diff --git a/example/src/Makefile b/example/src/Makefile
index d80136b..4f48aaf 100644
--- a/example/src/Makefile
+++ b/example/src/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ examplePvaClientMonitor_LIBS += pvAccess
 examplePvaClientMonitor_LIBS += pvData
 examplePvaClientMonitor_LIBS += Com
 
+PROD_HOST += examplePvaClientMultiDouble
+examplePvaClientMultiDouble_SRCS += examplePvaClientMultiDouble.cpp
+examplePvaClientMultiDouble_LIBS += pvaClient
+examplePvaClientMultiDouble_LIBS += pvAccess
+examplePvaClientMultiDouble_LIBS += pvData
+examplePvaClientMultiDouble_LIBS += Com
+
 PROD_HOST += helloWorldRPC
 helloWorldRPC_SRCS += helloWorldRPC.cpp
 helloWorldRPC_LIBS += pvaClient
diff --git a/example/src/examplePvaClientMonitor.cpp b/example/src/examplePvaClientMonitor.cpp
index 1d60295..5e996c3 100644
--- a/example/src/examplePvaClientMonitor.cpp
+++ b/example/src/examplePvaClientMonitor.cpp
@@ -22,25 +22,29 @@ using namespace epics::pvAccess;
 using namespace epics::pvaClient;
 
 
-static void exampleMonitor(PvaClientPtr const &pva)
+static void exampleMonitor(PvaClientPtr const &pva,string provider)
 {
-    PvaClientMonitorPtr monitor = pva->channel("exampleDouble")->monitor("");
-    PvaClientMonitorDataPtr pvaData = monitor->getData();
-    PvaClientPutPtr put = pva->channel("exampleDouble")->put("");
+    PvaClientMonitorPtr monitor = pva->channel("double00",provider,2.0)->monitor("");
+    PvaClientMonitorDataPtr monitorData = monitor->getData();
+    PvaClientPutPtr put = pva->channel("double00",provider,2.0)->put("");
     PvaClientPutDataPtr putData = put->getData();
     for(size_t ntimes=0; ntimes<5; ++ntimes)
     {
          double value = ntimes;
+         cout << "put " << value << endl;
          putData->putDouble(value); put->put();
-         if(!monitor->waitEvent()) {
+         if(!monitor->waitEvent(.1)) {
                cout << "waitEvent returned false. Why???";
                continue;
+         } else while(true) {
+             cout << "monitor " << monitorData->getDouble() << endl;
+             cout << "changed\n";
+             monitorData->showChanged(cout);
+             cout << "overrun\n";
+             monitorData->showOverrun(cout);
+             monitor->releaseEvent();
+             if(!monitor->poll()) break;
          }
-         cout << "changed\n";
-         pvaData->showChanged(cout);
-         cout << "overrun\n";
-         pvaData->showOverrun(cout);
-         monitor->releaseEvent();
      }
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +52,10 @@ static void exampleMonitor(PvaClientPtr const &pva)
 int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
     PvaClientPtr pva = PvaClient::create();
-    exampleMonitor(pva);
+    cout << "exampleMonitor pva\n";
+    exampleMonitor(pva,"pva");
+    cout << "exampleMonitor ca\n";
+    exampleMonitor(pva,"ca");
     cout << "done\n";
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/example/src/examplePvaClientMultiDouble.cpp b/example/src/examplePvaClientMultiDouble.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c5b986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/examplePvaClientMultiDouble.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*examplePvaClientMultiDouble.cpp */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ */
+
+/* Author: Marty Kraimer */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <pv/pvaClientMultiChannel.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace epics::pvaClient;
+
+static void example(
+     PvaClientPtr const &pva,
+     string provider,
+     shared_vector<const string> const &channelNames)
+{
+    
+    size_t num = channelNames.size();
+cout << "num " << num << " names " << channelNames << endl;
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr multiChannel(
+        PvaClientMultiChannel::create(pva,channelNames,provider));
+    PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr multiGet(multiChannel->createGet());
+    PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr multiPut(multiChannel->createPut());
+    PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr multiMonitor(multiChannel->createMonitor());
