Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Kevin Tsubota <[email protected]> · Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:46:20 -1000

Just to add to the pot, we are using MV2304's at Keck 
running EPICS R3.12.0Beta12 and DO NOT see this problem.

Kevin Tsubota

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Mayer [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 1:44 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: The "scanppl" command only works once
> 
> 
> "J. Frederick Bartlett ([email protected])" wrote:
> > 
> >   I have encountered a peculiar problem. The EPICS "scanppl" command
> > (function) can only be executed once and generate output. The second
> > and succeeding executions produce no output. This is true 
> both for the
> > console port and for telnet connections.
> > 
> >   Now it gets interesting. If the telnet connection is 
> terminated and
> > then reestablished, the "scanppl" command works again (both for the
> > telnet and console port connection) but still only once. 
> Also, we see
> > this only for our PPC platforms (MVME2301 and MVME2304); the MVME162
> > processors allow multiple executions of "scanppl".
> > 
> >   We are currently using version R3.13.4 of EPICS. Anyone have an
> > explanation?
> > 
> 
>     We are running 3.13.4 on PPC's and mv167's and don't see this
> problem. We can execute scanppl as many times as we like 
>     
>      Regards
> 
>       Chris Mayer
> 
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Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

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