diff --git a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
index f9b03b530d3152523164731c008ee8ae465d83e9..78ec43bfeeb131a21180189a611b4e7f3a26c13e 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
+++ b/iocBoot/iocvxWorks/st.cmd
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ recDynLinkQsize = 1024
 # plot doesn't display
 putenv "EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES=64008"
 
+# set the protocol path for streamDevice
+#epicsEnvSet("STREAM_PROTOCOL_PATH", ".")
+
 ################################################################################
 # Tell EPICS all about the record types, device-support modules, drivers,
 # etc. in the software we just loaded (xxx.munch)
@@ -83,6 +86,9 @@ dbLoadTemplate("softMotor.substitutions")
 # Several versions (e.g., all_com_32.db) are in stdApp/Db
 dbLoadRecords("$(STD)/stdApp/Db/all_com_16.db","P=xxx:")
 
+### streamDevice example
+#dbLoadRecords("$(TOP)/xxxApp/Db/streamExample.db","P=xxx:,PORT=serial1")
+
 ### Insertion-device control
 #dbLoadRecords("$(STD)/stdApp/Db/IDctrl.db","P=xxx:,xx=02us")