+    shared_vector<double> data(num,0);
+    for(double value = 0.0; value< 1.0; value+= .2) {
+        try {
+            for(size_t i=0; i<num; ++i) data[i] = value + i;
+            cout << "put " << data << endl;
+            multiPut->put(data);
+            data =  multiGet->get();
+            cout << "get " << data << endl;
+            bool result = multiMonitor->waitEvent(.1);
+            while(result) {
+                cout << "monitor  data " << multiMonitor->get() << endl;
+                result = multiMonitor->poll();
+        }
+        } catch (std::runtime_error e) {
+            cout << "exception " << e.what() << endl;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[])
+{
+    PvaClientPtr pva = PvaClient::create();
+    size_t num = 5;
+    shared_vector<string> channelNames(num);
+    channelNames[0] = "double01";
+    channelNames[1] = "double02";
+    channelNames[2] = "double03";
+    channelNames[3] = "double04";
+    channelNames[4] = "double05";
+    cout << "double pva\n";
+    shared_vector<const string> names(freeze(channelNames));
+    example(pva,"pva",names);
+    cout << "double ca\n";
+    example(pva,"ca",names);
+    channelNames = shared_vector<string>(num);
+    channelNames[0] = "exampleDouble01";
+    channelNames[1] = "exampleDouble02";
+    channelNames[2] = "exampleDouble03";
+    channelNames[3] = "exampleDouble04";
+    channelNames[4] = "exampleDouble05";
+    names = freeze(channelNames);
+    cout << "exampleDouble pva\n";
+    example(pva,"pva",names);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/example/src/examplePvaClientPut.cpp b/example/src/examplePvaClientPut.cpp
index a7f87e1..c6202be 100644
--- a/example/src/examplePvaClientPut.cpp
+++ b/example/src/examplePvaClientPut.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,20 @@ static void examplePut(PvaClientPtr const &pva)
     PvaClientChannelPtr channel = pva->channel("exampleDouble");
     PvaClientPutPtr put = channel->put();
     PvaClientPutDataPtr putData = put->getData();
+    PvaClientMonitorPtr monitor = pva->channel("exampleDouble")->monitor("");
+    PvaClientMonitorDataPtr monitorData = monitor->getData();
     try {
         putData->putDouble(3.0); put->put();
         cout <<  channel->get("field()")->getData()->showChanged(cout) << endl;
         putData->putDouble(4.0); put->put();
         cout <<  channel->get("field()")->getData()->showChanged(cout) << endl;
+        if(!monitor->waitEvent()) {
+               cout << "waitEvent returned false. Why???";
+        } else while(true) {
+             cout << "monitor changed\n" << monitorData->showChanged(cout);
+             monitor->releaseEvent();
+             if(!monitor->poll()) break;
+        }
     } catch (std::runtime_error e) {
         cout << "exception " << e.what() << endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8249b7d..8a23f7a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 LIBRARY += pvaClient
 
 INC += pvaClient.h
+INC += pvaClientMultiChannel.h
 
 LIBSRCS += pvaClient.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvaClientPutData.cpp
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ LIBSRCS += pvaClientGet.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvaClientPut.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvaClientMonitor.cpp
 LIBSRCS += pvaClientPutGet.cpp
+LIBSRCS += pvaClientMultiChannel.cpp
+LIBSRCS += pvaClientMultiGetDouble.cpp
+LIBSRCS += pvaClientMultiPutDouble.cpp
+LIBSRCS += pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.cpp
 
 pvaClient_LIBS += pvAccess pvData nt Com
 pvaClient_LIBS +=  $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.cpp b/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e3f2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/* pvaClientMultiChannel.cpp */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ * @date 2015.02
+ */
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+
+#include <map>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <pv/event.h>
+#include <pv/lock.h>
+#include <pv/pvaClientMultiChannel.h>
+#include <pv/createRequest.h>
+
+
+using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvaClient {
