Hi Andrea,
Glad part 1 of your problem is solved.
For part 2, I'm actually struggling with the same version issues in
Berkeley
(traditionally I've used the long-since-deprecated Corr library).
I'm working on this with the ska-sa folk - I'll update you as soon as I
have
things working.
Cheers
Jack
On Fri, Mar 23, 2018, 8:19 AM Andrea Mattana <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks so much Jack,
I finally have my working setup to design new Roach2 projects, I tested
generating a simple flashing led design and bitstream generation went ok.
I won't say the same for the katcp protocol that seems to have version
mismatch between casperfpga and tcpborph3.
I got the latest roach2_nfs_uboot and netboot went ok with the tip to touch
the file /lib/modules/3.7.0-rc2+/modules.dep avoiding annoying warnings (I
had to create manually the folder 3.7.0-rc2+ as well even if not mentioned
anywhere), everything done as sudo to maintain file permissions.
Depending of the katcp version I got many errors, here some example:
With version 0.5.5 and later:
Successfully installed katcp-0.5.5
mattana@pandora:~$ ipython
Python 2.7.14 (default, Sep 18 2017, 00:00:00)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 5.1.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
In [1]: import casperfpga
In [2]: fpga = casperfpga.CasperFpga('roach-2-a')
ERROR:casperfpga.transport_katcp:Protocol Version Error: Inform received
from server indicating a katcp protocol revision inconsistent with the
previously detected version. Disconnecting in disgust. Previous version:
'4.0'. Inform received: '#version-connect katcp-protocol 4.9-M'
with version 0.3.4
mattana@pandora:~/casper/r2_fw$ pip freeze | grep katcp
katcp==0.3.4
mattana@pandora:~/casper/r2_fw$ ipython
Python 2.7.14 (default, Sep 18 2017, 00:00:00)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 5.1.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
In [1]: import casperfpga
In [2]: fpga = casperfpga.CasperFpga('roach-2-a')
WARNING:casperfpga.transport_katcp:roach-2-a: no ._stream instance found.
In [3]: fpga.upload_to_ram_and_program("r2_led_2018_Mar_22_1614.fpg")
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
RuntimeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-c259788e8440> in <module>()
----> 1 fpga.upload_to_ram_and_program("r2_led_2018_Mar_22_1614.fpg")
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/casperfpga/casperfpga.pyc in
upload_to_ram_and_program(self, filename, port, timeout, wait_complete)
181 """
182 rv = self.transport.upload_to_ram_and_program(
--> 183 filename, port, timeout, wait_complete)
184 if filename[-3:] == 'fpg':
185 self.get_system_information(filename)
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/casperfpga/transport_katcp.pyc in
upload_to_ram_and_program(self, filename, port, timeout, wait_complete)
461 if request_result != '':
462 raise RuntimeError('progremote request(%s) on host %s
failed' %
--> 463 (request_result, self.host))
464 # start the upload thread and join
465 upload_queue = Queue.Queue()
RuntimeError: progremote request(Request to client roach-2-a failed.) on
host roach-2-a failed
Here what I got via USB from minicom:
U-Boot 2011.06-rc2-00000-g2694c9d-dirty (Dec 04 2013 - 20:58:06)
CPU: AMCC PowerPC 440EPx Rev. A at 533.333 MHz (PLB=133 OPB=66 EBC=66)
No Security/Kasumi support
Bootstrap Option C - Boot ROM Location EBC (16 bits)
32 kB I-Cache 32 kB D-Cache
Board: ROACH2
I2C: ready
DRAM: 512 MiB
Flash: 128 MiB
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
CPLD: 2.1
USB: Host(int phy)
SN: ROACH2.2 batch=D#10#2 software fixups match
MAC: 02:44:01:02:0a:02
DTT: 1 is 32 C
DTT: 2 is 29 C
Net: ppc_4xx_eth0
Sensors Config
type run netboot to boot via dhcp+tftp+nfs
type run soloboot to run from flash independent of network
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
Waiting for PHY auto negotiation to complete.. done
ENET Speed is 100 Mbps - FULL duplex connection (EMAC0)
BOOTP broadcast 1
*** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 28
*** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: 28
DHCP client bound to address 192.168.10.121
Using ppc_4xx_eth0 device
TFTP from server 192.168.10.5; our IP address is 192.168.10.121
Filename '/roach2/boot/uImage-r2borph3'.
