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On 06/16, Paul Nord via Tech-talk wrote:
> Strange problem.
> 
> A. I create a bunch of PV's with initial values.
> B. A little later in the code another configuration file is read for values
> and put is called.
> C. IOC is started.
> D. Some of the PV's get the correct values.  Some still show init value.
> 
> If I call the configure routine to set the PV's "some time" later, the load
> reliability.
> 
> I can add a 30 second delay, but I've lost confidence that I can
> guarantee initialization under circumstances where processor load might
> change.  It looks like the "init" value is being set some random time after
> the PV is created.  Possibly even overwriting later calls to put.
> 
> I'm using Python Soft IOC.
> 
> Thoughts?

Where is iocInit called in your A-D sequence?  Are CA links involved?
Possibly related to this?

  https://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2012/msg02082.php

Lewis

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