Kind of working, but time based count doesn't work from nicos

db/daq_soft_proton.db

@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 # This is created to be able reuse the SinqDAQ interface
 # in Nicos, to avoid having more code to maintain there.
 #
+# Commands that has no actual relevant value that needs to be written to them:
+# * Pause
+# * Continue
+# * Stop
+# * Full reset
+# * Reset elapsed time
+# * Reset the counter/monitor value
+# Are all implemented as seq records. Due to how the existing
+# interface worked, they were being written 1 from nicos.
+# It just so turns out that seq record's VAL field triggers processing,
+# but a calcout records VAL field doesn't. seq record was the only option
+# to emulate these features with only 1 record per command.
+#
 # This requires following macros to specified:
 # INSTR: Instrument prefix, e.g. "SQAMOR:"
 # NAME: Name of the DAQ, e.g. "PROTONDAQ"
@@ -86,40 +99,36 @@ record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):PRESET-TIME-TRIG")
  field(FLNK, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COUNT-TYPE")
 }
 
-record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):PAUSE")
+record(seq, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):PAUSE")
 {
  field(DESC, "Pause the current count")
- field(VAL, 3)
+ field(SELM, "All")
- field(DRVL, 3)
+ field(DO0, 3)
- field(DRVH, 3)
+ field(LNK0, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
- field(OUT, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
 }
 
-record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):CONTINUE")
+record(seq, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):CONTINUE")
 {
  field(DESC, "Continue with a count that was paused")
- field(VAL, 4)
+ field(SELM, "All")
- field(DRVL, 4)
+ field(DO0, 4)
- field(DRVH, 4)
+ field(LNK0, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
- field(OUT, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
 }
 
-record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):STOP")
+record(seq, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):STOP")
 {
  field(DESC, "Stop the current counting operation")
- field(VAL, 5)
+ field(SELM, "All")
- field(DRVL, 5)
+ field(DO0, 5)
- field(DRVH, 5)
+ field(LNK0,  "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
- field(OUT,  "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
 }
 
-record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):FULL-RESET")
+record(seq, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):FULL-RESET")
 {
  field(DESC, "Perform full reset")
- field(VAL, 6)
+ field(SELM, "All")
- field(DRVL, 6)
+ field(DO0, 6)
- field(DRVH, 6)
+ field(LNK0,  "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
- field(OUT,  "$(INSTR)$(NAME):COMMAND-TRIG PP")
 }
 
 # Emulate Reset elapsed time
@@ -190,22 +199,9 @@ record(ai,"$(INSTR)$(NAME):ELAPSED-TIME")
 {
  field(DESC, "DAQ Measured Time")
  field(EGU,  "sec")
- # We need to process ETS to signal to client
-# field(FLNK, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):ETO")
 }
 
-# Trigger a change in status as value returned to 0
-#record(seq, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):ETO")
-#{
-# field(DESC, "Trigger Returned to 0 Status")
-# field(LNK0, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):ETS PP")
-# field(DO0, 0)
-# field(SELM, "Specified")
-# field(SELL, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):ELAPSED-TIME.VAL")
-#}
-
 # Current Status of elapsed time
-# This is only to satify the interface.
 record(bi, "$(INSTR)$(NAME):ETS")
 {
  field(DESC, "Channel Status")