topic How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ? in i.MX Processors

How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

jeanletutour — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:54:47 GMT

How to put imx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

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jeanletutour 24 févr. 2014 00:44

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Hello ,

i am trying to increase memory DDR2 from 128 MB to 256 MB

I took a DDR2 Micron MT47H128M16 with the driver of MT47H64M16

I see the 256 MB RAM as 128MB in the kernell

i tried to change kernel boot parameters with mem=256Min kernell command line , but with the kernell does not boot any more.

do you know what to do?

Thanks in advance

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

GraceH — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:00:25 GMT

If you use bootlet+ kernel, the SDRAM ram size is defined in

imx-bootlets-src-2.6.35.3-1.1.0/linux_prep/include/mx28/platform.h

#define SDRAM_SIZE 0x08000000

It is passed to kernel with ATAG_MEM.

If you use u-boot, the SDRAM ram size is defined in

u-boot-2009.08/include/configs/mx28_evk.h

#define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE 0x08000000 /* 128 MB */

It is passed to kernel with ATAG_MEM.

Grace

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

jeanletutour — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:19:45 GMT

Hi Grace ,

Thanks for your answer which works partially .

with my MT47H128M16 (256M DDR2) , if i put #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE 0x04000000 /* 64 MB */ it s OK

, if i put #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE 0x10000000 /* 256 MB */ Kernerl does not boot

Since i am using MT47H128M16 driver , i suspect that this is because MSB for address is not driven

dont you have any tip on the subject ?

thanks in advance .

Jean

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

GraceH — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 06:16:31 GMT

Hi Jean,

Please check whether COLUMN_SIZE ADDR_PINS of HW_DRAM_CTL29 are set correctly.

Grace

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

jeanletutour — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:46:03 GMT

Hi Grace

i changed HW_DRAM_CTL29 to 0x0f02020a. It works better, but not totally

here is what i see at the boot

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PowerPrep start initialize power...

Battery Voltage = 1.04V

No battery or bad battery detected!!!.Disabling battery voltage measurements./r/nLLLCMar 17 201408:23:53

FRAC 0x92925552

memory type is DDR2

Wait for ddr ready 1power 0x00820710

Frac 0x92925552

start change cpu freq

hbus 0x00000003

cpu 0x00010001

LLLLLLLFLCLLJUncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.

Linux version 2.6.35.3-670-g914558e (madfsl@ubuntu) (gcc version 4.4.4 (4.4.4_09.06.2010) ) #27 PREEMPT Mon Mar 17 08:22:36 CET 2014

CPU: ARM926EJ-S [41069265] revision 5 (ARMv5TEJ), cr=00053177

CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache

Machine: Freescale MX28EVK board

Memory policy: ECC disabled, Data cache writeback

Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 65024

Kernel command line: -e noinitrd console=ttyAM0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p3 rw rootwait fec_mac=00:1A:25:00:00:00 gpmi

PID hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)

Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)

Inode-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)

Memory: 256MB = 256MB total :smileyhappy: YES !!

Memory: 250688k/250688k available, 11456k reserved, 0K highmem

Virtual kernel memory layout:

vector : 0xffff0000 - 0xffff1000 ( 4 kB)

fixmap : 0xfff00000 - 0xfffe0000 ( 896 kB)

DMA : 0xfde00000 - 0xffe00000 ( 32 MB)

vmalloc : 0xd0800000 - 0xf0000000 ( 504 MB)

lowmem : 0xc0000000 - 0xd0000000 ( 256 MB)

modules : 0xbf000000 - 0xc0000000 ( 16 MB)

.init : 0xc0008000 - 0xc002b000 ( 140 kB)

.text : 0xc002b000 - 0xc0483000 (4448 kB)

.data : 0xc0484000 - 0xc04bd060 ( 229 kB)

SLUB: Genslabs=11, HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1

Hierarchical RCU implementation.

RCU-based detection of stalled CPUs is disabled.

Verbose stalled-CPUs detection is disabled.

NR_IRQS:288

Console: colour dummy device 80x30

console [ttyAM0] enabled

Calibrating delay loop... 226.09 BogoMIPS (lpj=1130496)

pid_max: default: 32768 minimum: 301

Security Framework initialized

SELinux: Initializing.

Mount-cache hash table entries: 512

CPU: Testing write buffer coherency: ok

regulator: core version 0.5

NET: Registered protocol family 16

regulator: vddd: 800 <--> 1575 mV at 1500 mV fast normal

regulator: vdddbo: 800 <--> 1575 mV fast normal

regulator: vdda: 1500 <--> 2275 mV at 1800 mV fast normal

vddio = 3380000, val=10

regulator: vddio: 2880 <--> 3680 mV at 3380 mV fast normal

regulator: overall_current: fast normal

regulator: vbus5v:

regulator: mxs-duart-1: fast normal

regulator: mxs-bl-1: fast normal

regulator: mxs-i2c-1: fast normal

regulator: mmc_ssp-1: fast normal

regulator: mmc_ssp-2: fast normal

regulator: charger-1: fast normal

regulator: power-test-1: fast normal

regulator: cpufreq-1: fast normal

i.MX IRAM pool: 124 KB@0xd0820000

GPIO request for 33554457 (SW2)

GPIO request for 33554458 (SW3)

GPIO request for 33554456 (SGTL5000_HP)

GPIO request for 33554447 (MAIN_DETECT)

GPIO request for 50331655 (ENABLE_BATT)

GPIO request for 33554459 (LOAD_BAT)

GPIO request for 16777247 (BTN_T1)

GPIO request for 50331678 (BTN_T2)

GPIO request for 50331662 (usb0)

GPIO request for 50331663 (usb1)

Initializing GPMI pins

usb DR wakeup device is registered

IMX usb wakeup probe

audit: cannot initialize inotify handle

bio: create slab <bio-0> at 0

SCSI subsystem initialized

usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs

usbcore: registered new interface driver hub

usbcore: registered new device driver usb

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.

