Revision as of 18:10, 1 February 2010

Critical Notes

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

The latest firmware files:

Setting the permissions on firmware files uploaded to the folder above:

> ssh phas.ubc.ca
> cd ~mce/public_html/mcedocs/firmware
> chmod o+r rc_*.pof

Converting between .sof, .pof, .jic, .jam, etc:

Recommended versions of firmware, and lists of compatible firmware files across cards:

Revision information on the firmware for each card:

All that you need to know about logging into our CVS repository can be found here:

We decided (sadly) NOT to migrate from CVS to SVN, if we ever do here is some information:

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 = MCE Firmware Releases =
-* [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/~mce/mcedocs/firmware/ MCE firmware configuration files]. To upload a file to this folder, make sure that permissions are set correctly:
+The latest firmware files:
+* [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/~mce/mcedocs/firmware/ MCE Firmware File Downloads]
+Setting the permissions on firmware files uploaded to the folder above:
   > ssh phas.ubc.ca
   > cd ~mce/public_html/mcedocs/firmware
   > chmod o+r rc_*.pof
-Information on recommended versions of firmware, and lists of compatible firmware files across cards are here:
+Converting between .sof, .pof, .jic, .jam, etc:
+* [http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/intmcewiki/index.php/Programming_EPCS64 MCE Firmware File Conversions]
+Recommended versions of firmware, and lists of compatible firmware files across cards:
 * [[ Compatible Versions (CC,RC,BC,AC) ]]
-Information on the firmware for each card can be found through the links below:
+Revision information on the firmware for each card:
 * [[ Clock Card (CC) ]]
 * [[ Readout Card (RC) | Readout Card (RC) Rev. A/B]]