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= Critical Notes =
 
= Critical Notes =
* [[Quartus 8.0 .pof Generation Bug]]
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* MCE firmware-load '''bug''': 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.   
 
* 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.   
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* MCE firmware-load '''bug''': 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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* [[Quartus 8.0 .pof Generation Bug]]
  
 
= MCE Firmware Releases =
 
= MCE Firmware Releases =

Revision as of 10:40, 7 April 2010

Critical Notes

  • MCE firmware-load bug: 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.
> mce_reset_clean
  • After an mce_reset, not all of the DAC outputs are set to zero. In addition, values written to RAM-based registers are not reset. A full reconfiguration is required for a proper reset.
> rs psc cycle_pow 1
> mce_reset_clean

MCE Firmware Releases

Revision information on firmware for each card:

MCE Features and How-To Guides

MCE Firmware Bugs/ Features Under Development

Hardware Peripherals

Software Tools

CVS Firmware Repository
Quartus II Installation
ModelSim SE Installation (from scratch)
  • SVN links (We decided (sadly) NOT to migrate from CVS to SVN, if we ever do here is some information:)
SVN Manual
Accessing the SVN Repository
SVN Commit Guidelines
SVN Basic Operations
Tagging
Merging
Branching
Resurrecting Deleted Items

MCE Scripting