Load address: 0x4000000
blablabla
tcpborphserver: ... loading roach mmap driver ...
insmod: can't read '/lib/modules/roach_mmap.ko': No such file or directory
version *3* using mmap
tcpborphserver3: about to go into background
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 roach-2-a ttyS0
roach-2-a login:
Do you have other tips regarding wich katcp - uboot - kernel - etc etc we
should have for a stable system? There a compatibility matrix?
Many thanks to all,
Cheers,
Andrea
2018-03-21 21:52 GMT+01:00 Jack Hickish <[email protected]>:
Hi Andrea,
On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 at 13:22 Andrea Mattana <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
after many months of working on another board (SKA TPM for LFAA) today I'm
back to a project using the ROACH-1 but I figured out that my "longterm"
Matlab R2009b license expired, therefore I decided to try to install the
"new" toolflow for ROACH2.
Following the instruction on the wiki web page and some hint hidden in the
mailing list I didn't get a working system. I have installed:
Ubuntu 12.04
Matlab 2012b
Xilinx 14.7
dumped mlib_devel repository from git casper-astro
additional deprecated pbcores and patched the sh shell
finally modified the startsg.local (specially the jasper=ise!) with my
paths
but Matlab crashed at the very beginning when launched from the system
generator (got also a message saying the the XILINX_DSP env doesn't match
the XILINX env, resetting...).
After many attempts I tried also with more recently ubuntu release, I found
a mail from Jack saying that with the 14.04 it works. I got the same
behavior.
At the end I decided to play with the repository version and with some luck
I got a working setup, haven't tested yet to call it "stable".
My questions are:
1. which is the right repository hash version of a stable ROACH2 mlib_devel
toolflow? For istance the one used during the CASPER workshop training.
You want the tip of the "roach2" branch at
gitrhub.com/casper-astro/mlib_devel [1] . Currently this is hash d6cd28b5d
2. Can be reported to the wiki page as well? I found that something similar
is done for the tutorials of the last workshop.
I suppose this should really be both on the wiki and in the mlib_devel
readme. I'll put this on my todo list, but obviously if you feel like
editing either the wiki (if you have an account) or the git readme (by
raising a pull request) that'd be very much appreciated.
3. What are the differences (if exists) between the ska-sa and casper-astro
libs?
DON'T EVER USE THE SKA-SA LIBRARIES!!!
Sorry, that's not very helpful :)
More seriously, for the most part everything in the ska-sa library is
periodically merged into the casper-astro fork. But the casper-astro fork
has been deliberately split up to maintain a roach2 branch, and at least
has
the intention of supporting general casper users. The ska-sa branch is
(obviously) centered around the work going on at SKA-SA / MeerKAT, and as
such, may or may not be appropriate for your needs. For example, the roach2
branch on ska-sa is currently 194 commits behind casper-astro:roach2.
If there is a feature / bugfix in ska-sa that is needed in casper-astro,
you
can flag this by either raising an issue on casper-astro's github, or (even
better, if you have the git-fu) merging the feature into your local
mlib_devel and submitting a pull request.
4. I would like to try to porting automatically the simulink design
developed by using the Xilinx 11.4 blockset to the 14.7, but I don't
remember what is the xilinx script to be used (xlmupdate? xlblablabla,
xlabracadabra?!?) :D
I believe it is xlUpdateModel, or xlUpdateModelAbracadabraPlease
There is also update_casper_blocks(...) which will replace any casper
blocks
in your design with fresh versions from the library, copying over the
parameters. It's basically the automated version of deleting the block, and
re-adding it back in. If you've changed mlib_devel versions, this can be
super useful.
update_casper_blocks(bdroot) %bdroot is a shortcut for the top-level of
your model "block diagram root"
will update *every casper library block" in your design. Be aware that it
might take quite a while to run.
5. I'm going to use the ADC-64 input (already used with the ROACH-1 but
using a oxford patched lib for the poliphase), any hint?
I would suggest you go to the latest mlib_devel, and then if we need to
re-patch the polyphase FIR I can help you do that. Eventually I'm sure
we'll
want the feature in the current PFB-FIR anyway.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Hope to see you at the next CASPER workshop (if I'll find who will pay my
ticket :])
Hope to see you there Andrea. If not, I'm always happy to come visit you in
Medicina :)
Cheers
Jack
Cheers,
Andrea
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Radiotelescopi di Medicina
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