Setting up the GUPPI Host Software

Several steps are necessary to make the GUPPI functional with the rest of the hardware:

Install Python and other standard software needed.

TBD

Install the custom GUPPI data acquisition software dependencies.

Python dependencies

• shm_wrapper
• slalib (from starlink, included in PRESTO)

TBD (in the process of filling this out)

Install the custom GUPPI data acquisition software.

TBD (don't forget the boot scripts and other such details)

Configure the custom GUPPI data acquisition software.

TBD (mostly establishing environment scripts and setting shared mem keys)

Install the custom GUPPI controller software.

TBD (installation and porting GUPPI controller to a new instrument)

Configure the custom GUPPI data acquisition software.

TBD (mostly establishing environment scripts and setting controller defaults)

-- RonDuPlain - 2009-02-12