1. SC84, 03.04.2009 Epics C# Library Written by Christoph Seiler Presented by Dirk Zimoch

2. SC84, 03.04.2009 What is C# and why do we use it? - C# runs on a virtual environment (called.NET) similar to Java's virtual machine - ECMA and ISO certificated - Resembles JAVA - Allows fast development -Huge amount of usable libraries - Excellent IDE - Due to open Source projects also usable on other platforms (MONO on Linux)

3. SC84, 03.04.2009 Epics C# Library – Not another wrapper - Fully implemented and independent Channel Access -Supports Get, Put and Monitor -Supports all Epics specific types like DBR_TIME_DOUBLE - Handles everything from TCP & UDP Listening to C# Interface -Based on cosylabs reverse engineered protocol specification - Easy configuration through XML-ConfigFile or Runtime Changes - Runs on.NET and MONO

4. SC84, 03.04.2009 Epics C# Library – Why has it been developed? - Portability -Standalone library – No EPICS installation reqired - Usability -Clean and easy interface -C#, C++, VB.Net -Still high performance (connects and receives first monitor value for 32‘000 channels in ~16 seconds)

5. SC84, 03.04.2009 Epics C# Library – How to use it? - Note: to gain some time the epicsLibrary.dll was already added before.

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7. Epics C# Library – Monitor example - Note: Same code file as before.

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9. Epics C# Library – Current Status - Examples -MEG: Macro Generator for Experiment (productive) -ALH: ALarm Handler (on 03.04.2009 running stable since 3 weeks) - Will probably be presented in the next Epics Meeting in October STATUS : IN PRODUCTION

10. SC84, 03.04.2009 Epics C# Library – Online Documentation http://epics.web.psi.ch