Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"Allison, Stephanie" <[email protected]> · Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:42:04 -0700

Hi Kate,

> > Here is a suggestion for the EPICS hardware support web 
> page.  Right now, it appears that the "Hardware Support: by 
> Bus" is gradually turning into "Hardware Support: by Bus 
> (OS)" where if OS is not specified, it is assumed to be 
> vxWorks.  Could we add a new column for OS that gets filled 
> in by the person making the entry?  Thus we could have 
> "Hardware Support: by OS" as a fourth option for sorting.  
> This means that the same piece of hardware may have several 
> entries by different people.
>
> It is a good suggestion to update the entry.   Also, it became
> painless to port most of the 3.14.x compatible drivers to RTEMS.
> Should we also  add the  3.14.x compatible  entry ?

I think the problem with adding an entry for EPICS version is that when people to upgrade to 3.14, they will forget to edit their entry.  Better for people to go to the link or contact the person listed for versions that are available.

Stephanie

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System