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Babysitter epics-control-system

EPICS control system skill for accelerator and beamline instrument control and monitoring

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/domains/science/physics/skills/epics-control-system" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-epics-control-system && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: library/specializations/domains/science/physics/skills/epics-control-system/SKILL.md
tags
#epics-control#ioc-configuration#channel-access#lab-automation#physics-instrumentation
source content

EPICS Control System

Purpose

Provides expert guidance on EPICS for accelerator and beamline control systems, including IOC configuration and channel access.

Capabilities

  • IOC configuration and deployment
  • Channel Access protocol
  • Archiver integration
  • Alarm handling
  • OPI screen development
  • Python/caproto scripting

Usage Guidelines

  1. IOC Setup: Configure Input/Output Controllers
  2. Channels: Define process variables and records
  3. Archiving: Set up archiver for data logging
  4. Alarms: Configure alarm handling
  5. Python Integration: Use caproto or pyepics for scripting

Tools/Libraries

  • EPICS
  • caproto
  • pyepics
  • phoebus