Software

Control System Software

Software Releases

• Software Test Day
• Release Software Procedure
• Software Electronic Logbook

References

• Controls Systems Team Home Page
• Development DHCP Config File
• LCLS and FACET DHCP Config File
• LCLS and FACET Emergency DHCP Config File Change script (EOIC Desk Account)
• How-to setup auto-archiving
• Alarms,IRMIS and EPICS Builder Scripts
• LCLS Beam Synchronous Datastore User Guide
• Controls Deputy Guidelines
• Controls Deputy Schedule
• PV Validations

General

Computer architecture, platforms, operating systems.

• Tutorials

  • PyDm tutorial
  • Beginners How-to presentation by Tasha Sumers

• LCLS Unix Systems

• LCLS Control System Production Systems

• EPICS Soft IOC List for LCLS Controls System

• IOC Configuration Report

• LCLS Dictionary

• Aida online search tool - aidaget
• eget Examples
• EtherCAT Overview 
• MAD to Controls
  • MAD & Oracle to Control System Block Diagram (by Greg White)
  • MAD to Oracle to Control System Process (by Greg White) 

Documentation

Documentation and access to online databases used in the construction and operation of LCLS.

• CATER (Artemis)
• CAPTAR
• Cable Search
• SLC Databases
• SLAC's Oracle HTMLDB (aka "Application Express")
• IRMIS
• LCLS Project Database (Oracle)
• SLC CA Server
• LCLS Naming Conventions
• Archived EPICS PVs
• List of IOC parameters 
• SCORE Developer's Guide
• SC TPR Timing Triggers User Guide
• IOC Console Access User's Guide

Software Development

Documentation and References for the software development process.

• CVSWEB Repository Browser
• LCLS Code Management
• LCLS Development Environment
• LCLS PLC Development Environment
• LCLS Software Standards
• LCLS EPICS Modules and Extensions Downloads
• LCLS EED CA Security Standards
• EED EPICS Modules
• EPICS Archiving Guidelines
• EPICS Archiving Policy
• An IOC Is Born
• CRAM Migration Guide
• Developing IOCS with CRAM
• Git/CVS module checkout utility
• LinuxRT Real-Time Performance Issues
• LinuxRT IOC diagram (Alisha)
• IPMI Libraries
• New Build System

How-to Documentation

• How-to created a Unix Cron Job
• How-to convert an application from CVS to GIT and retain history
• How-to GIT basics (please fell free to update me)
• How-to Git Module Workflow
• How-to Add a New SLAC Application into GIT
• How-to setup SecureCRT to bring up an LCLS Home Screen
• How-to Start the LCLS Home Screen
• How-to Start the LCLS Home Screen from a CUD
• How-to Connect to an IOC serial port
• How-to Download PLC Ladder Logic
• How-to Configure PLC Ethernet Communications
• How-to Retrieve AFS Backups from the last 24-hours
• How-to Identify a Run-Away Process on Linux
• How-to Develop EPICS Software - Software Standards
• How-to Add PCIe TPR Software
• How-to Upgrade EPICS Version
• R3.15.5
• Migrating to EPICS V7 - R7.0.2-1.1
• Add QSrv EPICS Modules
• Recommended ATCA EPICS modules and Packages
• How-to Program an ATCA Carrier firmware
• How-to Boot and EPICS IOC
  • How-to Reboot an IOC from the Facility Home Display
  • How-to IOC Console Access
  • How-To Setup an RTEMS IOC
  • How-To Setup a ColdFire uC5282 to run EPICS and RTEMS
  • How-To Setup a Linux IOC (Quick Start)
  • How-To Setup a LinuxRT or Centos7 CPU and IOC diskless boot (Quick Start) 
  • How-To Setup an RTEMS IOC (Quick Start)
  • How-to Setup a uTCA System
  • Presentation on CCI EPICS IOC Boot Scripts
  • Presentation on CCI EPICS CPU Boot Scripts
  • Proposal to upgrade CCI EPICS CPU Boot Scripts
  • LinuxRT CCI Boot Flow Chart
• How-To Release Software Process
  • How-to Submit a Software Mini-Test Plan (obsolete doc, submit CATER job) 
  • How-To Release a Linux (Soft) IOC
  • How-To Use cram to release a new IOC (iocIsBorn)

Tool Documentation

Development tools, middleware, IDEs, compilers, build systems, frameworks etc.

• Aida
• EPICS at LCLS
• Software Licenses 
• LCLS EPICS Module Dependencies
• Getting started with Eclipse for IOC development
• EPICS Auto-build Procedure

Tool Configuration for LCLS

The configuration of development tools for LCLS specifically.

• How-to use the Alarm Handler
• Archive PV List Web Application
• How-to use Autosave
• How-to use the Channel Watcher
• LCLS's CMLOG
• LCLS CVS
• How-to use of Matlab
• How-to use of Oracle
• SLC Channnel Access (pdf)
• LCLS's use of XAL

IOC Software Development

EPICS Input/Output Controller software development resources.

• Getting Started
• Subsystem IOC Applications
• SLC-Aware IOC
• LCLS EPICS IOC Processors
• How-To Setup an RTEMS IOC
• LCLS How-To Boot an EPICS IOC
• Beam-Synchronous-Acquisition (BSA) Comments for IOC Engineers
• Channel Access Security

Model Based and "High Level" Applications

• Accelerator Software (Confluence Wiki)
• LCLS High Level Applications

Temporary and in-development

Links to temporary pages.

• LinuxRT EVR and BPM testing configurations
• NFS Server Change IOC Recovery Checklist
• IOC Dependency Chart - v2.xlsx
• Sample Software Launch Screens
• Deprecated previous version of this wiki page