diff --git a/ADApp/Db/ADBase.template b/ADApp/Db/ADBase.template
index 55cbc41..b729c5d 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/ADBase.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/ADBase.template
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)NDAttributesFile")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))ND_ATTRIBUTES_FILE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)StatusMessage_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))STATUS_MESSAGE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)StringToServer_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))STRING_TO_SERVER")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)StringFromServer_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))STRING_FROM_SERVER")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/ADPrefixes.template b/ADApp/Db/ADPrefixes.template
index e081af1..a443bb7 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/ADPrefixes.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/ADPrefixes.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # May 3, 2010
 record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)ChannelPrefixes")
 {
-   field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+   field(FTVL, "CHAR")
    field(NELM, $(NELEMENTS))
 }
 
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/BIS.template b/ADApp/Db/BIS.template
index 460e1d8..42b6645 100755
--- a/ADApp/Db/BIS.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/BIS.template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)BISStatus")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))BIS_STATUS")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "512")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/NDFileNexus.template b/ADApp/Db/NDFileNexus.template
index 0a1eea8..961c552 100755
--- a/ADApp/Db/NDFileNexus.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/NDFileNexus.template
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)TemplateFilePath")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMPLATE_FILE_PATH")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)TemplateFilePath_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMPLATE_FILE_PATH")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)TemplateFileName")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMPLATE_FILE_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)TemplateFileName_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMPLATE_FILE_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/NDPluginBase.template b/ADApp/Db/NDPluginBase.template
index f48a7fd..ddfb061 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/NDPluginBase.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/NDPluginBase.template
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)NDAttributesFile")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))ND_ATTRIBUTES_FILE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/PerkinElmer.template b/ADApp/Db/PerkinElmer.template
index fef3169..8deb594 100755
--- a/ADApp/Db/PerkinElmer.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/PerkinElmer.template
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)PECorrectionsDir")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PE_CORRECTIONS_DIRECTORY")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)PEBadPixelFile")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PE_PIXEL_CORRECTION_FILE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)PEBadPixelFile_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PE_PIXEL_CORRECTION_FILE_RBV")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/URLDriver.template b/ADApp/Db/URLDriver.template
index 2cbb3d4..c91dd21 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/URLDriver.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/URLDriver.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL1")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL2")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL3")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL4")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL5")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL6")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL7")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL8")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL9")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL10")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)URL_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))URL_NAME")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/adsc.template b/ADApp/Db/adsc.template
index 1c1c090..dd78e9b 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/adsc.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/adsc.template
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)ADSCStatus")
 {
    field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
    field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))ADSC_STATUS")
-   field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+   field(FTVL, "CHAR")
    field(NELM, "256")
    field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)ADSCLastError")
 {
    field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
    field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))ADSC_LAST_ERROR")
-   field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+   field(FTVL, "CHAR")
    field(NELM, "256")
    field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/andorCCD.template b/ADApp/Db/andorCCD.template
index 8d86bf5..9a23f73 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/andorCCD.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/andorCCD.template
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)AndorTempStatus_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))TEMP_STAT")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)AndorMessage_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))ANDOR_MESSAGE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)PALFilePath")
     field(PINI, "1")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PAL_FILE_PATH")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)PALFilePath_RBV")
     field(PINI, "1")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))PAL_FILE_PATH")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ record(mbbi, "$(P)$(R)AndorADCSpeed_RBV")
    field(ONST, "2.5 MHz")
    field(ONVL, "1")
    field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/marCCD.template b/ADApp/Db/marCCD.template
index 06077e5..fd169fd 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/marCCD.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/marCCD.template
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)FileComments")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))MAR_FILE_COMMENTS")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)DatasetComments")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))MAR_DATASET_COMMENTS")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template b/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
index e051cea..fc86ca5 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/pilatus.template
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)BadPixelFile")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))BAD_PIXEL_FILE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)FlatFieldFile")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))FLAT_FIELD_FILE")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "256")
 }
 
diff --git a/ADApp/Db/roper.template b/ADApp/Db/roper.template
index 54cb7a1..3c052e2 100644
--- a/ADApp/Db/roper.template
+++ b/ADApp/Db/roper.template
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment1")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT1")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment1_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT1")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment2")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT2")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
 }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment2_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT2")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment3")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT3")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment3_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT3")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment4")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT4")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment4_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT4")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment5")
     field(PINI, "YES")
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetWrite")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT5")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ record(waveform, "$(P)$(R)Comment5_RBV")
 {
     field(DTYP, "asynOctetRead")
     field(INP,  "@asyn($(PORT),$(ADDR),$(TIMEOUT))COMMENT5")
-    field(FTVL, "UCHAR")
+    field(FTVL, "CHAR")
     field(NELM, "80")
     field(SCAN, "I/O Intr")
 }