+
+static FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate = getFieldCreate();
+static CreateRequest::shared_pointer  createRequestPvt = CreateRequest::create();
+
+PvaClientMultiChannelPtr PvaClientMultiChannel::create(
+   PvaClientPtr const &pvaClient,
+   epics::pvData::shared_vector<const string> const & channelNames,
+   string const & providerName,
+   size_t maxNotConnected)
+{
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr channel(
+        new PvaClientMultiChannel(pvaClient,channelNames,providerName,maxNotConnected));
+    return channel;
+}
+
+
+PvaClientMultiChannel::PvaClientMultiChannel(
+    PvaClientPtr const &pvaClient,
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<const string> const & channelName,
+    string const & providerName,
+    size_t maxNotConnected)
+: pvaClient(pvaClient),
+  channelName(channelName),
+  providerName(providerName),
+  maxNotConnected(maxNotConnected),
+  numChannel(channelName.size()),
+  numConnected(0),
+  pvaClientChannelArray(PvaClientChannelArray(numChannel,PvaClientChannelPtr())),
+  isConnected(shared_vector<bool>(numChannel,false)),
+  isDestroyed(false)
+{
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiChannel::~PvaClientMultiChannel()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiChannel::destroy()
+{
+    {
+        Lock xx(mutex);
+        if(isDestroyed) return;
+        isDestroyed = true;
+    }
+    pvaClientChannelArray.clear();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiChannel::checkConnected()
+{
+    if(numConnected==0) connect(3.0);
+}
+
+epics::pvData::shared_vector<const string> PvaClientMultiChannel::getChannelNames()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    return channelName;
+}
+
+Status PvaClientMultiChannel::connect(double timeout)
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    for(size_t i=0; i< numChannel; ++i) {
+        pvaClientChannelArray[i] = pvaClient->createChannel(channelName[i],providerName);
+        pvaClientChannelArray[i]->issueConnect();
+    }
+    Status returnStatus = Status::Ok;
+    Status status = Status::Ok;
+    size_t numBad = 0;
+    for(size_t i=0; i< numChannel; ++i) {
+	if(numBad==0) {
+            status = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->waitConnect(timeout);
+        } else {
+            status = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->waitConnect(.001);
+        }
+        if(status.isOK()) {
+            ++numConnected;
+            isConnected[i] = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if(returnStatus.isOK()) returnStatus = status;
+        ++numBad;
+        if(numBad>maxNotConnected) break;
+    }
+    return numBad>maxNotConnected ? returnStatus : Status::Ok;
+}
+
+
+bool PvaClientMultiChannel::allConnected()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    return (numConnected==numChannel) ? true : false;
+}
+
+bool PvaClientMultiChannel::connectionChange()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    for(size_t i=0; i<numChannel; ++i) {
+         PvaClientChannelPtr pvaClientChannel = pvaClientChannelArray[i];
+         Channel::shared_pointer channel = pvaClientChannel->getChannel();
+         Channel::ConnectionState stateNow = channel->getConnectionState();
+         bool connectedNow = stateNow==Channel::CONNECTED ? true : false;
+         if(connectedNow!=isConnected[i]) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+epics::pvData::shared_vector<bool>  PvaClientMultiChannel::getIsConnected()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    for(size_t i=0; i<numChannel; ++i) {
+         PvaClientChannelPtr pvaClientChannel = pvaClientChannelArray[i];
+         if(!pvaClientChannel) {
+              isConnected[i] = false;
+              continue;
+         }
+         Channel::shared_pointer channel = pvaClientChannel->getChannel();
+         Channel::ConnectionState stateNow = channel->getConnectionState();
+         isConnected[i] = (stateNow==Channel::CONNECTED) ? true : false;
+    }
+    return isConnected;
+}
+
+PvaClientChannelArray PvaClientMultiChannel::getPvaClientChannelArray()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    return pvaClientChannelArray;
