VETAR Flashing Procedure (Enigma Firmware)

Hardware Setup

1. Set the front-panel rotary switches of the VETAR module : VN1 to 5 and VN2 to 0

2. Switch off the VME crate before inserting the VETAR module

3. Insert the VETAR module securely into the VME crate.

4. Connect the following :

- SYNC-HDMR connection

- White Rabbit optical fiber

- Trigger connection

- USB service cable

5. Power on the VME Crate

Firmware Flashing Procedure

1. Verify USB Connection

Confirm that the VETAR USB interface is detected by the operating system.

2. Read the currently installed firmware information:

eb-info dev/ttyUSB0

3. Flash the Enigma Firmware

Program the firmware image into the VETAR flash memory:

eb-flash dev/ttyUSB0 vetar2a-ee-butis-enigma-v5.0.4.rpd

During programming, output similar to the following is expected:

Autodetecting sector size: found = 0x40000

Scanning offset 0x3ffffd4 ... done!

Erasing 0x3fc0000 ... done!

Programming 0x3ff0000 ... done!

4. After programming is complete, reset the FPGA:

eb-reset dev/ttyUSB0 fpgareset

5. Read the installed firmware information again:

eb-info dev/ttyUSB0

Verify that the reported firmware version matches the newly programmed Enigma release.

6. After FPGA reset, start VETAR software environment:

start.sh

The startup script should complete without errors and the VETAR module should be detected correctly. This confirms that the flashed firmware is operational and that the board can be used in the DAQ system.

VETAR Hardware Inventory

Name	MAC Address	Usage History	Status	Notes
Vmel015t	GSI:00:05:10	Used since beginning of setup	Working
Vmel024t	GSI:00:05:19	Flashed and tested	Working
Vmel023t	GSI:00:05:18	Used since beginning of setup	Working
Vmel012t	GSI:00:05:0D	Used since beginning of setup	Working
-	GSI:00:02:00	Flashed and tested	Working	NO HDMR
Vmel027t	GSI:00:05:1C	Flashed and tested	Working
Vmel020t	GSI:00:05:15	Flashed and tested	Does not work	No Response
Vmel018t	-	-	-	'USB flash wird nicht gefunden'
Vmel026t	GSI:00:05:1B	Flashed and tested	Working