Instructions to set up a basic simDetector IOC

Basic-Sim-Detector.txt

Basic SimDetector

1.) Run mkioc
    >/APSshare/bin/mkioc -n <ioc_name>
    
2.) Build new IOC
    >cd <ioc_name>
    >make
    
2.) Copy simDetector script out of examples
    >cd iocBoot/ioc<ioc_name>
    >cp examples/areaDetector.iocsh ./
 
3.) Edit st.cmd.Linux to add the script
    Add "< areaDetector.iocsh" after "< common.iocsh"
    
4.) Edit settings.iocsh to increase EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES

5.) Run the IOC
    >cd <ioc_path>/iocBoot/ioc<ioc_name>
    >../../bin/<arch>/<ioc_name> st.cmd.Linux
    
6.) In a separate terminal, run the UI
    >cd <ioc_path>
    >./start_caQtDM_<ioc_name>
    
7.) Navigate to the simDetector screen
    Click "Detectors", then "simDetector", then "Simulator #1 Generic"