diff --git a/src/ca/CAref.html b/src/ca/CAref.html index b83974009..e4711e5d7 100644 --- a/src/ca/CAref.html +++ b/src/ca/CAref.html @@ -53,20 +53,17 @@ Source, Argonne National Laboratory.

Configuration

Function Call Interface General Guidelines

@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ Call Interface Function Index

Deprecated Function Call Interface Function Index

@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ Index
  • Transport of large arrays
  • -

    EPICS Environment Variable

    +

    EPICS Environment Variables

    All Channel Access (CA) configuration occurs through EPICS environment variables. When searching for an EPICS environment variable EPICS first looks @@ -272,7 +269,8 @@ Since hardware broadcasting requires special hardware capabilities, we are required to provide additional configuration information when EPICS is extended to operate over a wide area network (WAN).

    -

    IP Network Administration Background Information

    +

    IP Network Administration Background +Information

    Channel Access is implemented using internet protocols (IP). IP addresses are divided into host and network portions. The boundary between each portion @@ -320,10 +318,10 @@ standardized facilities such as mail or file transfer. Port number between 1024 and 5000 are typically reserved for ephemeral port number assignments.

    -

    WAN Environment

    +

    WAN Environment

    Typically vxWorks hosts boot with routes configured for the host's subnet. -If a EPICSsystem is operating in a WAN environment it may be necessary to +If a EPICS system is operating in a WAN environment it may be necessary to configure routes into the vxWorks system which enable a vxWorks based CA server to respond to requests originating outside it's subnet. An EPICS system manager can limit access to a particular host by not providing routes in that @@ -422,7 +420,8 @@ already reserved the defaults.

    -

    Disconnect Time Out Interval / Server Beacon Period

    +

    Disconnect Time Out Interval / Server Beacon +Period

    If the CA client library does not see a beacon from a server that it is connected to for EPICS_CA_CONN_TMO seconds then an echo message is sent to the @@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ point seconds. For efficient operation it is recommended that EPICS_CA_BEACON_PERIOD be set to at least one half of the value specified for EPICS_CA_CONN_TMO.

    -

    Configuring the Time Zone

    +

    Configuring the Time Zone

    Starting with EPICS R3.14 all of the libraries in the EPICS base distribution rely on facilities built into the operating system to determine @@ -502,7 +501,7 @@ placed in the variable EPICS_TS_MIN_WEST.

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    Configuring the Maximum Array Size

    +

    Configuring the Maximum Array Size

    The environment variable EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES determines the size of the largest array that may pass through CA. This parameter must be set @@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ communication. If EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES free list of larger data buffers is established when clients request transportation of large arrays.

    -

    Configuring a CA Server

    +

    Configuring a CA Server

    @@ -2244,7 +2243,7 @@ returned.

    Deprecated Functions

    -

    ca_task_initialize()

    +

    ca_task_initialize()

    #include <cadef.h>
    int ca_task_initialize();