StreamDevice is a generic EPICS device support for devices with a "byte stream" based communication interface. That means devices that can be controlled by sending and receiving strings (in the broadest sense, including non-printable characters and even null-bytes). Examples for this type of communication interface are serial line (RS-232, RS-485, ...), IEEE-488 (also known as GPIB or HP-IB), and telnet-like TCP/IP.

StreamDevice is not limited to a specific device type or manufacturer nor is it necessary to re-compile anything to support a new device type. Instead, it can be configured for any device type with protocol files in plain ASCII text which describes the commands a device understands and the replies it sends.

For a full documentation see https://paulscherrerinstitute.github.io/StreamDevice.

StreamDevice is free software: You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

StreamDevice is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with StreamDevice. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.