Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

Hi Amien,

When you use create_monitor_set(), autosave normally won't write a .sav file unless a
PV in the set has changed.

In autosave 5.1 is a new facility called configMenu, which does permit the loading of
a .cfg file (same as a .sav file, but with a different extension) with macros, as long
as all the macros were previously defined in a create_xxx_set() call, as they are in
your case.  I'm not sure configMenu is the best thing for your application.  It's intended
to let users select one of several .cfg files for loading at run time.

Tim

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Amien TLABS" <[email protected]>
To: "Mark Rivers" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:14:17 AM
Subject: Re: AutoSAVE file cannot use substitution macros

Hi Mark

here's my test.req

$(P):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" }

my auto_settings.req
file "test.req", P=$(dev)

and in my st.cmd

###########################################################################
##################### START IOC SCRIPT
#####################################
############################################################################

dbLoadDatabase("iocBeagle48.dbd")
iocBeagle48_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)

int32DriverInit("int32",-32768,32767)

##epicsEnvSet("PREFIX", "13SIM1:")
##### We load the HARPS template
##########################################
dbLoadTemplate("iocPV.substitutions")

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

##### INIT IOC here
#######################################################
iocInit()
create_monitor_set("auto_settings.req",30,"P=$(harp100)")

Under my /save directory I have auto_settings.sav
I do not see anything in here after 30 seconds intervals...??

What I'm I doing wrong?

Amien

On 20-Jun-2013 15:40, Mark Rivers wrote:

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.