Test Software for EMT

Paul Padley

Rice University

May, 2005

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Hierarchy of Test Software

Test Main Function

Emt Crate

Emt VME Board Utility

VME Board

-Read / Write: accesses to a register using HAL-VME controller dependent (using SBS620 now)- Common for all EMT boards- Xml file provides address-register interface

- Runs a test- Script / GUI interface

- Contains board level macros- Prepared for MPC and MS for now

- Configures peripheral/TF crate- Controls board to board interactions

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Main Function#include "emtCrate.h"

using namespace std;

int main() { int iterations;

cout << “Type the number of test iterations.” << endl; cin >> iterations;

ifstream tfCrateConfigFile("tfCrate.config"); EmtCrate tfCrate(tfCrateConfigFile, k_busAdapterUnit[0]); // create a crate object

ConfigureCCB(tfCrate, "CCB");

for(int i(0); i<iterations; ++i) { cout << "Test result: " << tfCrate.msRandomSelfTest() << endl; }

return 0;}

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Running a Test Program Script (macro file)

#!/bin/sh

ITERATIONS=$1

LOG_FILE=log.ms_self_test_${ITERATIONS}

if [ -f ${LOG_DIR}/${LOG_FILE} ]; then; rm -f ${LOG_DIR}/${LOG_FILE}; fi

./msSelfTest.exe << EOF > $LOG_FILE 2>&1$ITERATIONSEOF

exit

Run with test 100 iterations$ ./run_msMsSelfTest 100 &

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Test Methods

Stand-alone Test MPC and MS

Input FIFO’s

Output FIFO’s

Inject random patterns

Check content

Transmit data

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Test Method (2)

TMB-MPC-SP Chain Tests

9 TMB’s MPC SP

Inject random patterns Check the content of FF spy FIFO

Check winner bits

Peripheral Crate TF CrateOptical Link

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Test Method (3)

SP/MT-MS Chain Tests (use up to 12 MT’s)

SP/MT MS

Inject random patterns into test point 3 Check the content of output FIFO

Check winner bits

TF Crate

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Test Method (4)

MS-GMT Chain Tests

MS GMT

Inject output patterns into MS RAM Check the data transmission

TF Crate

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Test Method (5)

TMB-MPC-SP-MS Chain Tests

9 TMB’s MPC SP

Inject random patternsCheck content of FF spy FIFO

Check winner bits

Peripheral Crate TF Crate

Check winner bits

MS

Check content of output FIFO

Check SP output

Optical Link

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Test Software Status and Plan Status

Test software GUI is ready. Programs to download CCB/MPC/MS firmware

through VME are running. Running CCB/MPC/MS production tests at Rice.

Plan Make it possible to run the test software with other

VME controllers. Accommodate “xdaq” into the test software.