Re: [casper] casper Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9
I recently got a ROACH2 from digicom and I'm trying to upload a bof file. My tcpborphserver does not support the KATCP command upload_bof. I do have the command upload which will upload and run a bof file but when I read a register something crashes. According to the previous posts, I believe I need to update to tcpborphserver3. Can someone give me an idea of how to do this? Do I have to find the source then compile and install? Does someone have a how-to? Thanks, Jason Castro NRAO On 2/12/2013 3:14 PM, casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: Send casper mailing list submissions to casper@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/casper@lists.berkeley.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at casper-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of casper digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Paul Prozesky) 2. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Marc Welz) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:11 +0200 From: Paul Prozesky paul.proze...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [casper] Roach2 configuration and setup To: LIST CASPER casper@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: CAASPtuoUXfPBh==XarFqvSkS5d=+oymrdce3e9ircmy67jt...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Afternoon Guy Regarding question 3... if you're running tcpborphserver3 you can use the upload_bof method in the FpgaClient class in corr to upload a bof file to your ROACH. I just checked and it took about 12s to copy a boffile using this. Once it's uploaded, though, it will skip uploading it unless you force it to do so. Use progdev to program the device as usual. Regards Paul On 12 February 2013 00:32, Guy kenfack guy.kenf...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, we received 2 roach2 boards from digicom (20th dec 2012).we managed to configure our minicom with centos6.2 final, and tty usb2. I've several questions about the advised version for the uboot and the tcborphserver3 u-boot versionof my boards: u-boot 2011.06-rc2-0-gd422dc0-dirty(Nov 8 2012 - :16:04:14) #SN : Roach2.2 batch = D#6#10 #kernel : Linux roach 02 06 0A 3.4.0 - rc3+ Tcpborphserver3 1/ a- how can I find the version of my romfs and also how can I find the version of my Tcpborphserver3 b- which version for the uboot and the tcborphserver3 should I use, should I keep the current version above ? where is it located? 2/ I heard that the configuration with the SD card is not yet working ? is it still the case ? 3/I want to load my boffiles, can I use ssh ? or should Iuse the telnet to tranfer my files ? How should I do If I want to keep my boffiles alive? I used to store them on the SD card, even when shutting down my roach board. Do I need to re-load or to copy my boffiles after switching on my roach2 boards? I read somewhere that it could be possible to upload from the python ?(I've never done it) How long does it take to the boffile to be copied ? before launching the fpgaprogdev() ? Thank you for your help, -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. -- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:31:30 + From: Marc Welz m...@ska.ac.za Subject: Re: [casper] Roach2 configuration and setup To: Guy kenfack guy.kenf...@gmail.com Cc: casper@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: cagrhwasfwdi5haxzo8h4jlsvq7hmf5ow_x7jkyafodzzilw...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello 1/ a- how can I find the version of my romfs and also how can I find the version of my Tcpborphserver3 if you telnet to port 7147, there should be a version string for tcpborphserver3. The romfs contains a timestamp in its filesystem label, but since it such a small system, you can pretty much use the tcpborphserver3 version string as a proxy for it b- which version for the uboot and the tcborphserver3 should I use, should I keep the current version above ? where is it located? The source is in git at github.com/ska-sa 2/ I heard that the configuration with the SD card is not yet working ? is it still the case ? Yes. A roach2 has sufficient onboard flash to keep a number of (optionally compressed) bof files there without having to use external storage, so we not allocated anybody to work on the MMC logic. Also note that MMC cards can be interesting, see http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=2297 So we recommend you soloboot, ie boot off the onboard flash. 3/I want to load my boffiles, can I use ssh ? or should Iuse the telnet to tranfer my files ? How should I do If I want to keep my boffiles alive? I used to store them on the SD card, even
Re: [casper] casper Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9
