This is the procedure and patch to set up Ubuntu 12.04 64bit Linux Host PC and building i.MX28 L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130.  It has been tested to build GNOME profile and with FSL Standard MM codec. A) Basic Requirement: Set up the Linux Host PC using ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso Make sure the previous LTIB installation and the /opt/freescale have been removed B) Installed the needed packages to the Linux Host PC $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gettext libgtk2.0-dev rpm bison m4 libfreetype6-dev $ sudo apt-get install libdbus-glib-1-dev liborbit2-dev intltool $ sudo apt-get install ccache ncurses-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev gcc g++ libtool $ sudo apt-get install uuid-dev liblzo2-dev $ sudo apt-get install tcl dpkg $ sudo apt-get install asciidoc texlive-latex-base dblatex xutils-dev $ sudo apt-get install texlive texinfo $ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libc6-dev-i386 lib32z1 $ sudo apt-get install uboot-mkimage $ sudo apt-get install scrollkeeper $ sudo apt-get install gparted $ sudo apt-get install nfs-common nfs-kernel-server $ sudo apt-get install git-core git-doc git-email git-gui gitk $ sudo apt-get install meld atftpd C) Unpack and install the LTIB source package and assume done on the home directory: $ cd ~ $ tar -zxvf L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130_source.tar.gz $ ./L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130_source/install After that, you will find ~/ltib directory created D) Apply the patch to make L2.6.35_1.1.0 could be installed and compiled on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit OS $ cd ~/ltib $ git apply 0001_make_L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130_compile_on_ubuntu_12.04_64bit_OS.patch a) The patch modifies the following files:    dist/lfs-5.1/base_libs/base_libs.spec    dist/lfs-5.1/lkc/lkc.spec    dist/lfs-5.1/mux_server/mux_server.spec    dist/lfs-5.1/ncurses/ncurses.spec b) Add the following files to the pkgs directory:    pkgs/lkc-1.4-lib.patch    pkgs/lkc-1.4-lib.patch.md5 E) Then, it is ready to proceed the rest of the LTIB env setup process: $ cd ~/ltib $ ./ltib -m config $ ./ltib Reference: L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130_docs/doc/mx28/Setting_Up_LTIB_Host_on_Ubuntu_9_04.pdf https://community.freescale.com/docs/DOC-93394 https://community.freescale.com/message/332385#332385 https://community.freescale.com/thread/271675 https://community.freescale.com/message/360556#360556 scrollkeeper is for the gnome-desktop compilation NOTE: When compiling gstreamer, this warning was pop up.  Just ignore it seems okay.

Here is an example for i.MX28 EVK board to support SPI NOR boot in uboot, kernel and MFGTool.   Attached files are the patches to support SPI NOR flash on i.MX28 EVK bord based on L2.6.35 ER11.09.01 BSP. It was verified on Spansion s25fl256s SPI NOR. "ER11.09.01_uboot_imx28_spi_nor.patch" is the Uboot patch. "ER11.09.01_kernel_imx28_spi_nor.patch" is the kernel patch. "ucl.xml" is the updated MFGTool config file, please update it to "Mfgtools-Rel\Profiles\MX28 Linux Update\OS Firmware\ucl.xml".   The uboot boot paramters for SPI: setenv bootargs_base 'setenv bootargs console=ttyAM0,115200' setenv loadaddr 0x42000000 setenv bootargs_spi 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} root=/dev/mtdblock2 rootfstype=jffs2 rootwait rw ip=none' setenv bootcmd_spi 'run bootargs_base bootargs_spi;sf probe 2:0; sf read ${loadaddr} 0x100000 0x300000;bootm' setenv bootcmd 'run bootcmd_spi' saveenv   To boot the board from SPI NOR s25fl256s, the 4KB page region of the NOR should be put to top, the last 128KB of the NOR address space. The uboot.sb is about 220KB, it can't be put to 4KB and 64KB combined region. The IMX28 boot ROM can only handle simple page size for boot. All 4KB page region or all 64KB page region are both OK for boot, but combined region can't boot.   For default, the s25fl256s NOR's 128KB 4KB page size region is at the bottom of the NOR, we should update the OTP to set this region to TOP, in Uboot, we run the followed command to burn the OTP: MX28 U-Boot -> sf probe 2:0 MX28 U-Boot -> sf set_config_reg 0x04   To boot the i.MX28 EVK board from SPI2 NOR flash, the BM3~0 should be 0010.   In this example, we only used the JFFS2 file system. To support the UBIFS, there is a known issue, that the UBIFS will use vmalloc to alloc memory, and if SPI driver used the DMA, kernel will halt with error "kernel BUG at arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c:409!".   For 11.09.01 BSP, the default MFGTool rootfs "initramfs.cpio.gz" will be bigger than 4MB, but in i.MX28 bootlets code, the BSP only set ramdisk to 4MB, so we need modify this limitation for MFGTool.   Use command "./ltib -p imx-bootlets -m prep" to get the bootlets code, modify "ltib/rpm/BUILD/imx-bootlets-src-11.09.01/linux_prep/core/setup.c", function setup_initrd_tag(), change from "params->u.initrd.size =  0x00400000;" to "params->u.initrd.size =  0x00500000;". Modify "ltib/rpm/BUILD/imx-bootlets-src-11.09.01/updater.bd" and "updater_ivt.bd", change from "load 0.b    > 0x40800000..0x40c00000;" to "load 0.b    > 0x40800000..0x40d00000;".   Now the MFGTool rootfs size can be 5MB.   2013-05-09: Updated hardware rework: On iMX28 EVK board, rework J89 as followed and mount R320,R321,R322 and C178. MX28 U49 Pin1 /CS <-> NOR Pin7 CS# MX28 U49 Pin2  D0 <-> NOR Pin8 SI/IO1 MX28 U49 Pin5 DIO <-> NOR Pin15 SI/IO0 MX28 U49 Pin6 CLK<-> NOR pin 16 SCK. MX28 U49 Pin8 VCC <-> NOR Pin2 VCC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MX28 U49 Pin4 GND <-> NOR Pin10 VSS MX28 U49 Pin3 /WP <-> NOR Pin9 WP MX28 U49 Pin7 /Hold <-> NOR Pin pin1 hold   Software reset issue for 32MB SPI NOR: For 32MB SPI NOR, after booted into kernel, the kernel driver will set SPI NOR to 4 bytes address mode, but for iMX28 SPI boot, it can only boot with 3 bytes address mode, if reset the iMX28 board but SPI NOR was not reset, it will fail to reboot. Hardware solution: when iMX28 was reboot, reset the SPI NOR too, the SPI NOR will work in 3 bytes address mode as default. Software solution: In kernel SPI NOR driver, always switch SPI NOR to 3 bytes address mode after each SPI NOR access, and switch to 4 bytes address mode before each access. There is no such issue if the SPI NOR size is less than 32MB.    

