Creating a channels fileThe Epics Archiver ProgramCreating a directory for Epicsarchiver configuration filesCreating the epicsarchiver.ini file

Creating the epicsarchiver.ini file

Use the notepad editor to create a file in this new folder named "epicsarchiver.ini". A sample ini file is shown below:

FileIn=C:\gas001\channels.txt
FileLog=C:\gas001\log.txt
SleepTime=10
UpdateTime=10
PortNumber=2701
HostName=u4pc2.nscl.msu.edu

The lines parameters that can be set in this file are:

epicsarchiver.ini file parameters
Keyword Meaning of value
FileIn Path file that has list of channels
FileLog Path to file that will have program log
SleepTime Number of seconds between readouts.
UpdateTime Number of seconds between reconnects to disconnected channels
PortNumber TCP/IP port of tclserver connected to (2701 is the convention).
HostName Name or IP of host running tclserver we connect to.

Report documentation errors to Ron Fox (fox@nscl.msu.edu)or NSCL's Bugzilla page

Creating a channels fileThe Epics Archiver ProgramCreating a directory for Epicsarchiver configuration filesCreating the epicsarchiver.ini file