caQtDM vs GL

The EPICS display manager MEDM is a very powerful tool with many features and satisfies most of the needs for synoptic displays. However MEDM is based on MOTIF/Xt and X11, systems/libraries that are getting into age. Moreover applications using those systems are difficult to maintain and to extend. At PSI a new Qt based application was written, reproducing the functionality of MEDM. Moreover a parser was written to convert the MEDM files into Qt files, the resulting displays being an exact reproduction of the MEDM displays. It has to be noticed that the widgets used are not directly epics aware. The idea was to strictly separate the control system from the display part, in order to be able to add other controlsystems if necesssary (which is still the case for our high intensity particle accelerator). An application is never finished and can always be improved and new things can be added. This is therefore also the case for caQtDM. The widgets could be improved, not everything has been finished and bugs will be found. This App is directly build out of the same sources like the linux/mac or windows version with the help of Qt. For using it a http server with the configuration files (network/gateway/environment) and display files is needed.

GL-Configurator is an app for configuring a GunterLINQ Bluetooth device. Supported GunterLINQ devices: * Type 1 : Universal version, up to 8 buttons over two 5-pins M8 connector. * Type 3 : Compatible with RNS remote switches, up to 8 buttons over two 3-pins and one 4-pins M8 connector. Features: * Displays device information. * Change the remote button layout. * Set the keyboard layout for easier entry of key combinations. * Set the device its active preset. * Define presets for different apps. * Define commands for switching between apps. * Test, validate your remote buttons configuration. * Import (restore) and export (backup) of a configuration from or to file. * Multiple devices can be connected at once. * Keep a list of configurations. * Off-the-bike configuration: modify a configuration for later uploading to the device. * A virtual device can be created for the purpose of testing the app or off-the-bike configuration. * The app supports iPhone and iPad, dark mode, portrait and landscape.