Hi John. Grab the latest versions from https://github.com/ska-sa/roach2_nfs_uboot/. If you netboot: copy tcpborphserver3 to nfs_root_directory/usr/local/sbin. Tcpbporphserver3 will load automatically when the roach boots. If you soloboot (boot the root file system stored in flash), which is the easiest please follow these instructions: You need to update to the latest romfs which includes the new tcpborphserver3. To update: ROACH2 Test machine set-up instructions: https://docs.google.com/a/ska.ac.za/document/d/1tqw4C6uZ6EULl1OykTFL_vQTnK52UBr0aYqTg44E5wg/edit ) 1. Set up a tftp and dhcp server (see the tftp section in the test machine setup instructions). 2. Create a symlink or rename the romfs image downloaded from github to romfs e.g. ln -s roach2-root-readdebug-2013-02-12.romfs romfs in the tftp directory. 3. Connect to the roach via USB using a terminal emulator: In linux we use minicom, please follow the minicom setup instructions in the document. 4. Switch the roach on or reset and interrupt the boot process 5. At the uboot prompt type: run tftproot 6. This takes a long time! About 5 minutes. 7. type reset and let the board boot linux 8. Login using root (password is blank) 9. rm /usr/.keep 10. reboot -f If you do not which to run a dhcp and tftp server you can use run newroot. This macro starts a y-modem receiver, the file can now be sent using minicom via y-modem protocol, but this takes a long time and you really need a dhcp server unless you are going to set the roach ip address manually. You can set the IP address by editing /etc/network/interfaces To measure temperatures, voltages and currents: All sensors are available using kcp commands. You can telnet to the board to run kcp commands (telnet board_ip 7147) or if you have access to the console you can run the commands using the program kcpcmd (kcpcmd sensor-list note that there is no ?) ?sensor-list - lists all the sensors ?sensor-value - lists all the current values ?sensor-sampling sensor_name event - this will give updates when the sensor changes. If anything is unclear please don't hesitate to ask. Regards Alec On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Jason Castro jcas...@nrao.edu wrote: I recently got a ROACH2 from digicom and I'm trying to upload a bof file. My tcpborphserver does not support the KATCP command upload_bof. I do have the command upload which will upload and run a bof file but when I read a register something crashes. According to the previous posts, I believe I need to update to tcpborphserver3. Can someone give me an idea of how to do this? Do I have to find the source then compile and install? Does someone have a how-to? Thanks, Jason Castro NRAO On 2/12/2013 3:14 PM, casper-request@lists.berkeley.**educasper-requ...@lists.berkeley.eduwrote: Send casper mailing list submissions to casper@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/**manage/list/listinfo/casper@** lists.berkeley.eduhttps://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/casper@lists.berkeley.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to casper-request@lists.berkeley.**educasper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at casper-owner@lists.berkeley.**educasper-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of casper digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Paul Prozesky) 2. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Marc Welz) --**--** -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:11 +0200 From: Paul Prozesky paul.proze...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [casper] Roach2 configuration and setup To: LIST CASPER casper@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: CAASPtuoUXfPBh==XarFqvSkS5d=+**OyMRDCE3E9iRcmy67jTn8w@mail.** gmail.com oymrdce3e9ircmy67jt...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Afternoon Guy Regarding question 3... if you're running tcpborphserver3 you can use the upload_bof method in the FpgaClient class in corr to upload a bof file to your ROACH. I just checked and it took about 12s to copy a boffile using this. Once it's uploaded, though, it will skip uploading it unless you force it to do so. Use progdev to program the device as usual. Regards Paul On 12 February 2013 00:32, Guy kenfack guy.kenf...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, we received 2 roach2 boards from digicom (20th dec 2012).we managed to configure our minicom with centos6.2 final, and tty usb2. I've several questions about the advised version for the uboot and the tcborphserver3 u-boot versionof my boards: u-boot 2011.06-rc2-0-gd422dc0-**dirty(Nov 8 2012 - :16:04:14) #SN : Roach2.2 batch = D#6#10 #kernel : Linux roach 02 06 0A 3.4.0 - rc3+ Tcpborphserver3 1/ a- how can I find the version of my romfs
