Firmware Upgrade

Eiger

Download

  • bcp script

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • bit files

Upgrade

  1. Tftp must be already installed on your pc to use the bcp script.

  2. Copy new servers to the board. See how to upgrade detector servers for more detals. A reboot should have started the new linked servers automatically. For Eiger, do not reboot yet as we need to program the firmware via bit files.

    • This step is crucial when registers between firmwares change. Failure to do so will result in linux on boards to crash and boards can’t be pinged anymore.

  3. Bring the board into programmable mode using either of the 2 ways. Both methods result in only the central LED blinking.

    • Manual:

      Do a hard reset for each half module on back panel boards, between the LEDs, closer to each of the 1G ethernet connectors. Push until all LEDs start to blink.

    • Software:

      # Option 1: if the old server is still running:
sls_detector_put execcommand "./boot_recovery"

# Option 2:
ssh root@bebxxx
cd executables
./boot_recovery

  4. Start a terminal for each half module and run the following to see progress.

    nc -p 3000 -u bebxxx 3000
# Press enter twice to see prompt with board name.
> bebxxx
# After each bcp command, wait for this terminal to print "Success".

  5. In another terminal, run the following to update firmware. Please update bit files with great caution as it could make your board inaccessible, if done incorrectly.

    #update back end fpga
bcp download.bit bebxxx:/fw0

#update front left fpga
bcp download.bit bebxxx:/febl

#update front right fpga
bcp download.bit bebxxx:/febr

#update kernel (only if required by us)
bcp download.bit bebxxx:/kernel

  6. Reboot the detector.

    # In the first terminal where we saw "Succeess"
# reconfig febX is necessary only if you have flashed a new feb firmware
reconfig febl
reconfig febr
# will reboot controller
reconfig fw0

Note

If the detector servers did not start up automatically after reboot, you need to add scripts to do that. See Automatic start for more details.

Jungfrau

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • pof files

Upgrade

Warning

In case you have had issues in the past with programming via software:

  • 6.1.2 server has a fix for seamless fpga programming

  • We recommend first updating the on-board detector server to 6.1.2 (with client 6.1.x) using command updatedetectorserver.

  • Then use command ‘programfpga’ to only update firmware or use command ‘update’ to update firmware and server to the latest release.

Check firmware troubleshooting if you run into issues while programming firmware.

Program from console
# These instructions are for upgrades from v5.0.0. For earlier versions, please contact us.

# Always ensure that the client and server software are of the same release.

# copies server, links new server to jungfrauDetectorServer,
# removes old server from respawn, sets up new lnked server to respawn
# programs fpga, reboots

#  older versions: v5.0.0 - 6.0.0 using tftp from tftp folder of pc
sls_detector_put update jungfrauDetectorServervxxx pcxxx xx.pof

# v6.1.1 - present (copies server from the full path provided)
sls_detector_put update jungfrauDetectorServervxxx xx.pof

# Or only program firmware
sls_detector_put programfpga xxx.pof

Gotthard I

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • pof files

Upgrade

Warning

Gotthard firmware cannot be upgraded remotely and requires the use of USB-Blaster.
It is generally updated by us.

  1. Download Altera Quartus software or Quartus programmer.

  2. Start Quartus programmer, click on Hardware Setup. In the “Currently selected hardware” window, select USB-Blaster.

  3. In the Mode combo box, select “Active Serial Programming”.

  4. Plug the end of your USB-Blaster with the adaptor provided to the connector ‘AS config’ on the Gotthard board.

  5. Click on ‘Add file’. Select programming (pof) file provided by us.

  6. Check “Program/Configure” and “Verify”. Push the start button. Wait until the programming process is finished.

  7. In case of error messages, check the polarity of cable (that pin1 corresponds) and that the correct programming connector is selected.

  8. Reboot the detector.

Mythen III

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • rbf files

Upgrade

Program from console
# Always ensure that the client and server software are of the same release.

# copies server, links new server to mythen3DetectorServer,
# removes old server from respawn, sets up new lnked server to respawn
# programs fpga, reboots

#  older versions: v5.0.0 - 6.0.0 using tftp from tftp folder of pc
sls_detector_put update mythen3DetectorServervxxx pcxxx xxx.rbf

# v6.1.1 - present (copies server from the full path provided)
sls_detector_put update mythen3DetectorServervxxx xxx.rbf

# Or only program firmware
sls_detector_put programfpga xxx.rbf

Note

If the detector servers did not start up automatically after reboot, you need to add scripts to do that. See Automatic start for more details.

