SVTVME status report 30 Jan 2001

from last time (12/12/00) SVTVME 1: before 2001
Green = Done       Red = NOT Done

• import local version in Trieste (Pisa ?)

• start to integrate lookup tables: AMS
  • generate ucode as a functions
  • store ucode version and parameters in the RAM
    itself as few spurious states.
  • function for AMS data-sink mode
       NOT YET
  • simple function to ena/disa hold and road-limit
       NOT YET
  • need functions to retrieve uCode version #
    and parameters from Ram
    Know how to do it. Need few hours of coding
• this kind of code is common to offline.
  • Where do we keep it ?       ==> SVTVME
  • General issue for svt_config area.       ==> NO. uSEQ code is svtvme specific
  • ad hoc workshop with Bill,Giovanni,Alex ?       ==> SENT MAIL

• better make procedure       ==> ALL TO DO
  • separate Thomas' stuff
  • .a in place of .o
  • still .o for VxWorks ?
  • handle dependancies (avoid make clean) ?

Present issues:

• cold start only works at B0
• AMS's are at Fermilab
• very slow to work there from here
• ==> just be patient
• need to enucleate common functions from Bill's smart cold start to access checksums.
• --> also usefull (I think) for new cold start by Alex B.
• --> would like to increase priority for getting Bill's smart cold start into "standard" framework.
• WHY HARDWIRED VME ADDRESSES IN PRESENT CODE ?
  Any reasons why I should not remove them ?