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Kay Kasemir

ORNL/SNS

kasemirk@ornl.gov

2012, January 9-12 at NSRRC, Taiwan

Control System Studio Training

-Compiling,

running CSS

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End Users can“use”CSS

…

if somebody prepares it for them!

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Getting CSS to run from source code

1. Get Java, Eclipse, CSS Sources

2. Start Eclipse

3. “Import” Sources into Workspace

4. Open CSS *.product file, Launch

5. Maybe Export *.product

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Java, Eclipse

Check: Is java available?java -version

Need Sun/Oracle Java 1.6, 1.7;Not GCJ, OpenJDK

Start Eclipse eclipse/eclipse

“Workspace”:use CSS/Workspace in your home directory

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Source Code vs. Eclipse Workspace Source Code:– Where the

sources are

Workspace:Directory with“.metadata”subdir.– Tracks currently

open window, …

To avoid confusion: Keep Separate!– Example: Use CSS/Sources, CSS/Workspace

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Eclipse Workspace

“Import” Sourcesinto Workspace:– File/Import…,

General,Existing Projectsinto Workspace

– Select “root” directory,import all projects found

– Do not“Copy projects into Workspace”

Note: Need to “Import” even if sources are already located in workspace directory

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Run Product

Open org.csstudio.basic.epics.product/*.product

Press1. Synchronize

2. Launch an Eclipse application

3. Later, re-run via the Run button in toolbar

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First Steps

Close the “Welcome…” screen

Check Menu Edit/Preferences/CSS Core/EPICS– Channel Access address list: 127.0.0.1?

Menu CSS/Diagnostic Tools/Probe– Demo PVs: “sim://sine”, “demo:tank”

CSS/Diagnostic Tools/EPICS PV Tree

Move Windows around

Context menu

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Check Point

We can compile, launch, use CSS within IDE

Create Standalone Product

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Exporting a Product

Export Product– Root Directory

Name, e.g. “css” no path!

– Destination Directory

Path,e.g. /usr/fred/CSS/bin

Directory must be empty!

– Un-check “Generate metadata repository”

Finish, try the result