Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Axel Embedded Linux Kit (XELK)

5,137 bytes added, 06:46, 14 October 2019
→‎Updating git repositories
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Axel-01.png|60px]]
|Axel Ultra SOM (or Axel Lite SOM) <br>CPU: Freescale i.MX6<br>SDRAM: 2 GB DDR3<br>NOR: bootable SPI flash 32 MB<br>NAND: 1GB
|Please refer to [[Hardware Manual (AxelUltra) | Axel Ultra Hardware Manual]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:AxelLite-SOM.jpg|80px]]
|Axel Lite SOM<br>CPU: Freescale i.MX6<br>SDRAM: 2 GB DDR3<br>NOR: bootable SPI flash 32 MB<br>NAND: 1GB
|Please refer to [[Hardware Manual (AxelLite) | Axel Lite Hardware Manual]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Axelevb-lite-01.png|60px]]
{| class="wikitable"
!
! colspan="1012" | XELK version
|-
|Release number
|3.5.0
|4.0.0
|4.1.0
|5.0.0
|-
|Release type
|Maintenance
|Maintenance
|Maintenance
|Major
|Maintenance
|Major
|-
|Status
|Released
|Released
|Released
|Released
|Released
|Released
|In progress
|Planned
|-
|Release date
|November 2017
|April 2019
|Q2 August 2019|October 2019|Q1 2020
|-
|'''Release notes'''
|[[#XELK 3.5.0 | Ver 3.5.0]]
|[[#XELK 4.0.0 | Ver 4.0.0]]
|[[#XELK 4.1.0 | Ver 4.1.0]]
|[[#XELK 5.0.0 | Ver 5.0.0]]
|-
|SOM PCB version
|Axel Ultra: CS030713B<br>Axel Lite: CS335013A
|Axel Ultra: CS030713B<br>Axel Lite: CS335013A<br>Axel Lite: CS335013C
|Axel Lite: CS335013A<br>Axel Lite: CS335013C
|Axel Lite: CS335013A<br>Axel Lite: CS335013C
|Axel Lite: CS335013A<br>Axel Lite: CS335013C
|Axel Lite: CS335013A<br>Axel Lite: CS335013C
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[AxelEVB-Lite|AxelEVB-Lite rev.A]]<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[AxelEVB-Lite|AxelEVB-Lite rev.A]]<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]<br>[[:Category:SBC-AXEL | SBCX]]
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[AxelEVB-Lite|AxelEVB-Lite rev.A]]<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]<br>[[:Category:SBC-AXEL | SBCX]]
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[AxelEVB-Lite|AxelEVB-Lite rev.A]]<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]<br>[[:Category:SBC-AXEL | SBCX]]
|{{pageoldid|AxelEVB-Lite|2970}}<br>[[AxelEVB-Lite|AxelEVB-Lite rev.A]]<br>[[:Category:Dacu | Dacu]]<br>[[:Category:SBC-AXEL | SBCX]]
|2016.03-xelk-3.5.0
|2017.03-xelk-4.0.0
|2017.03-xelk-4.0.0
|2018.03-xelk-5.0.0
|-
|Linux version
|4.1.15-xelk-3.0.0
|4.9.11-xelk-4.0.0
|4.9.11-xelk-4.0.0
|4.14.98-xelk-5.0.0
|-
|Drivers
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]<br>SPL boot[2]
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]<br>SPL boot[2]
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]<br>SPL boot[2]
| valign="top" | SPI NOR Flash (boot)<br>UART debug (2-wire)<br>USB Host<br>USB OTG<br>SD/MMC1<br>CAN<br>Touch screen controller<br>EMAC<br>SATA<br>HDMI<br>LVDS0<br>NAND<br>RTC<br>I2C<br>SPI<br>Video Input (MIPI)<br>PCIe<br>[[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]<br>Splash screen (U-Boot) [1]<br>SPL boot[2]
|L4.1.15-2.0.0
|L4.9.11_1.0.0
|L4.9.11_1.0.0
|imx_4.14.98_2.0.0_ga
|-
|Graphic libraries
|Qt 5.6.2
|Qt 5.6.2
|Qt 5.9.8|Qt 5.9.8|Qt 5.12.4
|-
|Build System
|Yocto Krogoth (2.1)
|Yocto Morty (2.2)
|Yocto Morty (2.2)
|Yocto Sumo (2.5)
|-
|Android
|Marshmallow 6.0.1
|Marshmallow 6.0.1
|
|
|
|}
*bootscript: <code>boot.scr</code>
U-boot file <code>u-boot.imx</code> must be stored into first raw sector of the SD card using <code>dd</code> command}}
{{ImportantMessage|text=Since '''XELK-3.5.0''' U-boot performs 2-stage bootloader providing two files: SPL and u-boot.img.
 
