Contents

• Overview
  • One-time steps
  • Routine usage
• pvMail: command-line interface
  • Starting PvMail from the command-line
  • Starting PvMail from the command-line at the APS
• command-line parameters
  • usage
  • positional argument: trigger_PV
  • positional argument: message_PV
  • positional argument: email_addresses
  • option: --version or -v
  • option: --help or -h
  • option: --gui or -g
  • option: -l LOG_FILE
  • option: -i LOGGING_INTERVAL
  • option: -r SLEEP_DURATION
• pvMail: graphical user interface
  • Send test email
• EPICS test database
  • starting: softIoc
  • watching: camonitor
  • changing a PV: caput
  • changing a PV: dbpf (in the IOC shell)
  • test.db
• PvMail as a Python package
  • installation
  • starter program
• PvMail source code documentation
  • cli Module
  • uic_gui Module
    • pvMail: just the GUI
  • ini_config Module
    • OBJECTIVE
    • OVERVIEW
    • KEYWORDS
    • WRITING THE CONFIGURATION FILE
    • ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION FILE
    • Source Code Documentation
  • mailer Module
    • TESTING THE CONFIGURATION
    • Source Code Documentation
• More Information
  • Summary
  • version control repository
  • Documentation
• TODO items for future releases
• Authors
• Requirements
• Change History
• License