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|'''Ethernet driver''' | |'''Ethernet driver''' | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | dm9000 |
| style="background:#00ff00;" | FEC0 | | style="background:#00ff00;" | FEC0 | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | FEC |
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | FEC |
| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| startup sceen shall display:<br />Net: <DRIVER> | | startup sceen shall display:<br />Net: <DRIVER> | ||
|---------------- | |---------------- | ||
|'''Ethernet MAC''' | |'''Ethernet MAC''' | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | dm9000 read<br />00000000: 1e00 00ac |
| style="background:#00ff00;" | bdinfo<br />...<br />ethaddr = 00:1e:ac:... | | style="background:#00ff00;" | bdinfo<br />...<br />ethaddr = 00:1e:ac:... | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | bdinfo<br />...<br />ethaddr = 00:1e:ac:... |
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | fuse read 1 9 6<br />...Word 0x00000009: 00000000 0000001e 000000ac ... |
| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| test the presence of the MAC address in EEPROM/fuses <br /> the command bdinfo should return a valid mac address | | test the presence of the MAC address in EEPROM/fuses <br /> the command bdinfo should return a valid mac address | ||
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|'''Default IP''' | |'''Default IP''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the default IP variables should be:<br /> ipaddr=192.168.0.10<br /> netmask=255.255.255.0<br /> serverip=192.168.0.2<br /> gatewayip=192.168.0.1<br /> use the "flash_reset_env" script<br />to restore the default environment variables | | the default IP variables should be:<br /> ipaddr=192.168.0.10<br /> netmask=255.255.255.0<br /> serverip=192.168.0.2<br /> gatewayip=192.168.0.1<br /> use the "flash_reset_env" script<br />to restore the default environment variables | ||
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|'''DHCP''' | |'''DHCP''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the command "DHCP" should be able<br />to update IP environment variables according<br /> to your network and DHCP server | | the command "DHCP" should be able<br />to update IP environment variables according<br /> to your network and DHCP server | ||
|---------------- | |---------------- | ||
|'''Ping''' | |'''Ping''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| set ipaddr & serverip according to your network.<br />Test the connection to the server: <br />ping ${serverip} should return the status "alive" | | set ipaddr & serverip according to your network.<br />Test the connection to the server: <br />ping ${serverip} should return the status "alive" | ||
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|'''Board reset''' | |'''Board reset''' | ||
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| style="background:#00ff00;" | | | style="background:#00ff00;" | | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| command "reset" shall reset the board | | command "reset" shall reset the board | ||
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|'''TFTP''' | |'''TFTP''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the command "run download_uboot" should <br />UBoot from the host PC into the target RAM | | the command "run download_uboot" should <br />UBoot from the host PC into the target RAM | ||
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|'''NFS''' | |'''NFS''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the command <br />"nfs ${loadaddr} ${serverip}:/tftpboot/${board_name}-linux.bin" should download<br />linux kernel from the host PC into the target RAM | | the command <br />"nfs ${loadaddr} ${serverip}:/tftpboot/${board_name}-linux.bin" should download<br />linux kernel from the host PC into the target RAM | ||
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|'''Board upgrade scripts''' | |'''Board upgrade scripts''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| use the hereafter scripts to update the software of the board:<br /> run update_all<br /> reset<br />run flash_reset_env | | use the hereafter scripts to update the software of the board:<br /> run update_all<br /> reset<br />run flash_reset_env | ||
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|'''I2C''' | |'''I2C''' | ||
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| postponed | | postponed | ||
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− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | 1A 36 38 |
| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| startup sceen shall display:<br />I2C: ready<br />the command "i2c probe" should return the list<br />of devices on the i2c bus of the board | | startup sceen shall display:<br />I2C: ready<br />the command "i2c probe" should return the list<br />of devices on the i2c bus of the board | ||
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|'''TFTP reliability''' | |'''TFTP reliability''' | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | 5MB |
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| Build a big rootfs (amount of mem minus 10MB) by adding a huge tar file<br > in the target root dir - the command "run update_rootfs" should <br > download the file and update the flash accordingly | | Build a big rootfs (amount of mem minus 10MB) by adding a huge tar file<br > in the target root dir - the command "run update_rootfs" should <br > download the file and update the flash accordingly | ||
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|'''TFTP NAND option''' | |'''TFTP NAND option''' | ||
| style="background:#ffffff;" | Not Applicable | | style="background:#ffffff;" | Not Applicable | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| Build a big rootfs (bigger then RAM SIZE) by adding a huge tar file<br > in the target root dir - the command "nand erase.part rootfs ; tftpboot ${rootfs_addr} ${board_name}-rootfs.ubi nand" should <br > download the file and update the flash accordingly | | Build a big rootfs (bigger then RAM SIZE) by adding a huge tar file<br > in the target root dir - the command "nand erase.part rootfs ; tftpboot ${rootfs_addr} ${board_name}-rootfs.ubi nand" should <br > download the file and update the flash accordingly | ||
