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Windows Installation

In order to having a correct and complete installation over Windows, you must install Phoebus, Java, Python as a auxiliary projects.
In addition, in order to use the SPARC control System you have to download the repository from https://baltig.infn.it/lnf-da-control/epik8-sparc
We provide a script  that automatize all the installation sequence.
In particular the script will:

  • Install Git, Java, Python
  • Install Phoebus
  • Download the SPARC repository
  • Synchronize the settings of Phoebus with the one used in the SPARC repository
  • Associate Phoebus as default app for opening .bob
  • Create a desktop shortcut named "SPARC LAUNCHER" that will open the root form of the control system.

The script has to be executed with Powershell.
Before launching the script, please check the execution policy of the scripts in your Windows pc with the following Powershell command:

Get-ExecutionPolicy

In case of Restricted, you must set the ExecutionPolicy at RemoteSigned with the following line:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned


Note:
The script is designed to work as user "sparc". If you want install to a different folder, please edit into the script the variable $destinationPath.





installer.ps1
 

Download and Setup on Linux

A working control interface can be obtained by installing Phoebus (a variant of CSS that is going to replace CSS).

Steps:

  1. download and install Phoebus https://controlssoftware.sns.ornl.gov/css_phoebus/
  2. git clone https://baltig.infn.it/lnf-da-control/sparc-epics-opi.git --recurse-submodules
  3. follow instruction to setup settings https://control-system-studio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/preferences.html (settings.ini in the project setup the correct parameter to connect to the IOC)
  4. launch the application and open 
  5. run

Phoebus Online HELP

Install Phoebus Setting (Mac,Linux)
 phoebus.sh -settings settings.ini

Mac specific initialization

If previous setting fails do:

Install Phoebus Setting (Mac,Linux)
cd /Applications/CSS_Phoebus.app
cd phoebus-4.7.4-SNAPSHOT (or alternative version)
vi phoebus.desktop
## add -settings settings.ini # or other setting file
Exec=~/bin/phoebus -settings settings.ini -resource %f
Install Phoebus Setting (Windows)
 phoebus.bat -settings settings.in

settings.ini:

settings.ini
settings.ini 
org.phoebus.pv.ca/addr_list=<Address of gateway of your k8s ECS installation>
org.csstudio.trends.databrowser3/urls=pbraw://<epicsarchiver of your installation>.okd-datest.lnf.infn.it/retrieval
org.csstudio.trends.databrowser3/archives=pbraw://<epicsarchiver of your installation>.apps.okd-datest.lnf.infn.it/retrieval


See EPIK8s Sparc for an example of these entrypoints


Training Materials


Training 2020 DisplayBuilder.pdf

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