The following describes how to test the individual EPICS Extensions applications after deploying them to LCLS production

EPICS Extensions test procedures

The following is a list of EPICS applications bundled as EPICS Extensions R.0.5.0:

ExtensionVersionExecutableUsage
alh R1.2.351.0.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/alh/R1.2.351.0.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/alhlcls-daemon2:/etc/init.d/st.alh-*
alh_DB R1.2.351.0.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/alh/R1.2.351.0.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/alh_DB 
alh_printer R1.2.351.0.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/alh/R1.2.351.0.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/alh_printer 
caCamcom R2.0.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/Camcom/R2.0.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/caCamcom$TOOLS/script/piopreset
caSnooper R2.1.2.30.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/caSnooper/R2.1.2.30.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/caSnooper$TOOLS/script/doSnoop.bash
ChannelWatcher R3.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/ChannelWatcher/R3.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/ChannelWatcherlcls-daemon2:/etc/init.d/st.cw*
CWget R3.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/ChannelWatcher/R3.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/CWget 
CWput R3.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/ChannelWatcher/R3.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/CWput 
edm R1.12.105B1.2.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/edm/R1.12.105B1.2.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/edm 
eget R0.0.00.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/eget/R0.0.00.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/eget 
ezcaVarArrayTest R3.7.2/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/labca/R3.7.2/bin/rhel6x86_64/ezcaVarArrayTest 
flatdb R2.7.00.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/VisualDCT/R2.7.00.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/flatdb 
fwdCliS R1.2.6/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/fwdCliS/R1.2.6/bin/rhel6x86_64/fwdCliS 
gateway R2.0.6.01.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/gateway/R2.0.6.01.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/gateway 
iocLogMsgServer R1.6.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/iocLogMsgServer/R1.6.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/iocLogMsgServer 
msgReceiver R1.6.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/iocLogMsgServer/R1.6.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/msgReceiver 
parsecasw R1.0.3.00.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/parsecasw/R1.0.3.00.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/parsecasw 
probe R1.1.8.00.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/probe/R1.1.8.00.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/probe 
procServ R2.7.01.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/procServ/R2.7.01.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/procServ 
pvgetx R0.0.00.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/eget/R0.0.00.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/pvgetx 
pvputx R0.0.00.0.1/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/eget/R0.0.00.0.1/bin/rhel6x86_64/pvputx 
StripTool R2.5.18.01.0.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/StripTool/R2.5.18.01.0.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/StripTool 
vdct R2.7.00.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/VisualDCT/R2.7.00.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/vdct 
VisualDCT.jar R2.7.00.1.0/usr/local/lcls/epics/extensions/VisualDCT/R2.7.00.1.0/bin/rhel6x86_64/VisualDCT.jar 

 

alh

  1. You can also copy and paste or drag and drop images into your instructions.

 

caCamcom

 

caSnooper

  1. Log into lcls-daemon10 as laci
  2. source $EPICS_SETUP/fixed-epics-env.bash
  3. source $EPICS_SETUP/epicsenv-7.0.2-1.0.bash
  4. $TOOLS/script/doSnoop.bash 10 20

ChannelWatcher

  1.     Reserve MATLAB PVs (lclshome->All->Matlab GUIs->Matlab PVs->Matlab Support PVs, choose unreserved ones marked “spare”)
  2.     Create list of test PVs from step (1), one per line
  3.     Open Message Log Viewer and filter for “Facility like “Channel”
  4.     Run: ChannelWatcher -f <filename from step (2)>
  5.     Verify that ChannelWatcher logs a message connecting to the PVs in the list from step (2)
  6.     Change the value(s) of the PVs in the list using caput
  7.     Verify that ChannelWatcher logs messages pertaining to each PV value change

CWget

 

CWput

 

edm

eget

fwdCliS

gateway

iocLogMsgServer

probe

StripTool

 

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