The ARD has the VGA output hw multiplexed with the on board Eth controlling, on jumpers J14 and J16. If using the VGA out one option for network is to use an USB/Eth adapter. To enable this (tested on BSP 11.05 - 2.6.35): 1. Find out the driver for the adapter you are using. You can connect it to your Linux host for that. $ lsusb ... Bus 002 Device 017: ID 0b95:772a ASIX Electronics Corp. ... $ dmesg | tail ... [3799653.662846] eth2: register 'asix' at usb-0000:00:1d.7-2, ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet, 00:60:6e:00:02:7a ... 2. Enable the driver on the target's kernel: - ./ltib -c - On Ltib menu, select "[*] Configure the Kernel" - On the kernel menuconfig select the driver, in this case: CONFIG_USB_NET_AX8817X located at: -> Device Drivers                                                       -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])         -> USB Network Adapters             -> Multi-purpose USB Networking Framework (USB_USBNET [=y]) 3. Program the kernel to SD: sudo dd if=rootfs/boot/uImage of=/dev/sdd bs=512 seek=2k 4. Set U-boot to load the kernel from the SD and NFS: MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set bootcmd 'run bootcmd_sd_nfs' MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set bootcmd_sd_nfs 'run bootargs_nfs;run load_kernel;bootm' MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set load_kernel 'mmc read 0 ${loadaddr} 0x800 0x1f00' Here you may change the ip from "dhcp" to a fixed address if you are connected directly to host. MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set bootargs_nfs 'set bootargs console=ttymxc0,115200 root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp nfsroot=${serverip}:${nfsroot},v3,tcp' MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set serverip 192.168.2.100 MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > set nfsroot '/tftpboot/rootfs_ard' MX53-ARD-DDR3 U-Boot > save Saving Environment to MMC... Writing to MMC(0)... done 5. Connect the USB/Eth adapter to the USB port (USB1-J30 or USB2-J31). Instructions to setup the host for NFS can be found on the following page: All Boards NFS.

Video Unit Test The BSP provides a package that allows testing of several i.MX 31 peripherals on the PDK. The name of this package is 'imx-test'.   The name of the package may vary according to SDK release, at the time of the writing SDK 1.4 was used, on SDK 1.2 the name of a similar package was 'mxc-misc'   For more information on the imx-test package refer to the SDK 1.4 manual, imx31_Linux_RM.pdf, chapter 49 - Unit Tests. This file is available on BSP tarball Testing To test the image sensor and the display on the PDK follow the steps below: Enable imx-test and util-linux packages: $ ./ltib -c Once "ltib" finishes boot the system. On the target board: $ modprobe mxc_v4l2_capture Check if /dev/video0 was created $ ll /dev/video* lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root            6 Jan 1 20:47 /dev/video -> video0 crw-rw----     1 root root    81,   0 Jan 1 20:47 /dev/video0 crw-rw----     1 root root    81, 16 Jan 1 20:46 /dev/video16 Now run the unit tests: $./mxc_v4l2_overlay.out -iw 640 -ih 480 -ow 480 -oh 640 -r 4 -fr 30 -t 10 - capture images with the sensor and display on the LCD $./mxc_v4l2_capture.out -w 640 -h 480 -r 0 -c 150 -fr 30 test3.yuv - capture images and save on /unit-tests/test3.yuv $./mxc_v4l2_output.out -iw 640 -ih 480 -ow 480 -oh 640 -d 4 -fr 60 test3.yuv - capture images and save on /unit-tests/test3.yuv   For usage syntax type: command -help. ./mxc_v4l2_output.out -help Source Code If you want to check the source code, on the host machine "ltib" install path type: $./ltib -m prep -p imx-tests Then, go to <ltib install path>/rpm/BUILD/imx-test-2.3.2/test/mxc_v4l2_test

This guide is created for introducing how to do DDR3 calibration for mass production. Please read carefully and understand clearly before following it. To be update!