Gotthard II

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • rbf files

Upgrade

Program from console
# Always ensure that the client and server software are of the same release.

# copies server, links new server to gotthard2DetectorServer,
# removes old server from respawn, sets up new lnked server to respawn
# programs fpga, reboots

#  older versions: v5.0.0 - 6.0.0 using tftp from tftp folder of pc
sls_detector_put update gotthard2DetectorServervxxx pcxxx xxx.rbf

# v6.1.1 - present (copies server from the full path provided)
sls_detector_put update gotthard2DetectorServervxxx xxx.rbf

# Or only program firmware
sls_detector_put programfpga xxx.rbf

Note

If the detector servers did not start up automatically after reboot, you need to add scripts to do that. See Automatic start for more details.

Moench

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • pof files

Upgrade

Warning

In case you have had issues in the past with programming via software:

  • 6.1.2 server has a fix for seamless fpga programming

  • We recommend first updating the on-board detector server to 6.1.2 (with client 6.1.x) using command updatedetectorserver.

  • Then use command ‘programfpga’ to only update firmware or use command ‘update’ to update firmware and server to the latest release.

Check firmware troubleshooting if you run into issues while programming firmware.

Program from console
# Always ensure that the client and server software are of the same release.

# copies server, links new server to moenchDetectorServer,
# removes old server from respawn, sets up new lnked server to respawn
# programs fpga, reboots

#  older versions: v5.0.0 - 6.0.0 using tftp from tftp folder of pc
sls_detector_put update moenchDetectorServervxxx pcxxx xx.pof

# v6.1.1 - present (copies server from the full path provided)
sls_detector_put update moenchDetectorServervxxx xx.pof

# Or only program firmware
sls_detector_put programfpga xxx.pof

Ctb

Download

  • detector server corresponding to package in slsDetectorPackage/serverBin

  • pof files

Upgrade

Check firmware troubleshooting if you run into issues while programming firmware.

Program from console
# Always ensure that the client and server software are of the same release.

# copies server, links new server to ctbDetectorServer,
# removes old server from respawn, sets up new lnked server to respawn
# programs fpga, reboots

#  older versions: v5.0.0 - 6.0.0 using tftp from tftp folder of pc
sls_detector_put update ctbDetectorServervxxx pcxxx xx.pof

# v6.1.1 - present (copies server from the full path provided)
sls_detector_put update ctbDetectorServervxxx xx.pof

# Or only program firmware
sls_detector_put programfpga xxx.pof

Firmware Troubleshooting with blackfin

  1. v4.x.x client after programming will most likely reboot the blackfin processor, regardless of error.

  2. v5.x.x-rcx client after programming will not reboot the blackfin processor, if error occurred.

  3. If a reboot occured with an incomplete firmware in flash, the blackfin will most likely not find the mtd3 drive. To see if this drive exists:

# connect to the board
telnet bchipxxx

# view of mtd3 existing
root:/> more /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00040000 00020000 "bootloader(nor)"
mtd1: 00100000 00020000 "linux kernel(nor)"
mtd2: 002c0000 00020000 "file system(nor)"
mtd3: 01000000 00010000 "bitfile(spi)"

  1. If one can see the mtd3 drive, one can already try to flash again using the programfpga command (without rebooting blackfin or detector).

  2. If one can’t list it, read the next section to try to get the blackfin to list it.

How to get back mtd3 drive remotely (udpating kernel)

You have 2 alternatives to update the kernel.

  1. Commands via software (>= v6.0.0)

    sls_detector_put updatekernel /home/...path-to-kernel-image

  2. or command line

    # step 1: get the kernel image (uImage.lzma) from slsdetectorgroup
# and copy it to pc's tftp folder

# step 2: connect to the board
telnet bchipxxx

#step 3: go to directory for space
cd /var/tmp/

# step 3: copy kernel to board
tftp pcxxx -r uImage.lzma -g

# step 4: verify kernel copied properly
ls -lrt

# step 5: erase flash
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd1

# step 6: copy new image to kernel drive
cat uImage.lzma > /dev/mtd1

# step 7:
sync

# step 8:
reboot

# step 9: verification
telnet bchipxxx
uname -a # verify kernel date
more /proc/mtd # verify mtd3 is listed

Last Resort using USB Blaster

If none of these steps work, the last resort might be physically upgrading the firmware using a USB blaster, which also requires opening up the detector. Instructions for all the blackfin detectors are the same as the one for gotthard firmware upgrade.