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+#!/sf/bernina/anaconda/bernina_envs/default/bin/python
+import sys
+from epics import caget_many
+sys.path.insert(0,'/sf/bernina/config/src/python/eco')
+from eco import bernina
+bernina.namespace.init_all()
+ach = [o['channel'] for o in bernina.namespace.get_initialized_aliases()[0] if o['channeltype']=='CA']
+av = caget_many(ach)
+ach = [c for c,v in zip(ach,av) if not v==None]
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],'w') as f:
+    for ch in ach:
+        f.write(ch+'\n')
+
+
+
+
+