Flashing the NAND using SAM-BA ============================== This document explains how to flash a basic Buildroot system on various Atmel boards. Additional details can also be found on the Linux4SAM website, in particular here: http://www.at91.com/linux4sam/bin/view/Linux4SAM/GettingStarted This guide covers the following configurations: - at91sam9g45m10ek_defconfig - at91sam9rlek_defconfig - at91sam9x5ek_defconfig (at91sam9g15, at91sam9g25, at91sam9x25, at91sam9g35 and at91sam9x35) - atmel_sama5d3xek_defconfig (sama5d31, sama5d33, sama5d34, sama5d35, sama5d36) - atmel_sama5d3_xplained_defconfig - atmel_sama5d4ek_defconfig - atmel_sama5d4_xplained_defconfig These configurations will use AT91Bootstrap, u-boot and a linux kernel from the git trees maintained by Atmel. They also build u-boot SPL when available, it can replace AT91Bootstrap. Configuring and building Buildroot ---------------------------------- make _defconfig make Flashing the board ------------------ Connect the board: o at91sam9g45m10ek: DBGU: J10, USB sam-ba: J14 o at91sam9rlek: DBGU: J19, USB sam-ba: J21 o at91sam9x5ek: DBGU: J11, USB sam-ba: J20 o sama5d3xek: DBGU: J14, USB sam-ba: J20 o sama5d3 Xplained: DBGU: J23, USB sam-ba: J6 o sama5d4ek: DBGU: J22 or J24, USB sam-ba: J1 o sama5d4 Xplained: DBGU: J1, USB sam-ba: J11 Start the board in RomBOOT: o at91sam9g45m10ek: 1. open JP8, JP10 and JP12 2. start the board 3. close JP8, JP10 and JP12 o at91sam9rlek: 1. J11 on 1-2 (BMS=1), open J12 and J13 2. start the board 3. close J12 and J13 o at91sam9x5ek: 1. open JP9 and: - Cogent: open *NCS jumper - Embest: open SW1 - Ronetix: open J1 and J2 2. start the board 3. close JP9 and: - Cogent: close *NCS jumper - Embest: close SW1 (ON position) - Ronetix: close J1 and J2 o sama5d3xek: 1. start the board 2. push BP4 and BP1 3. release BP1 4. release BP4 o sama5d3 Xplained: 1. open JP5 (NANDCS) and JP6 (SPICS) 2. start the board 3. close JP5 ans JP6 o sama5d4ek: 1. start the board 2. push BP3 and BP4 3. release BP4 4. release BP3 o sama5d4 Xplained: 1. close JP7 (BOOT_DIS) 2. start the board 3. open JP7 "RomBOOT" should appear on your console (this should be ttyUSBx or ttyACMx) Now locate the USB sam-ba interface it should be ttyACMx, usually ttyACM0 dmesg on your machine should give: usb 1-2.1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=03eb, idProduct=6124 usb 1-2.1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0 cdc_acm 1-2.1.4:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device Look for idVendor=03eb, idProduct=6124, this is the interface you want to use. You can then flash the board using the provided flasher.sh script in board/atmel: board/atmel/flasher.sh For example, for an out of tree build made in /tmp/atmel_sama5d3_xplained/ for the sama5d3 Xplained, you would use: board/atmel/flasher.sh /tmp/atmel_sama5d3_xplained/ /dev/ttyACM0 sama5d3_xplained Reboot, the system should boot up to the buildroot login invite.