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@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ SPEAr600 is also known as SPEArPlus and SPEAr300 is also known as SPEArBasic
The SPEAr SoC family embeds a customizable logic that can be programmed
one-time by a customer at silicon mask level (i.e. not at runtime!).
-We are now adding the support in u-boot for two SoC: SPEAr600 and SPEAr3xx.
+U-Boot supports four SoCs: SPEAr600, SPEAr3xx
-All 4 SoCs share common peripherals.
+All 4 SoCs (SPEAr3xx and SPEAr600) share common peripherals. SPEAr300 and
+SPEAr600 do not have EMI.
1. ARM926ejs core based (sp600 has two cores, the 2nd handled only in Linux)
2. FastEthernet (sp600 has Gbit version, but same controller - GMAC)
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ All 4 SoCs share common peripherals.
10. others ..
Everything is supported in Linux.
-u-boot is not currently supporting all peripeharls (just a few as listed below).
+u-boot is currently not supporting all peripeharls (just a few as listed below).
1. USB Device
2. NAND controller (FSMC)
3. Serial Memory Interface
@@ -31,21 +32,38 @@ u-boot is not currently supporting all peripeharls (just a few as listed below).
5. UART
Build options
- make spear600_config
+ make spear320_config
+ spear320 build with environment variables placed at default
+ location i.e. Serial NOR device
+ make spear320_pnor_config
+ This option generates a uboot image that supports emi controller
+ for CFI compliant parallel NOR flash. Environment variables are
+ placed in Parallel NOR device
+ make spear320_nand_config
+ spear320 build with environment variables placed in NAND device
+ make spear320_usbtty_config
+ spear320 build with usbtty terminal as default and environment
+ placed at default location
+ make spear320_usbtty_pnor_config
+ spear320 build with usbtty terminal as default and environment
+ placed in pnor device
+ make spear320_usbtty_nand_config
+ Build with usbtty terminal as default and environment placed in
+ NAND device
make spear300_config
+ make spear300_nand_config
+ make spear300_usbtty_config
+ make spear300_usbtty_nand_config
make spear310_config
- make spear320_config
-
-Further options
- make ENV=NAND (supported by all 4 SoCs)
- - This option generates a uboot image that saves environment inn NAND
-
- make CONSOLE=USB (supported by all 4 SoCs)
- - This option generates a uboot image for using usbdevice as a tty i/f
-
- make FLASH=PNOR (supported by SPEAr310 and SPEAr320)
- - This option generates a uboot image that supports emi controller for
- CFI compliant parallel NOR flash
+ make spear310_pnor_config
+ make spear310_nand_config
+ make spear310_usbtty_config
+ make spear310_usbtty_pnor_config
+ make spear310_usbtty_nand_config
+ make spear600_config
+ make spear600_nand_config
+ make spear600_usbtty_config
+ make spear600_usbtty_nand_config
Mac id storage and retrieval in spear platforms