+}
+
+PvaClientPtr PvaClientMultiChannel::getPvaClient()
+{
+    if(isDestroyed) throw std::runtime_error("pvaClientMultiChannel was destroyed");
+    return pvaClient;
+}
+
+ 
+
+PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr PvaClientMultiChannel::createGet()
+{
+    checkConnected();
+    return PvaClientMultiGetDouble::create(getPtrSelf(),pvaClientChannelArray);
+}
+
+
+PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr PvaClientMultiChannel::createPut()
+{
+    checkConnected();
+    return PvaClientMultiPutDouble::create(getPtrSelf(),pvaClientChannelArray);
+}
+
+
+PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr PvaClientMultiChannel::createMonitor()
+{
+    checkConnected();
+     return PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::create(getPtrSelf(), pvaClientChannelArray);
+}
+
+
+}}
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.h b/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff6c167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pvaClientMultiChannel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+/* pvaClient.h */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ * @date 2015.02
+ */
+#ifndef PVACLIENTMULTICHANNEL_H
+#define PVACLIENTMULTICHANNEL_H
+
+#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#   define pvaClientEpicsExportSharedSymbols
+#   undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#endif
+
+#include <pv/pvaClient.h>
+#include <pv/ntmultiChannel.h>
+
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvaClient { 
+
+
+class PvaClientMultiChannel;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<PvaClientMultiChannel> PvaClientMultiChannelPtr;
+class PvaClientMultiGetDouble;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<PvaClientMultiGetDouble> PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr;
+class PvaClientMultiPutDouble;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<PvaClientMultiPutDouble> PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr;
+class PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble;
+typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble> PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr;
+
+
+typedef epics::pvData::shared_vector<PvaClientChannelPtr> PvaClientChannelArray;
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to multiple channels.
+ *
+ * @author mrk
+ */
+class epicsShareClass PvaClientMultiChannel :
+    public std::tr1::enable_shared_from_this<PvaClientMultiChannel>
+{
+public:
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(PvaClientMultiChannel);
+    /** Create a PvaClientMultiChannel.
+     * @param pvaClient The interface to pvaClient.
+     * @param channelNames The names of the channel..
+     * @param providerName The name of the provider.
+     * @param maxNotConnected The maximum number of channels that can be disconnected.
+     * @return The interface to the PvaClientMultiChannel
+     */
+    static PvaClientMultiChannelPtr create(
+         PvaClientPtr const &pvaClient,
+         epics::pvData::shared_vector<const std::string> const & channelNames,
+         std::string const & providerName = "pva",
+         size_t maxNotConnected=0
+     );
+
+    ~PvaClientMultiChannel();
+    /** Destroy the pvAccess connection.
+     */
+    void destroy();
+    /** Get the channelNames.
+     * @return The names.
+     */
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<const std::string> getChannelNames();
+    /** Connect to the channels.
+     * This calls issueConnect and waitConnect.
+     * An exception is thrown if connect fails.
+     * @param timeout The time to wait for connecting to the channel.
+     * @return status of request
+     */
+    epics::pvData::Status connect(double timeout=5);
+    /** Are all channels connected?
+     * @return if all are connected.
+     */
+    bool allConnected();
+    /** Has a connection state change occured?
+     * @return (true, false) if (at least one, no) channel has changed state.
+     */
+    bool connectionChange();
+    /** Get the connection state of each channel.
+     * @return The state of each channel.
