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manual: give more explanations about board packages

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Sebastien Bourdeauducq 2019-04-23 00:09:00 +08:00
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@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ Installing multiple packages and making them visible to the ARTIQ commands requi
buildInputs = [
(pkgs.python3.withPackages(ps: [
# List desired Python packages here.
# The board packages are also "Python" packages. You only need a board
# package if you intend to reflash that board.
m-labs.artiq
# The board packages are also "Python" packages. You only need a board
# package if you intend to reflash that board (those packages contain
# only board firmware).
m-labs.artiq-board-kc705-nist_clock
sinara.artiq-board-kasli-wipm
# from the NixOS package collection:
@ -109,7 +110,10 @@ After installing either Anaconda or Miniconda, open a new terminal (also known a
Executing just ``conda`` should print the help of the ``conda`` command. If your shell does not find the ``conda`` command, make sure that the Conda binaries are in your ``$PATH``. If ``$ echo $PATH`` does not show the Conda directories, add them: execute ``$ export PATH=$HOME/miniconda3/bin:$PATH`` if you installed Conda into ``~/miniconda3``.
Download the `ARTIQ installer script <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m-labs/artiq/master/conda/install-artiq.py>`_ and edit its beginning to define the Conda environment name (you can leave the default environment name if you are just getting started) and select the desired ARTIQ packages. Non-ARTIQ packages should be installed manually later. If you do not need to flash boards, the ``artiq`` package from the ``main`` Hydra build is sufficient.
Download the `ARTIQ installer script <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m-labs/artiq/master/conda/install-artiq.py>`_ and edit its beginning to define the Conda environment name (you can leave the default environment name if you are just getting started) and select the desired ARTIQ packages. Non-ARTIQ packages should be installed manually later.
.. note::
If you do not need to flash boards, the ``artiq`` package from the ``main`` Hydra build is sufficient. The packages named ``artiq-board-*`` contain only firmware for the FPGA board and are never necessary for using an ARTIQ system without reflashing it.
Controllers for third-party devices (e.g. Thorlabs TCube, Lab Brick Digital Attenuator, etc.) that are not shipped with ARTIQ can also be installed with this script. Browse `Hydra <https://nixbld.m-labs.hk/>`_ to find the names of the corresponding packages, and list them at the beginning of the script.