Minor fixes in AFWS
Signed-off-by: Egor Savkin <es@m-labs.hk>
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@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ This article is intended to help with using the `afws_client` command properly.
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### What is AFWS
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AFWS (Artiq FirmWare Service) - a service, that allows building customer tailored firmware and gateware (binaries) on M-Labs's servers,
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AFWS (ARTIQ FirmWare Service) - a service, that allows building customer tailored firmware and gateware (binaries) on M-Labs's servers,
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and receive these binaries in ready-to-flash format. Subscription to this service also includes helpdesk support,
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and thus is paid on yearly basis (contact sales for prices). It is also typically included when purchasing Carrier (Kasli/Kasli-SoC) for a year,
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or one-time when purchasing standalone cards for existing crate. Each variant/carrier requires its own subscription.
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### What do I need for obtaining binaries
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You'll need to have credentials - username and password, which you can obtain from helpdesk.
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You'll need to have credentials - username and password, which you can obtain from helpdesk, if you haven't yet.
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Don't forget to specify variant (sticker on top of the crate) that you need to obtain binaries for.
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### When do I need to update
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In most cases there is no need to update the firmware, unless you encountered a bug and the fix was backported to your version.
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However, if you: changed the layout of the cards - either moved EEM connections, added or deleted cards;
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changed modes/configurations of the cards (e.g. enable/disable SUServo, synchronization, edge counter, sed lanes etc.).
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changed modes/configurations of the cards (e.g. enable/disable SUServo, synchronization, edge counter, SED lanes etc.).
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In such cases, these changes need to be authorized through helpdesk.
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### How to
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@ -33,22 +33,31 @@ afws_client <username> build <afws_directory> <variant>
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Where (remove `<` and `>`):
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* `<username>` - your username from credentials
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* `<afws_directory>` - the directory/folder, into which you wish to save the binaries
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* `<variant>` - name of the crate/variant
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* `<variant>` - name of the crate/variant. It's optional if you have only one variant in the account
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After running this command, it will ask you for the password (the line will remain blank for security reasons).
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If everything matches (username and password are correct, specified variant is in your account and not expired),
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AFWS will start building the firmware, which takes 10-15 minutes. Sometimes there might be problems with the configuration
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or AFWS service itself, in which cases you'll need to notify helpdesk.
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AFWS will start building the firmware, which takes 10-15 minutes. Sometimes there might be some problems, in which
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case don't hesitate to contact helpdesk.
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After the build done, the AFWS client will automatically download the binaries into `<afws_directory>`, from which
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you can flash them into your Carrier.
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#### View build logs
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You may want to view the build logs (for example, in case of problems with configuration).
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For this, add `--log` option after build:
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```shell
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afws_client <username> build --log <afws_directory> <variant>
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```
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#### Specify version
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By default, AFWS client tries to figure out the installed ARTIQ version. However it works only for Kasli, and not Kasli-SoC.
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It also may fail to determine ARTIQ version if you are using AFWS client without ARTIQ installation.
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Additionally, you may want to specify version regardless of installed version.
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In all these cases, you'll need to specify both `--major-ver` and `--rev` arguments, so your command will look like this:
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In all these cases, you'll need to specify **both** `--major-ver` and `--rev` arguments, so your command will look like this:
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```shell
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afws_client <username> build --major-ver <MAJOR_VER> --rev <REV> <afws_directory> <variant>
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@ -72,8 +81,7 @@ The branches currently map as following:
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* ARTIQ-9 - master
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* ARTIQ-10 - nac3
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By some unfortunate technology/design choices, you need to specify both `--major-ver` and `--rev`.
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From other side, you may be sure that the binaries you receive are "pure" - if the inputs are the same (same version,
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The binaries you receive are "pure" - if the inputs are the same (same version,
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same JSON), the system outputs exactly the same binaries, and if you did it recently, they will be obtained from Nix
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cache (e.g. not rebuilt).
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#### Get JSONs
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Sometimes you may want to view the JSON description, from which AFWS is building the variant. With the JSON, you can
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later build the firmware by yourself and/or generate device_db file. The command looks like this:
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later build the firmware by yourself and/or generate device_db file. The command looks like this (variant
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needs to be valid, i.e. not expired and authorized in your account):
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```shell
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afws_client <username> get_json [-o <OUT>] [-f] <variant>
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