To enable USB 2.0 port on BB for USB OTG, you need to apply below two changes: device/fsl.git   diff --git a/imx8q/mek_8q/init.usb.rc b/imx8q/mek_8q/init.usb.rc index af4e388..0f3ab0b 100644 --- a/imx8q/mek_8q/init.usb.rc +++ b/imx8q/mek_8q/init.usb.rc @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ on early-boot      mount functionfs mtp /dev/usb-ffs/mtp rmode=0770,fmode=0660,uid=1024,gid=1024,no_disconnect=1      mount functionfs ptp /dev/usb-ffs/ptp rmode=0770,fmode=0660,uid=1024,gid=1024,no_disconnect=1      setprop sys.usb.mtp.device_type 3 -    setprop vendor.usb.config "5b110000.usb3" +    setprop vendor.usb.config "ci_hdrc.0"      write /sys/module/libcomposite/parameters/disable_l1_for_hs "y"      symlink /config/usb_gadget/g1/configs/b.1 /config/usb_gadget/g1/os_desc/b.1   vendor/nxp-opensource/kernel_imx.git           revert below patch:           commit 2f9586c120971312e61df464264993899cf34536           Author: yang.tian <[email protected]>           Date:   Tue Jan 7 13:30:02 2020 +0800       MA-15242 Set usb2.0 port as usb host only for mek_8q  

You can use TV Out on i.MX27ADS board by following these steps: Remove the R71 and solder it on R69 place; See the image before of this process: And after this process: Set SWITCH S15: 1 = on; [2-5] = off. See the image for more details: Add to your Linux command line (in Redboot) the following parameter: video=mxcfb:TV-NTSC After this modification, the video signal will operate at 27MHz, that are applicable just with TV-OUT card. The LCD card will not work at this frequency.

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Using the FEC on U-boot 1 - Start by programming U-boot into the SD or NAND, click here for SD or here for NAND. 2 - Boot the image programed on Step 1, for the SD Card: Personality Board settings:                   12345678 SW22 -> 00000000 SW21 -> 11000000  Debug Board settings:   SW5,6,7,8,9,10 -> OFF                    12345678   SW4 -> 10000001 For NAND:                              12345678   SW22 -> 00100000   SW21 -> 10011000  Debug Board settings:   SW5,6,7,8,9,10 -> OFF                      12345678     SW4 -> 10000001 Stop at u-boot prompt: MX25 U-Boot > 3 - Configure u-boot networking variables, replace the values according to your network configuration: MX25 U-Boot > setenv serverip 192.168.1.1 MX25 U-Boot > setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.2 MX25 U-Boot > setenv eth1addr 00:04:9f:00:3b:33 Update "ethact" var to enable the FEC. MX25 U-Boot > setenv ethact FEC0 4 - With the Ethernet cable connected, start a tftp transfer: MX25 U-Boot > tftpboot 0x80800000 uImage_mx25 FEC: enable RMII gasket Using FEC0 device TFTP from server 192.168.1.1; our IP address is 192.168.1.2 Filename 'uImage_mx25'. Load address: 0x80800000 Loading: #################################################################              #################################################################              #################################################################              #################################################################              #################################################################              #################################################################              ##### done Bytes transferred = 2022396 (1edbfc hex) 5 - If you transfered the kernel image, you can boot it (Don't forget to update bootargs): MX25 U-Boot > bootm 0x80800000

This white paper is a discussion of random hangs and other issues using Windows Embedded Compact on Freescale i.MX6 application processor and how they were solved. All information in this document applies to Windows Embedded Compact 7 and 2013 as well as all variants of the i.MX6.      

