Starting guide for LS1046ARDB

[Koldo]

Hello,

I have managed to connect via USB/serial in Windows 10 (not easy...) with TeraTerm. So, now I could load some program and execute it, but I don´t know how to operate whit it. I don´t know how to load files in the system. I suppose it would be possible to do it through some port, but I don´t find any guide to configure it. If I connect the equipment to a router with DHCP, this doesn´t recognise a new equipment.

Is there any guide to start with these kind of issues?

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards,

[Koldo]

Thank you very much for your answer. I used that specific document to connect Teraterm in Windows 10. As you said me, I think That I have to configure some ethernet port to get access and install other software.

So, the problem now is that I am not able to configure that. I have had a look to all documents linked in the page you suggested me, but I haven´t found any guide to do this.

Many thanks and best regards,

[ufedor]

Please refer to the QorIQ LS1046A Reference Design Board Getting Started Guide, 14 Configuring U-Boot environment variables and (for TFTP usage) - 15 Flashing prebuilt SDK images on LS1046ARDB.

[Koldo]

Hello,

I have managed to connect RGMII1 to the network in U-Boot but not in Linux. Also, changes to the interfaces file in /etc/network directory disappear after reboot.

These are my steps:

Configuration previously saved in U-Boot:

ipaddr=192.168.1.180
netmask=255.255.255.0
serverip=192.168.1.40
gatewayip=192.168.1.1
ethaddr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f8
eth1addr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f9
eth2addr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f4
eth3addr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f5
eth4addr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f7
eth5addr=00:04:9f:06:9c:f6
ethact=FM1@DTSEC3
ethprime=FM1@DTSEC3

Ping from U-boot to my computer:

=> ping 192.168.1.40
Using FM1@DTSEC3 device
host 192.168.1.40 is alive

In linux just after reset:

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network#

Interfaces file modified:

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.180
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        network 192.168.1.0
        gateway 192.168.1.1
root@TinyDistro:/etc/network#

Initialize networking:

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# /etc/init.d/networking stop; /etc/init.d/networking start
Deconfiguring network interfaces... done.
Configuring network interfaces... done.
root@TinyDistro:/etc/network#

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

After shutdown and reset:

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

root@TinyDistro:/etc/network# 

According to this file, eth0 is correct, isn´t it?

Best regards,

[Koldo]

I'm sorry. It seems that you refer to this document, but I can't see chapter 14 (neither the number nor anything about "Configuring U-Boot environment variables"). Am I wrong with the document?

[ufedor]

I've referred an ancient version of the GSG - attached.

[ufedor]

To transfer files it is needed to configure Ethernet environment variables and use TFTP - refer to the LS1046A Reference Design Board Getting Started Guide available here:

https://www.nxp.com/design/qoriq-developer-resources/layerscape-ls1046a-reference-design-board:LS104...