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- Page 1 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Startup guide v4.2(06.2016)
- Page 2 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Document version: 1.1 Issue Date: June 21, 2016 Filip ´ Switakowski Written by: Approved by: Mariusz Mr´ o z Document title: White Rabbit Switch Startup Guide Creotech Instruments S.A. tel. +48 22 233 10 27 Page 1 of 30 ul.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Contents Introduction About this guide ........ - Page 4 Seven Solutions similar odcument. Report content can be copied, modified, and redistributed. The Creotech Instruments S.A. Logo can not be modified in any form, or by any means with- out prior written permission by Creotech Instruments S.A..
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Page 5: Introduction
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Introduction White Rabbit provides sub-nanosecond accuracy and picoseconds precision of synchroniza- tion for large distributed systems. It also allows for deterministic and reliable data delivery. White Rabbit allows you to precision time-tag measured data and lets you trigger data taking in large installations while at the same time using the same network to transmit data. -
Page 6: Overview
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Overview Package The WRS package is composed of various elements: The packaging box A power cable according to the country of distribution. The 18 SFP ports switch SFP LC connectors – 16x AXGE-3454-0531 (violet) – 2x AXGE-1254-0531 (blue) Note: The SFP LC connectors are optional. - Page 7 White Rabbit Switch - WRS 5. Status LED 6. Power LED 7. PPS output 8. Synced CLK reference Output (62.5 MHz) 9. PPS input (GPS Clock) 10. 10MHz reference clock input (GPS/Cesium) 11. PPS in 12. Ethernet 100Mbps Management Port 13.
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Page 8: Basics
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Basics Default settings The device is factory configured with the following default settings: IP configuration is DHCP MACs are given by the manufacturer; labeled on back panel #21 WR mode is BoundaryClock (Simple Master) – The first port (SFPs 1) is configured as WR slave –... -
Page 9: Quick Startup
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Quick startup 1. Plug the Ethernet 100Mpbs Management Port of the switch to a DHCP network using RJ45 patch-cord 2. Plug the power cable to the Power Plug After all connections have been made, toggle the power-switch on to turn the device on. -
Page 10: Login Using The Web Managment Interface (Wmi)
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Login using the Web Managment Interface (WMI) The easiest way to access and manage the WRS is using the web interface, it is necessary to connect the WRS manager ethernet port to your local network and obtain the IP as explained in Obtain the WRS IP. - Page 11 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Figure 3: Web Management Interface - Login/Dashboard Creotech Instruments S.A. tel. +48 22 233 10 27 Page 10 of 30 ul. Gen. L. Okulickiego 7/9 e-mail: support@creotech.pl 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland www.creotech.pl...
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Page 12: Usb Connections
White Rabbit Switch - WRS USB Connections The WRS has three different USB ports used to communicate/monitorize through a PC. Management Mini-USB (B) port - #4 FPGA Mini-USB (B) UART - #17 ARM Mini-USB (B) UART - #18 Once the device has been correctly started up (Status LED is green), it is recommended to use the USB management port to connect to the device instead of the ARM-UART. -
Page 13: Login Using Linux
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Login using Linux Login via USB To connect by USB you need a serial console, in instruction we used minicon. ## Connecting t o t h e Management USB p o r t minicom D / dev /ttyACM0... -
Page 14: Login Using Windows
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Login using Windows The process of login to the switch using Windows (XP,Vista,7,8,10) is pretty similar, we used in instruction PuTTY - a free SSH client for Windows. First you need to download the Putty Tool and install it. -
Page 15: Login Via Ssh
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Login via SSH The Ethernet management port automatically obtains its IP using the DHCP protocol. If you do not have any DHCP router/server in your network please refer to the non-DHCP section. 1. To check the IP of the WRS you can connect to your DHCP server interface and retrieve the IP, or connect to Managment Mini USB port to retrieve the IP (ipconfig eth0). -
Page 16: Putty Console
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Putty console Once you are connected with the switch, the screen is black. Please press ENTER then you will see IP number in DHCP network. You may use ifconfig to check connection parameters. Creotech Instruments S.A. -
Page 17: Web Management Interface Features
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Web Management Interface Features: WMI is a web interface that allows the WRS management from a web browser. It dis- plays the configuration and status of the main services and programs that are available for the switch. - Page 18 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Figure 5: Main Menu List of all the actions that can be performed by using the WMI: Dashboard : Display info about the WRS such as HW information, services status and main configuration. Network Setup: Configuration of the ethernet management port (DHCP, Static, etc.) WR-PPSi Setup: Configuration about the timing network: WR mode, NTP server,...
