This is quite easy to reproduce.
> $ cat <<EOF > test.db > record(calc, "cnt") { > field(INPA, "cnt") > field(CALC, "A+1") > field(SCAN, "1 second") > } > EOF > $ ./bin/linux-x86_64-debug/softIoc -d test.db
then in another shell run
> $ caget -# 1 -d CTRL_CHAR cnt.INPA
This is quite easy to reproduce.
> $ cat <<EOF > test.db x86_64- debug/softIoc -d test.db
> record(calc, "cnt") {
> field(INPA, "cnt")
> field(CALC, "A+1")
> field(SCAN, "1 second")
> }
> EOF
> $ ./bin/linux-
then in another shell run
> $ caget -# 1 -d CTRL_CHAR cnt.INPA