diff --git a/documentation/areaDetector.html b/documentation/areaDetector.html index 2c9ad49..5458b6d 100755 --- a/documentation/areaDetector.html +++ b/documentation/areaDetector.html @@ -521,53 +521,8 @@

Installation and Building

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- Source code version

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- After obtaining a copy of the distribution, it must be installed and built for use - at your site. These steps only need to be performed once for the site (unless versions - of the module running under different releases of EPICS and/or the other required - modules are needed).

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  1. Create an installation directory for the module, usually this will end with
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    - .../support/ -
    -
  2. -
  3. Place the distribution file in this directory. Then issue the commands (Unix style) -
    tar xvzf areaDetectorRX-Y.tgz
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    -
    - where X-Y is the release.
  4. -
  5. This creates a <top> application.
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    .../support/areaDetectorRX-Y
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    -
  6. -
  7. Edit the configure/RELEASE file and set the paths to your installation - of EPICS base and to your versions of supporting modules.
  8. -
  9. Run gnumake in the top level directory and check for any compilation - errors.
  10. -
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- Prebuilt version

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    -
  1. Create an installation directory for the module.
  2. -
  3. Place the distribution file in this directory. Then issue the commands (Unix style) -
    tar xvzf areaDetectorPrebuiltRX-Y.tgz
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  4. -
  5. In the iocBoot directory make a copy of the example ioxXXX directory for the detector - you are using and give it a new local name. By doing this you will be able to update - to later versions of areaDetector without overwriting modifications you make in - the iocXXX directory.
  6. -
  7. In the new iocXXX directory you just created edit st.cmd to change the PV prefix - $(P) to one that is unique to your site. PV prefixes must be unique on the subnet, - and if you use the default prefix there could be a conflict with other detectors - of the same type.
  8. -
  9. In the same iocXXX directory edit the file envPaths to point to the locations - of all of the support modules on your system. Normally this is handled by the EPICS - build system, but when using the prebuilt version this must be manually edited. - Do not worry about the path to EPICS_BASE, it is not required.
  10. -
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This is described in detail in the installation + section of the areaDetector documentation.

Please email  Mark Rivers  so that a record can be kept of which sites are using this software.