Both two files must be stored into SD card using <code>dd</code> command}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| U-Boot img || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-3.5.0/xelk-3.5.0_mx6qdlaxel_spi_u-boot.img| img (boot from NOR)]] || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-3.5.0/xelk-3.5.0_mx6qdlaxel_nand_u-boot.img|img (boot from NAND)]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! colspan="5" |XELK version 4.0.0
|-
| Platform || XELK rev.A || SBCX rev.B || SBCX rev.B
|-
| Carrier Board [[ConfigID_and_UniqueID | ConfigID]]|| 0001 || 0012 || 0013
|-
| LCD panel || colspan="5" style="text-align: center" | Ampire 800 x 480 7" LVDS 262K colors (RGB666)<br>(AM-800480STMQW-TA1 or AM-800480SETMQW-TA1H)
|-
| Touchscreen || colspan="1" | resistive || colspan="1" | resistive || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" | capacitive
|-
| bootscript || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/boot.scr|boot.scr]] || colspan="4" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/boot.scr|boot.scr]]
|-
| U-Boot SPL || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_mx6qdlaxel_spi_SPL|SPL (Quad - boot from NOR)]] || colspan="4" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_mx6qdlaxel_nand_SPL|SPL (DualLite - boot from NAND)]]
|-
| U-Boot || colspan="1" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_mx6qdlaxel_spi_u-boot.img|img (Quad - boot from NOR)]] || colspan="4" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_mx6qdlaxel_nand_u-boot.img|img (DualLite - boot from NAND)]]
|-
| Linux kernel || colspan="5" style="text-align: center" |[[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_uImage|uImage]]
|-
| Device tree (Quad processor) || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6q-xelk-l-2.0.0.dtb|imx6q-xelk-l-2.0.0.dtb]] || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb|imx6q-sbcx-cb0012.dtb]] || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6q-sbcx-cb0013.dtb|imx6q-sbcx-cb0013.dtb]]
|-
| Device tree (DualLite processor) || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6dl-xelk-l.dtb|imx6dl-xelk-l.dtb]] || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb|imx6dl-sbcx-cb0012.dtb]] || [[mirror:axel/xelk-4.0.0/xelk-4.0.0_imx6dl-sbcx-cb0013.dtb|imx6dl-sbcx-cb0013.dtb]]
|}
* VirtualBox virtual machine (.OVA archive)
* Based on Lubuntu 1214.04 LTS (64-bit version)
* Pre-installed VirtualBox Guest Additions
* LXDE desktop environment
* Boot disk with the distro and pre-configured basic Linux services:
** TFTP: with base directory <code>/srv/tftp/</code>** NFS: configured through the <code>/etc/exports </code> file
* Secondary disk containing source code and tools:
** Bootloader (u-boot) source tree cloned from DAVE Embedded Systems public git repository
==== Updating git repositories ====
 In XELK, the following source trees are clones of the correspondent '''DAVE Embedded Systems''' public git repositories: {| class="wikitable"
|-
!| Component
!GIT Remote
!XELK Installation Directory
|-
|LinuxU-Boot|<code>git@git.dave.eu:dave/axel/linuxu-2.6boot-imx.git|</home/dvdk/xelk/linux-2.6-imxcode>
|-
|U-BootLinux kernel|<code>git@git.dave.eu:dave/axel/ulinux-boot2.6-imx.git|/home/dvdk</xelk/u-boot-imxcode>
|-
|Yocto BSP
|<code>git@git.dave.eu:dave/axel/axel-bsp.git|</home/dvdk/xelk/axel-bsp|-code>
|}
For more information about the access to these repositories, please refer to [[Building_the_Yocto_BSP_(XELK)|this link]].
