Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Di Wang via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov> · Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:29:45 +0900

Hi,

I noticed inconsistent behavior across different records after setting 
the PINI field.  For my understanding, if the PINI field is set to YES, 
the record should be process with an initial value of 0. 

The db file (tested with R7.0.8 softIocPVA)
record(bo, "bo"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(aao, "aao"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(ao, "ao"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(longout, "lo"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(stringout, "so"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(mbbo, "mbbo") {
  field(PINI, "YES")
}
record(mbbo, "mbboval") {
  field(PINI, "YES")
  field(VAL, "0")
}
record(mbboDirect, "mbbodir"){
  field(PINI, "YES")
}

I checked the value of UDF and TIME. I think if TIME field has a value 
then that means this record is processed. I also tried PINI=RUNNING, got 
the same result. 
Are there any specific reasons why mbbo/mbboDirect are not being 
processed? Why UDF is cleared only for ao/aao?
ao, UDF: 0, TIME: OK
aao, UDF: 0, TIME: OK
bo, UDF: 1, TIME: OK
longout, UDF: 1, TIME: OK
stringout, UDF: 1, TIME: OK
mbbo, UDF: 1, TIME: undefined
mbbo (Set VAL manually), UDF: 0, TIME: OK
mbboDirect, UDF: 1, TIME: undefined

Cheers,
Di Wang

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System