Hi Mitch, The casper image issue of ZCU208 board of status return and tcp server got resolved. As the soft link of the updated 'tcpborhserver3' was not linked with the system bin folder.
After creating a symbolic link, it is now working fine. Thanks and regards Tilak On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 at 18:10, Tilak Katoch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mitch, > > Sorry for the late reply. As you suggested last time. To check the > following command, > ========== > Start a telnet or netcat session with the platform, replacing the IP shown > below with your board’s IP address. > > `nc 192.168.2.100 7147` > > =========== > > I tried with the ZCU208 board and the following is the output with error > invalid and unknown command. > > [image: Screenshot from 2026-03-27 18-04-38.png] > > Same I tried with the RFSoC 4x2 board and the following is the > successful output. > > [image: Screenshot from 2026-03-27 18-05-13.png] > > Hope this helps you to figure out the issue with the ZCU208 board > installation. > > Let me know if anything else is needed. > > Regards, > Tilak > > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 21:41, Mitchell Burnett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> No, I’m still unsure of what the issue is and cannot replicate it. >> >> Start a telnet or netcat session with the platform, replacing the IP >> shown below with your board’s IP address. >> >> `nc 192.168.2.100 7147` >> >> The response from the server will look something like this: >> #version-connect katcp-library v0.2.0-295-g5b314db-dirty >> 2024-01-11T03:34:31 >> #version-connect katcp-protocol 5.0-M #version-connect kernel >> 5.4.0-xilinx-v2020.2 #1\_SMP\_Mon\_Aug\_15\_19:08:58\_UTC\_2022 >> >> Check the version by sending the command: `?rfdc-driver-ver`. The >> expected output would look like this: >> >> #version-connect katcp-library v0.2.0-295-g5b314db-dirty >> 2024-01-11T03:34:31 >> #version-connect katcp-protocol 5.0-M >> #version-connect kernel 5.4.0-xilinx-v2020.2 >> #1\_SMP\_Mon\_Aug\_15\_19:08:58\_UTC\_2022 >> ?rfdc-driver-ver >> #rfdc-driver-ver version:\_8.100000 >> !rfdc-driver-ver ok >> >> Mitch >> >> > On Mar 23, 2026, at 7:13 AM, Tilak Katoch <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Mitch, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 at 21:59, Mitchell Burnett < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Tilak, >> >> >> >> Could you please try downloading and installing the >> `tcpborphserver3_v8.1` file again from the instructions in the readme for >> the zcu208update? >> > I downloaded and installed the `tcpborphserver3_v8.1` file and followed >> the instructions in the readme for the zcu208update as you said. >> >> >> >> >> >> This is strange. I wonder if the file was not installed correctly, or >> the actively running process was not killed before restarting? If the same >> result happens we will need to do some more targeted debugging. >> > >> > The file was installed correctly and the actively running process was >> killed as per the instruction mentioned in the readme. >> > But the result was same as mentioned earlier and given below >> again<Screenshot from 2026-03-23 18-40-22.png> >> > >> > >> > I am hopeful that this has clarified things for you. >> > >> > Let me know if anything else is needed. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Tilak >> > >> >> >> >> Like the updated `tcpborphserver3` executable, `prg_8a34001` also >> needs to be copied from that update package and installed into the `bin/` >> directory. As for `prg_clk104_rfpll` and `reset_rfpll`, the recommended way >> to program the clk104 board, and to reset its PLLs, is by using >> casperfpga’s progpll method for RFSoCs. There are examples of using this >> method in the RFDC tutorial under “Testing the Design". If these standalone >> binary utilities are needed it’s something we can look at getting available. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Mitch >> >> >> >>> On Mar 18, 2026, at 12:11 AM, Tilak Katoch <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi Mitch, >> >>> >> >>> Following the instructions as mentioned in the link >> https://github.com/casper-astro/tutorials_devel/issues/78, I was trying >> to install the casper image for the ZCU208. After following it and updating >> the image as per the zcu208update. I am still not able to get the status >> return value. As shown below in the issue. >> >>> ============================================= >> >>> >> >>> In [1]: import casperfpga >> >>> >> >>> In [2]: fpga = casperfpga.CasperFpga('192.168.1.120') >> >>> >> >>> In [3]: fpga.upload_to_ram_and_program('zcu208_tut_rfdc.fpg') >> >>> Out[3]: True >> >>> >> >>> In [4]: zcu = fpga.adcs['rfdc'] >> >>> >> >>> In [5]: zcu.init() >> >>> Out[5]: True >> >>> >> >>> In [6]: zcu.status() >> >>> >> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>> ValueError Traceback (most recent call >> last) >> >>> Cell In[6], line 1 >> >>> ----> 1 zcu.status() >> >>> >> >>> File ~/newenv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/casperfpga/rfdc.py:480, in >> RFDC.status(self) >> >>> 478 d = {} >> >>> 479 for s in stat: >> >>> --> 480 k, v = s.split(' ') >> >>> 481 d[k] = int(v) >> >>> 482 status[tile] = d >> >>> >> >>> ValueError: not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1) >> >>> >> >>> ================================================ >> >>> >> >>> On checking the bin folder of the casper installed, where the >> updated "tcpborphserver" is linked. I did not find the following executed >> files >> >>> "prg_8a34001", "prg_clk104_rfpll", " reset_rfpll", etc. as the bin >> was completely empty. >> >>> >> >>> Can you suggest what would be the cause of the above error and >> missing files in the bin. >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> Tilak >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "[email protected]" group. >> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected]. >> >>> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAPGD9MnEBWkqbsoPeLVjteYLezNMxkPNfwhY%3DSHq482UmiOZ8g%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "[email protected]" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/F592208C-1C3D-4711-8FD6-CD80D5BD3BD5%40gmail.com >> . >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "[email protected]" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAPGD9MnfDdQJ9ksVmfYkypfmMzM%3D%2BeU2RmeWq4tm7RGwkrMy8g%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "[email protected]" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/497607F9-67C1-4875-AD24-8555913EF903%40gmail.com >> . >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "[email protected]" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAPGD9MnRFfR%2B%3DvRSQWEGj%3DT9iULbvbWX-_TMHb13gWLbMJGGJg%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "[email protected]" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/C27FC280-00F1-45B4-97DE-0F9003CC955B%40gmail.com >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. 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