Flashing Kernel and Root File System using RedBoot Creating an image A kernel image and a root file system can be created using All Boards LTIB or compiling the kernel and setting the correct set of files. Create a root file system image from a set of files converting the files to a jffs2 file system. For this, install the package mtd-tools. In Ubuntu type apt-get install mtd-tools For making an root file system for flash, use the jffs2 file system like: mkfs.jffs2 -r rootfs -e 0x20000 -s 0x800 –n -o rootfs.jffs2 Where rootfs/ is the original set of file for the file system and rootfs.jffs2 is the output image file. Flashing Some connections errors can be avoided by Configuring RedBoot. The process below uses TFTP to copy the files between host and target. See All Boards TFTP for detail in configurations. Copy the kernel image and the root file system image to the TFTP dir. For example, in LTIB dir, type sudo cp ./rootfs/boot/zImage /tftpboot sudo cp rootfs.jffs2 /tftpboot/ Where /tftpboot is the dir configured for TFTP The next steps are performed in a Minicom session, and happens on the board. Formatting the flash: Format the flash redboot> fis init -f Make a Bad Block Table redboot> nand scan Flashing kernel Load kernel image (zImage) using the command below. Remember to modify the host IP address: redboot> load -r -b 0x100000 /tftpboot/zImage -h 10.29.244.99 The address 0x100000 is used as a temporary location Create the kernel at the right address (0x100000, for IMX27PDK) redboot> fis create -f 0x100000 kernel Flashing root file system Load root file system image (rootfs.jffs2) to the temporary address. Remember to modify the host IP address: redboot> load -r -b 0x100000 /tftpboot/rootfs.jffs2 -h 10.29.244.99 Create the root file system in the right address (0x600000, for IMX27PDK) redboot> fis create -f 0x600000 root Testing This step can be omitted! You can now load your kernel in the flash by typing: fis load kernel To know if the root file system written in the flash was correctly saved, execute the NFS file system and mount the flash. For load the the root file system by NFS, type: exec -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 root=nfs nfsroot=<server_ip>:<root_path_on_server> ip=dhcp" Wait the system go up, then mount the flash at /mnt. Reminde that the flash has a jffs2 file system. mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock4 /mnt ls /mnt List the /mnt contents. The output must be the right file system. For testing root file system on NAND, type exec -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/mtdblock4 rw rootfstype=jffs2 ip=dhcp" Modifying the initial script Reset the board and press CTRL-C. Type fc to modify the configurations and insert the initialization script. RedBoot> fc Run script at boot: true Boot script: Enter script, terminate with empty line >> fis load kernel >> exec -c "noinitrd console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/mtdblock4 rw rootfstype=jffs2 ip=dhcp" >> Boot script timeout (1000ms resolution): 1 Use BOOTP for network configuration: false Gateway IP address: 10.29.241.254 Local IP address: 10.29.241.6 Local IP address mask: 255.255.254.0 Default server IP address: 10.29.244.99 Board specifics: 0 Console baud rate: 115200 Set eth0 network hardware address [MAC]: false GDB connection port: 9000 Force console for special debug messages: false Network debug at boot time: false Update RedBoot non-volatile configuration - continue (y/n)? y ... Read from 0x07ee0000-0x07eff000 at 0x00080000: . ... Erase from 0x00080000-0x000a0000: . ... Program from 0x07ee0000-0x07f00000 at 0x00080000: . RedBoot> Remember to save the configuration in the flash by typing y Reset the system. To certify that the board is loading the system from flash, remove the ethernet cable.

