[Gb-ccb] 4pm telecon

[Martin Shepherd]

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Richard Lacasse wrote:
> One topic that needs discussion today is what we plan to do with the
> ID bits on the CONSOLE/JTAG front panel connector.  The original
> idea was to use these bits to identify what the ccb was connected
> to, Ka receiver, test fixture or 3mm.  Is the software in fact doing
> this and if so, what logic levels should be seen on these pins when
> we connect the CONSOLE port cable in the receiver room?

Although I read these bits and return them as part of the monitoring
data, they aren't actually used to determine the IP address as
originally intended. This turned out to be unneeded, since the DHCP
server here is capable of assigning fixed IP addresses to a given
computer, based on its unique ethernet address. The DHCP method is
also more convenient than the original scheme, because it can assign
different addresses according to which IP address domain the computer
is plugged into. This is important, because the IP domain in the lab
differs from that of the GBT.

Martin