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- aida_name is the AIDA control system name, following the pattern <device>//<attribute>
- type (optional case-insensitive string)
- params (optional parameter=value pairs)
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VII. FAQs
Q: How do I log onto the channel access network?
A: While shared accounts are used, the command is:
ssh fphysics@facet-srv01
If that hangs, then ssh into mcclogin first:
ssh mcclogin
Q: Where do I put changes to the standard environment setup?
A: Put them in /home/fphysics/<username>/ENVS.
See /home/fphysics/zelazny/ENVS for an example.
Q: How do I check things out of cvs?
A: To checkout software (you only need to do this once):
cd /home/fphysics/zelazny
cvs co matlab/toolbox
Q: How to I put things back in cvs?
A: To put software into cvs:
cd /home/fphysics/zelazny/matlab/toolbox
cvs commit
Q: What if I created some new files?
A: To put new files into cvs:
cvs add <filename>
cvs commit
Q: Why is CVS asking for someone else's password?
A: Your environment isn't setup correctly. Setup with:
set_profile
Q: I'm not listed when I "set_profile", what do I do?
A: Press "0" for none, then create your profile with:
cd /home/fphysics
mkdir <your afs username>
set_profile
Q: How do I release to production?
A: To make software available for general use:
cvs2prod
Q: How do I get files from /afs to the channel access network?
A: To get a file from /afs that's not in cvs:
scp loos@mcclogin:~loos/controls/profmon/profmon_setup.m .
Q: Where are the Matlab data files?
A: (on facet-srv01) ls -als $MATLABDATAFILES
(on mcclogin) ls -als ls /mccfs2/u1/facet/matlab
(from SLAC web browsers) http://mccas0.slac.stanford.edu/u1/facet
Q: I'm totally lost, what do I do?
A: Call Jingchen Zhou x4661
fphysics-zelazny@facet-builder ~>
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VIII. Useful links
labCA commands | http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~strauman/labca/manual/node2.html |
labCA tutorial | https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/37130/labca_presentation.pdf |
AIDA main page | |
AIDA web | |
EPICS Home Page | |
CVS commands | |
CVS repository | http://www.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-wrap/cvsweb/matlab/toolbox/?cvsroot=LCLS |
Device database (control system names) |