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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
| − | This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module. | + | This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module / Computer-on-Module. |
| − | CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of | + | CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of a single binary: U-Boot image. |
| − | + | The i.MX7 boot ROM tries to boot U-Boot from either SD card, or SPI flash, as determined by the hardware boot selector (ALT BOOT button). | |
| − | The i.MX7 boot ROM tries to boot | ||
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U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system. | U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system. | ||
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== U-Boot == | == U-Boot == | ||
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== Boot sources == | == Boot sources == | ||
| − | + | CL-SOM-iMX7 can boot from either a micro SD card, or the on-board SPI flash. | |
The following sections describe the layout of each storage type. | The following sections describe the layout of each storage type. | ||
| − | === Default | + | === Default CL-SOM-iMX7 storage device mapping === |
{| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;" | ||
| + | |+ SPI flash mapping | ||
| + | |- | ||
! Offset | ! Offset | ||
| + | ! Size | ||
! Description | ! Description | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | 0KB | + | | 0x0 (0KB) |
| + | | 0xc0000 (768KB) | ||
| U-Boot | | U-Boot | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | 768KB | + | | 0xc0000 (768KB) |
| + | | 0x40000 (256KB) | ||
| U-Boot environment | | U-Boot environment | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | 1MB | + | | 0x100000 (1MB) |
| + | | Remaining SPI flash space | ||
| Splash image | | Splash image | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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{| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;" | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;" | ||
| + | |+ NAND flash mapping | ||
| + | |- | ||
! Offset | ! Offset | ||
| + | ! Size | ||
! Description | ! Description | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 0x0 (0KB) | ||
| + | | 0x980000 (9.5MB) | ||
| + | | Kernel (zImage) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 0x980000 (9.5MB) | ||
| + | | 0x80000 (512KB) | ||
| + | | Device Tree blob (.dtb) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 0xa00000 (10MB) | ||
| + | | Remaining NAND flash space | ||
| + | | Root filesystem | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | {| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;" | ||
| + | |+ SD card mapping | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Offset | ||
! Size | ! Size | ||
| + | ! Description | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | 0KB | + | | 0x0 (0KB) |
| + | | 0x400 (1KB) | ||
| Reserved/MBR | | Reserved/MBR | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | 1KB | + | | 0x400 (1KB) |
| + | | 0xffc00 (999KB) | ||
| U-Boot | | U-Boot | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | 1MB | + | | 0x100000 (1MB) |
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| Remaining SD-card space | | Remaining SD-card space | ||
| + | | Partitions/Filesystems/Data | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:U-Boot]] | [[Category:U-Boot]] | ||
[[Category:CL-SOM-iMX7]] | [[Category:CL-SOM-iMX7]] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 12 July 2017
Contents
Introduction
This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module / Computer-on-Module. CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of a single binary: U-Boot image. The i.MX7 boot ROM tries to boot U-Boot from either SD card, or SPI flash, as determined by the hardware boot selector (ALT BOOT button). U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system.
U-Boot
U-Boot is the bootloader used on CL-SOM-iMX7. It allows flexible selection of operating system boot modes, provides scripting facilities and command line interface through a serial port. U-Boot allows booting operating system from the on-board eMMC flash, removable storage (e.g. USB drive, SD/MMC card), or the network (TFTP/NFS server).
Please consult U-Boot quick reference and U-Boot project documentation for U-Boot features and commands description.
U-Boot environment
U-Boot environment resides on the SPI flash, regardless of the boot source. The environment resides at offset 0xC0000 from the start of SPI flash, and its size is 8KiB.
Boot sources
CL-SOM-iMX7 can boot from either a micro SD card, or the on-board SPI flash.
The following sections describe the layout of each storage type.
Default CL-SOM-iMX7 storage device mapping
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 (0KB) | 0xc0000 (768KB) | U-Boot |
| 0xc0000 (768KB) | 0x40000 (256KB) | U-Boot environment |
| 0x100000 (1MB) | Remaining SPI flash space | Splash image |
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 (0KB) | 0x980000 (9.5MB) | Kernel (zImage) |
| 0x980000 (9.5MB) | 0x80000 (512KB) | Device Tree blob (.dtb) |
| 0xa00000 (10MB) | Remaining NAND flash space | Root filesystem |
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 (0KB) | 0x400 (1KB) | Reserved/MBR |
| 0x400 (1KB) | 0xffc00 (999KB) | U-Boot |
| 0x100000 (1MB) | Remaining SD-card space | Partitions/Filesystems/Data |
