How to use this program.

1. remote-shell to the IOC after VxWorks was boot up and the file "iocondev1_boot_hua.hv" was loaded.
2. initialize the arcnet by typing "init_all" at the VxWorks prompt.
3. run the program by typing "hvcontrol".
4. click here to see a list of commands.

Table of contents

Functions, Macros

• change_mainf this function changes the mainframe number that the user is currently looking at
• check_int this function checks if the string in the paramter can be converted to integers
• check_range this function checks if the string is in the form of "n1-n2", where n1 and n2 are both integers
• empty_slots to find the empty slots in a range of mainframes
• execute_args0 execute any commands with zero argument
• execute_args1 execute any commands with one argument
• execute_args2 execute any commands with two argument
• execute_args3 execute any commands with three argument
• execute_args4 execute any commands with four argument
• execute_args5 execute any commands with five argument
• find_empty_slots to find the empty slots in a mainframe
• goto_slot change the slot that the user wants to look at
• HELP provides a list of command and their description to talk to the mainframes
• hvcontrol this function prompt the user to enter the command that will be sent to the mainframe
• hvoff_all to turn off the voltage for all the mainframes in the network
• hvoff_range to turn off a group of mainframes in a range
• hvon_all to turn on the voltage for all the mainframes in the network
• hvon_range to turn on a group of mainframes in a range
• init_slot initialize of the slot_info array
• list_channels list all the submodules and channels information in a slot the paramter flag indicates which submodule will be shown on standrad outpuy
• list_mainf list all mainframes in this arcnet network
• list_modules list all the modules in the current working mainframe
• list_slot call the function list_channel to display all the channel information
• num_args this function return the number of arguments of the command line
• parse_blank
• Set set a property of a channel in a slot to a specified value
• which_mainf this function prompts the user to enter which main frame they want to look at
• which_slot this function prompts the user to enter the slot number in a mainframe so that the user can more specifically only look at one slot at a time

Variables

• CE stores the channel Enable info of all channels in a slot.
• DV stores the demand voltages of all channels in a slot.
• HVL stores the High Voltage Limits of all channels in a slot.
• id main frame id number.
• in_slot indicates if the user is looking at a specified slot.
• MC stores the measured current of all channels in a slot.
• MV stores the measured voltages of all channels in a slot.
• nonexist_mf this is a flag to indicate if a mainframe is existing in the network.
• num_channels stores the number of channels per submodule in a mainframe.
• RDN stores the Ramp Down Rates of all channels in a slot.
• RUP stores the Ramp Up Rates of all channels in a slot.
• slot_id slot id in a main frame.
• slot_info tells if the slots are taken or empty.
• ST stores the STatus of all channels in a slot.
• sub_info tells the number of submodule in each slot.
• TC stores the trip current of all channels in a slot.
• type stores the type infos of all slots in a mainframe.
• valid_command indicates the validity of the command from standard input.

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