= VMEDAQ Installation =
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== Requirements ==

 * CPU: x86 2+ GHz, 1 GB RAM required, 2 GB recommended
 * PCI-Express slot (1x, 4x or 16x)
 * 64-bit OS: RHEL, Fedora, Scientific Linux, CentOS
 * Internet connection

== Setup Software Repositories ==
 * RHEL, CentOS
  * [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL|EPEL]]
  * [[apel|APEL]]
 * Fedora
  * [[http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration|RPMFusion]]
  * [[apel|APEL]]

== Install Software Packages ==

Install vmedaq package:
{{{
yum install vmedaq
}}}

RPM packages are provided by [[http://afi.jinr.ru/apel/|APEL]] repository.

Reboot the system. M-Link kernel module ''pexml'' is loaded automatically by {{{udev}}}.

== Install M-Link card ==

Power-off, install the M-Link network card. Turn on, wait until system is up. Power on the VME chassis. Check optical link status, green led should lit on both sides.

== Test VMEDAQ Basic Operation ==
Run the data acquisition control program in terminal:
{{{
[user@localhost ~]$ vmedaq
...
}}}
It should print the insformation about the VME modules found and wait silently for commands send by vmegui.

== Graphical Interface ==
''Do not login as root. It is not necessary. Use regular user account.''

Run vmegui. It should show the [[VmeDaqControlPanel|VMEDAQ Control Panel]], button '''Reset''' will be highlighted green.

Please proceed to [[VmeDaqUserManual|VMEDAQ Operators Manual]] for further information.


== Source Code ==

Currently tar.gz archives are not provided directly, please get rpm tool and download SRPMS packages from [[apel|APEL]] repository

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