\section{EPICS Variables}

MX has several variable drivers that are used to communicate with individual
EPICS PVs.  The variable drivers provided differ only in the data type that
is used to read/write the corresponding EPICS PVs.

The available drivers include:
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\textbf{epics\_char} - Transfers 8-bit signed integers.
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\textbf{epics\_short} - Transfers 16-bit signed integers.
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\textbf{epics\_long} - Transfers 32-bit signed integers.
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\textbf{epics\_float} - Transfers 32-bit floating point numbers.
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\textbf{epics\_double} - Transfers 64-bit floating point numbers.
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\textbf{epics\_string} - Transfers 40 byte traditional EPICS strings.

