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2026.0.1

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
    • Scope
    • Acronyms
    • Overview
      • Components by Layer
  • Release Notes
    • Summary
      • What is new in this release?
    • Development Environment
    • Instrument Specifics Packages
    • Components
      • Rapid Application Development (RAD)
      • Extensible Test Runner (ETR)
      • Sequencer
      • Function Control Framework (FCF)
        • Device Manager
        • Device Simulators
        • Engineering Graphical Interfaces
        • PLC Libraries
    • Known Problems
    • Backwards incompatibilities
  • Installation
    • Machine Preparation
    • Requirements
    • ELT Development Environment (DevEnv)
    • ELT CII Services
    • Operational User
    • Environment Variables
    • Getting Started
    • Start nomad and consul services
    • Manual installation
    • Project Template
  • Getting Started
    • Updating an existing Project Configuration
    • Creating a Project Configuration
    • Update CFGPATH environment variable
    • Nomad Namespace and Service Discovery
    • Starting/Stopping the ICS Software
    • Startup/Shutdown Contents
    • Executing Startup/Shutdown Script
      • Starting Sequencer GUI
      • Running the Startup Script
      • Troubleshooting
      • Validating the Software with a sample OB
      • Some notes about using NGC
      • Updating Sample Configuration
  • Experimental Features
    • Nomad namespace and service registry
    • Integration with a secondary loop manager
      • Known Problems
    • Creation of an Instrument Package
  • Software Porting Guidelines
    • Target Audience
    • Prerequisites
    • List of Changes
    • FCF Device Manager Communication Migration
      • Update includes and namespaces
      • Update dispatcher setup
      • Install the logging bridge
      • Create uatools Client instance
      • Update RegisterComm call
      • Remove Open62541 service thread
    • FCF ExecuteRpc API Change
    • CCF ROI Coordinate Change
    • DPM OLDB URI Format
  • User Manuals
    • Doxygen documentation
  • Developer Guides
    • ELT Dev Environment documentation
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Terminology
ICS Framework
  • Developer Guides

Developer Guides

ELT Dev Environment documentation

  • ELT Linux Installation Guide

  • Guide to develop Software for the ELT

  • ELT Dev Environment Release and Porting notes

  • ELT wtools 4.0.0 User Manual

  • ELT Dev Environment documentation main page

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