Some i.MX25 customers reported an issue for the GPT timer, when using 120MHz (240MHz UPLL divided 2) clock source as the GPT per_clk, the timer will not be increased all the time in free-run mode. If using 66.5MHz IPG clock and 133MHz PER clock as the clock source, there are no such issue. There are 4 test cases in the attached test code. Case 0: in CCM_MCR, set bit 5 as 0 for 133MHz HCLK as the gpt_per_clk source;  in GPT_CR bit[8:6], set 0b001 ipg_clk (66.5MHz). There is no issue, the GPT counter is fixed at 4 between old_cnt and new_cnt. Case 1: in CCM_MCR, set bit 5 as 0 for 133MHz HCLK as the gpt_per_clk source;  in GPT_CR bit[8:6], set 0b010 ipg_clk_highfreq (133MHz). There is no issue, the GPT counter is fixed at 8 between old_cnt and new_cnt. Case 2: in CCM_MCR, set bit 5 as 1 for 240MHz UPLL divided by 2 as the gpt_per_clk source;  in GPT_CR bit[8:6], set 0b001 ipg_clk (60MHz). There is no issue, the GPT counter is fixed at 4 between old_cnt and new_cnt. Case 3: in CCM_MCR, set bit 5 as 0 for 240MHz UPLL divided by 2 as the gpt_per_clk source;  in GPT_CR bit[8:6], set 0b010 ipg_clk_highfreq (120MHz). There is issue, the GPT counter is not a fixed value between old_cnt and new_cnt, and sometimes it will be negative. Count 9874: 4 old_cnt: 0x188849dc new_cnt: 0x188849e0 Count 9877: 12 old_cnt: 0x18918400 new_cnt: 0x1891840c Count 9915: 4 old_cnt: 0x189aea90 new_cnt: 0x189aea94 Count 9937: -12 old_cnt: 0x18a42458 new_cnt: 0x18a4244c Count 9967: 4 old_cnt: 0x18adb17c new_cnt: 0x18adb180 In fact, it is not an issue, when using UPLL as the GPT clock source, the maxim frequency should be 60MHz. That's why all other three test case is OK and it only failed on this case.

First upload the U-Boot firmware using Network (Transferring file over network) or Serial (Transferring file over serial) This is a common serial transfer output: => loady ## Ready for binary (ymodem) download to 0xa0800000 at 115200 bps... CCmode, 1359(SOH)/0(STX)/0(CAN) packets, 9 retries ## Total Size      = 0x0002a388 = 172936 Bytes Unprotect the bootloader flash area: protect off C0000000 C003FFFF Erase the flash blocks: erase C0000000 C003FFFF Copy from RAM to Flash: If firmware has been thansfered over serial: cp.b A0800000 C0000000 2a388 If firmware has been transfered over tftp: cp.b 100000 C0000000 2a388 Installing U-Boot using BDI3000 You can use a BDI2000/3000 to write to the S71WS256 pSRAM: Get this config file. Thanks to the folks at Ultimate Solutions for being such a nice people and writing an almost ready file! Edit the [FLASH] section to this: [FLASH] CHIPTYPE              S29M32X16 CHIPSIZE                0x2000000 BUSWIDTH             16 FILE                        /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/u-boot/u-boot-v2/uboot.bin ; change to you path FORMAT                 BIN 0xC0000000 ERASE                   0xC0000000 ERASE                   0xC0008000 ERASE                   0xC0018000 ERASE                   0xC0010000 ERASE                   0xC0020000 Don't forget to edit the [HOST] section to your machine's IP address. Telnet to the BDI - CONFIG: loading configuration file passed - CONFIG: loading register definition passed - TARGET: processing reset request - TARGET: BDI asserts TRST and RESET - TARGET: BDI removes TRST - TARGET: Bypass check 0x00000001 => 0x00000002 - TARGET: JTAG exists check passed - Core#0: ID code is 0x07926121 - TARGET: All ICEBreaker access checks passed - TARGET: BDI removes RESET - TARGET: BDI waits for RESET inactive - TARGET: resetting target passed - TARGET: processing target startup .... - TARGET: processing target startup passed Erase the first 128 KiB ADS>erase Erasing flash at 0xc0000000 Erasing flash at 0xc0008000 Erasing flash at 0xc0018000 Erasing flash at 0xc0010000 Erasing flash at 0xc0020000 Erasing flash passed Write the flash ADS>prog Programming /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/u-boot/u-boot-v2/uboot.bin , please wait .... Programming flash passed Check everything went really well ADS>verify Verifying /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/u-boot/u-boot-v2/uboot.bin , please wait .... Verifying target memory passed Now you can unplug the BDI and reset the board U-Boot 2.0.0-rc9-00136-gbf725a2-dirty (Jun 17 2009 - 15:45:23)  Board: Freescale i.MX27 ADS cfi_probe: cfi_flash base: 0xc0000000 size: 0x02000000  chip id: [2,882,1,01d] mpll:     265999329 Hz spll:     239999725 Hz arm:      177332886 Hz perclk1:    8866644 Hz perclk2:   17733288 Hz perclk3:   44333221 Hz perclk4:   17733288 Hz clkin26:   26000000 Hz ahb:       44333221 Hz ipg:       22166610 Hz Malloc space: 0xa7b00000 -> 0xa7f00000 (size  4 MB) Stack space : 0xa7af8000 -> 0xa7b00000 (size 32 kB) envfs: wrong magic on /dev/env0 no valid environment found on /dev/env0. Using default environment running /env/bin/init...  Hit any key to stop autoboot:  2  type update_kernel [<imagename>] to update kernel into flash type udate_root [<imagename>] to update rootfs into flash  uboot:/ Of course, this setup works with Redboot, just change the FILE entry at the [FLASH] section or use the prog command: ADS>prog 0xc0000000 /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/redboot/build/install/bin/redboot.bin BIN Programming /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/redboot/build/install/bin/redboot.bin , please wait .... Programming flash passed ADS>verify Verifying /home/lsantos/work/i.mx27/redboot/build/install/bin/redboot.bin , please wait .... Verifying target memory passed Rebooting ++... Read from 0x07ee0000-0x07f00000 at 0xc1fe0000: . ... Read from 0x07ed3000-0x07ed4000 at 0xc1fff000: . **Warning** FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key Use 'fconfig -i' to [re]initialize database PMIC ID: 0x0000009b [Rev: 3.3] Ethernet FEC MAC address: is not set  Board Type: ADS Clock input: 26 MHz Booting from [NOR flash]  PHY ID 22 @ 1 FEC: [ HALF_DUPLEX ] [ disconnected ] [ 10M bps ]: Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:04:9f:00:af:7a Can't get BOOTP info for device!  RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM] Non-certified release, version FSL 200749 - built 19:37:28, Jun 17 2009  Platform: MX27 ADS/EVB (Freescale i.MX27 based) PASS 2.1 [x32 SDR] Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.  RAM: 0x00000000-0x07f00000, [0x00025260-0x07ed1000] available FLASH: 0xc0000000 - 0xc2000000, 256 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each. RedBoot>