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|'''linux boot from flash''' | |'''linux boot from flash''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the command "boot" should start linux and rootfs from flash<br />the linux login should be "armadeus login: " | | the command "boot" should start linux and rootfs from flash<br />the linux login should be "armadeus login: " | ||
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|'''NFS boot (rootfs)''' | |'''NFS boot (rootfs)''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nfs#Boot_from_NFS <br /> the command "run nfsboot" should start linux using <br />rootfs over a NFS shared drive on <br />your host server ${serverip} | | http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nfs#Boot_from_NFS <br /> the command "run nfsboot" should start linux using <br />rootfs over a NFS shared drive on <br />your host server ${serverip} | ||
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|''' rootfs on SD/MMC''' | |''' rootfs on SD/MMC''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=MultiMediaCard#Booting_from_MMC.2FSD <br /> the command "run mmcboot" should start linux using <br />a rootfs on your sd/mmc memory card | | http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=MultiMediaCard#Booting_from_MMC.2FSD <br /> the command "run mmcboot" should start linux using <br />a rootfs on your sd/mmc memory card | ||
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|'''Flash lock/unlock''' | |'''Flash lock/unlock''' | ||
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| Not Applicable | | Not Applicable | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| For APF9328: <br />protect on all<br />erase nor0,1 <br />-> - Warning: 1 protected sectors will not be erased!<br />protect off all<br />erase nor0,1 <br />-> no warning - erase done<br /> other apf boards:<br />nand lock; nand erase.part kernel<br />Should not erase the kernel partion<br />(error message, system hang or no message)<br /> | | For APF9328: <br />protect on all<br />erase nor0,1 <br />-> - Warning: 1 protected sectors will not be erased!<br />protect off all<br />erase nor0,1 <br />-> no warning - erase done<br /> other apf boards:<br />nand lock; nand erase.part kernel<br />Should not erase the kernel partion<br />(error message, system hang or no message)<br /> | ||
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|'''Env compatibility change''' | |'''Env compatibility change''' | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| force a new environment version and check <br />the warning on next reboot:<br />setenv flash_env_version 0<br />saveenv<br />reset<br />=> *** Warning - Environment version change suggests:<br />run flash_reset_env; reset | | force a new environment version and check <br />the warning on next reboot:<br />setenv flash_env_version 0<br />saveenv<br />reset<br />=> *** Warning - Environment version change suggests:<br />run flash_reset_env; reset | ||
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|'''FPGA control''' | |'''FPGA control''' | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | blinking_led_<br />apf9328_200k.bit |
| Not Applicable | | Not Applicable | ||
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | blinking_led_<br />apf27_200k.bit |
− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | blinking_led_<br />apf51_lx9.bin |
| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| the command "fpga info 0" should indicate<br /> the presence of the spartan 3 <br />Test FPGA download with the blinking_led bit file of your board:<br />tftpboot ${loadaddr} blinking_led_apfxxxx_xxxk.bit<br />fpga load 0 ${loadaddr} ${filesize}<br /> should make the LED blinking without error | | the command "fpga info 0" should indicate<br /> the presence of the spartan 3 <br />Test FPGA download with the blinking_led bit file of your board:<br />tftpboot ${loadaddr} blinking_led_apfxxxx_xxxk.bit<br />fpga load 0 ${loadaddr} ${filesize}<br /> should make the LED blinking without error | ||
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|'''Firmware autoload''' | |'''Firmware autoload''' | ||
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| Not Applicable | | Not Applicable | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| run flash_firmware<br />setenv firmware_autoload 1<br />saveenv<br /><power off>/<power on> the board<br />LED should blink after a couple of seconds and<br />UBoot should continue countdown to boot linux | | run flash_firmware<br />setenv firmware_autoload 1<br />saveenv<br /><power off>/<power on> the board<br />LED should blink after a couple of seconds and<br />UBoot should continue countdown to boot linux | ||
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|'''Detect RAM SIze''' | |'''Detect RAM SIze''' | ||
| not supported | | not supported | ||
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− | | style="background:# | + | | style="background:#00ff00;" | Board rev. 1 with 128 MiB |
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| Using the default UBoot config test the given<br /> config is correct during boot | | Using the default UBoot config test the given<br /> config is correct during boot | ||
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|'''PAR cleared''' | |'''PAR cleared''' | ||
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| Not Applicable | | Not Applicable | ||
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| Not Applicable | | Not Applicable | ||
| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
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|'''SD/MMC driver''' | |'''SD/MMC driver''' | ||
| not supported | | not supported | ||
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| style="background:#ffff00;" | | | style="background:#ffff00;" | | ||
| The command "mmcinfo" should display the SD/MMC card information | | The command "mmcinfo" should display the SD/MMC card information | ||
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|'''USB''' | |'''USB''' | ||
| not supported | | not supported | ||
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| not supported | | not supported | ||
| not supported | | not supported |
Latest revision as of 11:51, 12 February 2015
Status
- U-Boot-2015.01: patch update and test ongoing..
