Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"Chen, Xihui" <[email protected]> · Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:33:48 -0500

Hi Mike,

>I would like to create a panel to be used with IO device with many channels. I am now wondering if there is a way how to set PV to widgets like parameters (e.g. to set PVs to $device:DIO:$port_$channel and then set those parameters/variables in some startup scrip or Java code common for the whole panel? Or is there other recommanded way how to do that?

You can use macros with linking container. See BOY Examples->widgets->4_2_LinkingContainer.opi. Further, if you want to dynamic set the macros (for examples, from config file) and create the linking container on the fly, see BOY Examples\Miscellaneous\DynamicLoadWidgets\LoadWidgetsExample.opi

>I am also wandering if there is a way how to trigger a script associated with the widget by an action not related to the PV (e.g. I would like to change color of a widget if a button is pressed)?

You can execute a script from widget action. See \BOY Examples\4_Actions_2.opi

>I have just started with BOY so my question is probably stupid, but I was not able to find a solution in a documentation I have read so far..

Any question with BOY is good question! The most useful documents I think are BOY Example, online help and some tutorials at https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/cs-studio/wiki/BOY

Cheers,
Xihui

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System