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2018/07/04

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off to bed now ... have a good one everyone!
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se6astian
good day
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Bertl
morning folks!
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off for now ... bbl
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sgonzalez
Hello, I am Sergio González :)
17:02
se6astian
hi sgonzalez!
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se6astian
great to have you here"
17:02
se6astian
!
17:02
sgonzalez
;)
17:04
se6astian
so what I wanted to chat about /discuss is the automated firmwarebuilds for the AXIOM Beta
17:04
Bertl_oO
hello sgonzalez! :)
17:04
sgonzalez
Hi!
17:04
sgonzalez
This is it se6astian
17:04
se6astian
its actually really simple
17:05
se6astian
all you need to do is get a new micro sd card for the beta
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se6astian
put the new automatically created firmware image on it
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se6astian
instructions here: https://github.com/apertus-open-source-cinema/beta-software
17:05
Bertl_oO
and watch how it explodes
17:05
se6astian
put it in the beta, boot it and report what works/is missing
17:05
sgonzalez
:DD
17:05
se6astian
or the explosion yes :D
17:06
Bertl_oO
in any case it would be a good idea to capture the serial console output
17:06
sgonzalez
Ok, this part is simple
17:06
se6astian
agreed a log would go a long way
17:06
se6astian
the thing is that this new firmware build is very different to the current images we ship with cameras
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se6astian
so it requires someone with linux know how to find his way around
17:07
se6astian
like all the cmv_* tools that in the "normal" build are placed in /root/
17:08
sgonzalez
Ok, I think I can handle
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sgonzalez
But I have two problems now
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sgonzalez
one: I have my USB UART broken
17:08
Bertl_oO
on the Beta?
17:09
sgonzalez
two: I don't have a monitor recorder, like atomos shogun, to test video recording
17:09
se6astian
are meant to be in a linux system path for binaries in the automated build so they can be executed from anywhere
17:09
se6astian
video recording is not really required
17:09
se6astian
maybe a normal pc monitor to just evaluate if the image is clean is enough
17:09
se6astian
USB UART is a problem indeed
17:10
se6astian
how can we support you to get it fixed?
17:10
sgonzalez
Yes, I'll try to fix
17:10
Bertl_oO
what exactly is the problem, do you have a picture?
17:11
sgonzalez
I don't have the camera here, and I don't have any pictures, but the problem is the USB UART is not part of the camera anymore
17:12
Bertl_oO
please elaborate what happened
17:13
sgonzalez
In one workshop, one of the students stumbled over the USB cable and took the connector with him :/
17:13
Bertl_oO
from the MicroZed, yes?
17:13
sgonzalez
yes, from the MicroZed
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sgonzalez
If I can't fix, maybe I can buy another MicroZed
17:14
Bertl_oO
okay, when you get back to the camera, please take a high res picture of the problem area and if you have the 'fallen off' part as well
17:14
sgonzalez
Ok, I will send to you
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sgonzalez
this afternoon I will go to the laboratory where we have the camera.
17:15
se6astian
great
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se6astian
so lets take it one step after the other and dive into the automated builds once the camera is fully operational again
17:17
sgonzalez
Thinking that I already have the camera fixed and working, besides seeing that it takes more or less correct photos, what kind of tests would you like to make?
17:17
sgonzalez
I would like to be able to run automated tests
17:17
se6astian
that would be great
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se6astian
testing if all the cmv_* tools are there
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se6astian
checking if the fpga binary is correctly loaded
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se6astian
in a next step I want to rename the kick_manual.sh, kick.sh, etc. scripts to have more meaningful names
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se6astian
like startup.sh
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se6astian
or boot_up.sh, needs to be discussed
17:20
sgonzalez
Ok, another thing is were I can upload the results of the automated test
17:20
se6astian
basically we need to verify that the steps the current "normal" firmware goes through to initialize everything are also done in the new firmware
17:20
se6astian
lab tasks would be best I think
17:20
sgonzalez
Perfect
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sgonzalez
This is the other question, there are any task already?
