Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Marty Kraimer <[email protected]> · Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:17:01 -0500

Stephanie Allison (415)926-4534 wrote:
> 
> >* The Equipment Protection System (EPS) Status will be sent to EPICS via a
> >6008-SV1R VME Allen Bradley Remote I/O Scanner.  The scanner (i.e. a
> >6008-SV1R) actually talks to the SLC 500 remote I/O via a Direct
> >Communications Module (i.e. a 1747-DCM).
> 
> The communication between the PEP-II high voltage power supply system and
> our RF EPICS system will be done in exactly the same manner.  We also use
> the 16 bit binary device support and set up the the database using the
> same formula as you.  In addition to binaries, we had the need to send and
> receive analog values from HVPS so we developed devABANALOG.c (very similar
> to devABBINARY.c) which provide device support for longins/outs and
> analogins/outs and assumes 16 bit raw values.
> 
> This could be added to the standard distribution if anyone is interested.

We have a simliar need at APS and I was going to get ready
to add the support. Please send me your device support code (E-mail is OK).
I will add the support to 3.13.
Since AB PLC5s support IEEE float I will also add support for
passing this.

Marty

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System