Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Mark Rivers <[email protected]> · Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:40:05 +0000

You did not show us the autoSave .req file you are using.  .req files can take macros.  For example:

corvette:areaDetector/ADApp/Db>more ADBase_settings.req
$(P)$(R)DataType
$(P)$(R)ColorMode
$(P)$(R)BinX
$(P)$(R)BinY
$(P)$(R)MinX

That generic .req file is invoked by the IOC-specific .req file:

corvette:areaDetector/iocBoot/iocSimDetector>more auto_settings.req
file "simDetector_settings.req",    P=$(P),  R=cam1:
file "simDetector_settings.req",    P=$(P),  R=cam2:
file "ADBase_settings.req",         P=$(P),  R=cam1:

which is in turn invoked from the startup script:

# save things every thirty seconds
create_monitor_set("auto_settings.req", 30, "P=$(PREFIX)")

Mark

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From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Amien TLABS [[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 8:23 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: AutoSAVE file cannot use substitution macros

Hi

I'm using a 'waveform' record in my IOC, which I use to map my cable wiring to my channels at the start of the IOC.
To populate the array, I then use a 'sav' (AutoSave) file that has the array values in it ( dev1:channelmap.VAL @array@ {"2" "12" "7"}) ) etc. This array is normally 48 elements.
Now the users of the IOC can change this array to suit their mappings.
My problem is that I would like to have a substitution macro in the 'dev1' part. However, one cannot use a substitution macro in a 'sav' file.
I have a waveform record in my template file. Here's my st.cmd and template files:

################## START IOC SCRIPT #####################################
dbLoadDatabase("iocBeagle48.dbd")
iocBeagle48_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)
int32DriverInit("int32",-32768,32767)

##### We load the HARPS template  ##########################################
dbLoadTemplate("iocPV.substitutions")

##### Load Save files  #####################################################
set_savefile_path("save")
set_pass0_restoreFile("channelmap_MB.sav")
set_pass1_restoreFile("channelmap_MB.sav")

#### INIT IOC here  #######################################################
iocInit()
#######################################################################

<<< Here's my iocPV.db >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
record(waveform,   "$(dev):channelmap") {
       field(DTYP, "asynInt32ArrayOut")
       field(INP,  "@asyn(int32 0 100)")
       field(NELM, "48")
       field(FTVL, "LONG")
       field(PINI, "YES")
}

<<< here's my substitution file >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
file iocPV.db
{
 pattern { dev        mux }
         {"harp100"   "1" }
 }

<<<<<<< and my SAV file  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
# save/restore V5.5    Automatically generated - DO NOT MODIFY - 130215-051243
harp100:channelmap.VAL @array@ { "32" "0" "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "24" "25" "26" "27" "28" "29" "30" "31" "47" "17" "18" "19" "20" "21" "22" "23" "8" "16" "10" "11" "12" "13" "14" "15" "9" "33" "34" "35" "36" "37" "38" "39" "40" "41" "42" "43" "44" "45" "46" }
<END>

As you can see, i want to have a substitution macro for my sav file (harp100 should be substituted by pattern dev)
Or maybe there is a better way to populate my waveform.

Thanks
Amien
TLABS
Cape Town.

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System