Hi Wes, Thanks a lot for the info! I now have an IP address for the SKARABs and can access it via casperfpga. Can you provide details on how to change the firmware to CASPER using casperfpga ? Do I also need to update the SPARTAN firmware ?
Happy New Year! Regards, Amit On 21-Dec-17 3:48 PM, Wesley New wrote: > Hi Amit, > > There is currently not firmware that supports static IP, this could be > changed with a few small modifications to the microblaze code and a > recompile of the microblaze, but I would recommend using DHCP where at > all possible. It should be an easy process to setup a DHCP server on > your laptop or the server that the SKARAB connects to. > > Once you have an IP address you will want to change the firmware to > the latest CASPER firmware which will allow your board to be > programmed over the 40gbe as well as provide range of other features. > This can be done using the software Peralex supplied with the board or > you can use our linux port of that (Mail me and Ill give you access to > the github repository) The latest firmware bit streams can be found > at https://github.com/ska-sa/skarab_bsp_images. > > Please give the wikipage a > read > https://github.com/casper-astro/casper-hardware/wiki/SKARAB#Board_Support_Package > > And as always, drop us a mail on the mailing list if you need any support. > > Regards > > Wes > > > > > Wesley New > South African SKA Project > +2721 506 7300 > www.ska.ac.za <http://www.ska.ac.za> > > > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Clifford van Dyk > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Amit > > Your Skarab would have been shipped with a firmware that supports > DHCP on all GbE interfaces and bootloading over 1GbE (only). It > includes support for the ADC mezzanine. You will probably need to > use the Peralex BSP tools to access and boot the Skarab over 1GbE, > rather than the CASPER toolflow. > > If you would like to work with the CASPER tools, then you will > need to overwrite the Peralex boot image with the CASPER boot > image. This will provide additional support for booting the Skarab > over 40GbE, but you will loose support for the ADC. The ADC > firmware is currently provided as HDL code only-it has yet to be > ported into a CASPER yellow block. > > I will pop by the office tomorrow to provide you with a link where > you can download the Peralex BSP. > > Kind regards, > Clifford > > > On 20 Dec 2017 6:05 PM, "Amit Bansod" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I am trying to boot SKARAB and the it gets stuck at "ARP ENTRY > ID:0 > IP:....". Is there any way to force a static ip address or > boot via 1GbE > interface as well ? > > Many Thanks! > > Regards, > Amit > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from > it, send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:casper%[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "[email protected]" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
