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The IOC summary page will show you if all the VME crate controllers are talking.  The example shown here is from a broken system where IOC 9 is not talking.
The IOC summary page will show you if all the VME crate controllers are talking.  The example shown here is from a broken system where IOC 9 is not talking.
[[File:VME_IOC_Summary.png]]
[[File:VME_IOC_Summary.png]]
Open the terminal window for any miscreant IOC.
One possibility is a broken Ethernet cable.  This leads to the message
    0x3ff73940 (tBoot): miiPhyInit check cable connection
at the beginning of the boot, and the IOC never loads and never works.


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Revision as of 22:02, October 30, 2017

problem: Mike has too many windows on the screen

Yea, we know!

Things are in general broken and you don't know what it is

That's specific, eh? Well, hopefully we can disambiguate a bit from here.

Are all the IOCs in the mood?

The nominal first step is to use DGSCommander's main screen. Hit the VME Status button to bring up the IOC summary. DGSCommander main.png

The IOC summary page will show you if all the VME crate controllers are talking. The example shown here is from a broken system where IOC 9 is not talking. VME IOC Summary.png

Open the terminal window for any miscreant IOC.

One possibility is a broken Ethernet cable. This leads to the message

    0x3ff73940 (tBoot): miiPhyInit check cable connection 

at the beginning of the boot, and the IOC never loads and never works.

problem:

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