EPICS Controls Argonne National Laboratory

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  <20132014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024  Index 1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  <20132014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024 
<== Date ==> <== Thread ==>

Subject: RE: Record support for binary serial communications?
From: Mark Rivers <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 18:10:53 +0000
Sorry I did not notice the R3.13.4 version.
________________________________________
From: [email protected] [[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:06 PM
To: Mark Rivers
Subject: RE: Record support for binary serial communications?

Not in 3.13.4 it can't ;-)

Nick Rees
Principal Software Engineer           Phone: +44 (0)1235-778430
Diamond Light Source                  Fax:   +44 (0)1235-446713


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:tech-talk-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Rivers
> Sent: 07 March 2013 18:05
> To: Westfall, Michael D; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Record support for binary serial communications?
>
> How does the device terminate a message?  Do you know in advance how
> many characters it will send?
>
> I think streamDevice can probably be used.
>
> Mark
>
> ________________________________________
> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on
> behalf of Westfall, Michael D [[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Record support for binary serial communications?
>
> Does anybody have any tips as how to communicate via a serial interface
> to a device that takes commands and gives responses in binary bytes
> rather than ASCII?  We are using EPICS R3.13.4, and it appears that
> streamDevice is not available, or would require some extensive hacking
> to get it to work. devAscii is available, but since it relies heavily
> on string scanning functions, it will likely choke on any data that
> contain null bytes.
>
> --
> Mike Westfall
> Los Alamos
>


--
This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential, copyright and or privileged material, and are for the use of the intended addressee only. If you are not the intended addressee or an authorised recipient of the addressee please notify us of receipt by returning the e-mail and do not use, copy, retain, distribute or disclose the information in or attached to the e-mail.
Any opinions expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily of Diamond Light Source Ltd.
Diamond Light Source Ltd. cannot guarantee that this e-mail or any attachments are free from viruses and we cannot accept liability for any damage which you may sustain as a result of software viruses which may be transmitted in or with the message.
Diamond Light Source Limited (company no. 4375679). Registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom






Replies:
Re: Record support for binary serial communications? Maren Purves
References:
Record support for binary serial communications? Westfall, Michael D
RE: Record support for binary serial communications? Mark Rivers

Navigate by Date:
Prev: RE: Record support for binary serial communications? Mark Rivers
Next: device support Sinclair, John William
Index: 1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  <20132014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024 
Navigate by Thread:
Prev: RE: Record support for binary serial communications? Mark Rivers
Next: Re: Record support for binary serial communications? Maren Purves
Index: 1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  <20132014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  2024 
ANJ, 20 Apr 2015 Valid HTML 4.01! · Home · News · About · Base · Modules · Extensions · Distributions · Download ·
· Search · EPICS V4 · IRMIS · Talk · Bugs · Documents · Links · Licensing ·