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Subject: Re: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
From: Eric Norum <[email protected]>
To: "Szalata, Zenon M." <[email protected]>
Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:19:24 -0800
Why does a patch to asynOctet have this effect?  The code's using VXI-11, which does provide the get/set EOS methods.   If the higher level code isn't using these is it not an indication of a deeper problem?

On Dec 6, 2009, at 1:55 PM, Szalata, Zenon M. wrote:

> Hi Mark and Thank you,
> I applied the patch as instructed and now my IOC works with asyn R4.12.
> So, for me the problem is fixed.  I will do more testing.
> 
> Zen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rivers [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 9:54 AM
> To: Szalata, Zenon M.; Eric Norum
> Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk
> Subject: RE: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
> 
> Hi Zen,
> 
> I think the best solution to this is for the default implementation of
> asynOctet->getInputEos and getOutputEos to return asynSuccess and
> *eoslen=0.
> 
> I've attached a patch for asynOctetBase.c against the R4-12 release.
> Can you give it a try and see if it fixes the problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: Szalata, Zenon M. [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sun 12/6/2009 10:51 AM
> To: Mark Rivers; Eric Norum
> Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk
> Subject: RE: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Mark,
> Here is the result of dbpr "CAM:ASYN:IO",5:
> 
> epics> dbpr "CAM:ASYN:IO",5
> ACKS: NO_ALARM      ACKT: YES           ACMD: None          ADDR: 12
> 
> AINP:               AOUT:               AQR: 0              ASG:
> 
> ASP: 0x00000000     AUCT: autoConnect   BAUD: Unknown       BINP: 0
> 
> BKPT: 0x00          BOUT: 0             CNCT: Connect       DBIT:
> Unknown      
> DESC: asyn IO       DISA: 0             DISP: 0             DISS:
> NO_ALARM     
> DISV: 1             DPVT: 0xf0f85c09    DRVINFO:            DSET:
> 0x488a5b00   
> DTYP: asynRecordDevice                  ENBL: Enable        EOMR: None
> 
> ERRS: 0xd8fb5c09    EVNT: 0             F64INP: 0           F64IV: 0
> 
> F64OUT: 0           FCTL: Unknown       FLNK:DB_LINK CAM:FO:IO:DATA
> 
> GPIBIV: 1           I32INP: 0           I32IV: 1            I32OUT: 0
> 
> IEOS:               IFACE: asynOctet    IFMT: Binary        IMAX: 80
> 
> IPTR: 0x28fb5c09    LCNT: 0             LSET: 0xd0d35d09    MCTL:
> Unknown      
> MLIS: 0x000000000000000000000000        MLOK: 0xd8f85c09    NAME:
> CAM:ASYN:IO  
> NAWT: 0             NORD: 0             NOWT: 6             NRRD: 0
> 
> NSEV: NO_ALARM      NSTA: NO_ALARM      OCTETIV: 1          OEOS:
> 
> OFMT: Binary        OMAX: 80            OPTIONIV: 1         OPTR:
> 0xd0fa5c09   
> PACT: 0             PCNCT: Connect      PHAS: 0             PINI: NO
> 
> PORT: L0            PPN: 0x00000000     PPNR: 0x00000000    PRIO: LOW
> 
> PROC: 0             PRTY: Unknown       PUTF: 0             RDES:
> 0x58855909   
> REASON: 0           RPRO: 0             RSET: 0x008a5b00    SBIT:
> Unknown      
> SCAN: Passive       SDIS:CONSTANT       SEVR: NO_ALARM      SOCK:
> 
> SPR: 0              SPVT: 0x00000000    STAT: NO_ALARM      TB0: On
> 
> TB1: Off            TB2: Off            TB3: Off            TB4: Off
> 
> TFIL: Unknown       TIB0: Off           TIB1: Off           TIB2: Off
> 
> TIME: 2009-12-06 08:51:04.871003000     TINP:               TIOM: 0
> 
> TMOD: Write/Read    TMOT: 1             TMSK: 1             TPRO: 0
> 
> TSE: 0              TSEL:CONSTANT       TSIZ: 80            UCMD: None
> 
> UDF: 0              UI32INP: 0          UI32IV: 0           UI32MASK:
> 4294967295
> UI32OUT: 0          VAL:               
> epics>
> 
> Thanks,
> Zen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rivers [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:43 PM
> To: Szalata, Zenon M.; Eric Norum
> Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk
> Subject: RE: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
> 
> Are you using the asyn record?  If so, then do a
> 
> dbpr "myAsynRecord" 5
> 
> to see what you have set the EOS string to.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: [email protected] on behalf of Szalata, Zenon M.
> Sent: Sat 12/5/2009 11:38 PM
> To: Eric Norum
> Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk
> Subject: RE: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
> 
> 
> 
> I am not aware of explicitly specifying the EOS string.  I thought that
> EOS string was not used and only the EOI was.  That is, the KS3988 GPIB
> CAMAC crate controller does not require nor accepts an EOS string.  I
> maybe wrong on this.  Perhaps, somehow unwittingly I am sending some EOS
> string?  How can I verify that?
> 
> Actually, in my original message I told a lie, I am not using
> streamdevice, just asyn.
> 
> Why does it work with asyn R4.9 and not with the newer versions?  Is it
> possible that starting with R4.10 default behavior changed?  Could it
> be, that starting with R4.10 I have to explicitly say no EOS?
> 
> Zen
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Norum [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:01 PM
> To: Szalata, Zenon M.
> Cc: TECHTALK Tech-Talk
> Subject: Re: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
> 
> The E5810A allows only a single EOS character.  Are you trying to use a
> longer end-of-string?
> 
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Szalata, Zenon M. wrote:
> 
>> Hi Eric,
>> I am using Agilent E5810A.
>> 
>> Here is a line from the st.cmd file:
>> 
>> vxi11Configure( "L0","134.79.64.25",0,0.0,"gpib0",0,0)
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Zen
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Eric Norum [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 8:35 PM
>> To: Szalata, Zenon M.
>> Subject: Re: asyn R4.10, R4.11, R4.12
>> 
>> What GPIB controller are you using?
>> 
>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Szalata, Zenon M. wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a simple soft IOC which uses asyn and streamdevice.  It does
> IO
>>> with KS3988 GPIB CAMAC crate controller.  The IOC works correctly
> with
>>> asyn R4.9.  I have installed asyn R4.12 and my IOC does not work with
> 
>>> asyn R4.12.  I get the following message: "EOS TOO LONG".  I also
>> tried
>>> asyn R4.11 and R4.10 I see the same message with these the two
>> versions
>>> of asyn as I see with the latest.
>>> 
>>> How do I overcome this difficulty?  Do these newer versions of asyn 
>>> require that I make some change to my IOC?  Can someone help me with 
>>> this, please?
>>> 
>>> For now I am forced to stay with asyn R4.9.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Zen
>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Eric Norum
>> [email protected]
>> 
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> Eric Norum
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