EPICS Database Builder

This Python module is designed to make it easy to build complex EPICS databases by writing a Python script. While writing record templates the corresponding dbd entries are checked to reduce the number of errors in the database.

PyPI	pip install epicsdbbuilder
Source code	https://github.com/dls-controls/epicsdbbuilder
Documentation	https://dls-controls.github.io/epicsdbbuilder

A simple example of the use of this library is the following:

from epicsdbbuilder import *
InitialiseDbd('/dls_sw/epics/R3.14.12.3/base/')
SetTemplateRecordNames()

a = records.ao('TEST')
c = records.calc('CALC', CALC = 'A+B', SCAN = '1 second', INPA = a.VAL)
c.INPB = c

WriteRecords('output.db')

• 1. EPICS Database Builder
• 2. Database Builder API
  • 2.1. Initialisation
  • 2.2. Record Output
  • 2.3. Building Databases
  • 2.4. Record Naming
  • 2.5. Helper Functions and Classes
  • 2.6. Record Class
  • 2.7. Using other dbCore functions
• 3. Contributing
  • 3.1. Running the tests
  • 3.2. Code Styling
  • 3.3. Documentation
  • 3.4. Release Checklist

• Index