>> epics- base/bin/linux-x86_64$ ./caget
    >>>>> XF:11BMA-BI{FS:1-Cam:1}cam1:AcquireTime
    >>>>> XF:11BMA-BI{FS:1-Cam:1}cam1:AcquireTime 1 oksana@xf11bm-
    >>>>> ioc1:/epics/distrib/epicsBundle-R-7-0-1+deb7u1-x86_64/epics-base/bin
    >>>>> /linux-
    >>>>> x86_64$
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> There is one system where pvget() does work. One year ago I built
    >>>>> from core/master on Debian 8. This branch is closed now.  On this
    >>>>> machine I have one ADprosilica and one ADPointGrey IOC running with
    >>>>> this base. There are other IOCs, but they use Debian distribution.
    >>>>> oksana@xf11id-m1:/opt/epics/ADepics7/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64$
    >>>>> ./pvget XF:MOBILE-BI{Mir:1}cam1:AcquireTime
    >>>>> XF:MOBILE-BI{Mir:1}cam1:AcquireTime 0.3
    >>>>> oksana@xf11id-m1:/opt/epics/ADepics7/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64$
    >>>>> ./caget XF:MOBILE-BI{Mir:1}cam1:AcquireTime
    >>>>> XF:MOBILE-BI{Mir:1}cam1:AcquireTime 0.3
    >>>>> oksana@xf11id-m1:/opt/epics/ADepics7/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64$
    >>>>> git branch
    >>>>> * core/master
    >>>>> oksana@xf11id-m1:/opt/epics/ADepics7/epics-base/bin/linux-x86_64$
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> What I could be missing? Why pvget() does not work for me?
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Thanks,
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> Oksana
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>>> 
    >>>> 
    


References:
pvget is timing out Ivashkevych, Oksana via Tech-talk
Re: pvget is timing out Mark Rivers via Tech-talk
Re: pvget is timing out Mark Rivers via Tech-talk
RE: pvget is timing out Ivashkevych, Oksana via Tech-talk
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