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DiamondLightSource / aioca

Asynchronous Channel Access client for asyncio and Python using libca via ctypes
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aioca

aioca is an asynchronous EPICS Channel Access client for asyncio and Python using libca via ctypes.

Source https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/aioca
PyPI pip install aioca
Documentation https://DiamondLightSource.github.io/aioca
Releases https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/aioca/releases

It exposes a high level interface similar to the commandline tools::

caget(pvs, ...)
    Returns a single snapshot of the current value of each PV.

caput(pvs, values, ...)
    Writes values to one or more PVs.

camonitor(pvs, callback, ...)
    Receive notification each time any of the listed PVs changes.

connect(pvs, ...)
    Optionally can be used to establish PV connection before using the PV.

See https://DiamondLightSource.github.io/aioca for more detailed documentation.