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FMC ADC 100M 14b 4cha - Testing

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Fmc-adc test system setup

Attention:
The instructions below this section are only necessary for setting up your own PTS.

If you just need to setup a Linux box to use the FMC-ADC, please refer to the documentation of the driver:

This procedure would work for a modern Linux box (as of 2017) if one does not need to setup a PTS:

Ubuntu installation & setup

  • Download and install ubuntu 14.04 (32-bit, desktop edition).
  • Do not check "download updates while installing" or "install this third-party software".
  • Choose timezone and keyboard.
  • Set username to "user" and password to "baraka", computer's name to "fmc-adc-pts", check "log in automatically".
  • After reboot, do not upgrade to another Ubuntu version, choose "Don't Upgrade" if asked.
    • Also, do not update any software packages, if prompted to do so.
  • Set date & time if not correct.
  • Give admin access to "user" without the need for a password:
    • launch a terminal (press the "Windows" key once, then start typing the word "terminal" and click on the icon that will appear)
    • type sudo visudo
    • enter the password ("baraka")
    • press the PageDown key until you reach the end of the file
    • add the line: user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL at the end
    • Save (Ctrl+O, followed by Enter) and exit (Ctrl+X)
    • Close the terminal window when you are done
  • Auto-hide the launcher (system settings>appearance>behavior).
  • Disable 'Lock' and 'Require my password when waking from suspend' (system settings>brightness&lock).

Connect to Internet

For CERN network:

  • Connect to a portable socket.
  • Open a web browser and declare the MAC address on the cern network.

Install missing packages

Launch a terminal (press the "Windows" key once, then start typing the word "terminal" and click on the icon that will appear).

sudo apt-get install emacs git gitk python-scipy python-matplotlib libusb-dev python2-pyro4

Optional: install SSH server for remote access.

sudo apt-get install openssh-server
sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart

Close the terminal window when you are done.

Disable all software updates

Go to 'system settings->software&updates', then uncheck all sources in the "Ubuntu Software" and "Other Software" tabs).

If prompted for a password, provide it ("baraka").

When done, you will be asked to reload the software database, say yes.

Improve barcode reader speed (only applies to barcode scanner model: CR1421)

Install & configure PTS + dependencies

Launch a terminal (press the "Windows" key once, then start typing the word "terminal" and click on the icon that will appear).

Clone fmc-adc testing repository:

cd ~
git clone https://www.ohwr.org/project/fmc-adc-100m14b4cha-tst.git fmc-adc-tst/
cd fmc-adc-tst
git submodule init
git submodule update

Build driver, tools and library:

cd ~/fmc-adc-tst/pts/gnurabbit/
make
cd kernel/
sudo make install
cd ~/fmc-adc-tst/pts/gnurabbit/python
make

Build libipmi tool:

cd ~/fmc-adc-tst/pts/common/fmceeprom/libipmi/
make

Get fmc-adc gateware:

mkdir ~/fmc-adc-tst/gatewares
cd ~/fmc-adc-tst/gatewares
wget https://www.ohwr.org/project/fmc-adc-100m14b4cha-gw/uploads/adaf1cc571aba9ff9dcbc046801237b9/spec-fmc-adc-v4.0.bin
ln -s spec-fmc-adc-v4.0.bin spec_fmcadc100m14b4cha.bin

Clone USB relay box repository and build modified cp210x driver:

cd ~
git clone https://www.ohwr.org/project/usb-relay-box1.git usb-relay-box1
cd usb-relay-box1/sw/cp210x-driver/
git checkout 3.13.0-24-generic
make
sudo make install

Clone fpga-config-space and build sdbfs tools:

cd ~
git clone https://www.ohwr.org/project/fpga-config-space.git fpga-config-space/
cd ~/fpga-config-space/sdbfs/lib/
make
cd ~/fpga-config-space/sdbfs/userspace/
make
cd /usr/bin
sudo ln -s ~/fpga-config-space/sdbfs/userspace/gensdbfs gensdbfs
sudo ln -s ~/fpga-config-space/sdbfs/userspace/sdb-read sdb-read
sudo ln -s ~/fpga-config-space/sdbfs/userspace/sdb-extract sdb-extract

Close the terminal window when you are done.

Make PTS run at startup

  • Launch "Startup Applications" (press the "Windows" key once, then start typing the name of the application and click on the icon that will appear)
  • Add
    Name : fmc-adc-pts
    Command: gnome-terminal --maximize -e "/home/user/fmc-adc-tst/run_pts.sh"
    Comment: Launch fmc-adc production tests

Restart the system

You should be greeted with the "FmcAdc100M14b4cha Test program" running in a maximized terminal window. From here, follow the on-screen instructions to perform the tests and read the documentation.

Matthieu Cattin - July 2014
Erik van der Bij - August 2017
Dimitris Lampridis - February 2018

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