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cwrite - write any single command to CAMAC
cwrite [crate] [slot]
[subaddress] [function code] [data] [loop] [quiet]
Write a command
to CAMAC. The command can be any valid read or write command.
- crate
- required
The CAMAC crate number. - slot - required
The CAMAC slot number within the crate. - subaddress - required
The CAMAC subaddress. - function code - required
The CAMAC function code. - data - optional
The function codes between 16 and 23 are write commands requiring data.
This value is the data used for the command. - loop - optional
- If this keyword
is present the CAMAC command will be repeated indefinitely.
- quiet - optional
- If
this keyword is present error msgs and other text output will be suppressed.
CWRITE_DEVICE may be used to override opening /dev/camac.
For example:
export CWRITE_DEVICE=/dev/group3
cwrite 1 1 0 0
This example reads from a Kinetic Systems 3471 located in crate
1 slot 4.
cwrite 1 4 0 0
This example writes an alternating bit pattern
to a Kinetic Systems 3074 located in crate 2 slot 5.
cwrite 2 5 0 16 0x555555
cwrite is considered deprecated. It is still available in order to
prevent breakage of existing shell scripts and TCL programs. cwrite2(8)
should be used for new software development.
$Id: cwrite.8,v
1.3 2008/02/09 16:50:55 kitchen Exp $
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