Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Guy Jennings <[email protected]> · Wed, 13 Mar 1996 17:47:26 -0600

Joseph P. Sullivan wrote:
> 
> To clarify things for people using the motorRecord extension from APS....
> 
> The epics base OMS driver(drvOms.c) for the steppermotorRecord,
> referred to by Guy, is not used by the motorRecord extension from APS.
> 
> The function names were kept the same so that when the motorRecord
> drivers where loaded the stepperMotor drivers would be overwritten.
> This was necessary because each of these drivers expect to have sole
> ownership of all OMS cards in the crate.
> 
> Joe Sullivan
> APS/XFD

Many thanks for pointing this out, I was having motor trouble and was
looking at the driver code in desperation.  (Actually I had forgotten
to insert the 'Emergency Stop' shorting plug!)

Guy

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
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