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Simple counter using calc

This simple example shows how to use a calc to make a counter that updates at 1 Hz.

What is needed to run this example

EPICS base built.

How to use this example

To test this example, you can start the ioc using this command:

$EPICS_BIN/softIocPVA -d example2.db

And then on a different terminal with , you can do like that:

$EPICS_BIN/camonitor COUNTER
# you should see the COUNTER increasing
# you can stop camonitor using <Ctrl+C>

Files

• example2.db