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Subject: Re: VxWorks VME Ctrl-X vs. Power Cycle
From: Matt Rippa <[email protected]>
To: "Hartman, Steven M." <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:31:18 -1000
Thanks Steve.

The better coding part is always good =). But my last hang-ups
were testing a new vxworks kernel and using the cross-wind
debugger. Yikes! I haven't done that in years.

Sounds like better negotiating with my team is in order.

-Matt

On 03/21/2014 10:53 AM, Hartman, Steven M. wrote:
> 
> On Mar 21, 2014, at 3:21 PM, Matt Rippa <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> Can a modified reboot handler help with any of these
>> occurrences?
> 
> With VxWorks, you can definitely get yourself into enough
> trouble that ^X or reboot() won't be enough. A SYSRESET or
> perhaps even a power cycle is needed. If you just have a
> terminal shell, you are out of luck. SNS built an option for
> sending a reset through the timing system to the timing
> receiver board which issues a SYSRESET on the backplane
> (although this is almost never used). Some VME crates have
> their own network interface which can be used to send a reset
> or power cycle. A network power cycler is another option. If
> you don't have something like that, and the crate is far
> away, you best option is careful coding.
> 


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Re: VxWorks VME Ctrl-X vs. Power Cycle Jeong Han Lee
References:
VxWorks VME Ctrl-X vs. Power Cycle Matt Rippa
Re: VxWorks VME Ctrl-X vs. Power Cycle Hartman, Steven M.

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