Split windows into three groups (normal, medium, important) to poll them with different rates

src/IPCMini.cpp

@@ -276,26 +276,40 @@ void IPCMini::init_device()
 		strncpy(attr_SerialNumber_read[0], serial.c_str(), MAX_DEVSTRING_LENGTH);
 
 		/* Read all the device data */
-		static const int nw[] = { 8, 11 /*, 108, 205 */, 206
+		static const int lpw[] = { 8, 11 /*, 108, 205 */, 206
 			/*, 319, 323, 503, 504, 600 */, 601, 602, 603, 610,
-			612, 613, 614, 615, 800, 801, 804, 810, 811 /*, 890 */ };
-		vector<int> normal_windows(nw, nw + sizeof(nw) / sizeof(nw[0]));
-		for (size_t i=0; i<normal_windows.size(); ++i) {
-			read_window_into_cache(normal_windows[i]);
+			612, 613, 614, 615, 800, 801, 804 /*, 890 */ };
+		vector<int> lowprio_windows(lpw, lpw + sizeof(lpw) / sizeof(lpw[0]));
+		for (size_t i=0; i<lowprio_windows.size(); ++i) {
+			read_window_into_cache(lowprio_windows[i]);
 		}
-		static const int iw[] = { 812 };
-		vector<int> important_windows(iw, iw + sizeof(iw) / sizeof(iw[0]));
-		for (size_t i=0; i<important_windows.size(); ++i) {
-			read_window_into_cache(important_windows[i]);
+
+		static const int mpw[] = { 810, 811 };
+		vector<int> medprio_windows(mpw, mpw + sizeof(mpw) / sizeof(mpw[0]));
+		for (size_t i=0; i<medprio_windows.size(); ++i) {
+			read_window_into_cache(medprio_windows[i]);
+		}
+
+		static const int hpw[] = { 812 };
+		vector<int> highprio_windows(hpw, hpw + sizeof(hpw) / sizeof(hpw[0]));
+		for (size_t i=0; i<highprio_windows.size(); ++i) {
+			read_window_into_cache(highprio_windows[i]);
 		}
 		read_window_into_cache(205);
 
 		// Contruct polled windows vector
-		for (size_t i=0; i<normal_windows.size(); ++i) {
-			polled_windows.push_back(normal_windows[i]);
+		unsigned int medidx = 0;
+		for (size_t i=0; i<lowprio_windows.size(); ++i) {
+			if (i % 2) {
+				if (medidx >= medprio_windows.size())
+					medidx = 0;
+				polled_windows.push_back(medprio_windows[medidx++]);
+			} else {
+				polled_windows.push_back(lowprio_windows[i]);
+			}
 			polled_windows.insert(polled_windows.end(),
-					important_windows.begin(),
-					important_windows.end());
+					highprio_windows.begin(),
+					highprio_windows.end());
 		}
 		polled_windows.push_back(205 /* it MUST be latest */);
 
@@ -691,8 +705,25 @@ void IPCMini::write_VTargetX(Tango::WAttribute &attr)
 	check_init();
 
 	int value = w_val;
-	write_window(613, value);
-	read_window_into_cache(613);
+	if (value > 0 && value < 3000)
+		Tango::Except::throw_exception( "",
+				"Out of range [3000-7000]",
+				"Agilent4uhv::write_VTargetX()");
+
+ 	string fs;
+ 	read_window_from_cache(603, fs);
+	fs[0] = '0';
+	write_window(603, fs);
+
+	if (value != 0) {
+		write_window(613, value);
+		read_window_into_cache(613);
+
+		fs[0] = '1';
+		write_window(603, fs);
+	}
+	read_window_into_cache(603);
+
 
 	/*----- PROTECTED REGION END -----*/	//	IPCMini::write_VTargetX
 }
@@ -1563,6 +1594,7 @@ void* IPCMiniWorker::run_undetached(void * /*ptr*/)
 	while(cont) {
 		DEBUG_STREAM << "Worker::run_undetached() - loop" << endl;
 		try {
+			usleep(10);
 			usleep(device->pollingSleep);
 			device->read_window_into_cache(*it);
 			if (++it == device->polled_windows.end()) {

src/IPCMini.xmi

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
       <archiveEvent fire="false" libCheckCriteria="false"/>
       <dataReadyEvent fire="false" libCheckCriteria="true"/>
       <status abstract="false" inherited="false" concrete="true" concreteHere="true"/>
-      <properties description="" label="" unit="V" standardUnit="" displayUnit="" format="" maxValue="7000" minValue="3000" maxAlarm="" minAlarm="" maxWarning="" minWarning="" deltaTime="" deltaValue=""/>
+      <properties description="" label="" unit="V" standardUnit="" displayUnit="" format="" maxValue="7000" minValue="0" maxAlarm="" minAlarm="" maxWarning="" minWarning="" deltaTime="" deltaValue=""/>
       <readExcludedStates>UNKNOWN</readExcludedStates>
       <readExcludedStates>INIT</readExcludedStates>
       <writeExcludedStates>UNKNOWN</writeExcludedStates>

src/IPCMiniDynAttrUtils.cpp

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void IPCMini::add_VTargetX_dynamic_attribute(string attname)
 	//	display_unit	not set for VTargetX
 	//	format	not set for VTargetX
 	vtargetx_prop.set_max_value("7000");
-	vtargetx_prop.set_min_value("3000");
+	vtargetx_prop.set_min_value("0");
 	//	max_alarm	not set for VTargetX
 	//	min_alarm	not set for VTargetX
 	//	max_warning	not set for VTargetX