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diff --git a/board/ti/k2hk_evm/README b/board/ti/k2hk_evm/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bfeb05b --- /dev/null +++ b/board/ti/k2hk_evm/README @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +U-Boot port for Texas Instruments XTCIEVMK2X +============================================ + +Author: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@ti.com> + +This README has information on the u-boot port for XTCIEVMK2X EVM board. +Documentation for this board can be found at + http://www.advantech.com/Support/TI-EVM/EVMK2HX_sd.aspx + +The board is based on Texas Instruments Keystone2 family of SoCs : K2H, K2K. +More details on these SoCs are available at company websites + K2K: http://www.ti.com/product/tci6638k2k + K2H: http://www.ti.com/product/tci6638k2h + +Board configuration: +==================== + +Some of the peripherals that are configured by u-boot are:- + +1. 2GB DDR3 (can support 8GB SO DIMM as well) +2. 512M NAND (over ti emif16 bus) +3. 6MB MSM SRAM (part of the SoC) +4. two 1GBit Ethernet ports (SoC supports upto 4) +5. two UART ports +6. three i2c interfaces +7. three spi interfaces (only 1 interface supported in driver) + +There are seperate PLLs to drive clocks to Tetris ARM and Peripherals. +To bring up SMP Linux on this board, there is a boot monitor +code that will be installed in MSMC SRAM. There is command available +to install this image from u-boot. + +The port related files can be found at following folders + keystone2 SoC related files: arch/arm/cpu/armv7/keystone/ + K2HK evm board files: board/ti/k2hk_evm/ + +board configuration file: include/configs/k2hk_evm.h + +Supported boot modes: + - SPI NOR boot + +Supported image formats:- + - u-boot.bin: for loading and running u-boot.bin through Texas instruments + code composure studio (CCS) + - u-boot-spi.gph: gpimage for programming SPI NOR flash for SPI NOR boot + +Build instructions: +=================== + +To build u-boot.bin + >make k2hk_evm_config + >make u-boot-spi.gph + +To build u-boot-spi.gph + >make k2hk_evm_config + >make u-boot-spi.gph + +Load and Run U-Boot on K2HK EVM using CCS +========================================= + +Need Code Composer Studio (CCS) installed on a PC to load and run u-boot.bin +on EVM. See instructions at below link for installing CCS on a Windows PC. +http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/MCSDK_UG_Chapter_Getting_Started# +Installing_Code_Composer_Studio +Use u-boot.bin from the build folder for loading annd running u-boot binary +on EVM. Follow instructions at +http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EVMK2H_Hardware_Setup +to configure SW1 dip switch to use "No Boot/JTAG DSP Little Endian Boot Mode" +and Power ON the EVM. Follow instructions to connect serial port of EVM to +PC and start TeraTerm or Hyper Terminal. + +Start CCS on a Windows machine and Launch Target +configuration as instructed at http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/ +MCSDK_UG_Chapter_Exploring#Loading_and_Running_U-Boot_on_EVM_through_CCS. +The instructions provided in the above link uses a script for +loading the u-boot binary on the target EVM. Instead do the following:- + +1. Right click to "Texas Instruments XDS2xx USB Emulator_0/CortexA15_1 core (D + isconnected: Unknown)" at the debug window (This is created once Target + configuration is launched) and select "Connect Target". +2. Once target connect is successful, choose Tools->Load Memory option from the + top level menu. At the Load Memory window, choose the file u-boot.bin + through "Browse" button and click "next >" button. In the next window, enter + Start address as 0xc001000, choose Type-size "32 bits" and click "Finish" + button. +3. Click View -> Registers from the top level menu to view registers window. +4. From Registers, window expand "Core Registers" to view PC. Edit PC value + to be 0xc001000. From the "Run" top level menu, select "Free Run" +5. The U-Boot prompt is shown at the Tera Term/ Hyper terminal console as + below and type any key to stop autoboot as instructed := + +U-Boot 2014.04-rc1-00201-gc215b5a (Mar 21 2014 - 12:47:59) + +I2C: ready +Detected SO-DIMM [SQR-SD3T-2G1333SED] +DRAM: 1.1 GiB +NAND: 512 MiB +Net: K2HK_EMAC +Warning: K2HK_EMAC using MAC address from net device +, K2HK_EMAC1, K2HK_EMAC2, K2HK_EMAC3 +Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 + +SPI NOR Flash programming instructions +====================================== +U-Boot image can be flashed to first 512KB of the NOR flash using following +instructions:- + +1. Start CCS and run U-boot as described above. +2. Suspend Target. Select Run -> Suspend from top level menu + CortexA15_1 (Free Running)" +3. Load u-boot-spi.gph binary from build folder on to DDR address 0x87000000 + through CCS as described in step 2 of "Load and Run U-Boot on K2HK EVM + using CCS", but using address 0x87000000. +4. Free Run the target as desribed earlier (step 4) to get u-boot prompt +5. At the U-Boot console type following to setup u-boot environment variables. + setenv addr_uboot 0x87000000 + setenv filesize <size in hex of u-boot-spi.gph rounded to hex 0x10000> + run burn_uboot + Once u-boot prompt is available, Power OFF the EVM. Set the SW1 dip switch + to "SPI Little Endian Boot mode" as per instruction at + http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/EVMK2H_Hardware_Setup. +6. Power ON the EVM. The EVM now boots with u-boot image on the NOR flash. |