+     */
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<bool> getIsConnected();
+    /** Get the pvaClientChannelArray.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientChannelArray getPvaClientChannelArray();
+    /** Get pvaClient.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientPtr getPvaClient();
+    /**
+     * create a pvaClientMultiGetDouble
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr createGet();   
+    /**
+     * create a pvaClientMultiPutDouble
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr createPut();
+    /**
+     * Create a pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr createMonitor();
+    /** Get the shared pointer to self.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr getPtrSelf()
+    {
+        return shared_from_this();
+    }
+private:
+    PvaClientMultiChannel(
+        PvaClientPtr const &pvaClient,
+        epics::pvData::shared_vector<const std::string> const & channelName,
+        std::string const & providerName,
+        size_t maxNotConnected);
+
+    void checkConnected();
+    
+    PvaClientPtr pvaClient;
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<const std::string> channelName;
+    std::string providerName;
+    size_t maxNotConnected;
+
+    size_t numChannel;
+    epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
+
+    size_t numConnected;
+    PvaClientChannelArray pvaClientChannelArray;
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<bool> isConnected;
+    bool isDestroyed;
+};
+
+/**
+ *  This provides channelGet to multiple channels where each channel has a numeric scalar value field.
+ */
+class epicsShareClass PvaClientMultiGetDouble :
+    public std::tr1::enable_shared_from_this<PvaClientMultiGetDouble>
+{
+
+public:
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(PvaClientMultiGetDouble);
+    
+    /**
+     * Factory method that creates a PvaClientMultiGetDouble.
+     * @param pvaClientMultiChannel The interface to PvaClientMultiChannel.
+     * @param pvaClientChannelArray The PvaClientChannel array.
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    static PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr create(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+
+    ~PvaClientMultiGetDouble();
+
+    /** Destroy the pvAccess connection.
+     */
+    void destroy();
+     /**
+     * Create a channelGet for each channel.
+     */
+    void connect();
+    /**
+     * get the data.
+     * @return The double[] where each element is the value field of the corresponding channel.
+     */
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> get();
+    /** Get the shared pointer to self.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr getPtrSelf()
+    {
+        return shared_from_this();
+    }
+private:
+    PvaClientMultiGetDouble(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr pvaClientMultiChannel;
+    PvaClientChannelArray pvaClientChannelArray;
+    size_t nchannel;
+    epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
+    
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> doubleValue;
+    std::vector<PvaClientGetPtr> pvaClientGet;
+    bool isGetConnected;
+    bool isDestroyed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * This provides channelPut to multiple channels where each channel has a numeric scalar value field.
+ */
+class epicsShareClass PvaClientMultiPutDouble :
+    public std::tr1::enable_shared_from_this<PvaClientMultiPutDouble>
+{
+
+public:
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(PvaClientMultiPutDouble);
+   
+    /**
+     * Factory method that creates a PvaClientMultiPutDouble.
+     * @param pvaClientMultiChannel The interface to PvaClientMultiChannel.
+     * @param pvaClientChannelArray The PvaClientChannel array.
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    static PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr create(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+    ~PvaClientMultiPutDouble();
+
+    /** Destroy the pvAccess connection.
+     */
+    void destroy();
+     /**
+     * Create a channelPut for each channel.
+     */
+    void connect();
+    /** put data to each channel as a double
+     * @param data The array of data for each channel.
+     */
+    void put(epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> const &data);
+    /** Get the shared pointer to self.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr getPtrSelf()
+    {
+        return shared_from_this();
+    }
+private:
+    PvaClientMultiPutDouble(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr pvaClientMultiChannel;
+    PvaClientChannelArray pvaClientChannelArray;
+    size_t nchannel;
+    epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
+
+    std::vector<PvaClientPutPtr> pvaClientPut;
+    bool isPutConnected;
+    bool isDestroyed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * This provides a monitor to multiple channels where each channel has a numeric scalar value field.
+ */
+class epicsShareClass PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble :
+    public std::tr1::enable_shared_from_this<PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble>
+{
+
+public:
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble);
+    
+    /**
+     * Factory method that creates a PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.
