Tutorial 1: Connecting to the PandA Web Control

In this tutorial you will navigate to the PandA web control interface, explore the block list, view block details, and open the layout panel. By the end you will know how the main areas of the UI fit together and be ready for the hands-on tutorials that follow.

1. Open the web control¶

In a browser navigate to:

http://<panda-hostname>/

where <panda-hostname> is the IP address or hostname of your PandA. You will see the initial screen:

2. Select the PANDA block¶

The drop-down at the top of the page lists the root blocks available on your PandA. Click it and choose PANDA:

3. View the block details¶

After selecting PANDA, the left-hand panel loads that block’s details — attributes, groups, and methods:

4. Open the layout¶

Scroll down in the left-hand panel until you see the Layout attribute. Click Edit to open the block layout in the centre panel:

5. Rearrange blocks¶

Drag blocks to new positions to suit your preference. A brief spinner indicates that the updated position is being saved to the hardware:

Clicking any block in the layout loads its details in the right-hand panel (the child block view).

6. Wire two blocks together¶

Click a port on one block and drag to a compatible port on another block to create a signal link:

Blocks can be wired in any combination to build up more complex signal-processing designs.

Next steps¶

You now know how to reach the web control, inspect block attributes, and connect blocks together in the layout view. Continue with:

• Blinking LEDS — drive some output bits and see real hardware changes.