Added documenation for enableDisable flag

See comment in writeRead for explanation.

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # turboPmac
 
-## <span style="color:red">Please read the documentation of sinqMotor first: https://git.psi.ch/sinq-epics-modules/sinqmotor</span>
+## <span style="color:red">Please read the documentation of sinqMotor first: https://gitea.psi.ch/lin-epics-modules/sinqMotor</span>
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is a driver for the Turbo PMAC motion controller with the SINQ communicatio
 
 ## User guide
 
-This driver is a standard sinqMotor-derived which however uses a special low level IP Port driver (`pmacAsynIPPortConfigure`) instead of the standard `drvAsynIPPortConfigure`. For the general configuration, please see https://git.psi.ch/sinq-epics-modules/sinqmotor/-/blob/main/README.md.
+This driver is a standard sinqMotor-derived which however uses a special low level IP Port driver (`pmacAsynIPPortConfigure`) instead of the standard `drvAsynIPPortConfigure`. For the general configuration, please see https://gitea.psi.ch/lin-epics-modules/sinqMotor/src/branch/main/README.md.
 
 The folder "utils" contains utility scripts for working with pmac motor controllers. To read their manual, run the scripts without any arguments.
 - writeRead.py: Allows sending commands to and receiving commands from a pmac controller over an ethernet connection.
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ dbLoadRecords("$(turboPmac_DB)/asynRecord.db","P=$(INSTR)$(DRIVER_PORT),PORT=$(I
 
 ### Versioning
 
-Please see the documentation for the module sinqMotor: https://git.psi.ch/sinq-epics-modules/sinqmotor/-/blob/main/README.md.
+Please see the documentation for the module sinqMotor: https://gitea.psi.ch/lin-epics-modules/sinqMotor/src/branch/main/README.md.
 
 ### How to build it
 
-This driver can be compiled and installed by running `make install` from the same directory where the Makefile is located. However, since it uses the git submodule sinqMotor, make sure that the correct version of the submodule repository is checked out AND the change is commited (`git status` shows no non-committed changes). Please see the section "Usage as static dependency" in https://git.psi.ch/sinq-epics-modules/sinqmotor/-/blob/main/README.md for more details.
+This driver can be compiled and installed by running `make install` from the same directory where the Makefile is located. However, since it uses the git submodule sinqMotor, make sure that the correct version of the submodule repository is checked out AND the change is commited (`git status` shows no non-committed changes). Please see the section "Usage as static dependency" in https://gitea.psi.ch/lin-epics-modules/sinqMotor/src/branch/main/README.md for more details.

db/turboPmac.db

@@ -31,3 +31,14 @@ record(longout, "$(INSTR)FlushHardware") {
     field(PINI, "NO")
     field(VAL, "1")
 }
+
+# If this PV is set to 1 (default), the position limits are read out from the 
+# controller. Otherwise, the limits given in the substitution file (DHLM and
+# DLLM) are used. 
+# This record is coupled to the parameter library via limFromHardware -> LIM_FROM_HARDWARE.
+record(longout, "$(INSTR)$(M):LimFromHardware") {
+    field(DTYP, "asynInt32")
+    field(OUT, "@asyn($(CONTROLLER),$(AXIS),1) LIM_FROM_HARDWARE")
+    field(PINI, "YES")
+    field(VAL, "$(LIMFROMHARDWARE=1)")
+}

src/turboPmacAxis.h

@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef turboPmacAXIS_H
 #define turboPmacAXIS_H
-#include "sinqAxis.h"
+#include "sinqController.h"
+#include "turboPmacController.h"
 #include <memory>
 
 struct turboPmacAxisImpl;
 
-// Forward declaration of the controller class to resolve the cyclic dependency
-// between the controller and the axis .h-file. See
-// https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/class.
-class turboPmacController;
-
 class turboPmacAxis : public sinqAxis {
   public:
     /**
@@ -24,6 +20,7 @@ class turboPmacAxis : public sinqAxis {
     /**
      * @brief Destroy the turboPmacAxis
      *
+     * This destructor is necessary in order to use the PIMPL idiom.
      */
     virtual ~turboPmacAxis();
 
@@ -141,6 +138,11 @@ class turboPmacAxis : public sinqAxis {
      */
     void setNeedInit(bool needInit);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Return a pointer to the axis controller
+     */
+    virtual turboPmacController *pController() override { return pC_; };
+
   private:
     turboPmacController *pC_;
     std::unique_ptr<turboPmacAxisImpl> pTurboPmacA_;

src/turboPmacController.cpp

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct turboPmacControllerImpl {
     int rereadEncoderPosition;
     int readConfig;
     int flushHardware;
+    int limFromHardware;
 };
 #define NUM_turboPmac_DRIVER_PARAMS 3
 
@@ -114,6 +115,17 @@ turboPmacController::turboPmacController(const char *portName,
         exit(-1);
     }
 