17:20
se6astian
as the new automated firmware is not "based" on the old one but rather created from scratch
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Bertl_oO
I'm open to suggestions (name wise) but 'startup.sh' and 'boot_up.sh' are as bad as 'kick.sh' (note that 'kick_manual.sh' is called from 'kick.sh')
17:21
se6astian
any suggestions? :)
17:22
Bertl_oO
the systemd service is called cmv12k
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sgonzalez
Bertl_o0, I think this name
17:22
sgonzalez
I think these names should be associated with their function
17:22
se6astian
there are no tasks yet, but the "Built related" coloumn in the beta software workboard would be a good place: https://lab.apertus.org/project/view/5/
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sgonzalez
I mean, if they are the starting scripts of the axiom, they should be associated with the axiom
17:23
Bertl_oO
well, the 'function' of kick{,_manual}.sh is to configure everything which is camera related
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Bertl_oO
so, load firmware, train LVDS, configure sensor, configure HDMI output, etc
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Bertl_oO
so probably do_everything.sh is a good name then?
17:24
sgonzalez
Jejeje, maybe ;)
17:24
Bertl_oO
but as I said, open to suggestions ...
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sgonzalez
I'm thinking
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se6astian
I know names are always a hot topic, with many options and opinions
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se6astian
lets focus on just getting everything to work properly before we start renaming stuff :)
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se6astian
so that the automated build is basically "the same" as what the current "normal" firmware provides
17:25
Bertl_oO
also note that the future control daemon should probably take care of most of the initialization part
17:25
sgonzalez
Maybe something like "axiom-init"
17:26
Bertl_oO
I'm fine with that (or similar names based on init/initialize)
17:26
se6astian
sounds good indeed
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sgonzalez
As se6astian say, for the moment, we focus on the automated builds and tests
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se6astian
should I create a lab tasks that summarizes what we just discussed?
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sgonzalez
Perfect
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se6astian
does that mean "yes" ?
17:30
sgonzalez
Yes ;)
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sgonzalez
Any other question to deal with? I have to leave shortly to the laboratory
17:34
sgonzalez
We can meet another day to continue, or manage it through the lab
17:34
Bertl_oO
both is fine I guess
17:36
se6astian
https://lab.apertus.org/T1091
17:36
se6astian
thats it from me
17:36
se6astian
lets meet again once you got the task "rolling" and maybe have specific questions already
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se6astian
many thanks!
17:37
se6astian
solving this will mean a great deal to the project
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se6astian
as it means we can eventually work on one central firmware and improve that together
17:37
se6astian
currently there are as many different firmware version as we have cameras shipped :)
17:38
sgonzalez
Thanks to both of you :)
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sgonzalez
I will meet another day
17:39
se6astian
great, just email us when you are ready
17:39
sgonzalez
Ok, I will
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sgonzalez
bye
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anuejn
sgonzalez: se6astian there is already some testing infrastructure in place
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anuejn
only the tets are missing ;)
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anuejn
the image that is build automated should boot up fine, but the hardware interaction doesnt work
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anuejn
we werent able to fix this, because we dont have hardware to test and fix this.
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anuejn
it would be great to continue there
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anuejn
if i remember correctly, kick.sh doesnt make it through on the image, because of some fuckup with the memory mapped region
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Bertl_oO
hmm, what problems are there?
19:41
anuejn
the camera hung
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anuejn
last ccc we had a camera and investgated a bit but we didnt find a solution
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anuejn
i dont remember the probems exactly tho
19:43
Bertl_oO
was the FPGA initialized?
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anuejn
we tried it, but not sure, wether it worked
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anuejn
http://irc.apertus.org/index.php?day=28&month=12&year=2017 and the following day were it
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Bertl_oO
because without a proper zynq image kick.sh will just hang the camera
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anuejn
bitstream seemed to be properl loaded...
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anuejn
anywas, i think thi would be a ggo thin to continue with
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anuejn
*this would be a good thing to continue with
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Bertl_oO
sounds reasonable
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se6astian
off to bed
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se6astian
good night
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