Re: [casper] casper Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9
I just dumped this info on the wiki on the ROACH 2 page since it seems very useful and didn't appear to be there already. Glenn On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Alec Rust alec.r...@ska.ac.za wrote: Hi John. Grab the latest versions from https://github.com/ska-sa/roach2_nfs_uboot/. If you netboot: copy tcpborphserver3 to nfs_root_directory/usr/local/sbin. Tcpbporphserver3 will load automatically when the roach boots. If you soloboot (boot the root file system stored in flash), which is the easiest please follow these instructions: You need to update to the latest romfs which includes the new tcpborphserver3. To update: ROACH2 Test machine set-up instructions: https://docs.google.com/a/ska.ac.za/document/d/1tqw4C6uZ6EULl1OykTFL_vQTnK52UBr0aYqTg44E5wg/edit) 1. Set up a tftp and dhcp server (see the tftp section in the test machine setup instructions). 2. Create a symlink or rename the romfs image downloaded from github to romfs e.g. ln -s roach2-root-readdebug-2013-02-12.romfs romfs in the tftp directory. 3. Connect to the roach via USB using a terminal emulator: In linux we use minicom, please follow the minicom setup instructions in the document. 4. Switch the roach on or reset and interrupt the boot process 5. At the uboot prompt type: run tftproot 6. This takes a long time! About 5 minutes. 7. type reset and let the board boot linux 8. Login using root (password is blank) 9. rm /usr/.keep 10. reboot -f If you do not which to run a dhcp and tftp server you can use run newroot. This macro starts a y-modem receiver, the file can now be sent using minicom via y-modem protocol, but this takes a long time and you really need a dhcp server unless you are going to set the roach ip address manually. You can set the IP address by editing /etc/network/interfaces To measure temperatures, voltages and currents: All sensors are available using kcp commands. You can telnet to the board to run kcp commands (telnet board_ip 7147) or if you have access to the console you can run the commands using the program kcpcmd (kcpcmd sensor-list note that there is no ?) ?sensor-list - lists all the sensors ?sensor-value - lists all the current values ?sensor-sampling sensor_name event - this will give updates when the sensor changes. If anything is unclear please don't hesitate to ask. Regards Alec On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Jason Castro jcas...@nrao.edu wrote: I recently got a ROACH2 from digicom and I'm trying to upload a bof file. My tcpborphserver does not support the KATCP command upload_bof. I do have the command upload which will upload and run a bof file but when I read a register something crashes. According to the previous posts, I believe I need to update to tcpborphserver3. Can someone give me an idea of how to do this? Do I have to find the source then compile and install? Does someone have a how-to? Thanks, Jason Castro NRAO On 2/12/2013 3:14 PM, casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: Send casper mailing list submissions to casper@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/casper@lists.berkeley.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at casper-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of casper digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Paul Prozesky) 2. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Marc Welz) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:11 +0200 From: Paul Prozesky paul.proze...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [casper] Roach2 configuration and setup To: LIST CASPER casper@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: CAASPtuoUXfPBh==XarFqvSkS5d=+oymrdce3e9ircmy67jt...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Afternoon Guy Regarding question 3... if you're running tcpborphserver3 you can use the upload_bof method in the FpgaClient class in corr to upload a bof file to your ROACH. I just checked and it took about 12s to copy a boffile using this. Once it's uploaded, though, it will skip uploading it unless you force it to do so. Use progdev to program the device as usual. Regards Paul On 12 February 2013 00:32, Guy kenfack guy.kenf...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, we received 2 roach2 boards from digicom (20th dec 2012).we managed to configure our minicom with centos6.2 final, and tty usb2. I've several questions about the advised version for the uboot and the tcborphserver3 u-boot versionof my boards: u-boot 2011.06-rc2-0-gd422dc0-dirty(Nov 8 2012 - :16:04:14) #SN : Roach2.2 batch = D#6#10 #kernel : Linux roach 02 06 0A 3.4.0 - rc3+ Tcpborphserver3 1/ a- how can I find the version of my romfs and also how can
