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* Monitoring MCE Status [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/system/monitoring_mce_status.doc DOC]] (Nov. 9, 2006) | * Monitoring MCE Status [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/system/monitoring_mce_status.doc DOC]] (Nov. 9, 2006) | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 6 February 2012
Contents
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:
- Clock Card firmware
- Readout Card firmware
- Bias Card firmware
- Address Card firmware
- PCI card firmware
- Sync Box Firmware
Loading firmware onto cards
There are two ways to load MCE firmware:
- Remote firmware update over the MCE fibre interface
- 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
Special cases:
- Upgrading From 4.x.x To 5.x.x Firmware -- using SCUBA-2 as an example
MCE Firmware Bugs/ Features Under Development has been moved to the intmce:MCE bugs.
Implementation Details
- MCE Timing Diagram
- MCE Communication Protocols
- Monitoring MCE Status [DOC] (Nov. 9, 2006)
