moves the gating configuration logic to epics

db/daq_common.db

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ record(bo,"$(INSTR)$(NAME):CONTINUE")
  field(FLNK, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):RAW-STATUS")
 }
 
-record(bo, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):STOP")
+record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):STOP")
 {
  field(DESC, "Stop the current counting operation")
  field(DTYP, "stream")
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ record(ao,"$(INSTR)$(NAME):THRESHOLD")
 {
  field(DESC, "Minimum rate for counting to proceed")
  field(VAL, "0") # Rate
- field(DRVL, "0.000001") # Minimum Rate
+ # Could perhaps still be improved.
+ # It seems to only accept whole counts?
+ field(DRVL, "1") # Minimum Rate
  field(DRVH, "100000") # Maximum Rate
  field(OMSL, "supervisory")
  field(OROC, "0")