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# Running simple SPEC-to-SPEC White Rabbit demo
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## Introduction
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This wiki page describes how to set up a simple White Rabbit demo using
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two SPEC PCIe cards.
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## What is needed ?
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To test basic White Rabbit synchronization you would need:
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To test basic White Rabbit synchronization you need:
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- two desktop computers running GNU/Linux operating system, each
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having at least one free PCI-Express x4 slot;
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([DIO](https://www.ohwr.org/project/fmc-dio-5chttla/wiki)) boards;
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- a roll of G652, single mode fiber.
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Note: All those components can be bought as a White Rabbit Kit from
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[Seven Solutions](https://www.ohwr.org/companies/seven-solutions)
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Note: Described configuration uses Axcen AXGE-3454-0531 for WR Master
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site and Axcen AXGE-1254-0531 for WR Slave, since those are the
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transceivers included in White Rabbit Kit.
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Note: The components needed for this demo can be bought from companies
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listed in the projects' web pages
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([SPEC](https://www.ohwr.org/project/spec/wiki#commercial-producers),
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[FMC
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DIO](https://www.ohwr.org/project/fmc-dio-5chttla/wiki#commercial-producers)).
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## Step-by-step to get your boards synchronized
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where each board is plugged into a separate computer. You can put both
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PCIe cards in a single computer but then please read the
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[spec-sw](https://www.ohwr.org/project/spec-sw) manual describing how to
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use the kernel drivers and userland software with two cards.
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use the kernel drivers and userspace software with two cards.
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5\. Connect the two SPEC boards with the fiber cable.
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