Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

I'm running a st.cmd file on RTEMS-beatnik.  


Nia Fong
Instrumentation & Controls Software
650-926-6215
[email protected]
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From: Ron Sluiter [[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 2:38 PM
To: Fong, Nia W.
Subject: Re: MAXvConfig() error in st.cmd

Hello Nia,

You are right. The MAXvConfig declaration is wrong.
I not sure why the compiler did not catch this. Possibly,
because of the extern "C" { .

What shell are you using when you invoke MAXvConfig?

Thanks for catching this error.

Ron

On 7/13/2012 3:50 PM, Fong, Nia W. wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> I did a diff and this (https://subversion.xor.aps.anl.gov/synApps/motor/tags/R6-7-1/motorApp/OmsSrc/drvMAXv.cc) is the same file that I have.
>
> In this file, the function declaration only has 2 parameter, while the function definition has 3 parameters.  Shouldn't they match?
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> MAXvConfig() function declaration with 2 parameters :
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> /* Common local function declarations. */
> extern "C" {
> RTN_VALUES MAXvConfig(int, const char *);
> }
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> MAXvConfig() function definition with 3 parameters :
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> RTN_VALUES MAXvConfig(int card,                 /* number of card being configured */
>                        const char *initstr,      /* configuration string */
>                        int config)            /* initialization configuration */
> {
> ....
> }
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nia Fong
> Instrumentation&  Controls Software
> 650-926-6215
> [email protected]
> ________________________________________
> From: Ron Sluiter [[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:29 PM
> To: Fong, Nia W.
> Subject: Re: MAXvConfig() error in st.cmd
>
> Hello Nia,
>
> This (the incorrect registration of MAXvConfig) was fixed
> with motor module R6-7-1. You can get a copy of drvMAXv.cc
> from R6-7-1 here<https://subversion.xor.aps.anl.gov/synApps/motor/tags/R6-7-1/motorApp/OmsSrc/drvMAXv.cc>.
>
> Ron
>
> On 7/13/2012 2:11 PM, Fong, Nia W. wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just installed a new OMS MAXv VME card and was getting an error when calling MAXvConfig() in st.cmd :
>
>      MAXvSetup(1, 16, 0xF000, 200, 5, 10)
> 0x00000000 (0)
>      #config0="AX LH PSO"
>      MAXvConfig(0, "AX LH PSO", 0x00)
> Cexp syntax error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '=' or '\n'
>
> Passing 2 parameters returned the same error :
>
>      MAXvSetup(1, 16, 0xF000, 200, 5, 10)
> 0x00000000 (0)
>      #config0="AX LH PSO"
>      MAXvConfig(0, "AX LH PSO")
> Cexp syntax error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '=' or '\n'
>
> It looks like MAXvConfig() expects three parameters in the rest of the code, but it's function definition only defines 2 in drvMAXv.cc.
>
> I recompiled with the small change and no longer get the error.  However, I'm just setting everything up first the first time and don't yet have a motor connected so am not sure if this is the correct fix.  Could anyone with more experience provide more insight?
>
> All jumpers are default factory settings except for J13.
> Jumper J13 is set for A16 supervisory access (0x2D or 101101)
>
> --------------------------
> Original drvMAXv.cc:
> --------------------------
> /* Common local function declarations. */
> extern "C" {
> RTN_STATUS MAXvSetup(int, int, unsigned int, unsigned int, int, int);
> RTN_VALUES MAXvConfig(int, const char *);
> }
>
> ---------------------------
> Modified drvMAXv.cc:
> ---------------------------
> /* Common local function declarations. */
> extern "C" {
> RTN_STATUS MAXvSetup(int, int, unsigned int, unsigned int, int, int);
> RTN_VALUES MAXvConfig(int, const char *, int);
> }
>
>
> Thanks,
> Nia
>