Re: PVA custom structs

[Michael Davidsaver via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

On 5/8/26 8:10 AM, Heinz Junkes (FHI) via Tech-talk wrote:

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Was ist der beste Weg um diese Werte zu archivieren?

1.) Should the 8 values be made available as ‘individual’ scalar PVs on the embedded system as well?

I think yes.  

2.) Run a ‘converter’ on another system that maps the custom struct to scalar PVs?

As long as there is sufficient information to do so, then yes.

see also: https ://epics.anl.gov/tech-talk/2025/msg00928.php

3.) Another idea ?

Serve up the same data in both structures?

This would complicate your server, but would handle a situation where your current structure does not have sufficient meta-data for NTScalar (like a timestamp).

Danke Heinz
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