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-=Roach 2=
+====Roach 2====
 Jack Hickish gave me a Roach2 to try to test.
-The Roach2 requires network boot and a TFTP server on that server. I set up the sonata1 server (10.1.49.80, sonata, polaris).
+==Links==
-U-Boot 2011.06-rc2-00000-gd422dc0-dirty (Nov 08 2012 - 16:04:14)
+  * Jack says this is the image to use: acme1:/srv/tftpboot/uboot-roach2/uImage-r2borph3
+  * [[https://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/ROACH_NFS_guide]]
+  * [[https://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/Getting_Started_with_ROACH2]]
+  * [[https://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/ROACH-2_Revision_2]]
+  * [[https://github.com/F5OEO/rpidatv]]
+====The Roach board====
+I pluged in USB to the port labeled "FTDI USB". On my MAC "screen /dev/tty.usbserial-FA1302 115200" started the terminal session.
+  U-Boot 2011.06-rc2-00000-gd422dc0-dirty (Nov 08 2012 - 16:04:14)
   CPU:   AMCC PowerPC 440EPx Rev. A at 533.333 MHz (PLB=133 OPB=66 EBC=66)
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   DTT:   2 is 24 C
   Net:   ppc_4xx_eth0
+So, I need to set up TFTP to get this to boot an OS.
+The Roach2 requires network boot and a TFTP server on that server. I set up the sonata1 server (10.1.49.80, sonata, polaris).
+  apt-get install dnsmasq
+Then edited the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file wit these values:
+  # Assign the ROACH an IP address manually, based on its MAC
+  dhcp-host=02:44:01:02:06:35,10.1.49.171
+  # Have a DHCP address range for other things
+  dhcp-range=10.1.49.0,static
+  # Set the location of the ROACH's root filesystem on the NFS server.
+  #dhcp-option=17,10.1.49.80:/srv/boot_roach2/etch
+  dhcp-option=17,10.1.49.80:/srv/boot_roach2/squeeze_root.ppc
+  # Set the boot filename for BOOTP, which is what the ROACH boots over
+  dhcp-boot=uImage-r2borph3
+  # Enable dnsmasq's built-in TFTP server. Required for BOOTP.
+  enable-tftp
+  # Set the root directory for files availble via FTP.
+  tftp-root=/srv/boot_roach2/boot
+  # Set the DHCP server to authoritative mode (then keep away from other networks!)
+  dhcp-authoritative
+  #Specify which ethernet interface you use to connect to the ROACH (eth0, eth1, eth2 ...)
+  interface=eth0
+  #May be useful if you have several ethernet interfaces
+  bind-interfaces
+  log-queries
+  log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log
+  server=8.8.8.8
+  server=8.8.4.4
+  dhcp-option=option:ntp-server,198.137.202.56,198.137.202.56,74.120.81.219,97.127.86.125
+Then to restart dnsmasq:
+  sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
+mount -o remount,rw /
+Also had to install NTP, as the instructions at [[https://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/ROACH_NFS_guide]]
+====The ADC boards====
+Here is the basic hardware description: [[https://casper.berkeley.edu/wiki/ADC2x1000-8]]
+====The 2GHz clock====
+I was able pr procure a $35 ADF4351_PLL board, from China, and control it with my Raspberry Pi. Here is a picture of the board tuned to 2GHz. This will be used for the clock input of the ADC board. This requires a 10MHz reference signal.
+The controller program is at [[https://github.com/F5OEO/rpidatv]], called adf4351
+To tune it to 2GHz: "./adf4351 2000.0 10000000"
+{{:img_2847_1_.jpg?600|}}