Reference Design Boards How-tos

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NXP provides support for a variety of embedded and server Linux distros in addition to the Layerscape components and hybrid Ubuntu support. NXP works together with various open-source communities like Yocto project, OpenWRT, ONIE/ONL, and OpenIL to ensure that support for NXP's platforms is available as part of the regular releases from these distro communities. 

This section lists brief how-tos for Layerscape SDK (LSDK) to help you modify/update individual LSDK components such as, U-Boot, Linux kernel, DPL, DPC, on a reference design board when booting the board from a specific boot source, such as QSPI or SD. For example, these how-tos can be helpful if you wish to program a customized Linux kernel image on an SD card.

The section also provides basic Ethernet network interface information, such as Ethernet port mapping (Ethernet port names in U-Boot and Linux) and steps to create Ethernet interfaces in Linux.

LSDK - How-to topics

Booting medium	How to topic
All QorIQ Reference Design Boards
NA	LSDK memory layout for TF-A boot flow
NA	Flash layout for boot flow with PPA – LSDK 18.09 and older releases
NA	new How to measure temperature of CPU and stress individual cores of CPU
NA	new How to measure power using sensors and stress individual cores
NA	new How to extract kernel, rootfs, and dtb images from Linux ITB image
NA	new How to customize LITB image from LSDK
NA	new How to dynamically adjust MC log level using restool
NA	new How to boot Layerscape board using an empty DPL file
NA	new How to display MC log buffer in U-Boot, when MC console is not available
NA	new How to compile and execute custom applications on a Layerscape board
NA	How to modify content of the existing rootfs?
LS2088ARDB
NA	LS2088ARDB Ethernet port mapping
QSPI flash	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images in QSPI NOR flash
	How to deploy TF-A binaries in QSPI NOR flash
NOR flash	How to deploy TF-A binaries in NOR flash
	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images in NOR flash
LX2160ARDB
NA	How to configure a new flash device for a Layerscape board via CodeWarrior for ARMv8
	LX2160ARDB Ethernet port mapping
FlexSPI NOR flash	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images in FlexSPI NOR flash
	How to deploy TF-A binaries in FlexSPI NOR flash
FlexSPI NOR flash SD/eMMC	How to update composite firmware in FlexSPI NOR Flash and SD/eMMC card using an SD card
SD/eMMC	How to update Linux kernel and device tree on SD card
	How to update Linux kernel and device tree on eMMC card
	How to deploy TF-A binaries on SD/eMMC card
	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images on SD/eMMC card
LS1043ARDB
NA	Ethernet and FMC port mapping
NOR flash	How to deploy TF-A binaries in NOR flash
	How to update DPAA1 FMan microcode (ucode) image in NOR flash
SD card	How to deploy TF-A binaries on SD card
	How to update Linux kernel and device tree on SD card
	How to update DPAA1 FMan microcode (ucode) image on SD card
NAND flash	How to deploy TF-A binaries in NAND flash
LS1046ARDB
NA	Ethernet port mapping
QSPI flash	How to update U-Boot binary in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update DPAA1 FMan microcode (ucode) image in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update PBL/RCW binary in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update composite firmware image in QSPI NOR flash
SD card	How to update U-Boot binary on SD card
	How to update PBL/RCW binary on SD card
	How to update Linux kernel and device tree on SD card
	How to update DPAA1 FMan microcode (ucode) image on SD card
LS1088ARDB/LS1088RDB-PB
NA	How to create a DPAA2 network interface (DPNI) in Linux
	Ethernet port mapping
QSPI flash	How to deploy TF-A binaries in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update PBL/RCW binary in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update composite firmware image in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update U-Boot binary in QSPI NOR flash
	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images in QSPI NOR flash
SD card	How to deploy TF-A binaries on SD card
	How to update PBL/RCW binary on SD card
	How to update U-Boot binary on SD card
	How to update MC firmware, DPC, and DPL images on SD card
	How to update Linux kernel and device tree on SD card