HDMC Changes (5)

Integration with Online Software

• Above mostly assumes standalone operation or use as hardware access layer for other L1Calo software
• Do we need to integrate HDMC itself with (some components) of the Online software?
• Maybe if we change the Parts and Configuration file syntax, we should use Online database package?

Parts File Syntax

• HDMC reads two files: parts file and configuration file
• Same basic syntax, but handled differently internally
• Configuration file is edited by hand and defines the Register formats for use by the GUI
• Parts files are maintained automatically by HDMC itself via the GUI
• Long term intention to replace private syntax by XML - but never implemented
• Could change to use Online database package: this already will contain top level hardware configuration information such as crates and modules.
• Change could involve a lot of work... but could do parts files and configuration file separately