Get readout box up and running

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Overview

Hardware requirements

  • Focal read-out box
  • Computer with Gb network capability
  • One or more patch panels PCBs
  • One or more flex PCBs with mounted MIMOS ASICs


Software requirements and drivers

Using Xilinx Impact to configure FPGA(s)

How-TO

Configure TFTP server

How-To


- Use XMD:

$ connect mb mdm -debugdevice devicenr 4
$ dow u-boot.elf

Open serial console

$ tftp

Boot Linux kernel:

$ bootm

Adjust MAC address and load startup script:

$ ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:0a:35:02:4b:a8
$ udhcpc
$ /home/test/load.sh