From: R.Schmutzer Date: 30 Sep 1998 VLT-SW-OCT98 - RELEASE NOTES FOR Base ICS ========================================= Base ICS has been updated to adapt it to the latest VLT software release, remove known problems and to add new functionality. Note that the Base ICS manual has not been updated, as it is expected to provide a new public interface towards Base ICS in the next release. Please refer to the online man pages for the most up to date information; each module has an introduction man page (e.g. man ic0dev). In particular, the list of supported device types for motors is listed in 'man ic0dev', the list of devices for lamps and shutters is listed in 'man ic0dig'. The modules have to be compiled and installed in the order specified below. The ic0dig module only needs to be installed if it is used. All changes are described in the corresponding ChangeLog file of each module. Module versions =============== APR98 OCT98 egen 1.20 1.21 lcctoo 1.12 1.16 auto 1.9 1.9 lccdev 1.13 1.14 ic0dev 1.39 1.54 ic0dig 1.15 1.23 ic0lcu 1.29 1.36 ic0 1.24 1.26 Updates and bug fixes ===================== The list below specifies the affected module and the instrument that requested the update. Module lcctoo: - UVES: Debug levels aligned to ic0 (ECCS) debug levels. Module lccdev: - UVES: STATUS cmd.: report values without units if the numeric flag is used. Module ic0dev: - UVES: Units removed from the contents of the status vector. UIFs displaying data from this vector may wish to add the units behind the output field(s). - Update: STATUS: return the simulation keyword. Keyword .SWSIM has to be added to the instrument dictionary. - Update: Use logFits* functions for logging. Keywords .INIT, MOVE, STOP, UNFORSEEN have to be added to the instrument dictionary and the dictionary name has to be registered in the ic0devMANAGER OLDB. A dictionary example has been added to the config directory. - UVES: Tables placed in the WS OLDB. As the positions table was placed in the WS OLDB, attr. posName and posId are not longer needed. Attributes posName and posId deleted, except from the *LOAD classes, as these need to scan the positions table from the LCU (EMMI classes not affected). - UVES: Write "INIT" to status(0) while a motor is initialising, "MOVING" while a motor is moving, "STOPPED" when a motion is stopped, "FAILED" if a motion failed. - UVES: Use INS.DPOR.ST instead of INS.DPOR.MODE in class ic0devMOT_DPOR. - UVES and ISAAC: TURN keyword: turn in direct mode. The default speed is used, unless the SPEED keyword is given. (TURN keyword added only to classes used by UVES and TC). - UVES: LIMIT keyword: slits and tilts: move to lower/upper range position, because these functions are excentric: they do not have hardware limits (classes ic0devMOT_SLIT2_* and ic0devMOT_TILT). - UVES: Slits, gratings and slits: use two steps motions. (classes ic0devMOT_SLIT2_*, ic0devMOT_GRT2_LOAD, ic0devMOT_GRATING2, ic0devMOT_SLITS). - UVES: If a motor is moving by speed, then stop it in the Online to Standby transition. - ISAAC: If a motor did not have an encoder, then the movement was made by speed or direct. This is done now only if the motor is a DC motor. - UVES: Under certain conditions ENCREL did not behave correctly. Fixed. - ic0dig: ic0devSoftMonitor should first call function UsrMonitor, then update the status vector. Otherwise the updates made in function UsrMonitor are not considered during the status vector update. - ic0sen: Allow empty parameter tables. - Update: Logs issued by command LOGCONF could be truncated, if they had a specific length. Fixed. Module ic0dig: - Update: STATUS: return the simulation keyword. Keyword .SWSIM has to be added to the instrument dictionary. - Update: Use logFits* functions for logging. Keywords .START, STOP, UNFORSEEN have to be added to the instrument dictionary and the dictionary name has to be registered in the ic0devMANAGER OLDB. A dictionary example has been added to the config directory. - UVES: Values and signals tables placed in the WS. - UVES: Write "MOVING" to status(0) while a shutter is moving. - UVES: Write "WARMING UP" to status(0) while a lamp is warming up. - Update: Status: always report the ST keyword, also if only the standby signal is used. - UVES: Flag added that allows to ignore (!!) the FAULT signal (requested by Serge for testing). - UVES: Support for new signals valueO, valueI added for UVES TAL1 and TAL2 lamps. - UVES: Keyword and command WAIT implemented for lamps. The WAIT command waits until the lamp warm up time has passed. In an analog way, the WAIT keyword delays the return of the SETUP command. If the WAIT keyword has value 0, then the SETUP command returns immediately. - UVES: Check the handset flag only if really moving. - Update: Simulation mode fixed (previously it was not possible to switch to simulation if the device had been used with the real hardware). Module ic0lcu: - UVES: Config. attr. placed in the WS. - Update: Option -all in commands ENABLE, DISABLE, LOCK, UNLOCK, HANDSET and HSETOFF did not consider the functions in state LOADED. Fixed. - Update: Locate the OLDB backup file using env. var. BOOTROOT, instead of BOOTHOME (see SPR VLTSW970130). - Update: To be able to register the hardware revision in the instrument name (as "/"), the text after the first '/' in INS.ID is ignored during checking. - Update: Command 'ONLINE all' is now also forwarded to devices in handset mode. These will return an error alerting the operator that they need to be placed in remote mode. New functionality ================= Module lcctoo: - UVES: lcctooTask*() functions added to simplify the implementation of monitor tasks. - OCT98: Function lcctooRound added. Module ic0dev: - Update: Class ic0devMOT_GRT2_LOAD added. - TC: Example CDTs for ic0devServer added. Module ic0lcu: - TC: Support added for devices not derived from ic0devSOFT. ___oOo___