This guide walks you through the required steps to prepare your development environment and hardware for debugging the M core on the IMX8MN-EVK board using the MCU-LINK Pro. You’ll install the necessary firmware, compile and flash a binary, and finally, initiate a debug session using MCUXpresso for VS Code. Requirements: IMX8MN-EVK Board MCU-LINK Pro Debug Probe PC Host with MCUXpresso for VS Code installed Install Segger Firmware on MCU-LINK Pro By default, the MCU-LINK Pro does not support i.MX processors. Installing the Segger firmware is essential for proper debugging. Follow the firmware update guide to update your MCU-LINK Pro.   Compile the Binary for the M Core Ensure MCUXpresso for VS Code is properly installed.   Import the iMX8MN-EVK SDK Chavira_0-1755698330924.png   Import "hello world" example Chavira_1-1755698515769.png Ensure that we are compiling a debug binary Chavira_0-1755709033328.png Build Project Chavira_0-1755708251783.png   Flash the Binary using UUU Tool Connect the IMX8MN-EVK Board to your Host PC via USB   Enter Fastboot Mode in U-Boot Terminal => fastboot 0   On your Host PC, navigate to the binary location and flash it using the next commands: $ cd <project_location>/armgcc/debug/ $ uuu -b fat_write hello_world.bin mmc X:1 hello_world_debug.bin Note: replace the X with 2 if you are booting from eMMC or 1 if you are booting from SD Card Chavira_5-1755701729711.png   Connect MCU-LINK Pro to the Target Chavira_0-1755708638687.jpeg   IMX8MN-EVK Debug connection: Chavira_1-1755708652859.jpeg   Launch the M Core from U-Boot Terminal Use the following commands in the U-Boot terminal: => fatload mmc X:1 0x48000000 hello_world_debug.bin; cp.b 0x48000000 0x7e0000 0x20000; => bootaux 0x7e0000 Note: replace the X with 2 if you are booting from eMMC or 1 if you are booting from SD Card Chavira_3-1755701674202.png   Start the Debug Session Once the M core is launched, you can start your debug session in VS Code using MCUXpresso: Chavira_0-1755708802524.png   Chavira_1-1755702026549.png    With the MCU-LINK Pro configured, the IMX8MN-EVK, and the binary successfully flashed and executed, you are now ready to debug applications on the M core using MCUXpresso and VS Code. This setup enables a reliable development workflow for i.MX8MN based projects.   References: AN14120.pdf 

This guide walks you through the required steps to prepare your development environment and hardware for debugging the M core on the IMX93-EVK board using the MCU-LINK Pro. You’ll install the necessary firmware, compile and flash a binary, and finally, initiate a debug session using MCUXpresso for VS Code. Requirements: IMX93-EVK Board MCU-LINK Pro Debug Probe PC Host with MCUXpresso for VS Code installed Install Segger Firmware on MCU-LINK Pro By default, the MCU-LINK Pro does not support i.MX processors. Installing the Segger firmware is essential for proper debugging. Follow the firmware update guide to update your MCU-LINK Pro.   Compile the Binary for the M Core Ensure MCUXpresso for VS Code is properly installed.   Import the iMX93-EVK SDK Chavira_0-1755621430498.jpeg     Import "hello world" example Chavira_1-1755621430541.jpeg   Ensure that we are compiling a debug binary Chavira_2-1755621430505.jpeg Build Project Chavira_3-1755621430500.jpeg   Flash the Binary using UUU Tool Connect the IMX93-EVK Board to your Host PC via USB Chavira_2-1755697061118.jpeg       Enter Fastboot Mode in U-Boot Terminal => fastboot 0   On your Host PC, navigate to the binary location and flash it using the next commands: $ cd <project_location>/armgcc/debug/ $ uuu -b fat_write sdk20-app.bin mmc X:1 hello_world.bin Note: replace the X with 0 if you are booting from eMMC or 1 if you are booting from SD Card Chavira_4-1755621484546.png     Connect MCU-LINK Pro to the Target   Chavira_8-1755621967816.jpeg   IMX93-EVK Debug connection:   Chavira_1-1755697045386.jpeg     Launch the M Core from U-Boot Terminal Use the following commands in the U-Boot terminal: => fatload mmc X:1 80000000 hello_world.bin; cp.b 0x80000000 0x201e0000 0x10000; => bootaux 0x1ffe0000 0 Note: replace the X with 0 if you are booting from eMMC or 1 if you are booting from SD Card Chavira_5-1755621576326.png     Start the Debug Session Once the M core is launched, you can start your debug session in VS Code using MCUXpresso: Chavira_6-1755621576151.png     Chavira_7-1755621576273.png    With the MCU-LINK Pro configured, the IMX93-EVK, and the binary successfully flashed and executed, you are now ready to debug applications on the M core using MCUXpresso and VS Code. This setup enables a reliable development workflow for i.MX93-based projects.   References: AN14120.pdf 

