Useful tools

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• CA snooper

• ISIS modules for file handling

• Check DB file script

• Add sim records script

Caget, caput, zhex and uzhex

To get the value of a compressed, hexed PV (such as those on the blockserver) type into an EPICS terminal: caget -S -t PV | uzhex where PV is the PV you are looking for

To send compressed, hexed values to a PV (such as those on the blockserver) type into an EPICS terminal: for /f "tokens=*" %x in ('zhex VAL') do caput -S PV %x where PV is as above and VAL is the data you wish to send