topic Re: Change debug UART in i.MX Processors

Change debug UART

niklasmolin — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:40:24 GMT

Hi.

I have a custom board, based on the SabreSD image.

I need to change the debug UART from UART1 to UART2 and wonder how I do this in an easy way (using Yocto)?

This also includes changing the UART when starting uboot.

I have done following changes (u-boot):

mx6sabresd.h:

Changed CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE -> UART2_BASE

CONFIG_CONSOLE>_DEV -> "ttymxc1"

What is CONFIG_MACH_TYPE used for, do I need to change this if I have a i.mx6D instead of Q?

In defconfig I changed

CONFIG_DEBUG_IMX_UART_PORT=2

and CONFIG_CMDLINE to use ttymxc1 instead of ttymxc0

Best regards,

Niklas

Re: Change debug UART

niklasmolin — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:29:41 GMT

I managed to fix the uboot.

Did the changes in mx6sabresd.h and also added iomux for UART2.

Now the u-boot is using UART2 instead of UART1.

Re: Change debug UART

niklasmolin — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 01:48:27 GMT

When I change in mx6sabresd.h (UART base to 1 and CONSOLE_DEV to ttymxc1) I can see the u-boot on UART2.

But as soon as the Linux image starts, I can't see anything in the console.

If I change the cable to UART1, I can eventually see the login: prompt (I also get: "Poky (Yocto Project Reference Distro) 1.5.1 imx6qsabresd /dev/ttymxc0" before the login prompt ).

But I won't see the Linux boot up in the prompt.

If I change the UART base to 2 and CONSOLE_DEV ttymxc0, then I won't see anything from u-boot, but I soon as the Linux image starts, then I can see the bootup sequence from from the Linux image..

It seems like it still uses /dev/ttymxc0 in the Linux image.

Where do I change which ttymxc port it should use in the Linux image?

If I change the UART base to 1 and CONSOLE_DEV ttymxc0, then I can see the whole Linux boot sequence on UART1.

What needs to be changed to be able to see the Linux bootup sequence in UART2 and that ttymcx is changed to 1 in the linux image?

Thanks,

Niklas

Re: Change debug UART

niklasmolin — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:48:17 GMT

I found the problem.

First I have a to change the SERIAL_CONSOLE in the machine.conf file.

But I also had a problem when setting up my iomux (there was a conflict when setting up the pin for the UART, some old stuff that was using the same pin was also setup).

Now it's working.

Re: Change debug UART

wangvictor — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 02:57:47 GMT

Sorry for asking this question again.

I wanna know where is the machine.conf.

Re: Change debug UART

pyraohms — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:20:10 GMT

Which build trees are you using?

Do you think that you can help me with this, using imx6ul?

Thanks

Re: Change debug UART

wangvictor — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 02:56:35 GMT

I'm not quite sure the meaning of build tree.

I think i'm using imx6sabresd.

But i believe that it has the same path to modify the file.

I had change some files here.

1. <yocto>/source/meta-fsl-arm/conf/machine/include/imx6sabresd-common.inc

SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttymxc1"

2.<Your Project>/tmp/work/imx6qsabresd-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-imx/2015.04-r0/git/include/configs/imx6sabresd.h

CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE UART2_BASE
CONFIG_CONSOLE_DEV "ttymxc1"

3.<Your Project>/tmp/work/imx6qsabresd-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-imx/2015.04-r0/git/include/configs/imx6sabre_common.h

CONFIG_CONS_INDEX 2

4.<Your Project>/tmp/work/imx6qsabresd-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-imx/2015.04-r0/git/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c

static iomux_v3_cfg_t const uart1_pads[]

P.S You have to change the ping define of your TX and RX in step 4

Hope this help you!

Re: Change debug UART

pyraohms — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 08:39:13 GMT

How do i go about compiling the manually edited files to create a .sdcard file?

Thank you!

Re: Change debug UART

pyraohms — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 09:24:20 GMT

Indeed, where is the machine.conf?