Setting up the GUPPI BEE2

Several steps are necessary to make the GUPPI BEE functional:

Set up a file system and runtime environment for the Borph on the control FPGA.

Here's how to set up the BEE2. I'm assuming that it has been powered up and tested, and all the relevant parts work.

First, some preliminaries. You'll need root access to your host to set up the NFS root for the bee. Or a friendly system administrator to sit with you and help when needed.

Follow the instructions at http://bee2.eecs.berkeley.edu/wiki/Bee2Setup.html to connect up your hardware and ensure it works. Once that's done, you need to create a bootable compact flash disk.

• http://bee2.eecs.berkeley.edu/wiki/Bee2QuickStart.html Start here. Read it but do not obsess over it.
• http://bee2.eecs.berkeley.edu/wiki/Bee2OperatingSystem.html Skim this one, and at the bottom is the link to the OS image. You can get it there if you don't already have one.
• http://bee2.eecs.berkeley.edu/wiki/Bee2Setup.html

Install Python and other standard software needed.

TBD

Install the custom GUPPI software.

TBD

Install the .bof files to be used.

TBD

-- JohnFord - 2008-12-24
-- RonDuPlain - 2009-02-12