+     * @param pvaClientMultiChannel The interface to PvaClientMultiChannel.
+     * @param pvaClientChannelArray The PvaClientChannel array.
+     * @return The interface.
+     */
+    static PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr create(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+    ~PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble();
+
+    /** Destroy the pvAccess connection.
+     */
+    void destroy();
+     /**
+     * Create a channel monitor for each channel.
+     */
+    void connect();
+     /**
+     * poll each channel.
+     * If any has new data it is used to update the double[].
+     * @return (false,true) if (no, at least one) value was updated.
+     */
+    bool poll();
+    /**
+     * Wait until poll returns true.
+     * @param waitForEvent The time to keep trying.
+     * A thread sleep of .1 seconds occurs between each call to poll.
+     * @return (false,true) if (timeOut, poll returned true).
+     */
+    bool waitEvent(double waitForEvent);
+    /**
+     * get the data.
+     *  @return The double[] where each element is the value field of the corresponding channel.
+     */
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> get();
+    /** Monitor the shared pointer to self.
+     * @return The shared pointer.
+     */
+    PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr getPtrSelf()
+    {
+        return shared_from_this();
+    }
+private:
+    PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray);
+
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr pvaClientMultiChannel;
+    PvaClientChannelArray pvaClientChannelArray;
+    size_t nchannel;
+    epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
+
+    epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> doubleValue;
+    std::vector<PvaClientMonitorPtr> pvaClientMonitor;
+    bool isMonitorConnected;
+    bool isDestroyed;
+};
+
+}}
+
+#endif  /* PVACLIENTMULTICHANNEL_H */
+
+/** @page Overview Documentation
+ *
+ * <a href = "../pvaClientOverview.html">pvaClientOverview.html</a>
+ *
+ */
+
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMultiGetDouble.cpp b/src/pvaClientMultiGetDouble.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be975dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pvaClientMultiGetDouble.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* pvaClientMultiGetDouble.cpp */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ * @date 2015.03
+ */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include <pv/pvaClientMultiChannel.h>
+#include <pv/standardField.h>
+#include <pv/convert.h>
+#include <epicsMath.h>
+
+using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace epics::nt;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvaClient { 
+
+static ConvertPtr convert = getConvert();
+static FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate = getFieldCreate();
+static PVDataCreatePtr pvDataCreate = getPVDataCreate();
+static StandardFieldPtr standardField = getStandardField();
+
+
+PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr PvaClientMultiGetDouble::create(
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaMultiChannel,
+    PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+{
+    PvaClientMultiGetDoublePtr pvaClientMultiGetDouble(
+         new PvaClientMultiGetDouble(pvaMultiChannel,pvaClientChannelArray));
+    return pvaClientMultiGetDouble;
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiGetDouble::PvaClientMultiGetDouble(
+         PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+         PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+: pvaClientMultiChannel(pvaClientMultiChannel),
+  pvaClientChannelArray(pvaClientChannelArray),
+  nchannel(pvaClientChannelArray.size()),
+  doubleValue(shared_vector<double>(nchannel)),
+  pvaClientGet(std::vector<PvaClientGetPtr>(nchannel,PvaClientGetPtr())),
+  isGetConnected(false),
+  isDestroyed(false)
+{
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiGetDouble::~PvaClientMultiGetDouble()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiGetDouble::destroy()
+{
+    {
+        Lock xx(mutex);
+        if(isDestroyed) return;
+        isDestroyed = true;
+    }
+    pvaClientChannelArray.clear();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiGetDouble::connect()
+{
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    string request = "value";
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               pvaClientGet[i] = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->createGet(request);
+               pvaClientGet[i]->issueConnect();
+         }
+    }
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               Status status = pvaClientGet[i]->waitConnect();
+               if(status.isOK()) continue;
+               stringstream ss;
+               string channelName = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->getChannelName();