Switching to clocksource mxs clock source

NET: Registered protocol family 2

IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)

TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)

TCP bind hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)

TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)

TCP reno registered

UDP hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)

UDP-Lite hash table entries: 256 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)

NET: Registered protocol family 1

Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...

rootfs image is not initramfs (junk in compressed archive); looks like an initrd

Freeing initrd memory: 4096K

Bus freq driver module loaded

IMX usb wakeup probe

usb h1 wakeup device is registered

mxs_cpu_init: cpufreq init finished :smileycry:

Then it freezes . Don't you have any tip ?

thanks in advance

Jean

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

GraceH — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:38:35 GMT

Hi Jean,

The addressing table I showed in last comment doesn't apply to your MT47H128M16. It is from the datasheet of Micron 1GB DDR2.

You should check the datasheet of MT47H128M16 to get correct addressing.

MT47H128M16 – 16 Meg x 16 x 8 banks

So ADDR_PINS should be 1 and COLUMN_SIZE should be 2.

Grace

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

jeanletutour — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:19:24 GMT

So here is what i done

#define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE 0x10000000 in imx bootlet

I changed HW_DRAM_CTL29 to 0x0f02010a in kernell and imx bootlets

and i rebuilt all ( seems to be very important) ./ltib --force

and it works: my ddr2 with 256 MB is functional

Another question: i would need a program that tests ram to do temperature working test . don't you know where to get one

Thanks in advance

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

GraceH — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:57:54 GMT

You can find i.MX28 memory test in the post

https://community.freescale.com/message/374833#374833

Grace

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

YixingKong — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:59:29 GMT

Jean

Had your issue got resolved? If yes, we are going to close the discussion in 3 days. If you still need help, please feel free to reply with an update to this discussion.

Thanks,

Yixing

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

YixingKong — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:16:41 GMT

Jean

We assum your question had been answered by Grace's response and close the DI. If you still need further help, please feel free to reply with an update to this discussion, or create another discussion.

Thanks,

Yixing

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

dmitrygatilov — Sat, 31 May 2014 07:29:29 GMT

Dear Jean, dear Grace, dear Yixing and others.

Sorry, that I open this closed discussion... But here I can not find clear information how to increase memory from 128MB to 256MB in i.MX28 project. I think, the clean answer will be very useful for other designers. I have the same problem as problem of Jean.

I use in my project the DDR2 SDRAM MT47H128M16 – 16 Meg x 16 x 8 banks.

Row address A[13:0] (16K), actual number of address pins = 14.

Column address A[9:0] (1K), actual number of column pins = 10.

So in the DRAM Control Register 29 (HW_DRAM_CTL29) should be:

the field 10...8 (ADDR_PINS) = 15-14 = 1.

the field 18...16(COLUMN_SIZE) = 12-10 = 2.

other fields are unchanged (as in i.MX28 Evk project).

As the result I should write the value 0x0F02010A into the HW_DRAM_CTL29.

Moreover I should write the value 0x10000000 (which means 268435456 Bytes of memory) into definition SDRAM_SIZE in imx bootlet.

I have made change :

#define SDRAM_SIZE 0x10000000

in the file : imx-bootlets-src-2.6.35.3-1.1.0/linux_prep/include/mx28/platform.h

which I could find in the archive: /opt/freescale/pkgs/imx-bootlets-src-2.6.35.3-1.1.0.tar.gz

Is it right?

I found definition :#define HW_DRAM_CTL29 (0x00000074)

in the file : ltib/rpm/BUILD/linux-2.6.35.3/arch/arm/mach-mx28/regs-dram.h

But (0x00000074) - it is physical address of HW_DRAM_CTL29 register...???

Where should I change ADDR_PINS and COLUMN_SIZE ? Help me please.

Thanks in advance.

Dmitry.

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

Yuri — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 03:43:37 GMT

Please refer to the following post :

"imx28 DDR 256 MB 2.6.35.13 fsl"

https://community.freescale.com/thread/319727

Re: How to put i.mx28 with DDR2 256MB ?

dmitrygatilov — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:40:39 GMT

Hi, Yuri! Many thanks for your help!!!

As a result I've got the 256MB of memory.

Memory: 256MB = 256MB total

Memory: 250152k/250152k available, 11992k reserved, 0K highmem

...

root@freescale ~$ free

total used free shared buffers

Mem: 254408 12524 241884 0 412

-/+ buffers: 12112 242296

Swap: 0 0 0

What I have done:

1- used command:

./ltib -m prep -p imx-bootlets-src

2- made changes:

#define SDRAM_SIZE 0x10000000

in the file: ltib/rpm/BUILD/imx-bootlets-src-2.6.35.3-1.1.0/linux_prep/include/mx28/platform.h

DRAM_REG[29] = 0x0f02010a ;

everywhere in the file: ltib/rpm/BUILD/imx-bootlets-src-2.6.35.3-1.1.0/boot_prep/init-mx28.c

DRAM_REG[29] = 0x0f02010a;

everywhere in the file: ltib/rpm/BUILD/linux-2.6.35.3/arch/arm/mach-mx28/emi_settings.c

3- used commands:

./ltib -m scbuild -p imx-bootlets-src

./ltib -m scdeploy -p imx-bootlets-src

4- rebuilt all my project.

With best regards,

Dmitry.