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This page describes new (as of early 2015) python bindings to the AMC13 software. This is very much a work in progress, but at least one demo program now works.

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  • Spartan FPGAs with firmware versions >0x11
  • All Kintex FPGAs
In summary, if you have been using Python releases, you will need to move to the uHAL-based AMC13 software. We apologize for the inconvenience!!

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Installation

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The python code is installed with the regular package. Check out the code from SVN, go to the top level directory and execute: 

  $ source env.sh
  $ make

There are some sample scripts in ...dev_tools/python. You'll need a connection file, which needs to reference the address table files distributed with the software. The way I handle this is to create a symbolic link to the ...etc/amc13 directory: 

  $ cd .../dev_tools/python
  $ ln -s ../../amc13/etc/amc13 .

Then the connection file can use the symlink to find the address tables. Sample connection file:

 
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  1. Download one of the above tarballs. For example: 
       $ wget amc13_python_2013-01-31.tar.gz
  2. Unpack the tarball and make sure it decompressed successfully: 
       $ tar -zxvf amc13_python_2013-01-31.tar.gz
   $ ls amc13_python_2013-01-31/
   addresstables_amc13  firmware_amc13  README.txt  src_amc13
  3. The software is now ready for use. For example, to run p_flash.py:
 
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AMC13 Python Software Links

Additional Links
amc13_control
p_flash
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  $ ./printversion.py connectionSN43_ch.xml
  Using AMC13 software ver:35051
  T1 firmware version 0x4016
  T2 firmware version 0x25

 
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Additional Links
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  • All Kintex FPGAs
In summary, if you have been using Python releases, you will need to move to the uHAL-based AMC13 software. We apologize for the inconvenience!!
 

Releases

  • amc13_python_noTests.tar.gz – SPECIAL TEST RELEASE. No firmware. Modified to bypass both Spartan and Virtex start-up checks. Useful for debugging IPbus problems.
  • amc13_python_noVirtexTest.tar.gz – SPECIAL TEST RELEASE. No Firmware. Modified to bypass Virtex start-up checks. Useful for debugging IPbus problems.

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  • amc13_python_2012-03-14.tar.gz – updated release. See README.txt. Now includes amc13_control.py.
  • amc13_python_2012-02-21.tar.gz – Interim release of Python scripts. See README.txt for some details.

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   $ python p_flash.py     (for example, to program the flash)
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   $ ls amc13_python_2013-01-31/
   addresstables_amc13  firmware_amc13  README.txt  src_amc13
  3. The software is now ready for use. For example, to run p_flash.py: 
       $ cd amc13_python_2013-01-31/src_amc13
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AMC13 Python Software Links

Additional Links
amc13_control
p_flash
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This page contains documentation and download links for AMC13 test software written in Python and using the PyChips library.
  • amc13_python_2012-11-07.tar.gz – updated release. Contains latest Virtex firmware version 0x1f with DAQ link functionality, as well new amc13_control.py commands for sending local triggers

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This page contains documentation and download links for AMC13 test software written in Python and using the PyChips library.
  • amc13_python_2012-11-07.tar.gz – updated release. Contains latest Virtex firmware version 0x1f with DAQ link functionality, as well new amc13_control.py commands for sending local triggers

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  • amc13_python_2012-08-06.tar.gz – updated release. Includes new status display for AMC13 counters in 'amc13_control.py' as well as better firmware-file handling for 'p_flash.py'

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  • amc13_python_2012-08-06.tar.gz – updated release. Includes new status display for AMC13 counters in 'amc13_control.py' as well as better firmware-file handling for 'p_flash.py'
  • amc13_python_2012-08-02.tar.gz – Interim release with updated p-flash.py to handle Golden and Spartan '.mcs' files together

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  • amc13_python_2012-05-17.tar.gz – updated release. Use with T2 firmware V6 and later. Works with stock SL5 python 2.4 now
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