pvaClientCPP
pvaClient is a synchronous client interface to pvAccess, which is callback based. pvaClient is thus easier to use than pvAccess itself.
See documentation/pvaClientCPP.html for details.
Building
If a proper RELEASE.local file exists one directory level above pvaClientCPP then just type:
make
It can also be built by:
cp configure/ExampleRELEASE.local configure/RELEASE.local
edit configure/RELEASE.local
make
Examples
Project exampleCPP has examples for pvaClientCPP
Status
- The API is for EPICS Version 4 release 4.6.0
- Everything defined in pvaClient.h is ready but see below for remaining work.
- Everything defined in pvaClientMultiChannel.h is ready but see below for remaining work.
pvaClientChannel
Channel::getField and channelArray are not supported for release 4.6
pvaClientMultiChannel
For release 4.5 support is available for multiDouble and NTMultiChannel. In the future additional support should be provided that at least includes NTScalarMultiChannel.
Testing with some channels not connected has not been done.