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Subject: Re: EPICS IOC under Debian
From: "Konrad, Martin" <[email protected]>
To: Bo Jakobsen <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:27:01 +0000
Hi Bo,
> I would therefore ask if anyone could provide a minimal example of 
> how to set up an IOC (based on the Debian package distribution)
> which uses e.g. the keysight-n5171b module.
1. Build the necessary packages (keysight-n5171b, epics-stream-dev,
epics-dev). Something like the following should get you started:

gbp clone --debian-branch=debian [email protected]:epicsdeb/keysight-n5171b.git
cd keysight-n5171b/
gbp buildpackage -us -uc --git-debian-branch=debian

2. Install the Debian packages:

dpkg -i keysight-n5171b epics-dev epics-stream-dev

3. makeBaseApp.pl -t ioc helloWorldIOC; makeBaseApp.pl -i -t ioc
helloWorldIOC

4. Add the following lines to configure/RELEASE:

KEYSIGHTN5171B=/usr/lib/epics
EPICS_BASE=/usr/lib/epics

5. Add the following lines to helloWorldIOCApp/src/Makefile:

helloWorldIOC_DBD += stream.dbd
helloWorldIOC_DBD += drvAsynIPPort.dbd

helloWorldIOC_LIBS += stream
helloWorldIOC_LIBS += asyn

6. Add something like the following to your st.cmd file:

drvAsynIPPortConfigure("FUNC1", "rf-test-func-n0001:5025", 100, 0, 0)
dbLoadRecords("${EPICS_BASE}/db/keysightN5171B.db", "PORT=FUNC1, SYS=RF,
SUB=TEST, DEV=SGEN, INST=N0002")

> But It seems to me that I might be doing it in a too complicated
> manner.
The packaging doesn't save you any effort when putting together an IOC
directory. It makes installing your dependencies a bit easier. It really
shines when it comes to ensuring that all bits and pieces are compatible
after upgrading some components.

HTH,

Martin

-- 
Martin Konrad
High Performance Controls Team Leader
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
Michigan State University
640 South Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824-1321, USA
Tel. 517-908-7253
Email: [email protected]

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