GStreamer has a simple feature to enable tracing, allowing the developer to do basic debugging. These can be done in two ways: Adding the parameter --gst-debug=LIST to the pipeline (a pipeline is a executed gst-launch command) Prepending the environment variable GST_DEBUG=LIST' LIST is a a comma-separated argument, indicating the GStreamer elements to trace. For example, if one needs to trace the sink element      $ GST_DEBUG=*sink*:5 gst-launch playbin2 uri=file:///sample.avi or      $ gst-launch playbin2 uri=file:///sample.avi --gst-debug=*sink*:5 Both commands produces the same log. In case want to trace for than one element, so can simple add the <element>:5, for example      $ GST_DEBUG=mfw_v4lsink:5,vpudec:5 gst-launch playbin2 uri=file:///sample.avi The number 5 indicates the log category, where 5 is the highest (the most verbose log you can get) and 0 produces no output (5=LOG, 4=DEBUG, 3=INFO, 2=WARN, 1=ERROR). Log can be huge in each pipeline run. One way to filter it is using the grep command. Before grepping, one needs to redirect the standard error to the standard output (GStreamer log goes always to stderr), so      $ GST_DEBUG=mfw_v4lsink:5,vpudec:5 gst-launch playbin2 uri=file:///sample.avi 2>&1 | grep <filter string> In case the log needs to be shared, it is important to remove the 'color' of the log, again, one just needs to add the parameter --gst-debug-no-color or prepend the env variable GST_DEBUG_NO_COLOR=1 ----- More shell variables that GStreamer react, can be found here https://developer.gnome.org/gstreamer/0.10/gst-running.html