+    status = createParam("LIM_FROM_HARDWARE", asynParamInt32,
+                         &pTurboPmacC_->limFromHardware);
+    if (status != asynSuccess) {
+        asynPrint(this->pasynUser(), ASYN_TRACE_ERROR,
+                  "Controller \"%s\" => %s, line %d\nFATAL ERROR (creating a "
+                  "parameter failed with %s).\nTerminating IOC",
+                  portName, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__,
+                  stringifyAsynStatus(status));
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
     /*
     Define the end-of-string of a message coming from the device to EPICS.
     It is not necessary to append a terminator to outgoing messages, since
@@ -167,6 +179,8 @@ turboPmacController::turboPmacController(const char *portName,
     }
 }
 
+turboPmacController::~turboPmacController() {}
+
 /*
 Access one of the axes of the controller via the axis adress stored in asynUser.
 If the axis does not exist or is not a Axis, a nullptr is returned and an
@@ -192,9 +206,7 @@ asynStatus turboPmacController::writeRead(int axisNo, const char *command,
 
     // Definition of local variables.
     asynStatus status = asynSuccess;
-    asynStatus paramLibStatus = asynSuccess;
     asynStatus timeoutStatus = asynSuccess;
-    // char fullCommand[MAXBUF_] = {0};
     char drvMessageText[MAXBUF_] = {0};
     char modResponse[MAXBUF_] = {0};
     int motorStatusProblem = 0;
@@ -242,6 +254,10 @@ asynStatus turboPmacController::writeRead(int axisNo, const char *command,
         pasynOctetSyncIOipPort(), command, commandLength, response, MAXBUF_,
         pTurboPmacC_->comTimeout, &nbytesOut, &nbytesIn, &eomReason);
 
+    // if (strchr(command, '=')) {
+    //     usleep(20000);
+    // }
+
     msgPrintControlKey comKey =
         msgPrintControlKey(portName, axisNo, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
@@ -414,41 +430,18 @@ asynStatus turboPmacController::writeRead(int axisNo, const char *command,
 
     // Log the overall status (communication successfull or not)
     if (status == asynSuccess) {
-        paramLibStatus = axis->setIntegerParam(this->motorStatusCommsError_, 0);
+        setAxisParamChecked(axis, motorStatusCommsError, false);
     } else {
         // Check if the axis already is in an error communication mode. If
         // it is not, upstream the error. This is done to avoid "flooding"
         // the user with different error messages if more than one error
         // ocurred before an error-free communication
-        paramLibStatus =
-            getIntegerParam(axisNo, motorStatusProblem_, &motorStatusProblem);
-        if (paramLibStatus != asynSuccess) {
-            return paramLibAccessFailed(paramLibStatus, "motorStatusProblem",
-                                        axisNo, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-        }
+        getAxisParamChecked(axis, motorStatusProblem, &motorStatusProblem);
 
         if (motorStatusProblem == 0) {
-            paramLibStatus =
-                axis->setStringParam(motorMessageText(), drvMessageText);
-            if (paramLibStatus != asynSuccess) {
-                return paramLibAccessFailed(paramLibStatus, "motorMessageText",
-                                            axisNo, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,
-                                            __LINE__);
-            }
-
-            paramLibStatus = axis->setIntegerParam(motorStatusProblem_, 1);
-            if (paramLibStatus != asynSuccess) {
-                return paramLibAccessFailed(paramLibStatus,
-                                            "motorStatusProblem", axisNo,
-                                            __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-            }
-
-            paramLibStatus = axis->setIntegerParam(motorStatusProblem_, 1);
-            if (paramLibStatus != asynSuccess) {
-                return paramLibAccessFailed(paramLibStatus,
-                                            "motorStatusCommsError", axisNo,
-                                            __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-            }
+            setAxisParamChecked(axis, motorMessageText, drvMessageText);
+            setAxisParamChecked(axis, motorStatusProblem, true);
+            setAxisParamChecked(axis, motorStatusCommsError, true);
         }
     }
     return status;
@@ -506,6 +499,9 @@ int turboPmacController::rereadEncoderPosition() {
 }
 int turboPmacController::readConfig() { return pTurboPmacC_->readConfig; }
 int turboPmacController::flushHardware() { return pTurboPmacC_->flushHardware; }
+int turboPmacController::limFromHardware() {
+    return pTurboPmacC_->limFromHardware;
+}
 
 asynUser *turboPmacController::pasynInt32SyncIOipPort() {
     return pTurboPmacC_->pasynInt32SyncIOipPort;

src/turboPmacController.h

@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 #define turboPmacController_H
 #include "sinqAxis.h"
 #include "sinqController.h"
-#include "turboPmacAxis.h"
 #include <memory>
 
+// Forward declaration of the controller class to resolve the cyclic dependency
+// between the controller and the axis .h-file. See
+// https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/class.
+class turboPmacAxis;
+
 struct turboPmacControllerImpl;
 
 class turboPmacController : public sinqController {
@@ -36,6 +40,13 @@ class turboPmacController : public sinqController {
                         double idlePollPeriod, double comTimeout,
                         int numExtraParams = 0);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Destroy the controller. Its implementation is empty, however the
+     * destructor needs to be provided for handling turboPmacControllerImpl.
+     *
+     */
+    virtual ~turboPmacController();
+
     /**
      * @brief Get the axis object
      *
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ class turboPmacController : public sinqController {
     int rereadEncoderPosition();
     int readConfig();
     int flushHardware();
+    int limFromHardware();
 
     asynUser *pasynInt32SyncIOipPort();