Test Environment： i.MX8MP EVK L6.6.52(weston12)   Background Current RDP only supports TLS authentication, but does not support the NLA feature or PAM password authentication. Therefore, the connection security of RDP will be very low, and you can even login remotely without the correct username and password. This article implements the NLA feature and PAM password authentication base on weston rdp backend, which supports customized user and login.   1.Patches patch weston-imx with add_rdp_pam_nla_support.patch patch meta-imx with add_pam_support_and_weston_user.patch   2.Generate keys on Ubuntu rename key as server.crt and server.key sudo apt-get install winpr-utils winpr-makecert -rdp -path ~/ copy server.crt and server.key from Ubuntu to /etc/freerdp/keys/ on i.MX board 3. Enable start-on-startup=true in weston.ini   4.Install Remmina on Ubuntu.   5.Generate SAM file on board and Ubuntu: /etc/winpr/SAM(SAM is a file, not a directory) and copy hash into /etc/winpr/SAM The username weston and passwd has been set in add_pam_support_and_weston_user.patch. username: weston passwd: weston domain: domain   $ winpr-hash -u weston -d domain -p weston -v1 -f sam weston:domain::b2ca4ec6a1dbd13c49b6ab5e1b10d5bf::: $ vi /etc/winpr/SAM   6.Access with Remmina on Ubuntu. Zhiming_Liu_1-1737093217446.png 7.Result Zhiming_Liu_0-1737093197855.png      

Sometimes we got CMA allocation error while there're still many free pages in CMA area.  This article analyze several cases/reason for this kind of failure.

Freescale's consumer and industrial i.MX 51 applications processors balance the performance, power consumption, connectivity and multimedia capabilities necessary to drive today's latest and greatest products. Freescale's automotive i.MX 51 processors provide what is necessary to steer today's most advanced automotive systems. i.MX51 Family Comparison i.MX Family Comparison Product Information on Freescale.com i.MX512 Applications Processor i.MX513 Applications Processor i.MX514 Applications Processor i.MX515 Applications Processor i.MX516 Applications Processor Evaluation/Development Boards and Systems IMX51EVK Evaluation Kit Bootloader Installing U-Boot on i.MX51EVK Flashing i.MX51EVK Working with mainline U-Boot Add new iMX5x board on LTIB Compiling U-Boot (from Freescale BSP) using LTIB Changing environment variables storage on U-Boot Linux Flashing Linux application only with SD card Reader Multimedia Using USB Camera Installing OpenCV Library (Open Computer Vision - Image Processing) Android Android without RamDisk Installing TTS library manually Running ADB over USB (iMX51 and Ubuntu communication) Ubuntu Using an USB Touchscreen (Karmic) Using Touchscreen (Lucid) Embedded Software and Tools Android OS for i.MX Applications Processors i.MX51 Current Software Updates and Releases Partners / 3rd-Party Development Tools STK5:  Starter-Kit 5 (Karo Electronics) Additional Resources Board bring-up and DDR initialization tools Develop a Simple OpenVG Application Under Linux: Tutorial i.MX 51 Android ADB over USB IMX51EVK i.MX51 EVK Board USB Camera i.MX51 EVK Compiling U-boot i.MX 51 EVK U-boot i.MX51 EVK Board Video i.MX51 EVK Board OpenCV i.MX51 EVK Board Flashing i.MX51 Flashing Linux Application Only with SD Card Reader I.MX51EVK Install U-Boot i.MX51 EVK Compiling U-boot i.MX51 EVK U-boot i.MX51 EVK Changing Env IMX51 Ubuntu USB TS i.MX 51 Ubuntu TS Lucid

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

To use Android GDB for native code, take mediaserver as an example. Setup on board. adb push prebuilt/android-arm/gdbserver/gdbserver system/bin/ adb shell ps adb shell /system/bin/gdbserver :5039 --attach <PID> & Setup on host. source build/env.sh adb forward tcp:5039 tcp:5039 gdbclient mediaserver b createPlayer c