D1 Capture - kernel 2.6.22 diff --exclude CVS -uNr linux-2.6.22/include/asm-arm/arch-mxc/memory.h linux-2.6.22.modified/include/asm-arm/arch-mxc/memory.h --- linux-2.6.22/include/asm-arm/arch-mxc/memory.h     2009-07-16 16:29:45.000000000 -0300 +++ linux-2.6.22.modified/include/asm-arm/arch-mxc/memory.h     2009-07-15 15:38:34.000000000 -0300 @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@     /* Size of contiguous memory for DMA and other h/w blocks */     #define CONSISTENT_DMA_SIZE     SZ_16M    +     /*!      * @defgroup Memory_MX27 Memory Map      * @ingroup MSL_MX27 @@ -48,7 +49,7 @@     #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_ZONE_SIZE     #define MXC_DMA_ZONE_SIZE     ((CONFIG_DMA_ZONE_SIZE * SZ_1M) >> PAGE_SHIFT)     #else    -#define MXC_DMA_ZONE_SIZE     ((12 * SZ_1M) >> PAGE_SHIFT)   +#define MXC_DMA_ZONE_SIZE     ((20 * SZ_1M) >> PAGE_SHIFT)     #endif      static inline void __arch_adjust_zones(int node, unsigned long *zone_size, diff --exclude CVS -uNr linux-2.6.22/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/mxc_v4l2_capture.c linux-2.6.22.modified/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/mxc_v4l2_capture.c ---    linux-2.6.22/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/mxc_v4l2_capture.c     2009-07-16 16:29:43.000000000 -0300 +++ linux-2.6.22.modified/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/mxc_v4l2_capture.c     2009-07-16 16:08:02.000000000 -0300 @@ -1650,9 +1650,9 @@                  /* setup cropping */                 cam->crop_bounds.left = 0; -             cam->crop_bounds.width = 640; +             cam->crop_bounds.width = 800;                 cam->crop_bounds.top = 0; -             cam->crop_bounds.height = 480; +             cam->crop_bounds.height = 600;                 cam->crop_current = cam->crop_defrect = cam->crop_bounds;                 ipu_csi_set_window_size(cam->crop_current.width,                                                       cam->crop_current.height); @@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@                 cam->standard.id = V4L2_STD_UNKNOWN;                 cam->standard.frameperiod.denominator = 30;                 cam->standard.frameperiod.numerator = 1; -             cam->standard.framelines = 480; +             cam->standard.framelines = 600;                 cam->streamparm.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;                 cam->streamparm.parm.capture.timeperframe =                 cam->standard.frameperiod; cam->streamparm.parm.capture.capability = V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME; diff --exclude CVS -uNr linux-2.6.22/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/ov2640.c linux-2.6.22.modified/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/ov2640.c ---    linux-2.6.22/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/ov2640.c     2009-07-16 16:29:45.000000000 -0300 +++ linux-2.6.22.modified/drivers/media/video/mxc/capture/ov2640.c     2009-07-16 16:07:03.000000000 -0300 @@ -698,12 +698,12 @@     #endif                            g_cam->streamparm.parm.capture.capturemode = 1;                 } else { -          out_width = 640; -          out_height = 480; +          out_width = 800; +          out_height = 600;                 g_cam->crop_bounds.left = 0; -          g_cam->crop_bounds.width = 640; +          g_cam->crop_bounds.width = 800;                 g_cam->crop_bounds.top = 0; -          g_cam->crop_bounds.height = 480; +          g_cam->crop_bounds.height = 600;                 g_cam->crop_current = g_cam->crop_defrect = g_cam->crop_bounds;     #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_MX3                              ipu_csi_set_window_size(g_cam->crop_current.width ,

i.MX27 PDK Board Flashing This tutorial teaches how to flash bootloader using ATK. To flash kernel and root file system, follow the directions: IMX27 PDK NAND Flashing RedBoot. Using ATK ATK (Advanced Toolkit) is a Windows software for programming the flash memory of i.MX boards. This section will describe the procedure to erase the flash memory and program the bootloader. 1 - Connect a serial cable between PC and i.MX board. 2 - Some hardware configurations (switches) must be done to flash the board. Set red and cream switches as below: Switch SW5 -> 00000 Switch SW4 -> 10000001 Installing ATK on Linux Download ATK: Download. Extract ATK: # unzip ATK_1_41_STD_installer.zip Execute the default install process: # wine SETUP.EXE Get mfc42.dll and msvcp60.dll from a Windows Machine (C:\Windows\System32) and copy to wine system32 (/root/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32) Run ATK: # wine ADSToolkit_std.exe Next Step To flash kernel and root file system, follow the directions: IMX27 PDK NAND Flashing RedBoot. PS: On SW5 and SW4, "1" means the keys selected towards the edge of the board. 3 - Run ATK by clicking Start -> Programs -> AdvancedToolKit -> AdvancedToolKit       Set the options:    Device memory -> DDR; Custom Initial File -> (keep it unmarked)    Communication Channel -> Serial Port (Usually COM1) 4 - Click on Flash Tools to erase, program or dump the the flash memory and click GO. Flash Erasing 1 - To erase Flash memory, select the parameters as shown in the figure below: 2 - Turn on the board and press Erase. 3 - ATK shows this message when flash is erased Flash Programming The next step is to program the bootloader image into the board's Flash following the steps below. 1 - Select the parameters as shown in the figure below and press Program. The bootloader binary image file can be found into your Board Support Package Set Program, NAND, Address: 0x00000000 2 - Add it on Image File field and press Program. 3 - Close ATK, turn off the board and set switch back as shown in the picture below. Installing ATK on Linux Download ATK: Download. Extract ATK: # unzip ATK_1_41_STD_installer.zip Execute the default install process: # wine SETUP.EXE Get mfc42.dll and msvcp60.dll from a Windows Machine (C:\Windows\System32) and copy to wine system32 (/root/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32) Run ATK: # wine ADSToolkit_std.exe Next Step To flash kernel and root file system, follow the directions: IMX27 PDK NAND Flashing RedBoot.

A new release of the manufacturing tool is was recently made available, "imx-3.10.53_1.1.0_ga-mfg-tools". It can be found in the software download sections for the iMX6 family. However, it can be used to program an iMX28 in a Win7 64-bit host by adding a few files. The steps to do so are listed below and can be checked against the script in ucl2.xml.   Download the attached "28.vbs" file and place it into where the manufacturing tool was installed, typically in  <install_dir>\mfgtools\   Replace <install_dir>\mfgtools\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\ucl2.xml with the attached ucl2.xml.    Copy the attached files "updater_ivt.sb" and "fdisk-u.input" into <install_dir>\mfgtools\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\firmware Copy your iMX28 image file into <install_dir>\mfgtools\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\files.  The file should be renamed to "linux.sb" to conform with the ucl2.xml script. Copy your "rootfs.tar.bz2" file into <install_dir>\mfgtools\Profiles\Linux\OS Firmware\files To launch the manufacturing tool, double click on "28.vbs". Issue: After MfgTool has finished and the progress bars have turned green, clock on the Stop button or the program will start another cycle.

