Re: mbbi excessive archiving

[William F Badgett Jr via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

OK, looks like smpl_mode_id was set incorrectly in the Archive Engine channel file.

Thanks!

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From: Michael Davidsaver <mdavidsaver@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2022 1:43 PM
To: William F Badgett Jr <badgett@fnal.gov>
Cc: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: mbbi excessive archiving

 

On 10/10/22 11:37, William F Badgett Jr via Tech-talk wrote:
> I have set up an mbbi CA process variable that is read every second (PPS) from a GPS device and I have defined enumeration tags.   The Archive Engine is recording every single reading, even though the GPS status rarely changes.    How does one stop this?
> Please note:
>
>  1. The mmbi record type does not have MDEL and ADEL fields

Have you checked with 'camonitor' to see if your PV is actually posting changes?


>  2. Currently it is not an option to move to Archiver Appliance since this is a running experiment.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> *William Badgett*
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