Configuration Files

This is about creating new PACE configuration files or editing existing PACE configuration files. To use the configuration files, see Starting the PACE Editor.

PACE Editor configuration files are in XML format and have a .pace file extension. To edit them, select Open With..., Text Editor from the Navigator context menu of the file. To create new files, use New..., Other, General, File in the Navigator context menu and make sure to use a .pace file extension for the new file.

When done editing, open the file via Open With..., PACE in the Navigator context menu to re-establish PACE as the default tool for opening the file.

XML Tags

The configuration files expect certain tags to define the column headers and the rows.

Configuration File Example

 
<!-- Example config file -->
<paceconfig>
    <title> Title </title>
    <columns>
        <column>
            <name>PID Gain</name>
            <access>rw</access>
            <pv>${S}_RCCS:CV${N}02:PID_KP</pv>
            <name_pv>${S}_RCCS:CV${N}02:PID_Name</name_pv>
            <date_pv>${S}_RCCS:CV${N}02:PID_Time</date_pv>
            <comment_pv>${S}_RCCS:CV${N}02:PID_Txt</comment_pv>
        </column>
        <column>
            <name>Comment</name>
            <access>rw</access>
            <pv>${S}_RCCS:CV${N}02:PID_Txt</pv>
        </column>
       <!-- There can be more columns -->
    </columns>
    <instances>
        <instance>
            <name>DTL 1</name>
            <macros>S=DTL,N=1</macros>
        </instance>
        <!--  Many more...: DTL 1..6, CCL 1..4. -->
    </instances>
</paceconfig>
The above config file would create a PACE table somewhat like this:
SystemPID GainComment
DTL 1 <Value of DTL_RCCS:CV102:PID_KP > <Value of DTL_RCCS:CV102:PID_Txt >
DTL 2 ... ...