Features/Status
Status | Legend Color |
Test passed | |
Compilation or runtime test failed | |
To be tested | |
Optional/not activated by default | |
NA/not supported |
Feature | Status | Test case | ||||
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boards | apf9328 | apf28 | apf27 | apf51 | apf6 | |
U-Boot power on | U-Boot 2015.01... I2C: ready DRAM: 16 MiB Flash: 8 MiB In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: dm9000 |
HTLLCLLC U-Boot 2015.01... DRAM: 128 MiB NAND: 256 MiB MMC: MXS MMC: 0 In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: FEC0 [PRIME] |
U-Boot 2015.01.. I2C: ready DRAM: 64 MiB NAND: 256 MiB MMC: MXC MCI: 0 In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: FEC |
U-Boot 2015.01... I2C: ready DRAM: 256-512 MiB NAND: 512 MiB MMC: FSL_SDHC: 0 In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: FEC |
U-Boot 2015.01... |
power on the board and check the boot log of the board |
NOR/NAND flash | 8 MiB | 256MiB-2GiB | 256MiB | 512MiB-4GiB | startup sceen shall display: Flash: xx MiB or NAND: xxxMiB | |
RAM | 16/32 MiB | 128MiB-512MiB | 64-128MiB | 256-512MiB | startup sceen shall display: DRAM: xxx MiB | |
Ethernet driver | dm9000 | FEC0 | FEC | FEC | startup sceen shall display: Net: <DRIVER> | |
Ethernet MAC | dm9000 read 00000000: 1e00 00ac |
bdinfo ... ethaddr = 00:1e:ac:... |
bdinfo ... ethaddr = 00:1e:ac:... |
fuse read 1 9 6 ...Word 0x00000009: 00000000 0000001e 000000ac ... |
test the presence of the MAC address in EEPROM/fuses the command bdinfo should return a valid mac address | |
Default IP | the default IP variables should be: ipaddr=192.168.0.10 netmask=255.255.255.0 serverip=192.168.0.2 gatewayip=192.168.0.1 use the "flash_reset_env" script to restore the default environment variables | |||||
DHCP | the command "DHCP" should be able to update IP environment variables according to your network and DHCP server | |||||
Ping | set ipaddr & serverip according to your network. Test the connection to the server: ping ${serverip} should return the status "alive" | |||||
Board reset | command "reset" shall reset the board | |||||
TFTP | the command "run download_uboot" should UBoot from the host PC into the target RAM | |||||
NFS | the command "nfs ${loadaddr} ${serverip}:/tftpboot/${board_name}-linux.bin" should download linux kernel from the host PC into the target RAM | |||||
Board upgrade scripts | use the hereafter scripts to update the software of the board: run update_all reset run flash_reset_env | |||||
I2C | 38 76 7F | postponed | 38 68 | 1A 36 38 | startup sceen shall display: I2C: ready the command "i2c probe" should return the list of devices on the i2c bus of the board | |
TFTP reliability | 5MB | Build a big rootfs (amount of mem minus 10MB) by adding a huge tar file in the target root dir - the command "run update_rootfs" should download the file and update the flash accordingly | ||||
TFTP NAND option | Not Applicable | Build a big rootfs (bigger then RAM SIZE) by adding a huge tar file in the target root dir - the command "nand erase.part rootfs ; tftpboot ${rootfs_addr} ${board_name}-rootfs.ubi nand" should download the file and update the flash accordingly | ||||
linux boot from flash | the command "boot" should start linux and rootfs from flash the linux login should be "armadeus login: " | |||||
NFS boot (rootfs) | http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nfs#Boot_from_NFS the command "run nfsboot" should start linux using rootfs over a NFS shared drive on your host server ${serverip} | |||||
rootfs on SD/MMC | http://www.armadeus.com/wiki/index.php?title=MultiMediaCard#Booting_from_MMC.2FSD the command "run mmcboot" should start linux using a rootfs on your sd/mmc memory card | |||||
