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From 01/04/2013 to 02/02/2013
02/02/2013
- AK 08:28 AM Software Development: RE: Linux boot time on the MityArm1808F
- Thank you for quick response.
It seems that StarterWare is a feasible option.
If I understand correctly, StarterWare will create an image that will be loaded to the NOR flash memory and replace (or not?) the linux kernel. U-Boot w... - MW 06:43 AM Software Development: RE: Linux boot time on the MityArm1808F
- Hello Alex,
We have not tried to much to get the boot times down to the levels that you are requiring. Keep in mind that the boot time of a "stock" implementation also includes the UBL load time (User Boot Loader, loaded from SPI, co... - AK 06:19 AM Software Development: RE: Linux boot time on the MityArm1808F
- English is not my first language so please +BEAR+ with me. :)
- Hello,
I'm new to ARM software development so please bare with me.
+Some background on the project:+
I'm working on a data logger project based on the MityArm1808F (currently using the Industrial IO Development Kit). My plan is ...
01/29/2013
- MW 11:20 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- If you really must have ftp, you can recompile "busybox":http://www.busybox.net/ (this is installed currently, but the option is not enabled) and add ftpd as an option. This is really how you would install it.
There is a really shoul... - MF 10:56 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Based on Jonathan's comment, it appears that ftp is not supported on this platform. Guess it'll have to be sftp.
Thanks for the help.
Mary - MW 10:48 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- This error:
- JC 10:40 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Reading the online page for owftpd doesn't lead me to believe that the owftpd program is a network ftp server. It seems designed for some kind of one-wire serial link...
http://owfs.org/uploads/owftpd.1.html - MF 10:37 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Ran the following:
root@mityomapl138:/etc# echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 > resolv.conf
root@mityomapl138:/etc# opkg update
This ran more successfully, but still had this error:
Collected errors:
* opkg_download: Failed to download ... - TI 10:17 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- That looks like either
1 - Your board is not able to see the internet
2 - You don't have a nameserver configured.
- The nameserver is specified in /etc/resolv.conf and is typically (although not always) the same as your gateway. Try - MF 10:11 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Ok, tried that ... here's the results. I don't think the update worked.
root@mityomapl138:/etc/init.d# opkg update
Downloading http://feeds.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/v2012.05/ipk/eglibc/arm
v5te/base/Packages.gz.
wget: bad a... - JC 10:04 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Try running
opkg update
This will ask the update server for a new list of packages and then you can rerun the opkg list command. This will hopefully result in better results, otherwise its possible they don't have a ftpd package fo... - MF 09:54 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Running
root@mityomapl138:/etc/init.d# opkg list | grep ftpd
yielded no results.
Running
root@mityomapl138:/etc/init.d# opkg list | more
yielded lots of results, none of them contained "ftpd" or "ftp", only "sftp".
root@mityoma...
01/28/2013
- JC 01:37 PM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Alternatively you could install and setup one of the ftp/tftp servers on your embedded device.
$opkg list | grep ftpd
owftpd - 2.7p28-r0.5 - Anoymous FTP server for 1-wire access
proftpd - 1.3.2b-r0.5 - Secure ftp daemon
proftpd-de... - JC 01:10 PM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3477471/whats-a-decent-sftp-command-line-client-for-windows
SFTP/SCP is automatically available through the ssh dropbear daemon on the embedded device so wouldn't require any special changes on the e...
01/21/2013
- ML 07:30 AM Software Development: RE: Ethernet gadget - unable to connect to host PC
- Hi,
There are two labels attached:
one says: 110264
the other: 80-000268RI-2 A
Seens to be something with the otg connector in the B revision...
regards
Mads-l - MW 07:18 AM Software Development: RE: Ethernet gadget - unable to connect to host PC
- Hello Mads,
Sorry for the delay. Can you please post the part number for your board? On some of our older boards there was a problem with the USB_ID pin on the OTG connector. Let's make sure that's not the issue.
There is inform... - MW 07:22 AM PCB Development: RE: Voltagelevel for EMA (PowerGroup B - DVDD3318_B)
- The EMIFA pins (PowerGroup B) are configured as 3.3V for all configurations of the MityDSP-L138 and MityARM-18XX family of SOMS.
- MW 07:20 AM Software Development: RE: Profibus Matser development on the Profibus DevKit
- Hi Jeremy,
We have not done anything here with Profibus Master on the AM1810. TI provides a 3rd party vendor for the AM1810 Profibus PRU drivers. I believe they have tested their firmware using the MityDSP-1810 on an Industrial I/O ...
