Frequently asked questions
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What does uHAL stand for?
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uHAL stands for *uTCA Hardware Access Library*, where `uTCA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Mezzanine_Card>`_ stands for *Micro Telecommunication Advaced Architecture*. 


What documentation do you have about the IPbus suite?
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End-user documentation: 

* :ref:`uHAL <uhal-quick-tutorial>`
* :ref:`ControlHub <controlhub>`
* :ref:`Firmware <ipbus-firmware-users-guide>`


Latest publication: `IPbus: a flexible Ethernet-based control system for xTCA hardware <http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/10/02/C02019/>`_, proceedings of TWEPP 2014. 

Latest status report: `Latest project status report <https://indico.cern.ch/event/299180/session/5/contribution/46>`_, TWEPP 2014, 24th September 2014.

:download:`IPbus protocol v2.0 specification <protocol/ipbus_protocol_v2_0.pdf>`


What are the current IPbus performance measurements?
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The current IPbus measurements (latency and block transfer throughput) can be checked :ref:`here<performance>`; the same measurements are outlined in the TWEPP 2014 proceedings, linked to above.