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== Introduction ==
 
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This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module.
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This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module / Computer-on-Module.
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CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of <!--two components provided in--> a single binary: <!--Secondary Program Loader (SPL) and -->U-Boot image.
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CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of two components: Secondary Program Loader (SPL) and U-Boot.
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<!--SPL is the bootstrap utility invoked by the CPU internal boot ROM code of the i.MX7 SoC.-->
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SPL is the bootstrap utility invoked by the CPU internal boot ROM code of the NXP i.MX7 SoC.
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The i.MX7 boot ROM tries to boot <!--SPL--> U-Boot from either SD card, or SPI flash, as determined by the hardware boot selector (ALT BOOT button).
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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).
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<!--SPL performs minimal hardware initializations and loads U-Boot from the same boot storage device. If loading U-Boot from MMC fails, SPL will try to load it
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SPL performs minimal hardware initializations and loads U-Boot. U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system.  
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from the SPI flash as a fall back.-->
 
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U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system.
 
  
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=== Package contents ===
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{{:Transclusion: CL-SOM-iMX7: U-Boot: Firmware Overview}}
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cl-som-imx7-u-boot/
 
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├── images
 
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│   └── cl-som-imx7-firmware
 
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├── README.txt
 
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└── u-boot
 
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    ├── patches
 
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    │   ├── 0001-arm-imx7d-add-support-for-Compulab-cl-som-imx7.patch
 
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    │   └── 0008-arm-imx7d-cl-som-imx7-add-extraversion.patch
 
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    ├── u-boot-v2016.09-cl-som-imx7-0.91.bin
 
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==== images ====
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== See also ==
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* {{filename|cl-som-imx7-firmware}} - CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware binary
 
  
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==== u-boot ====
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* [[CL-SOM-iMX7: U-Boot: Firmware Update|Firmware Update]]
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* {{filename|u-boot-v2016.09-cl-som-imx7-0.91.bin}} - U-Boot binary
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* [[U-Boot: Quick reference]]
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* {{filename|u-boot-v2016.09-cl-som-imx7-0.91.patch}} - patch vs. v2016.09 mainline U-Boot
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* [[U-Boot images]]
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* {{filename|patches}} - ordered collection of patches, that form the single patch above (u-boot-v2016.09-cl-som-imx7-0.91.patch)
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* [http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/Documentation U-Boot documentation]
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== U-Boot ==
 
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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.
 
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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).
 
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Please consult [[U-Boot quick reference]] and [http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/Documentation U-Boot project documentation] for U-Boot features and commands description.
 
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=== U-Boot environment ===
 
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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.
 
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== Boot sources ==
 
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CM-FX6 can boot from either a micro SD card, or the on-board SPI flash.
 
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The following sections describe the layout of each storage type.
 
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=== Default SPI flash mapping ===
 
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{| cellpadding="3" border="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(85, 85, 85); border-collapse: collapse;"
 
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! Offset
 
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! Description
 
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! Size
 
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[[Category:U-Boot]]
 
[[Category:U-Boot]]
 
[[Category:CL-SOM-iMX7]]
 
[[Category:CL-SOM-iMX7]]

Latest revision as of 12:20, 26 October 2017

Introduction

This article describes the firmware for CL-SOM-iMX7 system-on-module / Computer-on-Module. CL-SOM-iMX7 firmware consists of two components: Secondary Program Loader (SPL) and U-Boot. SPL is the bootstrap utility invoked by the CPU internal boot ROM code of the NXP i.MX7 SoC. 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). SPL performs minimal hardware initializations and loads U-Boot. U-Boot initializes hardware modules necessary for system boot and loads the operating system.

SPL

SPL is responsible for initial clock setup, DDR initialization and boot media controller initialization. It is loaded into the CPU internal SRAM immediately after system reset. After basic hardware setup, SPL loads U-Boot bootloader into the system RAM and transfers control to the U-Boot bootloader.

U-Boot

U-Boot is the bootloader used on the device. 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

The device 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 storage device mapping

SPI flash 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
NAND flash mapping
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
SD card mapping
Offset Size Description
0x0 (0KB) 0x400 (1KB) Reserved/MBR
0x400 (1KB) 0xffc00 (999KB) U-Boot
0x100000 (1MB) Remaining SD-card space Partitions/Filesystems/Data

See also

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