HowTos

How to install Tango on host running the Ubuntu Operating System

This HowTo gives all the details allowing the reader to install Tango on his Ubuntu computer using Tango binary packages

How to deal with string Tango attribute (C++)

This HowTo gives example on how the code for string attribute could be written. This is only for C++ Tango device class.

How To use PyQt and TAU / Taurus

This file is NOT the official Tau Documentation, it's just my personal collection of recipes to make first steps easier ...

Howto svk

How to maintain multiple repositories with the same sources synchronized. Keywords: distributed & decentralized development

How to create inheritance link between Tango classes (C++)

This HowTo explains how it is possible to create a new Tango class which inherits from an already existing Tango class.

Tango: Running device server(s) on Windows XP with IPv6 installed

This HowTo gives some advices about running Tango device server on a Windows Xp box when the IPv6 protocol stack is installed

Tango: notifd process memory requirements

This HowTo explains the notifd process amazing memory value in the VIRT column of the "top" utility

Tango: What happens in the notifd process?

This HowTo describe the Tango's usage of the notifd process and the tool you can use to check its activity

Tutorial 1 : How to install Tango on Windows ?

How to install a complete Tango System (with database) on Windows ?

Tutorial 2 : how to install a Device Server ?

This tutorial will show you what is a device server, and how to install it with JIVE (before developping a new one, in a future tutorial)

CPP: Adding Dynamic Attributes to a Device Server

Do you need to create more or less Attributes depending on a certain device property value? This brief HowTo details how this to implement such a feature. This HowTo is based on code generated by Pogo release 8

CPP: A Tango device class with its own thread

This HowTo details how you can write a Tango class when it has to have its own thread and with data shared between the device attributes and the thread

CPP: Extracting read and set values from a scalar attribute

This HowTo gives a CPP example of how you can retrieve a scalar attribute read and set value

CPP: Manage state machine on a READ_WRITE attribute

This HowTo explains how you have to code your READ_WRITE attributes is_allowed() method in case you want to manage the type of action done on the attribute (READ or WRITE)

CPP: Database reconnection at device server startup

This HowTo is a CPP example of how you can program a Tango DS in order that it can be started before the Tango's database and which will wait for the Tango database to start

How to run a Tango Server with active Windows Firewall

 

CPP: How to use C++ vectors to set Tango attribute values

 

PyTango: DynamicAttributes using DynamicDS template

This HowTo shows how to configure attributes for PySignalSimulator, PyStateComposer, PyPLC or any other device server inherited from fandango.dynamic.DynamicDS Class

How To PyTango

My list of short recipes for common tasks ... please check official documentation first!

How to compile with Maven

Some Tango devices and shared libraries come with the maven system build. This HowTo explains how to set up and compile with Apache Maven