diff --git a/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/OERCONE-IOC-01Main.cpp b/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/OERCONE-IOC-01Main.cpp
index 8c8db457d..6b8d8a632 100644
--- a/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/OERCONE-IOC-01Main.cpp
+++ b/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/OERCONE-IOC-01Main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 
 #include "epicsExit.h"
 #include "epicsThread.h"
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 {
-    if(argc>=2) {    
+    if(argc>=2) {
         iocsh(argv[1]);
         epicsThreadSleep(.2);
     }
diff --git a/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/build.mak b/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/build.mak
index 92332232c..ddc111474 100644
--- a/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/build.mak
+++ b/OERCONE/OERCONE-IOC-01App/src/build.mak
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ $(APPNAME)_DBD += drvAsynIPPort.dbd
 $(APPNAME)_DBD += calcSupport.dbd
 ## add other dbd here ##
 #$(APPNAME)_DBD += xxx.dbd
+$(APPNAME)_DBD += luaSupport.dbd
 
 # Add all the support libraries needed by this IOC
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ $(APPNAME)_LIBS += utilities pugixml libjson zlib
 $(APPNAME)_LIBS += calc sscan
 $(APPNAME)_LIBS += pcrecpp pcre
 $(APPNAME)_LIBS += seq pv
+$(APPNAME)_LIBS += lua
 
 # OERCONE-IOC-01_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp derives from OERCONE-IOC-01.dbd
 $(APPNAME)_SRCS += $(APPNAME)_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
diff --git a/OERCONE/configure/RELEASE b/OERCONE/configure/RELEASE
index 7c87e2bb3..a884c4b3a 100644
--- a/OERCONE/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/OERCONE/configure/RELEASE
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ SSCAN=$(SUPPORT)/sscan/master
 STREAMDEVICE=$(SUPPORT)/StreamDevice/master
 UTILITIES=$(SUPPORT)/utilities/master
 ZLIB=$(SUPPORT)/zlib/master
+LUA=$(SUPPORT)/lua/master
 
 # optional extra local definitions here
 -include $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.private
diff --git a/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.cmd b/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.cmd
index 91c2769bd..4458a82a4 100644
--- a/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.cmd
+++ b/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.cmd
@@ -1,46 +1,6 @@
-epicsEnvSet "STREAM_PROTOCOL_PATH" "$(OERCONE)/data"
-epicsEnvSet "DEVICE" "L0"
+# Set up lua paths for access in the lua shell
+epicsEnvSet("LUA_PATH", "${UTILITIES}/lua")
+epicsEnvSet("LUA_SCRIPT_PATH","${TOP}/iocBoot/${IOC}")
 
