Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

"J. Lewis Muir" <[email protected]> · Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:36:52 -0500

On 6/24/13 10:29 AM, Jeremy Iken wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using the Python PyEpics3 tool (UChicago), and it seems to take about
> 0.2 seconds to caget() my PV.
> 
> For safety, my system will need the fastest control system.
> 
> Why does EPICS take so long? Do all tools take this long? Is this just a
> Python problem?

Hi, Jeremy.

No, all tools don't take this long.  Why don't you try the caget tool
that comes with EPICS Base?  How long does it take?  That will help
narrow down your problem.

$ time caget [PV_NAME]

Lewis

Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System

Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System