This means that these components can be kept in sync and up Access to date with '''DAVE Embedded Systems''' git repositories. ==== RSA key generation ==== Please follow the procedure reported below is granted to generate the RSA ssh key: * select your username (ad es. username@myhost.com)* start the DVDK and login into the virtual machine* start a shell session* enter the .ssh subdirectory into your home directory: <code>cd ~/.ssh/</code>* launch the following command: <br><pre>ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "username@myhost.com" -f username@myhost.com</pre>* this command creates the files <code>~/.ssh/username@myhost.com</code> (development kit'''private key''') and <code>~/.ssh/username@myhosts owners only.com.pub</code> ('''public key''')* edit your <code>~/.ssh/config</code> adding the following lines: <pre>Host git.dave.eu User git Hostname git.dave.eu PreferredAuthentications publickey IdentityFile ~/.ssh/username@myhost.com</pre> Please send the public key file refer to one of the following email support addresses (depending on which SOM is included in your kit version) * [mailto:support-axel@dave.eu support-axel@dave.eu[Accessing_DAVE_Embedded_Systems_restricted_git_repositories|this page]] with the request for the creation of a new public git account associated detailed instructions on how to your username. The support team will enable the account and send you a confirmation as soon as possibleget access.
==== Synchronizing the repository ====
When The components listed in the account is enabled, you table above can synchronize a source tree entering the repository directory be kept in sync and launching the <code>git fetch</code> command, like in the following example:up to date with DAVE Embedded Systems' repositories.
Once the git account has been enabled, the developer can:*clone the repository with the <pre class="workstation-terminal"code>dvdk@dvdk-vm:~$ cd /home/dvdk/xelk/linux-2.6-imxgit clone <git_remote_repository></code> command dvdk@dvdk-vm:/home/dvdk/xelk/linux-2.6-imx$ *synchronize a source tree entering the repository directory and launching the <code>git fetch origin</precode>command.
Please note that <code>git fetch</code> doesn't merge the commits on the current branch. To do that, you the developer should run  the <pre class="workstation-terminal"code>git merge origin/axel</precode> command or replace the ''fetch-merge'' process with a single <code>git pull</code> command. Please note that the recommended method is the ''fetch-merge'' process. For further information on Git, please refer to [the official Git Documentation (http://git-scm.com/documentation Git Documentation].
== Release types ==
{{ImportantMessage|text=After the XELK DVDK installation, please check for updates of the source tree repositories provided with the kit, as described in [[Axel_Embedded_Linux_Kit_(XELK)#XELK_Updates | XELK Updates]].}}
=== XELK 4.01.0 === {{ImportantMessage|text=New MVM must be installed for using XELK-4.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.}} Release notes:
* Release dateUpdated Yocto version: N.A.* Status: Working In Progress* NXP Linux BSP: L4.9.11-1.0.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacuadded X11, browser, SBCXQt5 Wayland rot file system images
==== Notes =XELK 4.0.0 ===
{{ImportantMessage|text=New MVM must be installed for using XELK-4.0.0. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.}}
 
