From 1fb67ddd3d0b509f56cdc6018f2c8b3e954eabd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "gac-alvra (Resp.Milne Christopher)" <gac-alvra@saresa-cons-03.psi.ch>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 23:47:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added utility to post to station message panel

---
 utilities/newMsgPV.py | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 utilities/newMsgPV.py

diff --git a/utilities/newMsgPV.py b/utilities/newMsgPV.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9594a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/newMsgPV.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/opt/gfa/python-3.5/latest/bin/python
+from epics import PV
+import datetime
+import sys
+def stationMessage(station,message=''):   
+    msg=message
+    date_formatted=datetime.datetime.strftime(datetime.datetime.now(), "%a %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S")
+    mscroll=PV('SF-OP:'+str(station)+'-MSG:OP-MSCROLL.PROC')  
+    mscroll.value=1
+    msg1=PV('SF-OP:'+str(station)+'-MSG:OP-MSG1')  
+    msg1.value = msg.encode()
+    date1=PV('SF-OP:'+str(station)+'-MSG:OP-DATE1')
+    date1.value = date_formatted.encode()
+    msg_PV.disconnect()
+    msg1.disconnect()
+    date1.disconnect()
+