The i.MX27 PDK, with Smart Speed™ technology, is a completely integrated hardware and software solution designed to simplify product development so you can focus on the critical differentiation needed for market success. Reduce development time and design products that have power to spare, even when running multiple applications simultaneously. Receive stellar Ethernet and video performance in a system design that dramatically reduces power consumption. Features i.MX27 Applications Processor - ARM9™ 128 MB DDR SDRAM 256 MB NAND FLASH Power Management (PMIC MC13783) + Power Circuitry Audio HS USB PHY Touch Controller 10/100 Ethernet port Accelerometer MMA7450L (Freescale) User I/O Connectivity (FM, 802.11, Bluetooth, USB OTG, USB HS) Button 2.7" TFT Display 2MP Camera Module SD card, ATA HDD External Connectors (dock, headphones, TV out, GPS) Microphone Speaker Debug Ethernet Port Debug Serial Port JTAG Reset, Interrupt, Boot Switches Debug LEDs CodeTest Interface Power Source Current/Power Monitoring

The latest i.MX28 BSP provided by Freescale (10.12) is based on a 2.6.35 kernel. If you want to use the latest and greatest kernel version from kernel.org, follow the steps below. 1. Get the mainline kernel: git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git(this is only done once) git checkout -b yourlocalbranch origin/master 2. Export the toolchain PATH=/opt/freescale/usr/local/gcc-4.4.4-glibc-2.11.1-multilib-1.0/arm-fsl-linux-gnueabi/bin/:$PATH export PATH export CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- export ARCH=arm 3. Build the kernel make mxs_defconfig make uImage sudo cp arch/arm/boot/uImage /tftpboot (In this example /tftpboot is the directory used to send files via TFTP) 4. Kernel command line: On U-boot change the following parameter of the kernel command line: console=ttyAM0,115200 to console=ttyAMA0,115200 5. On LTIB You can still use LTIB to provide the root file system. ./ltib -c Target System Configuration Options ----> Unselect [] boot up with tty and login If this option is selected the serial port will fail to open as it still uses ttyAM0 instead of ttyAMA0. 6. Boot the kernel via TFTP and mount the rootfs via NFS.

Play MPEG4 Video only gst-launch filesrc location=test.mpeg ! mfw_vpudecoder codec-type=std_mpeg4 ! mfw_v4lsink H.264 Video only gst-launch filesrc location=test.avi ! mfw_avidemuxer ! mfw_vpudecoder codec-type=std_avc ! mfw_v4lsink AVI(H264+MP3) gst-launch filesrc location=test.avi ! mfw_avidemuxer name=demux demux. !  mfw_vpudecoder \     codec-type=std_avc ! mfw_v4lsink demux. ! queue max-size-buffers=0 ! <mp3_decoder_plugin> ! alsasink MP4(H264+MP3) gst-launch filesrc location=test.mp4 ! mfw_mp4demuxer name=demux demux. ! \    mfw_vpudecoder codec-type=std_mpeg4 ! mfw_v4lsink demux. ! \    queue max-size-buffers=0 ! <mp3_decoder_plugin> ! alsasink <mp3_decoder_plugin> can be replaced by mad RAW Video Test gst-launch videotestsrc ! video/x-raw-yuv,format=\(fourcc\)I420 !  mfw_v4lsink

Encode From YUV to H.264 gst-launch-0.10 filesrc location=file_in.yuv blocksize=w*h*1.5 ! \ mfw_vpuencoder codec type=std_avc framerate=fr ! filesink location=file_out.mpg Where: file_in.yuv: is the input file, a raw file. w*h*1.5: is the blocksize, it's calculated from input file dimensions: width * height * 1.5 mfw_vpuencoder: is the encoder with hardware acceleration for iMX27 std_avc: chooses the codec type for output file fr: indicates the framerate in that input file was created file_out.mpg: is the output file encoded in H.264 From Camera to H.264 gst-launch-0.10 mfw_v4lsrc ! mfw_vpuencoder codec-type=std_avc \ width=176 height=144 framerate=25 ! filesink location=test.video

When flashing a Linux System on a SD card using the script mk_mx28_sd on a Ubuntu 12.04 host, one needs to modify it so partitions are created correctly.  Just follow these steps on the console: $ cd $SDK/L2.6.35_10.12.01_SDK_scripts $ cat > first_partition_sector.patch << EOF diff -Naur a/mk_mx28_sd b/mk_mx28_sd --- a/mk_mx28_sd        2010-10-06 09:47:42.000000000 -0500 +++ b/mk_mx28_sd        2012-11-30 13:38:34.508199154 -0600 @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ n p 1 -1 +2048 +32M t b EOF $ patch -p1 < first_partition_sector.patch then, you can run the mk_mx28_sd command again with the device as parameter                $ cd $LIB $ export PATH=$PATH:$SDK/L2.6.35_10.12.01_SDK_scripts $ mk_mx28_sd /dev/$SDX