Release notes:
* Major change to NXP BSP 4.9.11
* Updated Qt version
=== XELK 3.5.0 = Known Limitations ====
* Release dateThe following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release: 04/2019* Status: Released* NXP Linux BSP: L4.1.15-2.0.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu, SBCX
{| class="wikitable" |-!Issue!Description|-|NAND Samsung|NAND Model K9F4G08U0D not detected in u-boot|-|Linux kernel <code>xconfig</code>|<code>make xconfig</code> does not work|-|Wayland not supported|Yocto QT5 images with Wayland backend is not yet supported|-|} === Notes =XELK 3.5.0 ===
{{ImportantMessage|text=NXP iMX6 silicon revision 1.4 limited the u-boot binary size (due to bug fix in bootrom code). This required the switch to u-boot <b>SPL</b> version (first and second stage).}}
 
Release notes:
* Major change to u-boot SPL version
=== XELK 3.0.1 ===
* Release date: 17/11/2017* Status: released* NXP Linux BSP: L4.1.15{{ImportantMessage|text=New MVM must be installed for using XELK-23.0.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite 1. The VM is available for download on Dacu, SBCX ==== Notes ====DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.}}
{{ImportantMessage|text=New MVM must be installed for using XELK-3.0.1. The VM is available for download on DAVE's XELK Reserved Area for registered users.}}Release notes:
* Major change to NXP BSP 4.1.15
* Updated Qt version
=== XELK 2.3.1 older releases === For XELK older ''unsupported'' releases information, please click on Expand here below (on the right)
* Release date: 18/10/2016* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.10.17<div class="mw-1.0.3* Supported carrier boards: SBCXcollapsible mw-collapsed">
==== Notes XELK 2.3.1 ====
{{ImportantMessage|text=It's highly recommended to read the [[ConfigID and UniqueID]] page.}}
 
Release notes:
* Added support for other ConfigID splash screen on u-boot
* Bug fixes and minor changes
==== XELK 2.2.0 === * Release date: 03/02/2016* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.10.17-1.0.3* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu, SBCX ==== Notes ====
{{ImportantMessage|text=It's highly recommended to read the [[ConfigID and UniqueID]] page.}}
* Bug fixes and minor changes
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|}
==== XELK 2.1.0 === * Release date: 04/05/2015* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.10.17-1.0.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu ==== Notes ====
{{ImportantMessage|text=It's highly recommended to read the [[ConfigID and UniqueID]] page.}}
* Bug fixes and minor changes
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|}
==== XELK 2.0.0 === * Release date: 26/11/2014* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.10.17-1.0.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu ==== Notes ====
* Added support for Yocto 1.5
* Bug fixes and minor changes
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|}
==== XELK 1.2.0 === * Release date: 20/05/2014* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.0.35-4.1.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu ==== Notes ====
* Added support for Axel Lite SOM
* Bug fixes and minor changes
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|}
==== XELK 1.1.0 === * Release date: January, 29th 2014* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.0.35-4.1.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu ==== Notes ====
* Minor update that adds support for more peripherals: nand, rtc, i2c, spi
* The system can boot from SD
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|}
==== XELK 1.0.0 === * Release date: November, 4th 2013* Status: released* Freescale Linux BSP: L3.0.35-4.1.0* Supported carrier boards: AxelEVB-Lite on Dacu==== Notes ====
* First official release
===== Known Limitations =====
The following table reports the known limitations of this XELK release:
|-
|}
 
