AMC13 Software Meeting 2013-12-05

Attendance:

• Eric, Arno

We attempted to define more clearly the scope of the project and tasks. First, the project scope:

• Re-write C++ low-level support code for AMC13
• API is similar to existing one:
  • set/get methods for parameters on AMC13
  • action methods to change state
• Structured from the start to fit the Cactus repository project model
• Python interface provided using BOOST

Some more proposals:

• All new code based on total re-write of address table
• No dependencies on HCAL or other software on e.g. cms2

Action items:

• Work on address table (BU)
• Write a few sample functions using new address table (BU)
• Study MP7 and existing AMC13 code and start writing an API specification (BU)
• Study Cactus project layout and make a skeleton "hello world" project (Arno, BU)
• Sort out IPBus/uHAL compatibility with various IPBus versions and endianness (Arno, uHAL developers)

Next meeting could be Monday.

-- EricHazen - 05 Dec 2013