EDM01-36v10 DAG_9.2X2_Card_User_Guide - Configuring the DAG card
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©2010 - 2012 Endace Technology Ltd. Confidential - Version 10 - May 2012
Selecting the firmware image to load at power up
By default, the DAG 9.2X2 card loads user image from slot 1 at power up.
Note:
This setting is overridden if the Force Factory jumper is set.
To change the power up user image slot number, use the following command:
dagrom -dX -qY
•
Where X is the device number of the DAG card you want to configure.
•
Where Y is the number of the new default power up user image.
For details on the dagrom options, see
dagrom
(page 21).
Slot (Y)
Image loaded
0
Factory image
1
User image 1
2
User image 2
3
User image 3
For example, to set the user image in slot 3 as the power up image, type:
dagrom -d0 -q3
Loading new firmware images onto a DAG Card
New DAG card firmware images are released regularly by Endace as part of software releases. They can
be downloaded from the Endace website at
https://support.endace.com/
.
Endace recommends you use the
dagrom -ryv
command when loading images from the computer to
the FPGA on the DAG card.
The
-r
option invokes a comparison of images on the computer and in the DAG card. Newer versions are
automatically loaded onto the DAG card and programmed into the FPGA: see
dagrom
(page 21). This
eliminates unnecessary reprogramming of the FPGA and extends its life.
Programming the FPGA
If required you can program new user images into any of the three user image slots on the FPGA.
For example, for the DAG 9.2X2 card use:
1.
Type the following command:
dagrom -dX -rv -y -qY -f dag92x2pci-bfs-eth.efb
•
Where X is the device number of the DAG card you want to configure
•
Where Y is the user image slot number in which to load the new user image. This image is
marked
to be loaded
.
The filename of the firmware image may differ from the above depending on the version required.
2.
Power cycle the chassis.
On power cycle the user image marked
to be loaded
becomes active - provided the boot jumpers are
not set to Force Factory (FF), see
Boot jumper settings
(page 11).
For more information see
dagrom
(page 21).
Note:
Before using the DAG card to capture or transmit traffic remember to run
dagconfig -dX default
(Where X is the device number of the DAG card you want to configure).
For further details, see
Resetting DAG card Operational Settings
(page 15).
