Re:[casper] Getting a new ROACH2 board

2018-12-12 Thread francocuro...@gmail.com
Thanks very much for the info Dan. I'll check the Digicom website and theXilinx donation program.Franco Original Message Subject: Re: [casper] Getting a new ROACH2 boardFrom: Dan Werthimer To: CASPER Mailing List CC: hi franco,roach2's, and various accessories  (power supply,

Re: [casper] Getting SNAP IP address

2018-12-12 Thread Jack Hickish
Is that a passive copper cable or some sort of active fiber transceiver thing? If the latter, you might have to install a jumper on the snap to pull the SFP disable sfp high -- see this thread https://www.mail-archive.com/casper@lists.berkeley.edu/msg07371.html This is in the process of being

Re: [casper] Getting a new ROACH2 board

2018-12-12 Thread Dan Werthimer
hi franco, roach2's, and various accessories (power supply, enclosure, memory, mezzanine boards, ADC boards), are available from http://digicom.org. it's an open source board, so you can build it yourself, but it's easier to purchase a tested assembled board from digicom. the virtex6 fpga on

[casper] Getting a new ROACH2 board

2018-12-12 Thread Franco
Dear Casperites, I was assigned to get a new ROACH2 for the lab. Since this is the first time I have to do this I am unfamiliar with the process. What is the current method to purchase a ROACH2 board? Are complete ROACH2 boards in production or I have to assemble/build it myself? Regards,