The synApps utils directory

The synApps support/utils directory contains a variety of scripts and programs that may be useful in administering and/or using synApps.

  • changePrefix – A perl script for changing EPICS PV-name prefixes in a user directory (e.g., when creating a new IOC from the xxx template). You must be in the top level of the user directory to run it. Example of use:

      cd /path/to/ioc/1bm
  $(SYNAPPS)/support/utils/changePrefix xxx 1bma

  • copyScreens.pl – Search all synApps modules for display files and copy them to a single directory. This is also available as top-level Makefile targets: make all_adl, make all_ui, make all_opi, make all_bob.

  • convertIocFiles/ – Scripts intended to help convert an IOC directory from one version of synApps to another, by collecting data from an existing IOC directory and attempting to edit files in a new IOC directory.

  • validateDB.py – Validates EPICS database (.db) files for common errors.

  • validateProto.py – Validates StreamDevice protocol (.proto) files for common errors.

  • dependencies.py – Finds and displays dependencies between synApps modules.

  • burt.py – Python support for writing the content of a BURT snapshot file to a running IOC.

  • mdautils-src/ – Utility programs for using MDA data files written by the sscan module’s saveData software.

  • mdaExplorer/ – A wxPython program that displays the content of MDA files and directories of MDA files.

  • mdaPythonUtils/ – A collection of python programs that read, write, modify, and translate MDA files. Includes tranFiles.py for automated batch translation of MDA data files to other formats.

  • snapDb/ – A wxPython rapid development tool for EPICS databases and display files. Supports the use of EPICS’ run-time programmability to prototype EPICS databases using records loaded into an IOC.