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streamdevice

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Generate StreamDevice protocol + records fast.

Software Engineering#epics#streamdevice#protocol files#epics database#byte-stream#format converters#iocsh integration
AuthorBCDA-APS
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Writing EPICS StreamDevice support often requires careful, error-prone formatting of byte-stream commands and record link strings, especially when devices use serial/TCP/GPIB protocols and non-trivial reply parsing.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Protocol authoring (.proto): Define linear request/reply sequences for byte-stream devices using StreamDevice syntax, including timeouts, terminators, and error handlers.
  • Database record authoring (.db): Create EPICS records that use DTYP = "stream" and reference protocol blocks via INP/OUT link formats.
  • Robust parsing with format converters: Use StreamDevice converters for numeric, string, raw binary, regex-based extraction, checksums, and timestamp handling, with record field redirection and array parsing patterns.

Quick Start

Use the streamdevice skill to draft a StreamDevice .proto protocol and matching EPICS .db records for a device command/response pair over your configured bus (serial, TCP/IP, or GPIB).

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Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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