+               ss << "channel " << channelName << " PvaChannelGet::waitConnect " << status.getMessage();
+               throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+         }
+    }
+    isGetConnected = true;
+}
+
+epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> PvaClientMultiGetDouble::get()
+{
+    if(!isGetConnected) connect();
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               pvaClientGet[i]->issueGet();
+         }
+    }
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               Status status = pvaClientGet[i]->waitGet();
+               if(status.isOK()) continue;
+               stringstream ss;
+               string channelName = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->getChannelName();
+               ss << "channel " << channelName << " PvaChannelGet::waitConnect " << status.getMessage();
+               throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+         }
+    }
+    
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+        if(isConnected[i])
+        {
+            PVStructurePtr pvStructure = pvaClientGet[i]->getData()->getPVStructure();
+            doubleValue[i] = convert->toDouble(pvStructure->getSubField<PVScalar>("value"));
+        } else {
+            doubleValue[i] = nan("");
+        }
+    }
+    return doubleValue;
+}
+
+}}
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.cpp b/src/pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4faa57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/* pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble.cpp */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ * @date 2015.03
+ */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include <epicsThread.h>
+#include <pv/pvaClientMultiChannel.h>
+#include <pv/standardField.h>
+#include <pv/convert.h>
+#include <epicsMath.h>
+
+using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace epics::nt;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvaClient { 
+
+static ConvertPtr convert = getConvert();
+static FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate = getFieldCreate();
+static PVDataCreatePtr pvDataCreate = getPVDataCreate();
+static StandardFieldPtr standardField = getStandardField();
+
+
+PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::create(
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaMultiChannel,
+    PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+{
+    PvaClientMultiMonitorDoublePtr pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble(
+         new PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble(pvaMultiChannel,pvaClientChannelArray));
+    return pvaClientMultiMonitorDouble;
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble(
+     PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+     PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+: pvaClientMultiChannel(pvaClientMultiChannel),
+  pvaClientChannelArray(pvaClientChannelArray),
+  nchannel(pvaClientChannelArray.size()),
+  doubleValue(shared_vector<double>(nchannel,nan(""))),
+  pvaClientMonitor(std::vector<PvaClientMonitorPtr>(nchannel,PvaClientMonitorPtr())),
+  isMonitorConnected(false),
+  isDestroyed(false)
+{
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::~PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::destroy()
+{
+    {
+        Lock xx(mutex);
+        if(isDestroyed) return;
+        isDestroyed = true;
+    }
+    pvaClientChannelArray.clear();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::connect()
+{
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    string request = "value";
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               pvaClientMonitor[i] = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->createMonitor(request);
+               pvaClientMonitor[i]->issueConnect();
+         }
+    }
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               Status status = pvaClientMonitor[i]->waitConnect();
+               if(status.isOK()) continue;
+               stringstream ss;
+               string channelName = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->getChannelName();
+               ss << "channel " << channelName << " PvaChannelGet::waitConnect " << status.getMessage();
+               throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+         }
+    }
+     for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) pvaClientMonitor[i]->start();
+    }
+    isMonitorConnected = true;
+}
+
+bool PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::poll()
+{
+    if(!isMonitorConnected){
+         connect();
+         epicsThreadSleep(.01);
+    }
+    bool result = false;
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+              if(pvaClientMonitor[i]->poll()) {
+                   doubleValue[i] = pvaClientMonitor[i]->getData()->getDouble();