01/17/2013
- GG 11:36 AM FPGA Development: RE: Creating FPGA Base-Project - core manager problem
- Hi Christian,
We do not currently distribute the vhdl for the MDK cores that are missing from that project. We do, however, distribute the netlists, which will allow you to build that project. Include the netlists from MDK\fpga\cores\... - MF 11:05 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Yes, I have used that.
We are developing an embedded product. Our application code will run from startup. It will create files. We are also developing a companion application on a host PC to communicate with the embedded application.... - MW 10:50 AM Software Development: RE: TFTP (or FTP) Server
- Normally, we use scp to transfer files to a remote server on the ARM.
You can configure ssh keys to allow transfers without having to type a password in, if you need it.
-Mike
- How do you start a tftp (or ftp) server on the ARM? Or how do you transfer files to a remote server programmatically? I need to have the server start up automatically or be started from a function call, not from a shell command line.
... - TE 11:03 AM Software Development: RE: Bootcmd break
- That is exactly what I need. Thanks Mike.
- MW 11:01 AM Software Development: RE: Bootcmd break
- Tim,
Just hit a key and break and load the code manually?
If you want the FPGA to be loaded, then we often make a separate script for loading the fpga, e.g:
setenv progfpga 'sf probe 0;sf read 0xc0700000 0x580000 0x80000;loadfpg... - I am presently storing the firmware in non-volatile memory when I hand it off for testing. The problem is, sometimes I need to just download some code into ram to test. Is there a way to provide an opportunity to break in a bootcmd? H...
01/16/2013
- JC 04:33 AM Software Development: RE: How Can I use UART0 & UART2 in MityDSP-L138F?
- jong sung choi wrote:
> hi mike. thank you but
> ...
- JC 04:32 AM Software Development: RE: How Can I use UART0 & UART2 in MityDSP-L138F?
- hi mike. thank you but
I just did you notice to me "Network configuration" article.
It can changed Ethernet config 2 to 3 or 3 to 2 but it can not changed 2 or 3 to 0. is it normal?
01/15/2013
- MW 07:14 AM Software Development: RE: How Can I use UART0 & UART2 in MityDSP-L138F?
- You should be able to disable the ethernet device by setting the ethernet configuration in u-Boot to indicate no ethernet according to "this wiki page":http://support.criticallink.com/redmine/projects/arm9-platforms/wiki/Network_configur...
- Hi I'm currently using your MityDSP-L138F SOM with custom baseboard which I designed.
In Our Baseboard UART0(pin 81 txd, pin 83 rxd) connected to GPS receiver and UART2(pin 59 txd, pin 61 rxd) connected to Modem some reason.
I'm succ... - Hi,
I have problems connecting to the industial IO/AM1808 card using device USB. I have built the kernel and the ethernet gadget module from git (3.2.x) - the module loads without any errors - I do get a usb0 network device right away... - ML 04:12 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Thanks,
Missed that one - it's working.
Mads-l
01/14/2013
- CR 03:46 PM FPGA Development: RE: Creating FPGA Base-Project - core manager problem
- Hi Greg,
i opend the "build_lcd_rev_c" example project and migrate it to the 14.4 version. I think the migrtion works but there are some files needed what i can't find in the MDK.
see the attached picture. Therfore i couldn't try to ...
01/13/2013
- DG 09:39 PM Software Development: RE: Debugging DSP in VirtualBox?
- I have being using SD XDS510 USB + VirtualBox 4.1.16 + CCS 5.2.0 with no problems.
- GG 05:07 PM FPGA Development: RE: Creating FPGA Base-Project - core manager problem
- Hi Christian,
The ISE Webpack license should be sufficient for what you are trying to do.
Try opening one of the projects in MDK\examples\industrial_io\fpga\build_* and see what that tells you. You will most likely be asked to mi...
01/12/2013
- Hi,
I've started with the FPGA-design in ISE Webpack 14.4.
I added all files from "MDK_2012-08-10\fpga\vhdl" to the project and also the "EMIFA_dcm.xco" file. I tried to regenerate this core in my project but I don't know why, but i... - CR 02:11 PM Software Development: RE: DSP Link example not working
- Mike,
I got it and it's working now :)
Thanks.
Christian - CR 02:10 PM Software Development: RE: u-Boot configuration for DSP-Startup
- Tim,
It's working now.
Thanks!
Christian
01/10/2013
- MW 12:18 PM Software Development: RE: PRU Kernel Driver
- The PRU drivers are not installed. You'll need to rebuild the kernel. You may need to patch in the PRU drivers as well.
-Mike
- Do any of the kernels built by critical link have the PRU drivers installed? Or do I have to rebuild a kernel with this driver?
Jeremy - MW 08:14 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Oh. You should be all set, see [[Setting_CPU_Speed]].
