Uboot FPGA firmware update from Linux - Revision history

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	~~[[Category: FPGA]]~~

	~~== APF9328, APF27, APF51 ==~~

	The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.

	~~Under Linux:~~

	* At first, download your FPGA firmware:
	~~<pre class="apf">~~
	~~# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2~~
	~~</pre>~~

	* Then, determine which partition in the flash is the firmware partition:
	~~<pre class="apf">~~
	~~# cat /proc/mtd~~
	~~dev: size erasesize name~~
	~~mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "u-boot"~~
	~~mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "env"~~
	~~mtd2: 00080000 00020000 "env2"~~
	~~mtd3: 00100000 00020000 "firmware"~~
	~~mtd4: 00080000 00020000 "dtb"~~
	~~mtd5: 00080000 00020000 "splash"~~
	~~mtd6: 00800000 00020000 "kernel"~~
	~~mtd7: 1f400000 00020000 "rootfs"~~
	~~</pre>~~
	The example above is taken from an APF51 running Armadeus version 5.2 and we can see that mtd3 is the firmware partition. If yours is different, then replace mtd3 by what you found out to be the right one in the following commands.

	* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:
	~~<pre class="apf">~~
	~~# flash_erase /dev/mtd3 0 0~~
	~~</pre>~~

	* Then your FPGA .bit file can be written:
	~~<pre class="apf">~~
	~~# nandwrite -p /dev/mtd3 my_firmware.bit~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~That's all !~~

	~~== For APF6_SP ==~~

	~~For APF6 there is no fpga partition. Then to flash it, the bitstream must be saved under the regular rootfs partition as [[Target_Software_Installation#APF6_SP \|explain here]].~~


	~~[[Category:System Update]]~~

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	== For APF6_SP ==		== For APF6_SP ==

	For APF6 there is no fpga partition. Then to flash it, the bitstream must be saved under the regular rootfs partition as [[Target_Software_Installation#APF6_SP explain here]].		For APF6 there is no fpga partition. Then to flash it, the bitstream must be saved under the regular rootfs partition as [[Target_Software_Installation#APF6_SP \|explain here]].


	[[Category:System Update]]		[[Category:System Update]]

FabienM at 06:38, 27 August 2015

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	[[Category: FPGA]]		[[Category: FPGA]]

			== APF9328, APF27, APF51 ==

	The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.		The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.
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	That's all !		That's all !

			== For APF6_SP ==

			For APF6 there is no fpga partition. Then to flash it, the bitstream must be saved under the regular rootfs partition as [[Target_Software_Installation#APF6_SP explain here]].


	[[Category:System Update]]		[[Category:System Update]]

FabienM at 07:35, 12 February 2015

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			[[Category: FPGA]]

	The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.		The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.

JulienB at 11:11, 12 March 2013

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	* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:		* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# ~~flash_eraseall~~ /dev/mtd3		# flash_erase /dev/mtd3 0 0
	</pre>		</pre>

JulienB at 11:01, 12 March 2013

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	* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:		* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3/		# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3
	</pre>		</pre>

JulienB at 10:41, 12 March 2013

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	That's all !		That's all !

			[[Category:System Update]]

JulienB at 10:38, 12 March 2013

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	The U-Boot ~~FPGA firmware~~ can be updated by means of U-Boot ([[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.		The FPGA firmware partition (mainly used from U-Boot) can be updated by means of U-Boot (see [[Target_Software_Installation#FPGA_firmware_installation\|here]]) or directly from Linux as described herewith.

	Under Linux:		Under Linux:

	* At first download your FPGA firmware:		* At first, download your FPGA firmware:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2		# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2
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	The example above is taken from an APF51 running Armadeus version 5.2 and we can see that mtd3 is the firmware partition. If yours is different, then replace mtd3 by what you found out to be the right one in the following commands.		The example above is taken from an APF51 running Armadeus version 5.2 and we can see that mtd3 is the firmware partition. If yours is different, then replace mtd3 by what you found out to be the right one in the following commands.

	* Once done, the ~~U-Boot Firmware~~ partition has to be erased:		* Once done, the firmware partition has to be erased:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3/		# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3/

FrancoisG at 16:10, 20 January 2013

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	# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2		# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2
	</pre>		</pre>

			* Then, determine which partition in the flash is the firmware partition:
			<pre class="apf">
			# cat /proc/mtd
			dev: size erasesize name
			mtd0: 00100000 00020000 "u-boot"
			mtd1: 00080000 00020000 "env"
			mtd2: 00080000 00020000 "env2"
			mtd3: 00100000 00020000 "firmware"
			mtd4: 00080000 00020000 "dtb"
			mtd5: 00080000 00020000 "splash"
			mtd6: 00800000 00020000 "kernel"
			mtd7: 1f400000 00020000 "rootfs"
			</pre>
			The example above is taken from an APF51 running Armadeus version 5.2 and we can see that mtd3 is the firmware partition. If yours is different, then replace mtd3 by what you found out to be the right one in the following commands.

	* Once done, the U-Boot Firmware partition has to be erased:		* Once done, the U-Boot Firmware partition has to be erased:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# flash_eraseall /dev/~~mtd2~~/		# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3/
	</pre>		</pre>

	* Then your FPGA .bit file can be written:		* Then your FPGA .bit file can be written:
	<pre class="apf">		<pre class="apf">
	# nandwrite -p /dev/~~mtd2~~ my_firmware.bit		# nandwrite -p /dev/mtd3 my_firmware.bit
	</pre>		</pre>

	That's all !		That's all !

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	Under Linux:		Under Linux:

	At first download your FPGA firmware:		* At first download your FPGA firmware:
	~~[armadeus]$~~ tftp -g -r ~~myFirmwareFile myServerIpAddress~~		<pre class="apf">
	<br>		# tftp -g -r my_firmware.bit 192.168.0.2
			</pre>

	Once done the U-Boot Firmware partition has to be erased		* Once done, the U-Boot Firmware partition has to be erased:
	~~[armadeus]$~~ flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2/		<pre class="apf">
	<br>		# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2/
			</pre>

	Then your FPGA .bit file can be written		* Then your FPGA .bit file can be written:
	~~[armadeus]$~~ nandwrite -p /dev/mtd2 ~~myFirmwareFile~~		<pre class="apf">
	<br>		# nandwrite -p /dev/mtd2 my_firmware.bit
			</pre>

	That's all		That's all !