+                   pvaClientMonitor[i]->releaseEvent();
+                   result = true;
+              }
+         }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+bool PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::waitEvent(double waitForEvent)
+{
+    if(poll()) return true;
+    TimeStamp start;
+    start.getCurrent();
+    TimeStamp now;
+    while(true) {
+          epicsThreadSleep(.1);
+          if(poll()) return true;
+          now.getCurrent();
+          double diff = TimeStamp::diff(now,start);
+          if(diff>=waitForEvent) break;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> PvaClientMultiMonitorDouble::get()
+{
+    return doubleValue;
+}
+
+
+}}
diff --git a/src/pvaClientMultiPutDouble.cpp b/src/pvaClientMultiPutDouble.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2dbcd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pvaClientMultiPutDouble.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/* pvaClientMultiPutDouble.cpp */
+/**
+ * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
+ * EPICS pvData is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+ */
+/**
+ * @author mrk
+ * @date 2015.03
+ */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include <pv/pvaClientMultiChannel.h>
+#include <pv/standardField.h>
+#include <pv/convert.h>
+#include <epicsMath.h>
+
+using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
+using namespace epics::pvData;
+using namespace epics::pvAccess;
+using namespace epics::nt;
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvaClient { 
+
+static ConvertPtr convert = getConvert();
+static FieldCreatePtr fieldCreate = getFieldCreate();
+static PVDataCreatePtr pvDataCreate = getPVDataCreate();
+static StandardFieldPtr standardField = getStandardField();
+static CreateRequest::shared_pointer  createRequest = CreateRequest::create();
+
+
+PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr PvaClientMultiPutDouble::create(
+    PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaMultiChannel,
+    PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+{
+    PvaClientMultiPutDoublePtr pvaClientMultiPutDouble(
+         new PvaClientMultiPutDouble(pvaMultiChannel,pvaClientChannelArray));
+    return pvaClientMultiPutDouble;
+}
+
+PvaClientMultiPutDouble::PvaClientMultiPutDouble(
+     PvaClientMultiChannelPtr const &pvaClientMultiChannel,
+     PvaClientChannelArray const &pvaClientChannelArray)
+: pvaClientMultiChannel(pvaClientMultiChannel),
+  pvaClientChannelArray(pvaClientChannelArray),
+  nchannel(pvaClientChannelArray.size()),
+  pvaClientPut(std::vector<PvaClientPutPtr>(nchannel,PvaClientPutPtr())),
+  isPutConnected(false),
+  isDestroyed(false)
+{
+}
+
+
+
+PvaClientMultiPutDouble::~PvaClientMultiPutDouble()
+{
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiPutDouble::destroy()
+{
+    {
+        Lock xx(mutex);
+        if(isDestroyed) return;
+        isDestroyed = true;
+    }
+    pvaClientChannelArray.clear();
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiPutDouble::connect()
+{
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               pvaClientPut[i] = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->createPut();
+               pvaClientPut[i]->issueConnect();
+         }
+    }
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               Status status = pvaClientPut[i]->waitConnect();
+               if(status.isOK()) continue;
+               stringstream ss;
+               string channelName = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->getChannelName();
+               ss << "channel " << channelName << " PvaChannelPut::waitConnect " << status.getMessage();
+               throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+         }
+    }
+    isPutConnected = true;
+}
+
+void PvaClientMultiPutDouble::put(epics::pvData::shared_vector<double> const &data)
+{
+    if(!isPutConnected) connect();
+    if(data.size()!=nchannel) {
+         throw std::runtime_error("data has wrong size");
+    }
+    shared_vector<bool> isConnected = pvaClientMultiChannel->getIsConnected();
+    for(size_t i=0; i<nchannel; ++i)
+    {
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+               PVStructurePtr pvTop = pvaClientPut[i]->getData()->getPVStructure();
+               PVDoublePtr pvValue = pvTop->getSubField<PVDouble>("value");
+               pvValue->put(data[i]);
+               pvaClientPut[i]->issuePut();
+         }
+         if(isConnected[i]) {
+              Status status = pvaClientPut[i]->waitPut();
+              if(status.isOK())  continue;
+              stringstream ss;
+              string channelName = pvaClientChannelArray[i]->getChannelName();
+              ss << "channel " << channelName << " PvaChannelPut::waitConnect " << status.getMessage();
+              throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
+         }
+    }
+}
+
+}}