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White Rabbit

04-09-2014: Job offer at GSI

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH GSI is a heavy ion research center. The laboratory performs basic and applied research in physics and related natural science disciplines using a large, in many aspects worldwide unique particle accelerator facility.

White Rabbit

28-08-2014: VSL sends out Press Release

Researchers of the National Measurement Institute VSL in Delft and the VU University Amsterdam managed to synchronise a clock of the Nikhef, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics, in Amsterdam with the atomic clock of VSL in Delft.

White Rabbit Switch - Software

WR Switch firmware v4.0.1 (hotfix for v4.0) is out

Unfortunately we found out after the v4.0 release that there is a bug in the SoftPLL module that causes problems with synchronizing some boards to the switch in a free-running mode.

White Rabbit

13-08-2014: WR Calibration Procedure v1.0 is out

After publishing two drafts for comments, we’re now happy to announce that v1.0 of the “White Rabbit calibration procedure” document is available on OHWR. You can download it from the Documents section of the main White Rabbit project page.

White Rabbit Switch - Software

WR Switch firmware release v4.0 is out

We are happy to announce that the stable v4.0 release of the WR Switch firmware is out. As usual you can find all the links to download the firmware binaries and manuals on our release wiki page:

PPSi

PPSi release 2014.07

We released 2014.07, with the new arch-sim and a much better servo for non-wr slave operation. This release is being used in wr-switch-sw version 4.0, to be released in a few days,

White Rabbit Switch - Software

wr-switch-sw release 4.0 rc1

we finally tagged wr-switch-sw-v4.0-rc1 and made an official release. What is it? wr-switch-sw It is the package for the complete “firmware” that runs in a white rabbit switch. It includes all the ARM software in source form, the

FMC POF 10M R3ch T1ch

Consolidation of Alpha Design

The alpha version (called FIBRE3IN1OUT) made by F. Aglietti for the CERN PS power control system is being consolidated and formatted ready for intial release to the OHWR.

FMC POF 10M R4ch

Consolidation of Alpha Design

The alpha version (called FIBRE4IN) made by F. Aglietti for the CERN SPS power control system is being consolidated and formatted ready for initial release to the OHWR.