now fully working

services/bl99p-ea-ioc-01/config/ioc.yaml

@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ entities:
     max_bytes: 9000000
 
   - type: ADAndor3.andor3
-    ADDR: 0
     BUFFERS: 50000
     P: BL99P-EA-DET-01
     PORT: ZYLA.CAM
     R: ":CAM:"
     SCANRATE: .1 second
     SET_SDK_ENV: "True"
-    TIMEOUT: 1
     ANDOR_SDK3: /data

services/bl99p-ea-ioc-01/values.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://github.com/epics-containers/ec-helm-charts/releases/download/3.4.4/ioc-instance.schema.json#/$defs/service
 ioc-instance:
-  image: ghcr.io/epics-containers/ioc-adandor3-runtime:2024.10.1
+  image: ghcr.io/epics-containers/ioc-adandor3-runtime:2024.10.2b4
 
   # mount a pvc with the andor3 sdk libraries
   pvClaims:
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ ioc-instance:
       memory: 128Mi
       diamond.ac.uk/andor3pci: 1
 
+  # these are required to point the andor sdk to the correct location
+  # must be set in shell environ - not epicsEnvSet
+  iocEnv:
+    - name: LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+      value: /data/prefix/lib
+    - name: BITFLOW_INSTALL_DIRS
+      value: /data/hello/prefix/bf
+
   # NOTE: the following are suggestions to help with debugging IOCs
   # 1. replace the runtime container with the developer version
   #    this adds tools and compilers to the container so you

services/values.yaml

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ ioc-instance:
 
   securityContext:
     runAsUser: 37993
-    runAsGroup: 37993
+    runAsGroup: 37993