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* Background:
 
* Background:
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:: Student at [http://www.eseo.fr/ ESEO] (French engineering school), specialised in Embedded systeme and Automation /
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:: <s>Student at [http://www.eseo.fr/ ESEO] (French engineering school), specialised in Embedded systeme and Automation /</s>
 
:: <s>Master student at l'[http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/ University of Plymouth] (UK), in [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/taught/2558/MSc+Robotics Robotics].</s>
 
:: <s>Master student at l'[http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/ University of Plymouth] (UK), in [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/taught/2558/MSc+Robotics Robotics].</s>
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:: Internship in Emebedded system and Robotics (Paris)
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:: Embedded and System Engineer (Paris, France)
  
 
== Interests ==
 
== Interests ==
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== Contributions ==
 
== Contributions ==
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[[OpenCV|Cross-compile OpenCV for your APF]]
 
  
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[[Cmake]]
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; [[CMake]]
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: CMake infrastructure has been integrated in Buildroot since the BR release 2011.02 (available in Armadeus SDK since the armadeus-4.1 release).
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Armadeus-4.0 uses the Buildroot 2010.11 release
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Armadeus-4.1 uses the Buildroot 2011.05 release
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; [[OpenCV|Cross-compile OpenCV for your APF]]
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: Already in Buildroot since the BR release 2011.11 (requires CMake infrastructure).
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; [[External_Toolchains]]
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: How to build an Armadeus rootfs with a Buildroot more recent than the one used by the official Armadeus SDK. '''!!! Experimental !!!'''
  
 
== Tips ==
 
== Tips ==
 
=== A colored (and useful) prompt ===
 
=== A colored (and useful) prompt ===
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''zsh and [http://www.ctaf.free.fr/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ctafconf ctafconf] users won't be lost'' ;-)
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
 
##
 
##
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## .profile
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## ~/.profile
 
##
 
##
 
source /etc/profile
 
source /etc/profile
  
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bldblk='\033[1;30m' # Black - Bold
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## Enhanced promt
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bldred='\033[1;31m' # Red
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if [ -t 0 ]; then
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bldgrn='\033[1;32m' # Green
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    bldblk='\033[1;30m' # Black - Bold
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bldylw='\033[1;33m' # Yellow
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    bldred='\033[1;31m' # Red
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bldblu='\033[1;34m' # Blue
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    bldgrn='\033[1;32m' # Green
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bldpur='\033[1;35m' # Purple
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    bldylw='\033[1;33m' # Yellow
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bldcyn='\033[1;36m' # Cyan
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    bldblu='\033[1;34m' # Blue
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bldwht='\033[1;37m' # White
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    bldpur='\033[1;35m' # Purple
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txtrst='\033[0m'    # Text Reset
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    bldcyn='\033[1;36m' # Cyan
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    bldwht='\033[1;37m' # White
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    txtrst='\033[0m'    # Text Reset
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    undred='\033[4;31m' # Red - Underlined
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    bgdred='\033[1;41m' # Red - Background
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    bgdblu='\033[1;44m' # Blue - Background
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fi;
  
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export PS1="${txtrst}\${USER}${bldylw}@${bldgrn}\${HOSTNAME} ${bldpur}[${bldred}\$?${bldpur}] [${bldblu}\${PWD}${bldpur}] ${txtrst}\${SHELL:5}${bldgrn}${PS1}${txtrst}"
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rootbgd="${bgdred}"
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userbgd="${bgdblu}"
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export PS1="\$([ \$(id -u) -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"${rootbgd}\" || echo -en \"${userbgd}\")\u${bldylw}@${bldgrn}\h${txtrst} \
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${bldpur}[\$(eval \"res=\$?\"; [ \${res} -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"${bldwht}\${res}\" || echo -en \"${bldred}err \${res}\")${bldpur}] \
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[${bldblu}\$([ \$(id -u) -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"\\W\" || echo -en \"\\\w\")${bldpur}] ${txtrst}\n\${SHELL:5}${bldgrn}\$${txtrst} "
 
</source>
 
</source>
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=== u-boot configuration ===
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# ''nfs-boot'' (kernel and rootfs), if the nfs server is alive
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# ''boot from the NAND flash'', otherwise
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==== u-boot environment ====
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<pre class="apf">
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BIOS> setenv nfsboot 'setenv bootargs ${console} ${mtdparts}; \
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run addnfsargs addipargs; \
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setenv autostart yes; \
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nfs ${loadaddr} {serverip}:${rootpath}/${board_name}-linux.bin; \
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bootm'
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BIOS> setenv addnfsargs 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}'
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BIOS> setenv addipargs 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}:${hostname}::off'
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BIOS> setenv bootcmd 'if ping ${serverip}; then \
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  echo; \
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  echo Boot over NFS; \
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  echo; \
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  run nfsboot; \
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else \
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  echo; \
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  echo Boot from the board;  \
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  run jffsboot; \
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fi'
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BIOS> setenv board_name apf27
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BIOS> setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
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BIOS> setenv serverip 192.168.10.2
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BIOS> setenv gatewayip 192.168.10.1
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BIOS> setenv ipaddr 192.168.10.10
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BIOS> setenv rootpath /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
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BIOS> saveenv
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BIOS> boot
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</pre>
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Adjust the <tt>bootdelay</tt> if needed.
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Next boot will automatically try to boot over NFS, then fallback on the NAND flash
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{{Warning|
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If the '''NFS server is alive''', but neither the '''linux kernel image nor the rootfs'''
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are '''NOT at the expected location''': ''/path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs'',
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the boot will hang up, so '''booting will fail''' !}}
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==== NFS server configuration ====
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Refer to the [[Network File System configuration|NFS wiki page]] to setting the NFS server up.
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{{Note|Check that the NFS server configuration allows NFS v2 request.
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On Archlinux: ''/etc/conf.d/nfs-server'' (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NFS#Configure_NFS_fixed_ports)
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<source lang="bash">
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#MOUNTD_OPTS="--no-nfs-version 2"
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MOUNTD_OPTS=""
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</source>
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}}
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Then:
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* untar the rootfs tarball in ''/path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs''
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* copy the linux kernel image to ''/path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs''
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<pre class="host">
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sudo tar xvf apf27-rootfs.tar -C /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
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sudo -fv cp apf27-linux.bin /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
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</pre>