This is an example of QR code encoding using i.MX28. The encoded QR image can show on the LCD display directly using frame buffer and the image saved as a BMP file. Board : i.MX28EVK BSP : L2.6.35_1.1.0_130130_source QR Code Lib:  qrencode-3.4.4.tar.gz Download from https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/ Libqrencode is a C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol. This library is a free software made by Kentaro Fukuchi. Build the QR Code Lib source code into rootfs. 1. Create a new folder in <ltib>/dist/lfs-5.1/.     e.g. <ltib>/dist/lfs-5.1/qrencode 2. Copy the qrencode.spec to this new created folder 3. Build the source code    ./ltib –p qrencode.spec –m prep    ./ltib –p qrencode.spec –m scbuild    ./ltib –p qrencode.spec –m scdeploy Create and build the application in unit_test: - I use the existing unit_test package to build my application code. 1. Extract the source code of unit_test    ./ltib –p imx-test –m prep 2. cd <ltib>/rpm/BUILD/imx-test-2.6.35.3-1.1.0/test 3. mkdir qr_test 4. copy the Makefile and qr_test.c to qr_test folder 5. Build the unit_test     ./ltib –p imx-test  –m scbuild     ./ltib –p imx-test  –m scdeploy After built the code successfully, the qr_test.out will be generated in the unit_test folder. I start the board with NFS, so I can run the qr_test.out on the board directly. The command is : ./qr_test.out   (the default QR encode text is “http://www.freescale.com”) Or input the new text like this : ./qr_test.out –t https://community.freescale.com/community/imx The QR code  show on the display: And the BMP files will be generated in the unit_test folder.

Qt framework Qt is a cross-platform complete development framework with tools designed to streamline the creation of stunning native applications and amazing user interfaces for desktop, embedded and mobile platforms. Qt's cross-platform full framework and tools enables developers to target various desktop, embedded, mobile and real-time operating systems with one code base. Qt brings freedom to the developer saving development time, adding efficiency and ultimately shortening time to market. Building Qt Compile Qt for i.MX28 Building QT5 for i.MX53 Building QT for i.MX6 Qt on iMX6 Installing tools Installing and Configuring QT Creator (Ubuntu) Qt5 with Qt3D over Wayland rootfs Demos Qt5 Cinematic Experience Demo on i.MX6 Video - IMx 53 Qt5 qt3d demo Qt5 with Qt3D over Wayland rootfs Information Qt5 on i.MX6  DO's and DONT's Best Practices for QML

Splash Screen on U-boot for i.MX25 PDK Having a bitmap on the LCD a few seconds after boot is a requirement on several embedded systems, u-Boot supports this feature. However, currently, the code provided on Freescale's BSP only implements support for the LCD controller on Linux. This page provides instructions to add support for the LCDC on the u-boot. 1 - Install Freescale i.MX25 BSP, SDK 1.7 It is available on www.freescale.com. If needed follow the getting started section instructions. 2 - Update u-boot source After installing the BSP and running LTIB for the first time, it's time to update u-boot: - Download u-Boot patch and spec file. - Replace the file "u-boot.spec.in" located at <ltib_path>/config/platform/imx by the one downloaded - Copy the "u-boot-2009.08-1273860148.patch" downloaded to /opt/freescale/pkgs 3 - Extract and rebuild u-boot - To extract the source and aply the patch run: <Ltib_path>$ ./ltib -p u-boot -m prep - Now Build:     <Ltib_path>$ ./ltib -p u-boot -m scbuild    After completing this step an u-Boot binary (u-boot.bin) will be saved at <ltib_path>/rpm/BUILD/u-boot-2009.08 4 - Program the SD card Program a SD card with the new u-Boot binary and a bitmap image to be displayed. Insert the SD and run:      $sudo dd if=<ltib_path>/rpm/BUILD/u-boot-2009.08/u-boot.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 "/dev/mmcblk0" should replaced according to your host, use "dmesg" after inserting the SD to find out where is the SD on your host. Unmount it before issuing the dd command. $sudo dd if="your_image".bmp of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=512 seek=608 Argument seek 608, skips the first 608 blocks of the SD (608x512) where the uboot is stored. If you need to relocate the image, update also the environment variable "splashimage_mmc_init_block", see step 6. 5 - Boot Boot the image from the SD. Personality Board settings:   12345678 SW22 -> 00000000 SW21 -> 11000000    Debug Board settings: SW5,6,7,8,9,10 -> OFF      12345678 SW4 -> 10000001 Turn on the board and stop at u-boot prompt: MX25 U-Boot > 6 - u-Boot environment variables Update u-Boot environment variables for the splash screen to work: The address in memory to load the splash screen from: MX25 U-Boot > setenv splashimage 0x80800000 The SD device on the board: MX25 U-Boot > setenv splashimage_mmc_dev 0 The block on the SD where the bitmap is stored, this must match the block on step 4. MX25 U-Boot > setenv splashimage_mmc_init_block 0x260  The amount in blocks to be read from the SD card, this depends on the bitmap size, i.e. for a 308278 bytes bitmap, 0x2B5 blocks are enough on a 512 bytes per block SD, (308278 / 512). MX25 U-Boot > setenv splashimage_mmc_blkcnt 0x2b5 The SD card block size in bytes: MX25 U-Boot > setenv splashimage_mmc_blksize 512 Save the environment variables: MX25 U-Boot > saveenv Now reboot the board and you should see the splash screen on the LCD. 7 - Booting Linux When Linux takes control of the board it initializes the LCD controller and Framebuffer again. To maintain the splash screen on the LCD you can replace the Linux Logo with the figure used for the splash screen, the side effect is a blink when Linux takes over the LCDC. To achieve this, create a new image in Gimp and save it as ".ppm". Copy it to Linux "logo" folder <ltib_path>/rpm/BUILD/linux-2.6.31/drivers/video/logo Run: $ ppmquant -mapfile clut_vga16.ppm "my_image.ppm" | pnmnoraw > logo_linux_vga16.ppm where: logo_linux_vga16.ppm is the current logo being used by Linux. Recompile the kernel and boot it.