- Page 19 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Figure 6: Help menu Creotech Instruments S.A. tel. +48 22 233 10 27 Page 18 of 30 ul. Gen. L. Okulickiego 7/9 e-mail: support@creotech.pl 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland www.creotech.pl...
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Page 20: Configurations
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Configurations We strongly suggest you to configure the switch using the Web Management Interface. However if you prefer to configure it using a terminal just follow some examples below. Console tools Once you are logged in via a terminal you can use various tools to monitor the WRS. All these tools are found in /wr/bin/ which is included in the $PATH. -
Page 21: Booting
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Booting After 10 seconds, the bootloader automatically loads the WRS firmware from the Flash NAND memory of the switch. If you connect to the ARM debug port you might see the following message: Welcome on WRSv3 Boot Sequence... -
Page 22: Grandmaster Mode
White Rabbit Switch - WRS GrandMaster mode Figure 7: White Rabbit Network In a White Rabbit network, almost all the switches are configured as master (a.k.a Sim- pleMaster) (default configuration). They transmit the clock signal that cames from other switches. However the “top” switch connected to the GPS signal is called the GrandMaster and is configured in a specific way. - Page 23 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Figure 8: Web Management Interface - WR-PPSi configuration Creotech Instruments S.A. tel. +48 22 233 10 27 Page 22 of 30 ul. Gen. L. Okulickiego 7/9 e-mail: support@creotech.pl 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland www.creotech.pl...
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Page 24: Firmware Update
White Rabbit Switch - WRS 2. By editing the dot-config file in a terminal If you prefer to configure the WRS using a terminal you should open the dot-config file v i / e t c / dot c o n f i g... - Page 25 White Rabbit Switch - WRS Figure 9: Web Management Interface - Updating the firmware Creotech Instruments S.A. tel. +48 22 233 10 27 Page 24 of 30 ul. Gen. L. Okulickiego 7/9 e-mail: support@creotech.pl 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland www.creotech.pl...
- Page 26 White Rabbit Switch - WRS If you have firmware version 4.0 or lower you should use mentioned below procedure: Please use the Management Mini-USB - #4 1. Download the flashing package and extract it. 2. Download the latest stable release of the WRS firmware in a tar.gz package.
- Page 27 White Rabbit Switch - WRS f l a s h wrs m1 <MAC1 > m2<MAC2 > wr sw itch sw <l a t e s t v e r s i o n >. t a r . gz where MAC1 is MAC-MG written in back panel - #21 and MAC2 is MAC address for first port.
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Page 28: Specification
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Specification ARM Atmel AT91 SAM9G45 – 400MHz Memory 256MB NAND 64MB DDR2 8MB boot flash FPGA Xilinx Virtex-6 LX240T FFG1156 Connectivity – Front Panel 18 cages for Gigabit SFP transceivers connected to Xilinx GTXs 5 SMC connectors –... -
Page 29: Features
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Software Linux – kernel v2.6.39 Timing – WRP daemon (node discovery, etc.) PTPv2 daemon Switching – IEEE802.1x protocols(multicasting, spanning tree, GMRP/-GARP) – VLAN Tagging – SNMP switch managment Protocols: TCP/IP, SSH, SNMP, TFTP, DHCP, ARP, DNS... -
Page 30: Safety
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Safety Warning: Do not block the air vents which are located on back panel of the WRS, the internal temperature might increase and damage the switch. Warning: To increase the lifetime of the WRS it is recommended to use the switch in a controlled ambient environment and limit to the ambient condition stated in the Specification... -
Page 31: Product Wiki
White Rabbit Switch - WRS Product wiki http://www.ohwr.org/projects/wr-switch-hw/wiki http://www.ohwr.org/projects/white-rabbit/wiki Producer and technical support center Name: Creotech Instruments S.A. Address: ul. Okulickiego 7/9, 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland E-mail: support@creotech.pl WWW: www.creotech.pl Telephone: +48 22 233 10 27 Save Our Environment This symbol means that when the equipment has reached the end of its life cycle, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste.
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