Using DP97 instrument support in an application

Several files need minor modifications to use DP97 instrument support in an application.

1. Add the full path to the DP97 support directory to the application configure/RELEASE file:
   DP97=xxxx/modules/instrument/dp97/<release>
   Where <release> is the release number of of the DP97 support.
2. Add instrument support to application database definition file
   The application database definition file must include the database definition files for the DP97 instrument and for any needed ASYN drivers. There are two ways that this can be done:
   • If you are building your application database definition file from an xxxInclude.dbd file you include the additional database definitions in that file:
     include "base.dbd"
     include "devDP97.dbd"
     include "drvAsynIPPort.dbd"
   • If you are building your application database definition file from the application Makefile you specify the aditional database definitions there:
     xxx_DBD += base.dbd
     xxx_DBD += devDP97.dbd
     xxx_DBD += drvAsynIPPort.dbd
     
3. Add the DP97 support libraries to the application
   You must link the DP97 support library and the ASYN support library with the application. Add the following lines:
   xxx_LIBS += devDP97
   xxx_LIBS += asyn
   before the
   xxx_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
   in the application Makefile.
4. Load the DP97 support database records in the application startup script:
   cd $(DP97)      (cd DP97 if using the vxWorks shell)
   dbLoadRecords("db/devDP97.db,"P=<P>,R=<R>,L=<L>,A=-1")
   You'll have to provide appropriate values for the PV name prefixes (<P> and <R>) and the link number (<L>). The link number must match the value specified in the ASYN drvxxxxxConfigure command.

Installation and Building

1. Create an installation directory for the module. The path name of this directory should end with modules/instrument/dp97.
2. Place the distribution file into this directory.
3. Execute the following commands:
   cd modules/instrument/dp97
   gunzip dp97<release>.tar.gz
   tar xvf dp97<release>.tar
   cd <release>
   Where <release> is the release number of of the DP97 support.
4. Edit the configure/RELEASE file and set the paths to your installation of EPICS base and ASYN.
5. Execute make in the top level directory.