vac Release Notes

Table of contents

Release 1-9-2 (June 5, 2023)

  • Documentation – Converted to GitHub Pages.

Release 1-9-1 (Oct 5, 2020)

  • Phoebus displays – Added .bob display files; updated .edl and .ui files.
  • iocsh installation – iocsh scripts now installed to top-level folder from vacApp/iocsh.

Release 1-9 (June 21, 2019)

  • ASYN flush – Device supports using ASYN have been updated to flush input queues at various places.
  • MM200 fixes – The Televac MM200 code has been reviewed and several issues fixed.
  • Build configuration – The CONFIG_SITE and RELEASE files now have the standard -includes to support .local files.
  • vsRecord TYPE field – Now correctly marked SPC_NOMOD.
  • Code cleanup – Code comments have been improved and both device support sources have gone through major reformatting.
  • Build compatibility – The module now builds against recent EPICS Base versions without warnings.
  • QPC proto installation – The streamDevice protocol files for the QPC are now installed into the top-level db/ directory.
  • Documentation – Converted to GitHub-flavored Markdown.

Release 1-8 (August 15, 2018)

  • Digitel 500/1500 fix – Corrected communication issue in devDigitelPump.c.
  • QPC streamDevice – Added streamDevice support files (proto and databases) for both serial and Ethernet communication to the QPC.
  • QPC Modbus – Added Modbus support database for QPC (currently only a single pump; status readback is not working).
  • Documentation – Updated documentation and added QPC Modbus register map v1.3.
  • MPCq/SPC compatibility – This support module should also work for the MPCq and the SPC, although neither has been tested (the command set is similar).

Release 1-7 (June 21, 2018)

  • QPC support – Added support for the QPC device in devDigitelPump.c with additional asynPrint statements.
  • QPC record fields – Added new DTYP for the QPC device, model and firmware version fields (also available for MPC and MPC-II), and setpoint 4 fields in digitelRecord.dbd.
  • Debug variable – Exported recDigitelDebug variable.
  • QPC displays – Added two new MEDM displays: QPCpumps.adl (all QPC pumps) and QPCsingle_pump.adl (single pump).

Release 1-6

  • Buffer overflow fix – Added null terminator at end of read buffer to prevent overflow when writing to response buffer. Addressed problem with not setting proper EOS in ASYN.
  • MX200 support – Added Televac MX200 support to vsRecord and devVacSen.
  • iocsh scripts – New iocsh/ top-level directory with scripts for the iocshLoad command (EPICS Base 3.15+). See the xxx wiki for further information.

Release 1-5-1 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • EPICS 3.15 compatibility – Removed asyn.dbd from vacSupport.dbd to avoid duplicate record type definitions.

Release 1-5 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • CC10 support – Added CC10 controller type (Televac).
  • Display files – Updated display files for CSS-BOY and caQtDM.
  • Build configuration – CONFIG_SITE now -includes $(SUPPORT)/configure/CONFIG_SITE.

Release 1-4-1 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • Configurable station numbers – Modified devVacSen.c so users can specify station numbers which were previously hard-coded.
  • Display files – Added display files for CSS-BOY and caQtDM.

Release 1-4 (Oct 24, 2011)

  • Build configuration – Modified RELEASE; deleted RELEASE.arch.
  • CSS-BOY displays – Added .opi display files for CSS-BOY.

Release 1-3 (Mar 30, 2010)

  • Bitbus support – Modified devDigitelPump.c to work with bitbus device.
  • EPICS 3.14.11 fixes – Build fixes for EPICS 3.14.11.

Release 1-2 (Dec 19, 2008)

  • Display files – New display files: Pump.adl, Pump_sp.adl, VacSen.adl.
  • SCAN field – Added SCAN field to digitelPump.db and vs.db.

Suggestions and comments to: Keenan Lang (klang@anl.gov)