AMC13CppGettingStarted < BUCMSPublic

Getting started with new AMC13 software:

1.  Install SLC6 OS and Cactus tools on your computer.
(Dan... is there good documentation for this I can point to?)

2.  Check out AMC13 software package and build:
 
<verbatim>
    $  svn co svn+ssh://svnuser@svn.cern.ch/reps/cactus/trunk/cactusupgrades/boards/amc13/software/amc13   
    $  cd amc13
    $  source uhalEnv.sh   # or possibly .csh
    $  make                # possibly needed twice first time

      (substitute your CERN user name for svnuser)
</verbatim>

3.  Create a connection file for your board.  You need to know the IP addresses
(two, for T1 and T2).  By default they are:
<pre>
    T1:  192.168.1.x    where x = 255-2*SN
    T2:  192.168.1.y    where y = 254-2*SN
</pre>
SN is the serial number from the front of the module.
There are other ways to set the IP addresses; let me know if you can't
use the default ones.

  There are a sample connection files:
<pre>
        amc13/etc/amc13/connectionSN43.xml          (not using control hub)
        amc13/etc/amc13/connectionSN43_ch.xml       (using control hub)
</pre>
Please copy the appropriate one and edit it to match your AMC13.
       
4.  Run the AMC13Tool as follows:

<pre>
    $ tools/bin/AMC13Tool2.exe -c amc13/etc/amc13/connectionSN43.xml
    Using AMC13 software ver:30304
    >list
    Connected AMC13s
    *0: SN:  43 T1v: 0209 T2v: 0021 cf: amc13/etc/amc13/connectionSN43.xml
    >
</pre>

Assuming you get to this point and you get a display of firmware versions and serial
number which make sense, you are in good shape!


-- Main.EricHazen - 04 Sep 2014
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