aioca

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


License
Apache-2.0
Install
pip install aioca==0.2.2

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

PyPI pip install aioca
Source code https://github.com/dls-controls/aioca
Documentation https://dls-controls.github.io/aioca
Changelog https://github.com/dls-controls/aioca/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst

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://dls-controls.github.io/aioca for more detailed documentation.