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= Critical Notes =
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{{Related|Firmware}}
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Quartus II 8.0 and 8.0 + sp1 are notorious for generating .pof files that seem to program the configuration device, but do not work after a power-cycle. When generating .pof files, do not used these versions of Quartus II. Instead, use Quartus II 7.2, or 6.1, or older.  A diff between .pof files generated with Quartus II 8.0 sp1 and Quartus II 7.2 yields the following:
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== Releases ==
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All firmware can be downloaded from [http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mce/firmware/ http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mce/firmware/]. Release notes for each firmware release can be found below:
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* [[ Clock Card firmware]]
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* [[ Readout Card firmware]]
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* [[ Bias Card firmware]]
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* [[ Address Card firmware]]
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* [[ PCI card firmware ]]
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* [[ Sync Box Firmware ]]
  
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Compare: (<)C:\Documents and Settings\PHYSICS\Desktop\rc_v0400000c_15aug2008_q72.pof (2097294 bytes)
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See also:
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    with: (>)C:\Documents and Settings\PHYSICS\Desktop\rc_v0400000c_15aug2008_q80.pof (2097309 bytes)
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* [[Recommended firmware versions]]
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Always cleanly reset the MCE after a power-up or a reconfiguration!  If you do not, MCE communication with the PC or Sync Box may not work. 
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== Loading firmware onto cards ==
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> mce_reset_clean
 
  
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Note that after a reset, not all of the DAC outputs are reset to zero.  In addition, values written to RAM-based registers are not reset. To reset these registers, a full reconfiguration is required.
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There are two ways to load MCE firmware:
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> rs psc cycle_pow 1
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# [[ Remote Firmware Update | Remote firmware update over the MCE fibre interface]]
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> mce_reset_clean
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# Using Altera-supplied Hardware/Software and MCE Front-panel Connector
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#* [[ USB Blaster | step-by-step instructions ]]
  
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= MCE Firmware Releases =
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Things to bear in mind:
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You can download all the MCE firmware configuration files [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/~mce/mcedocs/firmware/ here].  Information on the firmware for each card can be found through the links below:
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* In v5+ firmware, if you update firmware on any readout card, the card doesn't reply to any command unless the Clock Card is also reprogrammed.
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* [[ Clock Card (CC) ]]
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* Always cleanly reset the MCE after a power-up or a reconfiguration!  If not, MCE communication with the PC or Sync Box may not work.  On MAS prompt, type: '''''mce_reset_clean'''''
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* [[ Readout Card (RC) ]]
 
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* [[ Bias Card (BC) ]]
 
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* [[ Address Card (AC) ]]
 
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* [[ Power-Supply Unit Controller (PSUC) ]]
 
  
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= MCE Features and How-To Guides =
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== Implementation Details ==
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* [[ Data mode | Readout Card Data Modes ]]
 
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* [[ Digital 4-pole Butterworth Low-pass filter ]]
 
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* [[ Flux jumping ]]
 
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* [[ Raw-mode readout ]]
 
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* [[ High rate acquisition ]]
 
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* [[ Fast SQ2 Feedback and TES Biasing with an Address Card ]]
 
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* [[ The STOP Command ]]
 
  
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= MCE Firmware Bugs/ Features Under Development =
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* Source on GitHub: https://github.com/multi-channel-electronics/mce_firmware
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* [[ MCE bugs ]]
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* [[ MCE Timing Diagram ]]
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* [[ Firmware Features Under Development ]]
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* [[MCE fibre protocol]] - communication between the MCE and the controlling PC over the fibre-optic link
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* [http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mcebugzilla Bugzilla]
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* [[MCE backplane protocol]] - communication between cards within the MCE
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* Monitoring MCE Status [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/system/monitoring_mce_status.doc DOC]] (Nov. 9, 2006)
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* [[MCE commands]]
  
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= Hardware Peripherals =
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== Firmware Development Tools ==
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* [[ Using Ethernet Blaster ]]
 
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* [[ USB Blaster ]]
 
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* [[ Sync Box ]]
 
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= Software Tools =
 
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All that you need to know about logging into our CVS repository can be found here:
 
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* [[ CVS Firmware Repository ]]
 
 
* [[ Quartus II Installation ]]
 
* [[ Quartus II Installation ]]
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* [[ ModelSim SE Installation ]] (from scratch)
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* [[ ModelSim SE Installation ]]
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** [[ Setting up Altera libraries in ModelSim SE ]]
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* [[ JAM Player ]]
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* [[ Convert sof to jic for EPCS64 Serial Configuration Device ]]
  
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We decided (sadly) NOT to migrate from CVS to SVN, if we ever do here is some information:
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== Development notes ==
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* [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/ SVN Manual]
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* [[intmce:MCE bugs]]
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* [[ Firmware Accessing the svn repository | Accessing the SVN Repository ]]
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* [[intmce:Firmware Features Under Development]]
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* [[ Firmware svn commit guidelines | SVN Commit Guidelines ]]
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* [[intmce:Closed firmware features]]
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* SVN Basic Operations
 
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** [[ Firmware svn tagging | Tagging ]]
 
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** [[ Firmware svn merging | Merging ]]
 
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** [[ Firmware svn branching | Branching ]]
 
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** [[ Firmware svn undelete | Resurrecting Deleted Items ]]
 
  
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= MCE Testing =
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[[Category:Firmware]]
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* [[ MCE RTL Testbenches ]]
 
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* [[ MCE Test Scripts ]]
 
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* [[ MAS Cheat Sheet ]]
 
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* [[ Using Python to Automate MAS ]]
 
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* [[ MCE: Helper programs ]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:29, 31 January 2025

Related topics:
▼ Firmware‎ (7 C, 4 P)
► Address Card Firmware‎ (10 P)
► Bias Card Firmware‎ (9 P)
► Clock Card Firmware‎ (17 P)
► Communication‎ (2 C, 1 P)
► Development Tools‎ (11 P)
► Readout Card Firmware‎ (17 P)
► Sync Box Firmware‎ (3 P)
  CVS Diff Between rc v0400000c and sys v05000000
  MCE firmware
  MCE usage
  Programming over Fibre

Releases

All firmware can be downloaded from http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mce/firmware/. Release notes for each firmware release can be found below:

See also:

Loading firmware onto cards

There are two ways to load MCE firmware:

  1. Remote firmware update over the MCE fibre interface
  2. Using Altera-supplied Hardware/Software and MCE Front-panel Connector

Things to bear in mind:

  • In v5+ firmware, if you update firmware on any readout card, the card doesn't reply to any command unless the Clock Card is also reprogrammed.
  • Always cleanly reset the MCE after a power-up or a reconfiguration! If not, MCE communication with the PC or Sync Box may not work. On MAS prompt, type: mce_reset_clean

Implementation Details

Firmware Development Tools

Development notes

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