Overview of the
Linux PCI - SIS1100
to
VME - SIS3100
(Struck)


This hardware works with both Root and CODA. You must first install the pcivme Driver.

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Notes on the Driver

load_module does not recreate the device. This can mean that the device may have an old major number . The major is printed at the time the driver is installed. It can also be seen the the log-reading command dmesg. Finally you can see it on the file /proc/devices. In all cases it looks like:

SIS1100 major=254

(it is not always 254)

The major number for the device is seen with ls -l /dev/sis1100_0

crwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     254,   0 Jan 25 14:33 /dev/sis1100_0 

In this case they match

Also note that load_module leaves /proc/devices such that only root can read and write.
You will likely want to change with with chmod 777 /proc/devices.


Notes on Libraries

The libraries are based on the same code from Struck. In the case of the general/CODA libraries, these are c-functions. In the Root Library, there is a class called TVMEsis, and all the calls are methods within that class. A list of c-functions / c++ methods is below.