Re: [casper] casper Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9
Thanks Glenn... I am preparing a whole lot of documentation for the wiki. Hope to have it up soon! On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:38 PM, G Jones glenn.calt...@gmail.com wrote: I just dumped this info on the wiki on the ROACH 2 page since it seems very useful and didn't appear to be there already. Glenn On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Alec Rust alec.r...@ska.ac.za wrote: Hi John. Grab the latest versions from https://github.com/ska-sa/roach2_nfs_uboot/. If you netboot: copy tcpborphserver3 to nfs_root_directory/usr/local/sbin. Tcpbporphserver3 will load automatically when the roach boots. If you soloboot (boot the root file system stored in flash), which is the easiest please follow these instructions: You need to update to the latest romfs which includes the new tcpborphserver3. To update: ROACH2 Test machine set-up instructions: https://docs.google.com/a/ska.ac.za/document/d/1tqw4C6uZ6EULl1OykTFL_vQTnK52UBr0aYqTg44E5wg/edit ) 1. Set up a tftp and dhcp server (see the tftp section in the test machine setup instructions). 2. Create a symlink or rename the romfs image downloaded from github to romfs e.g. ln -s roach2-root-readdebug-2013-02-12.romfs romfs in the tftp directory. 3. Connect to the roach via USB using a terminal emulator: In linux we use minicom, please follow the minicom setup instructions in the document. 4. Switch the roach on or reset and interrupt the boot process 5. At the uboot prompt type: run tftproot 6. This takes a long time! About 5 minutes. 7. type reset and let the board boot linux 8. Login using root (password is blank) 9. rm /usr/.keep 10. reboot -f If you do not which to run a dhcp and tftp server you can use run newroot. This macro starts a y-modem receiver, the file can now be sent using minicom via y-modem protocol, but this takes a long time and you really need a dhcp server unless you are going to set the roach ip address manually. You can set the IP address by editing /etc/network/interfaces To measure temperatures, voltages and currents: All sensors are available using kcp commands. You can telnet to the board to run kcp commands (telnet board_ip 7147) or if you have access to the console you can run the commands using the program kcpcmd (kcpcmd sensor-list note that there is no ?) ?sensor-list - lists all the sensors ?sensor-value - lists all the current values ?sensor-sampling sensor_name event - this will give updates when the sensor changes. If anything is unclear please don't hesitate to ask. Regards Alec On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Jason Castro jcas...@nrao.edu wrote: I recently got a ROACH2 from digicom and I'm trying to upload a bof file. My tcpborphserver does not support the KATCP command upload_bof. I do have the command upload which will upload and run a bof file but when I read a register something crashes. According to the previous posts, I believe I need to update to tcpborphserver3. Can someone give me an idea of how to do this? Do I have to find the source then compile and install? Does someone have a how-to? Thanks, Jason Castro NRAO On 2/12/2013 3:14 PM, casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: Send casper mailing list submissions to casper@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/casper@lists.berkeley.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to casper-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at casper-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of casper digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Paul Prozesky) 2. Re: Roach2 configuration and setup (Marc Welz) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:11 +0200 From: Paul Prozesky paul.proze...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [casper] Roach2 configuration and setup To: LIST CASPER casper@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: CAASPtuoUXfPBh==XarFqvSkS5d=+oymrdce3e9ircmy67jt...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Afternoon Guy Regarding question 3... if you're running tcpborphserver3 you can use the upload_bof method in the FpgaClient class in corr to upload a bof file to your ROACH. I just checked and it took about 12s to copy a boffile using this. Once it's uploaded, though, it will skip uploading it unless you force it to do so. Use progdev to program the device as usual. Regards Paul On 12 February 2013 00:32, Guy kenfack guy.kenf...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, we received 2 roach2 boards from digicom (20th dec 2012).we managed to configure our minicom with centos6.2 final, and tty usb2. I've several