-##ISIS## Run IOC initialisation 
-< $(IOCSTARTUP)/init.cmd
-
-## Device simulation mode IP configuration
-$(IFDEVSIM) drvAsynIPPortConfigure("$(DEVICE)", "localhost:$(EMULATOR_PORT=57677)")
-
-## For recsim:
-$(IFRECSIM) drvAsynSerialPortConfigure("$(DEVICE)", "$(PORT=NUL)", 0, 1, 0, 0)
-
-## For real device:
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) drvAsynSerialPortConfigure("$(DEVICE)", "$(PORT=NO_PORT_MACRO)", 0, 0, 0, 0)
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)", -1, "baud", "$(BAUD=9600)")
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)", -1, "bits", "$(BITS=8)")
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)", -1, "parity", "$(PARITY=none)")
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)", -1, "stop", "$(STOP=1)")
-## Hardware flow control off
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)", 0, "clocal", "Y")
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)",0,"crtscts","N")
-## Software flow control off
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)",0,"ixon","N")
-$(IFNOTDEVSIM) $(IFNOTRECSIM) asynSetOption("$(DEVICE)",0,"ixoff","N")
-
-## Load record instances
-
-##ISIS## Load common DB records 
-< $(IOCSTARTUP)/dbload.cmd
-
-## Load our record instances
-dbLoadRecords("$(OERCONE)/db/oercone.db","PVPREFIX=$(MYPVPREFIX),P=$(MYPVPREFIX)$(IOCNAME):,RECSIM=$(RECSIM=0),DISABLE=$(DISABLE=0),PORT=$(DEVICE)")
-dbLoadRecords("$(OERCONE)/db/unit_setter.db","P=$(MYPVPREFIX)$(IOCNAME):")
-
-
-##ISIS## Stuff that needs to be done after all records are loaded but before iocInit is called 
-< $(IOCSTARTUP)/preiocinit.cmd
-
-cd "${TOP}/iocBoot/${IOC}"
-iocInit
-
-## Start any sequence programs
-#seq sncxxx,"user=ltu34219"
-
-##ISIS## Stuff that needs to be done after iocInit is called e.g. sequence programs 
-< $(IOCSTARTUP)/postiocinit.cmd
+# Call into the lua shell to boot the ioc
+luash("st-common.lua")
diff --git a/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.lua b/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e09d3d974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OERCONE/iocBoot/iocOERCONE-IOC-01/st-common.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+-- ## Import lua utility functions
+
+package.path = package.path .. ';' .. os.getenv("UTILITIES") .. '/lua/luaUtils.lua;'
+local utils = require("luaUtils")
+local getMacroValue = utils.getMacroValue
+local setAsynOptions = utils.setAsynOptions
+local setHardwareFlowControl = utils.setHardwareFlowControl
+local setSoftwareFlowControl = utils.setSoftwareFlowControl
+
+function oercone_stcommon_main()
+
+    -- ## Get required macros and related vars
+    local oercone = getMacroValue{macro="OERCONE"}
+    local iocstartup = getMacroValue{macro="IOCSTARTUP"}
+    local emulator_port = getMacroValue{macro="EMULATOR_PORT", default="57677"}
+
+    -- ## Set EPICS environment vars
+    iocsh.epicsEnvSet("STREAM_PROTOCOL_PATH", string.format("%s/data", oercone))
+    local device = "L0"
+    iocsh.epicsEnvSet("DEVICE", device)
+
+    -- ##ISIS## Run IOC initialisation
+    iocsh.iocshLoad(string.format("%s/init.cmd", iocstartup))
+
+    -- Get macros required and related vars that required init.cmd to run
+    local recsim = getMacroValue{macro="RECSIM", default="0"}
+    local isRecsim = recsim == "1"
+    local isDevsim = getMacroValue{macro="DEVSIM", default="0"} == "1"
+    local disable = getMacroValue{macro="DISABLE", default="0"}
+    local iocname = getMacroValue{macro="IOCNAME"}
+    local pvprefix = getMacroValue{macro="MYPVPREFIX"}
+
+    -- ## Device simulation mode IP configuration
+    if (isDevsim) then
+        iocsh.drvAsynIPPortConfigure(device, string.format("localhost:%s", emulator_port))
+    end
+
+    -- ## For recsim:
+    if (isRecsim) then
+        local port = getMacroValue{macro="PORT", default="NUL"}
+        iocsh.drvAsynSerialPortConfigure(device, port, 0, 1 ,0 ,0)
+    end
+
+    -- ## For real device:
+    if (not isRecsim and not isDevsim) then
+        local port = getMacroValue{macro="PORT", default="NO_PORT_MACRO"}
+        local baud = getMacroValue{macro="BAUD", default="9600"}
+        local bits = getMacroValue{macro="BITS", default="8"}
+        local parity = getMacroValue{macro="PARITY", default="none"}
+        local stop = getMacroValue{macro="STOP", default="1"}
+        setAsynOptions(device, port, baud, bits, parity, stop)
+        -- Hardware flow control off
+        local flowControlOn = false
+        setHardwareFlowControl(device, flowControlOn)
+        -- Software flow control off
+        setSoftwareFlowControl(device, flowControlOn)
+    end
+
+    -- ## Load record instances
+
+    -- ##ISIS## Load common DB records
+    iocsh.iocshLoad(string.format("%s/dbload.cmd", iocstartup))
+
+    -- ## Load our record instances
+    iocsh.dbLoadRecords(
+        string.format("%s/db/oercone.db",oercone),
+        string.format("PVPREFIX=%s,P=%s%s:,RECSIM=%s,DISABLE=%s,PORT=%s",
+        pvprefix, pvprefix, iocname, recsim, disable, device)
+    )
+    iocsh.dbLoadRecords(
+        string.format("%s/db/unit_setter.db", oercone),
+        string.format("P=%s%s:", pvprefix, iocname)
+    )
+
+    -- ##ISIS## Stuff that needs to be done after all records are loaded but before iocInit is called
+    iocsh.iocshLoad(string.format("%s/preiocinit.cmd", iocstartup))
+
+    iocsh.iocInit()
+
+    -- ##ISIS## Stuff that needs to be done after iocInit is called e.g. sequence programs
+    iocsh.iocshLoad(string.format("%s/postiocinit.cmd", iocstartup))
+end
+
+oercone_stcommon_main()