Experimental Physics and
Industrial Control System

EPICS Distributions

The following is a list of EPICS distributions - analagous to a Linux distribution, these collections of EPICS software have been proven to work together. It is much quicker to download and install a distribution than it would be to obtain all of the individual pieces and install them separately. Some distributions contain binaries from EPICS Base and/or various extensions, others comprise source code only.

• synApps is a collection of record types, device support and sequence program source code developed by the BCDA group at APS for X-ray beamline control systems.
• LivEPICS is a bootable CDROM image containing a Fedora Core 5 Linux distribution, EPICS Base, various Extensions, and documentation.
• Oak Ridge have created a CA Client installer for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x) on Intel, which contains the Base client libraries along with EDM, a framework for Objective-C, JCA/JNI, their WebCA plugin and the CAML software.
• Win32 Extensions is a collection of EPICS extensions programs, compiled and packaged with an installer for systems running Microsoft Windows (NT, 2000 or XP) with the Hummingbird Exceed X-server.
• The Gemini Telescopes project provides a distribution that includes Base and various extensions and support modules to all their equipment developers.
• Hathaway TIS-4000 is a commercial SCADA package that was based on an early version of EPICS. Under the original license agreement with Tate/Hathaway, all enhancements to EPICS were to be provided back to the EPICS community. Three different releases of TIS-4000 are now available; the source for the latest of these can be browsed online.