How-To: Installation of a Timing Receiver or SCU

THIS HOWTO IS DEPRECATED

This how-to summarizes the steps required to install a timing receiver.

Setup up a FEC / Computer that includes a TR

What	TR-RTE@ACO	TR-RTE@Usr	TR-nonRTE@Usr
delivery TR	ACO	ACO	ACO
delivery GW	ACO	ACO	ACO
delivery RTE	ACO	ACO	N/A
delivery patch cable	ACO	ACO	ACO
delivery ramdisk	ACO	ACO	N/A
delivery host system HW	ACO	Usr *	Usr
registration TR with TOS	ACO	Usr	Usr
registration host system HW with INN	ACO	Usr *	Usr
installation TR	ACO	Usr	Usr
installation host system HW	ACO	Usr	Usr
pulling, labeling of ACC copper cable	ACO	Usr	Usr
pulling, labeling of WR optical fibre	ACO	Usr	Usr
connection cable / fibre at FEC	ACO	Usr	Usr
connection cable / fibre at ACO switch / WRS	ACO	Usr/ACO	Usr/ACO
create symbolic link for ramdisk	ACO	Usr	N/A
create symbolic link for RTE	ACO	Usr	N/A
flashing TR (if required)	ACO	Usr *	Usr
verify the system works	ACO	Usr	Usr
install / deploy FEC specific software	ACO	Usr	Usr
use-cases	classical FEC, Data Master	HF, EPS(?)	BEA, Experiments

Table: Steps to get a FEC including a TR working (first column) and who does what (remaining columns). Marked by '*': In case of a SCU, this is done by ACO too.

The table above show typical steps required to get FEC including a TR operational. The typical FEC uses the a ramdisk provided by INN, which requires using the Run-Time Environment (RTE) provided by TOS.

Supported by ACO are compoments provided by ACO.

• TR: SCU, PEXARIA, VETAR, EXPlODER
• Host System HW: SCU, 'Server'
• Host System OS: ramdisk
• Driver, tools for TR: RTE

It is possible to use other host system hardware or operating system. But this is not supported by ACO. In this case, users need to build and deploy drivers, libraries and tools for the TR on their own.

Important

• Prior to connection to a White Rabbit network, the TR must be registered.
• For connection and usage of a Timing Receiver (TR) at a White Rabbit network provided by ACO, the policies must be respected.
• For safe operation, the TR must be flashed using "known good images" for the relevant release.

-- DietrichBeck - 08 May 2018