</div>
== Quick start guide ==
===Target setup and first boot===
This section describes how to quick start the AxelEVB board delivered along with XELK kit (see also the following image). The hardware setup is the same for AxelUltra and AxelLite SOMs.
 The picture below shows the AxelLite SOM inserted into the AxelEVB: please note the first HW release of {{oldid|3287|AxelEVB-Lite}}[[File:AxelLite-AxelEVB.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Axel Lite SOM / (first) AxelEVB setup]] The picture below shows the AxelUltra SOM inserted into the AxelEVB: please note the new HW release of [[AxelEVB-Lite]][[File:AxelUltra-AxelEVB.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Axel UltraSOM /(latest) AxelEVB setup]] 
The microSD provided with the XELK can be used to boot the system, since it contains a bootable partition (<code>mmcblk0p1</code>) and a root file system partition (<code>mmcblk0p2</code>).
#Insert the MicroSD card provided with the development kit into the microSD slot
#Connect the 12V power supply to the JP2 socket on the DACU board
#(optional) To access the serial console:
#*Connect a serial cable between the J251 connector on the DACU board and PC COM port through , using a null-modem cable (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem) cable (''not provided'', between #** the J251 connector on the DACU board and PC COM port - for the latest AxelEVB-Lite HW version (see picture above)#** the J28 connector on the AxelEVB-Lite and PC COM port - for the first AxelEVB-Lite HW version (see picture above)
#*Start your favorite terminal software on hist side; communication parameters are:
#**Baud rate: 115200 Bps
===Binary images on SD card===
 {{ImportantMessage|text=The XELK SD bootable microSD card contains all binary images required for booting delivered along with the system completely from kernel/dtb (stored on first SD <code>fat</code> card partition) kit is set up to do a full bootstrap sequence. For more details, please refer to <code>ext3</code> root file system (stored on second SD card partition)[[Working_with_the_Yocto_build_system#bootscript|this section]].}}
Once you got the new binaries compiled from your modified sources, they have to be installed on first SD partition preserving the original file names used into <i>boot.scr</i> u-boot bootscript.
Then copy the kernel, dtb and boot.scr into the SD card first partion (the FAT one) and boot XELK with the new images.
 
===Host setup===
As stated previously, XELK host tools are based on a [[Managed_Virtual_Machine_(MVM)|Managed Virtual Machine]]. As indicated [[Axel_Embedded_Linux_Kit_(XELK)#XELK_microSD_Layout|here]], microSD card delivered along with XELK includes basic version of MVM that is the default option.
 
Please follows the README file on the SD card to extract the ''*.ova'' archive and to install the MVM.
 
It is also worth remembering that access to git repositories is required to download target source code. To enable it, please refer to [[Accessing_DAVE_Embedded_Systems_restricted_git_repositories|this page]].
 
{{ImportantMessage|text=The MVM provides the tools required to build [[Building_U-Boot_(XELK)|U-boot]] and [[Building_Linux_kernel_(XELK)|Linux kernel]]. It does not include the tools required to run Yocto build system instead.}}
 
XELK MVM can be downloaded [https://cloud.dave.eu/ws-reserved-area-xelk/XELK-3.0.1 here]. For accessing <b><i>XELK Reserved area</i></b> please contact our [mailto:sales@dave.eu sales department]
 
===Target configuration for the development stage (<code>net_nfs</code>)===
 
{{ImportantMessage|text=The default XELK Virtual Machine network configuration is using NAT: this allows to accessing external network (i.e. Internet) using the host computer's networking connection.
For software development using <code>net_nfs</code> with tftp/nfs protocols, please configure your VM network interface in ''Bridge mode'' (see below)}}
 
During the development stage, the target is usually connected via Ethernet LAN to the host machine and is configured to:
*retrieve binary images (i.e. Linux kernel) via TFTP protocol
*mount the development root file system via NFS protocol. This root file system is physically in the file system of the host machine as depicted [[Deploying_Embedded_Linux_Systems#The_development_environment|here]]. An example of ''Bridge mode'' configuration for DIVELK can be found [[Booting_from_NFS_(XELK) | here]]
In DAVE Embedded Systems development kits, this configuration is generally denoted as <code>net_nfs</code>. U-Boot bootloader supports this configuration. Some U-Boot environment variables are needed to set it up. They are detailed [[Booting_Linux_Kernel#Configuration_net_nfs|here]].
 
For more details about TFTP and NFS servers on host side, please refer to this [[Setting_up_tftp_and_nfs|page]].
 
===Target configuration for standalone boot===
Please refer to [[Standalone_boot_(XELK)|this page]].
==Related Documents ==
U0007
Bureaucrats, dave_user, Administrators
8,154
edits
Retrieved from "https://wiki.dave.eu/index.php/Special:MobileDiff/8557...8966"

Navigation menu