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##      Get rights for USB access               ##
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##      coral scanner software repository       ##
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The coral scanner software consists of three parts:

1. The user interface (subfolder "user_interface")
2. The microcontroller firmware to control the stepper motors of the table
   (subfolder "firmware")
3. The VHDL code for the PADIWA-FPGA board which handles the PMT signal detection
   and information processing.
   
   

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Prerequisites:
  gcc-avr
  dfu-programmer


cd ./firmware
make clean
make
#connect atmega32u2 in bootloader mode (stock bootloader!)
make program
#you might have to run the last step as root, if you don't have suitable udev policies for your atmega32u2


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cd ./padiwa_vhdl
git clone git@jspc29:/trb3
git clone git@jspc29:/trbnet

cd ./padiwa/coral_counter
. /d/jspc29/lattice/34_settings.sh
export PATH=$PATH:/home/hadaq/bin/

./compile_padiwa_frankfurt.pl

# now use diamond programmer to flash the resulting bit file to your PADIWA FPGA (in "workdir")
# or use the last working bit file in folder "bitfiles"


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# make sure you have the following perl modules installed, if not install them with CPAN

Procedure: 

- Open a konsole as super user
- cpan
- agree with update 

Update of a module: cpan <name>


Packages <name> = 

CGI Data::Dumper Device::SerialPort Digest::SHA::PurePerl File::Basename
Getopt::Long JSON MIME::Base64 Net::SMTP::SSL Proc::Daemon Storable
SVG Time::HiRes

Close SU konsole

# then start the web server on port <your port>
cd ./user_interface
./httpi localhost <your port>
# it might be wise to keep this process running, maybe with the help of "screen"


# now direct your webbrowser to http://localhost:<your port> and enjoy the colorful user interface I made.
#     user: coral
# password: belize2