Question: In a single uImage to contain the compressed kernel and rootfs, if the uImage is greater than 16MB, the system will not boot and reports errors. Is there a size limitation on uImage?  If so, is there a work around? Answer: uImage should only contains kernel compressed. rootfs should be read through a linux partition after the kernel boots up. Regarding the uImage's size, there is no limitation. In the other hand, a single uImage with kernel and filesystem is needed; in other words, kernel (alias uImage) needs a filesystem to work, and these are two independent systems in that sense. If u-boot, kernel and filesystem are in a single device (SD Card), the filesystem must be mounted in the first partition (SD, eMMC, etc) starting somewhere > 16M/512 sectors. But in cases where: * A fast boot is needed with  very small rootfs * As a intermediate (temporal) rootfs  before switching  to the real rootfs. The usage (actually used when flashing with the MFG tool) of this intermediate system is to load heavy modules, keeping the uImage small. This mechanism is called initramfs and the uImage will contain the kernel and the this mini rootfs compressed as cpio archive. But there appears to be a 16MB limitation. See here:  http://www.isysop.com/unpacking-and-repacking-u-boot-uimage-files/ It seems to be related to alignment suggesting that 24-bit addressing is used instead of 32-bit.  I did notice Thumb mode is used, which seems odd to me.

Hi All, The i.MX6 Android R13.4-GA.03 patch release is now available on www.freescale.com ·         Files available # Name Description 1 IMX6_R13.4.03_ANDROID_PATCH This patch release is based on the i.MX 6 Android R13.4   release. The purpose of this patch release is correct the PFD workflow in   U-Boot, fix the miscalibration issue for the thermal sensor and corrects   ramp-up time of the internal LDOs

For default Android JB4.3 GA1.1.0 BSP, iMX6SL EVK board doesn't support BlueTooth, attached is the patch for the BSP to support AR3002 bluetooth.   The hardware information can be found at: https://community.freescale.com/docs/DOC-95016   iMX6SL_EVK_BlueTooth_Patch_for_JB4.3_1.1.0.tar.gz: these are the patch files. iMX6SL_EVK_BlueTooth_Support_for_JB4.3_1.1.0.tar.gz: these are the patched source code files. Please select one of above to use.

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Contents 1 创建 i.MX8QXP Linux 4.14.98_ga 板级开发包编译环境 2 1.1 下载板级开发包 ...................................................... 2 1.2 创建yocto编译环境: ................................................ 3 2 Device Tree ............................................................. 15 2.1 恩智浦的device Tree结构 ..................................... 15 2.2 device Tree的由来(no updates) ............................ 18 2.3 device Tree的基础与语法(no updates) ................. 20 2.4 device Tree的代码分析(no updates) .................... 42 3 恩智浦i.MX8XBSP 包文件目录结构 ......................... 75 4 恩智浦i.MX8XBSP的编译(no updates) .................... 77 4.1 需要编译哪些文件 ................................................ 77 4.2 如何编译这些文件 ................................................ 78 4.3 如何链接为目标文件及链接顺序 ........................... 79 4.4 kernel Kconfig ...................................................... 81 5 恩智浦BSP的内核初始化过程(no updates) .............. 81 5.1 初始化的汇编代码 ................................................ 83 5.2 初始化的C代码 ..................................................... 87 5.3 init_machine ....................................................... 100 6 恩智浦BSP的内核定制 ........................................... 103 6.1 DDR修改 ............................................................ 103 6.2 IO管脚配置与Pinctrl驱动 .................................... 105 6.3 新板bringup ........................................................ 120 6.4 更改调试串口 ...................................................... 128 6.5 uSDHC设备定制(eMMC flash,SDcard, SDIOcard) 135 6.6 LVDS LCD 驱动定制 .......................................... 144 6.7 GPIO_Key 驱动定制 .......................................... 147 6.8 GPIO_LED 驱动定制 ......................................... 151 6.9 Fuse nvram驱动 ................................................. 154 6.10 SPI与SPI Slave驱动 ........................................... 155 6.11 USB 3.0 TypeC 改成 USB 3.0 TypeA(未验证) ... 162 6.12 汽车级以太网驱动定制 ....................................... 162 6.13 i.MX8DX MEK支持 ............................................. 180 6.14 NAND Flash支持与烧录 ..................................... 181