-Mike
- ML 08:11 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Hi,
Yes - both kernel settings is set to 'y'.
root@vdr:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq# cat scaling_available_frequencies
456000 408000 372000 300000 200000 96000
Mads-l
- MW 07:58 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Can you check if CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y is set in the 3.1 kernel configuration. Also can you confirm that the CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y?
can you also: - ML 02:24 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Hi,
I am usually running the 3.1.x kernel that I build from the git repository downloaded from Critical link. Here are kernel logs for both this kernel and the kernel which resides in SPI-flash from factory.
I notice that the /sys/ke...
01/09/2013
- MC 11:38 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Dear all,
by the way, Greg was right saying that the GPIO core configuration I posted the first time could work (IndustrialIO_top file; a day ago): today I tried to reflash that file on fpga, and monitoring the outputs on the back con... - MW 10:07 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- ON the bitfile generation, please make sure that your unused IOBs are "floating" and not pulled down or up.
-Mike
- GG 09:58 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Hi Michele,
The only time I've experienced the board reseting due to an FPGA load is when I was mistakenly loading the wrong file (i.e. I tried to cat the .bit file instead of the .bin...). If you take the file you sent me and switch ... - MC 05:25 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Hi Greg,
thank you for the hint and the fast answer!
Now I have another problem: I modified the GPIO instantiation as you suggested, following the wiki link you submit: in particular I followed the "GPIOs as Outputs" template.
I suc... - MW 09:06 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- What version of the kernel are you using? The pre-programmed one on FLASH? That version of the kernel may be older than the patch that adds support for upping the speed beyond 300 MHz.
Can you do a "dmesg" and dump the log file?
... - ML 08:03 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- This is the "factoryconfig" printout:
U-Boot > factoryconfig
Factory Configuration:
Config Version : 1.1
MAC Address : 00:50:C2:BF:8B:D2
Serial Number : 110009
FPGA Type : 0 [none]
Part Number : 1808-FX-225-RC
U-Boo...
01/08/2013
- GG 12:54 PM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Hi Michele,
The reason that you're not seeing the echo'ed value of the GPIO change is due to the way the core is connected. In order to solve this you will need to connect the o_io outputs of the GPIO core back to i_io. This was most ... - MC 09:53 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Sure Greg, thanks for the help!
The name is IndustrialIO_top, because I worked on it from your file..
- GG 08:59 AM FPGA Development: RE: FPGA GPIO: toggle problem
- Hi Michele,
Could you post your VHDL instantiation of the GPIO core? Perhaps some of settings or ports were set incorrectly...
Thanks,
\Greg - Dear All,
after I successfully created a GPIO core on the FPGA framework, burnt onto the FPGA, successfully enumerated the FPGA cores and installed the fpga_gpio kernel object, I was trying to toggle a GPIO pin on FPGA using userspace... - MW 09:48 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- In u-boot, run the command "factoryconfig".
-Mike
- ML 09:31 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Here is some information - cannot get any useful information from the bootlog.
*From Bootloader startup:*
Jumping to entry point at 0xC1080000.
U-Boot 2009.11 (Mar 31 2011 - 19:39:18)
I2C: ready
DRAM: 128 MB
NAND: 256 MiB
...
01/07/2013
- MF 12:38 PM Software Development: RE: MSGQ access
- The answer was in the Makefile. I had to add in all the defines.
DEFINES=-DTRACE_ENABLE \
-DOS_LINUX \
-DMAX_DSPS=1 \
-DMAX_PROCESSORS=2 \
-DID_GPP=1 \
-DPROC_COMPONENT \
-DPOOL_COMPONENT \
-DNOTIFY_COMPONENT \
-DMPCS... - GG 09:20 AM Software Development: RE: MSGQ access
- Hi Mary,
I think the reason you're getting a compiler error is because you're only including a single file from the DSPLink code. Take a look at the Makefile used to create the libdsp libraries (MDK/sw/ARM/linux/libdsp/Makefile) for ...
01/04/2013
- Is there a way to use the MSGQ library? I would like to call MSGQ_locate() and MSGQ_close(). I have a project based on the HelloDSP example, but when debugging if I stop before the application ends, I get an error opening the message qu...
- MW 10:43 AM Software Development: RE: AM1808-industrilal I/O performance
- Hi Mads-l,
Can you print out the factory configuration information? Certain modules (Revision "A" silicon, IT silicon and lower speed grade options) do not support frequencies above 300 MHz (rev A silicon, 375 for IT silicon) and the... - I am currently testing network performance. Having installed the netperf utility in my root file system, I am able to test performance between my development machine and the Industrial i/O card.
Running netperf, measuring network thr...