diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e4e0878110837d6d2aac600c62b5966dc7082fd1..4cd48abc7657bd05599046557a1f3ba8c77ef832 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ # SmarAct MCS Tango device server. There are two separate versions of the device server, one for positioners -with encoder (sensor) and the other for those without encoder (sensorless). +with encoder (sensor) and the other for those without encoder (sensorless) +as their behaviour differs considerably. -An MCS controller can control a number of positioners of both types, one -per channel. We have used 3, 6, 9 and 12 channel versions. - -Commands are ASCII, device servers send strings and parse replies. - -Typical installation consists of a socket-srv device server connected to -the controller and an instance of Smaract server per positioner. +A MCS controller can control a number of positioners of both types. +Typical installation consists of a socket-srv device server connected to the +controller and an instance of the appropriate Smaract server per positioner. +Symbolic links to the Python files should be created in the deployment +directory named respectively smaractmcs-srv and smaractmcs_ne-srv.