Latest revision as of 22:54, 7 March 2012

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  • Name:
Samuel MARTIN
  • Background:
Student at ESEO (French engineering school), specialised in Embedded systeme and Automation /
Master student at l'University of Plymouth (UK), in Robotics.
Embedded and System Engineer (Paris, France)

Interests

  • Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Image & signal processing
  • Linux

Objectives

or, what I wanna do with the APF board (APF27 + Devfull)

  • Have fun!
  • Improve my skills in:
    • Hardware development (FPGA)
    • System and embedded OS
    • Electronic development
    • Software development for embedded (tiny) target
  • Share my experiments

Contributions

CMake
CMake infrastructure has been integrated in Buildroot since the BR release 2011.02 (available in Armadeus SDK since the armadeus-4.1 release).

Armadeus-4.0 uses the Buildroot 2010.11 release

Armadeus-4.1 uses the Buildroot 2011.05 release

Cross-compile OpenCV for your APF
Already in Buildroot since the BR release 2011.11 (requires CMake infrastructure).
External_Toolchains
How to build an Armadeus rootfs with a Buildroot more recent than the one used by the official Armadeus SDK. !!! Experimental !!!

Tips

A colored (and useful) prompt

zsh and ctafconf users won't be lost ;-) 

##
## ~/.profile
##
source /etc/profile

## Enhanced promt
if [ -t 0 ]; then
    bldblk='\033[1;30m' # Black - Bold
    bldred='\033[1;31m' # Red
    bldgrn='\033[1;32m' # Green
    bldylw='\033[1;33m' # Yellow
    bldblu='\033[1;34m' # Blue
    bldpur='\033[1;35m' # Purple
    bldcyn='\033[1;36m' # Cyan
    bldwht='\033[1;37m' # White
    txtrst='\033[0m'    # Text Reset
    undred='\033[4;31m' # Red - Underlined
    bgdred='\033[1;41m' # Red - Background
    bgdblu='\033[1;44m' # Blue - Background
fi;

rootbgd="${bgdred}"
userbgd="${bgdblu}"

export PS1="\$([ \$(id -u) -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"${rootbgd}\" || echo -en \"${userbgd}\")\u${bldylw}@${bldgrn}\h${txtrst} \
${bldpur}[\$(eval \"res=\$?\"; [ \${res} -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"${bldwht}\${res}\" || echo -en \"${bldred}err \${res}\")${bldpur}] \
[${bldblu}\$([ \$(id -u) -eq 0 ] && echo -en \"\\W\" || echo -en \"\\\w\")${bldpur}] ${txtrst}\n\${SHELL:5}${bldgrn}\$${txtrst} "

u-boot configuration

  1. nfs-boot (kernel and rootfs), if the nfs server is alive
  2. boot from the NAND flash, otherwise

u-boot environment

BIOS> setenv nfsboot 'setenv bootargs ${console} ${mtdparts}; \
 run addnfsargs addipargs; \
 setenv autostart yes; \
 nfs ${loadaddr} {serverip}:${rootpath}/${board_name}-linux.bin; \
 bootm'
BIOS> setenv addnfsargs 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=${serverip}:${rootpath}'
BIOS> setenv addipargs 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs} ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}:${hostname}::off'
BIOS> setenv bootcmd 'if ping ${serverip}; then \
  echo; \
  echo Boot over NFS; \
  echo; \
  run nfsboot; \
 else \
  echo; \
  echo Boot from the board;  \
  run jffsboot; \
 fi'
BIOS> setenv board_name apf27
BIOS> setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
BIOS> setenv serverip 192.168.10.2
BIOS> setenv gatewayip 192.168.10.1
BIOS> setenv ipaddr 192.168.10.10
BIOS> setenv rootpath /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
BIOS> saveenv
BIOS> boot

Adjust the bootdelay if needed.

Next boot will automatically try to boot over NFS, then fallback on the NAND flash

Warning Warning:

If the NFS server is alive, but neither the linux kernel image nor the rootfs are NOT at the expected location: /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs,

the boot will hang up, so booting will fail !


NFS server configuration

Refer to the NFS wiki page to setting the NFS server up.

Note Note: Check that the NFS server configuration allows NFS v2 request.

On Archlinux: /etc/conf.d/nfs-server (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NFS#Configure_NFS_fixed_ports) 

#MOUNTD_OPTS="--no-nfs-version 2"
MOUNTD_OPTS=""


Then:

  • untar the rootfs tarball in /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
  • copy the linux kernel image to /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
sudo tar xvf apf27-rootfs.tar -C /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
sudo -fv cp apf27-linux.bin /path/to/where/you/untar/your/rootfs
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