Flash lock/unlock | Not Applicable | For APF9328: protect on all erase nor0,1 -> - Warning: 1 protected sectors will not be erased! protect off all erase nor0,1 -> no warning - erase done other apf boards: nand lock; nand erase.part kernel Should not erase the kernel partion (error message, system hang or no message) boot linux | ||||
Env compatibility change | force a new environment version and check the warning on next reboot: setenv flash_env_version 0 saveenv reset => *** Warning - Environment version change suggests: run flash_reset_env; reset | |||||
FPGA control | blinking_led_ apf9328_200k.bit |
Not Applicable | blinking_led_ apf27_200k.bit |
blinking_led_ apf51_lx9.bin |
the command "fpga info 0" should indicate the presence of the spartan 3 Test FPGA download with the blinking_led bit file of your board: tftpboot ${loadaddr} blinking_led_apfxxxx_xxxk.bit fpga load 0 ${loadaddr} ${filesize} should make the LED blinking without error | |
Firmware autoload | Not Applicable | run flash_firmware setenv firmware_autoload 1 saveenv <power off>/<power on> the board LED should blink after a couple of seconds and UBoot should continue countdown to boot linux | ||||
imxfuse commands | Not Applicable | ocotp | imxfuse mac... | iim blow fecmac... | Use production tool to blow a MAC address | |
Detect RAM SIze | not supported | 128MiB | Board rev. 1 with 128 MiB | Board rev. 1 with 512MiB | Using the default UBoot config test the given config is correct during boot | |
PAR cleared | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | run unlock_regs; boot once logged on linux try the command imxregs CSR should display imx register value instead of any error like "Unhandled fault" | |||
SD/MMC driver | not supported | The command "mmcinfo" should display the SD/MMC card information | ||||
NETCONSOLE | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | Ethernet_console | |
LCD | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | ||
SPI | not supported | not supported | not supported | not supported | ||
USB | not supported | not supported | not supported | usb start; usb reset; usb tree |
PPS Test/Status
Feature | Status | Test case | |||
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boards | PPS (PPS27) | PPS51 | |||
U-Boot power on | U-Boot 2014.04.. CPU: Freescale i.MX27 at 399 MHz Armadeus APF27 DRAM: 64 MiB NAND: 256 MiB |
U-Boot 2014.04... I2C: ready DRAM: 256-512 MiB NAND: 512 MiB In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: FEC |
power on the board and check the boot log of the board | ||
NOR/NAND flash | 256 MiB | 512MiB | startup sceen shall display: Flash: xx MiB | ||
RAM | 64-128MiB | 256-512MiB | startup sceen shall display: DRAM: xx MiB | ||
Ethernet driver | FEC | FEC | startup sceen shall display: Net: <DRIVER> | ||
DHCP | the command "DHCP" should be able to update IP environment variables according to your network and DHCP server | ||||
Ping | set ipaddr & serverip according to your network. Test the connection to the server: ping ${serverip} should return the status "alive" | ||||
Board reset | command "reset" shall reset the board | ||||
TFTP | the command "run download_uboot" should UBoot from the host PC into the target RAM | ||||
Board upgrade scripts | use the hereafter scripts to update the software of the board: run update_all run flash_reset_env | ||||
TFTP reliability | Build a big rootfs (amount of mem minus 10MB) by adding a huge tar file in the target root dir - the command "run update_rootfs" should download the file and update the flash accordingly | ||||
linux boot from flash | the command "boot" should start linux and rootfs from flash the linux login should be "armadeus login: " | ||||
Wifi test | boot linux and initiate a wifi connection : load drivers and scan wifi network |