Building on the success of low-cost, high-performance application development kits, Freescale introduces the i.MX27 Lite Kit. Once again, Developed in Logic Product Development and Freescale have worked together to deliver a product-ready software and hardware platform for OEMs, ODMs, IDHs and independent developers and a price point that's quite appealing. The i.MX27 Lite Kit enables rapid design of embedded products targeting the medical, industrial, wireless, consumer markets and general purpose markets. Leverage the power of the i.MX27 multimedia processor in this cost-effective development solution. Features The Freescale i.MX27 SOM-LV is based on the i.MX27 multimedia applications processor running up to 400 MHz. Click here for the full list of i.MX27 SoC features: Includes i.MX27 SOM-LV module Standard peripheral connectors supporting: Ethernet, LCD, audio in/out, serial, CompactFlash®, MMC/SD, USB host, USB OTG, ATA LogicLoader™ (bootloader/monitor) in executable format GNU Cross-Development Toolchain (compiler, linker, assembler, debugger) included Kit contents: i.MX27 SOM-LV Application baseboard Expansion header breakout board Null-modem serial cable Ethernet crossover cable USB A to mini-B cable 5 volt power supply with power adapters (Europe, Japan, UK, and US) Logic Starter CD QuickStart Guide Zoom™ LV baseboard (146.1 x 158.8 x 17.1 mm) RoHS compliant

The new i.MX OTP Tools release is now available on http://www.freescale.com/, under this link. Change details: Fixes an issue with the rom-plugin device firmware that is used by BitBurner and otp_burner tools to program fuses. These tools are part of IMX_OTP_TOOLS package.    The plugin was failing to check the status whether the data packets have been received or not.    As such, at times before receiving data from host the firmware was processing the usb buffer    with previously sent or received data resulting in incorrect values being programmed. To fix    this issue we modified the firmware to make sure we receive the data before processing the usb buffer.                 Here is the sequence of usb transfers (protocol):                 1.            Cmd-phase: Host send cmd to write to otp register with cmd type, register index and number of registers to write                 2.            Data-phase: Host send data for values to write to otp register.                 3.            Status-phase: Device sends status to host                 4.            Cmd-phase: Host send cmd to read otp register to verify data written was correct                 5.            Data-phase: Device send data from otp registers                 6.            Status-phase: Device sends status to host   The problem was at #2 wherein device would process usb buffer before confirming whether data has received or not.

i.MX25 for Industrial and General Embedded The i.MX25 family of multimedia applications processors extends the Freescale ARM9™ portfolio and makes the industrial and general embedded market a key focus of i.MX with the integration of many new features. Speed up to 400 MHz, low power consumption and multiple connectivity options support the growing needs of industrial and general embedded products, while allowing customers to reduce their overall system bill of materials cost. The i.MX258 processor provides additional security features making it the ideal solution for payment terminal (POS), or any other type of product needing secure system boot and tamper detection. i.MX25 for Automotive Today's drivers expect more connectivity in more places from more things—phones, media players and, increasingly, cars. Bluetooth™ connectivity is becoming the norm as more people keep their hands on the wheel instead of on the phone. Connectivity and compatibility with media players is becoming a requirement as consumers' media investment goes digital. The challenge: how can designers support high-end features such as connectivity and media playback without charging high-end prices? The i.MX25 family of processors offers integration that tailors itself to the connectivity requirements of today's automobile but eliminates expensive parts not needed for a cost-conscious infotainment system. The i.MX25 applications processor is a Freescale Energy-Efficient Solutions product. Product Information on Freescale.com i.MX257: Multimedia Applications Processor i.MX251: Multimedia Applications Processor i.MX253: Multimedia Applications Processor i.MX255: Multimedia Applications Processor i.MX258: Multimedia Applications Processor Additional Resources i.MX25 PDK Board I.MX25 PDK Board Get Started i.MX25 PDK Board Flashing NAND i.MX25 PDK Board Flashing SPI NOR i.MX25 PDK Board Flashing SD Card i.MX25 PDK Board Running Linux I.MX25 PDK U-boot SplashScreen I.MX25 PDK U-boot SDCard I.MX25 PDK Using FEC i.MX25: When using 120MHz UPLL as clock source, GPT counter returns unexpected results Limitations of the i.MX SIM Controller to Pass the EMV Certification