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= Critical Notes =
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{{Related|Firmware}}
* 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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== 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 ]]
  
* 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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See also:
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* [[Recommended firmware versions]]
  
* 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. You may power-cycle the MCE remotely if the MCE is equipped with a PSA (UBC switching supply) by issuing '''''mce_cmd -x rs psc cycle_pow 1''''' and then '''''mce_reset_clean'''''
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== Loading firmware onto cards ==
  
= Releases =
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There are two ways to load MCE firmware:  
All firmware can be downloaded [http://www.phas.ubc.ca/~mce/mcedocs/firmware/ here]. Release notes for each firmware release can be found below:
 
* [[ Clock Card (CC) ]]
 
* [[ Readout Card (RC) ]]
 
* [[ Bias Card (BC) ]]
 
* [[ Address Card (AC) ]]
 
* [[ Power-Supply Unit Controller (PSUC)]]
 
* [[ Sync Box Firmware ]]
 
 
 
= Firmware Upgrade Methods =
 
There are two ways to upgrade the MCE firmware:  
 
 
# [[ Remote Firmware Update | Remote firmware update over the MCE fibre interface]]
 
# [[ Remote Firmware Update | Remote firmware update over the MCE fibre interface]]
 
# Using Altera-supplied Hardware/Software and MCE Front-panel Connector
 
# Using Altera-supplied Hardware/Software and MCE Front-panel Connector
 
#* [[ USB Blaster | step-by-step instructions ]]
 
#* [[ USB Blaster | step-by-step instructions ]]
  
= CVS Repository =
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Things to bear in mind:
* Ask the "MCE team at UBC" for a username/password to be able to access the repository
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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.
* Install a CVS client ( e.g. http://www.tortoisecvs.org/ )
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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'''''
* CVS server info is:
 
**server: e-mode.phas.ubc.ca
 
**repository folder:/home/cvsroot/mce
 
**module name: mce
 
**protocol: pserver
 
  
= MCE Features and How-To Guides =
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== Implementation Details ==
* [[ MCE Commands ]]
 
* [[ Row-specific SQ2FB (fast switching)]]
 
  
* Data Acquisition
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* [[ MCE Timing Diagram ]]
** [[ High rate acquisition | Fast Data Acquisition ]] -- i.e. up to the frame rate
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* [[MCE fibre protocol]] - communication between the MCE and the controlling PC over the fibre-optic link
** [[ The STOP Command ]] (CC v4.0.b, v4.0.c, v5.0.1+)
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* [[MCE backplane protocol]] - communication between cards within the MCE
** [[ How to Configure Which Readout Cards Report Data ]] (CC v4.0.a+)
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* Monitoring MCE Status [[http://www.phas.ubc.ca/%7Emce/mcedocs/system/monitoring_mce_status.doc DOC]] (Nov. 9, 2006)
** [[ How to Read a Column at the Frame Rate ]] (CC v5.0.0 & RC v5.0.0+)
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* [[MCE commands]]
** [[ Rectangle Mode Data ]] (CC v5.0.0 & RC v5.0.1+)
 
  
* Readout Card
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== Firmware Development Tools ==
** [[ Data mode | Data Modes ]]
 
** [[ Digital 4-pole Butterworth Low-pass filter | Filtered Data & the Digital 4-pole Butterworth Low-pass Filter]]
 
** [[ Raw-mode readout | Raw 50 MHz Data ]]
 
** [[ Flux jumping | Flux Jumping]]
 
** [[ FSFB Clamping Commands ]] -- to prevent unlocked pixels from ramping (RC v5.0.a+)
 
** [[ FSFB Servo Start Value ]]
 
 
 
* Address Card
 
** [[ Fast SQ2 Feedback and TES Biasing with an Address Card ]]
 
** [[ Special SQ1 Bias Commands ]]
 
 
 
* Clock Card
 
** [[ Remote Firmware Update ]] (CC v5.0.7+)
 
** [[ Internal Commands ]]
 
*** [[ Arbitrary Waveform Generator ]] -- for maximum length sequences and complex impedance measurements (CC v5.0.3+)
 
*** [[ Ramp Generator ]]
 
*** [[ Temperature monitoring ]]
 
 
 
* [[ 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 [http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/intmcewiki/index.php/MCE_bugs Internal MCE Wiki Bug List].
 
 
 
= Firmware Development Tools =
 
 
* [[ Quartus II Installation ]]
 
* [[ Quartus II Installation ]]
 
* [[ ModelSim SE Installation ]]
 
* [[ ModelSim SE Installation ]]
 
** [[ Setting up Altera libraries in ModelSim SE ]]
 
** [[ Setting up Altera libraries in ModelSim SE ]]
* [[MCE_firmware#CVS_Repository|Firmware CVS Repository]]
 
* [[MCE RTL Testbenches]]
 
 
* [[ JAM Player ]]
 
* [[ JAM Player ]]
* [[ JRunner ]]
 
 
* [[ Convert sof to jic for EPCS64 Serial Configuration Device ]]
 
* [[ Convert sof to jic for EPCS64 Serial Configuration Device ]]
  
= MCE Scripting =
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== Development notes ==
* [[ http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mcewiki/index.php/MAS | MAS ]]
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* [[intmce:MCE bugs]]
* [[ MAS Cheat Sheet ]]
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* [[intmce:Firmware Features Under Development]]
* [[ Using Python to Automate MAS ]]
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* [[intmce:Closed firmware features]]
* [[ MCE: Helper programs ]]
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[[Category:Firmware]]

Latest revision as of 15:22, 22 March 2018

Related topics:

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