https://wiki-ext.aps.anl.gov/epics/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=How_to_Add_a_New_Breakpoint_TableHow to Add a New Breakpoint Table - Revision history2026-07-21T01:01:24ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.36.1https://wiki-ext.aps.anl.gov/epics/index.php?title=How_to_Add_a_New_Breakpoint_Table&diff=2937&oldid=prevStephanieAllison at 16:41, 4 January 20112011-01-04T16:41:26Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>(1) Copy menuConvert.dbd from base/dbd to the app's src directory.<br />
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(2) In the src directory, create a breakpoint table file <bpname>.dbd. Look at base/dbd/bpt*.dbd for the proper format.<br />
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(3) In src/menuConvert.dbd, add a line for your new breakpoint table, using the breaktable name from the first line of <bpname>.dbd. Look at the existing breakpoint table entries in menuConvert.dbd for the proper format.<br />
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(4a) If the breakpoint table is monotonic or epics base is < 3.14.9, add <bpname>.dbd to src/<appname>Support.dbd:<br />
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'''include "<bpname>.dbd"'''<br />
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If Makefile is used instead of <appname>Support.dbd, add to src/Makefile:<br />
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'''<appname>_DBD += <bpname>.dbd'''<br />
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(4b) If the breakpoint table is non-monotonic and epics base > 3.14.8, install <bpname>.dbd by itself in src/Makefile:<br />
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'''DBD += <bpname>.dbd'''<br />
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(5) Clean/build src.<br />
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(6) Use the breaktable name in the record's LINR field. Make sure that the device support for the record supports conversion.<br />
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(7) If the breakpoint table is non-monotonic and epics base > 3.14.8, change st.cmd to set the non-monotonic flag and load the breakpoint table:<br />
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'''dbBptNotMonotonic=1''' (rtems, vxWorks)<br />
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or:<br />
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'''var dbBptNotMonotonic 1''' (soft)<br />
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then:<br />
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'''dbLoadRecords("dbd/<bpname>.dbd")'''</div>StephanieAllison