Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Marty Kraimer <[email protected]> · Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:02:16 -0600

Nick Rees wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> The only input I have to this is that William named his device type (at
> least in the version I got) 'vxWorks Variable (INST_IO)', instead of
> 'vxWorks Variable'. I would like to name his device types the latter,
> and so all you have to do is to put '@<global variable name>' into the
> link field to change to the new INST_IO link, not change the device
> type as well.
> 
> A bit trivial, but just a suggestion. I must admit I haven't tested it
> this way, but I assume it would work.
> 
> Nick

I assume you mean that definitions like

device("ai",INST_IO,"devAiSymb","vxWorks Variable (INST_IO)" )

will change to

device("ai",INST_IO,"devAiSymb","vxWorks Variable")

If so this sounds like a good idea.

Will any existing users object?

Marty Kraimer

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System