[PATCH v10 20/21] doc: riscv: Add documentation for Sipeed Maix Bit

Rick Chen rickchen36 at gmail.com
Tue May 5 11:01:46 CEST 2020


Hi Sean

> This patch adds documentation for the Sipeed Maix bit, and more generally
> for the Kendryte K210 processor.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <seanga2 at gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v9:
> - Mark dts code block as "none" explicitly
> Changes in v7:
> - Split off into its own patch
> - Fix size of clint
>
>  doc/board/index.rst        |   1 +
>  doc/board/sipeed/index.rst |   9 ++
>  doc/board/sipeed/maix.rst  | 298 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 308 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 doc/board/sipeed/index.rst
>  create mode 100644 doc/board/sipeed/maix.rst
>

The CI verification of v10 still fail, please check:
https://travis-ci.org/github/rickchen36/u-boot-riscv/builds/683207657

Thanks,
Rick

> diff --git a/doc/board/index.rst b/doc/board/index.rst
> index 51a2ae6f28..dcc47c5a21 100644
> --- a/doc/board/index.rst
> +++ b/doc/board/index.rst
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Board-specific doc
>     renesas/index
>     rockchip/index
>     sifive/index
> +   sipeed/index
>     st/index
>     toradex/index
>     xilinx/index
> diff --git a/doc/board/sipeed/index.rst b/doc/board/sipeed/index.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..3518e2d8f4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/board/sipeed/index.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +
> +Sipeed
> +======
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 2
> +
> +   maix
> diff --git a/doc/board/sipeed/maix.rst b/doc/board/sipeed/maix.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..06e0008b9f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/board/sipeed/maix.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +.. Copyright (C) 2020 Sean Anderson <seanga2 at gmail.com>
> +
> +Maix Bit
> +========
> +
> +Several of the Sipeed Maix series of boards cotain the Kendryte K210 processor,
> +a 64-bit RISC-V CPU. This processor contains several peripherals to accelerate
> +neural network processing and other "ai" tasks. This includes a "KPU" neural
> +network processor, an audio processor supporting beamforming reception, and a
> +digital video port supporting capture and output at VGA resolution. Other
> +peripherals include 8M of SRAM (accessible with and without caching); remappable
> +pins, including 40 GPIOs; AES, FFT, and SHA256 accelerators; a DMA controller;
> +and I2C, I2S, and SPI controllers. Maix peripherals vary, but include spi flash;
> +on-board usb-serial bridges; ports for cameras, displays, and sd cards; and
> +ESP32 chips. Currently, only the Sipeed Maix Bit V2.0 (bitm) is supported, but
> +the boards are fairly similar.
> +
> +Documentation for Maix boards is available from
> +`Sipeed's website <http://dl.sipeed.com/MAIX/HDK/>`_.
> +Documentation for the Kendryte K210 is available from
> +`Kendryte's website <https://kendryte.com/downloads/>`_. However, hardware
> +details are rather lacking, so most technical reference has been taken from the
> +`standalone sdk <https://github.com/kendryte/kendryte-standalone-sdk>`_.
> +
> +Build and boot steps
> +--------------------
> +
> +To build u-boot, run
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    make sipeed_maix_bitm_defconfig
> +    make CROSS_COMPILE=<your cross compile prefix>
> +
> +To flash u-boot to a maix bit, run
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    kflash -tp /dev/<your tty here> -B bit_mic u-boot-dtb.bin
> +
> +Boot output should look like the following:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    U-Boot 2020.04-rc2-00087-g2221cc09c1-dirty (Feb 28 2020 - 13:53:09 -0500)
> +
> +    DRAM:  8 MiB
> +    In:    serial at 38000000
> +    Out:   serial at 38000000
> +    Err:   serial at 38000000
> +    =>
> +
> +Loading Images
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +To load a kernel, transfer it over serial.
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    => loady 80000000 1500000
> +    ## Switch baudrate to 1500000 bps and press ENTER ...
> +
> +    *** baud: 1500000
> +
> +    *** baud: 1500000 ***
> +    ## Ready for binary (ymodem) download to 0x80000000 at 1500000 bps...
> +    C
> +    *** file: loader.bin
> +    $ sz -vv loader.bin
> +    Sending: loader.bin
> +    Bytes Sent:2478208   BPS:72937
> +    Sending:
> +    Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent:   0/ 0k
> +    Transfer complete
> +
> +    *** exit status: 0 ***
> +    ## Total Size      = 0x0025d052 = 2478162 Bytes
> +    ## Switch baudrate to 115200 bps and press ESC ...
> +
> +    *** baud: 115200
> +
> +    *** baud: 115200 ***
> +    =>
> +
> +Running Programs
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +Binaries
> +""""""""
> +
> +To run a bare binary, use the ``go`` command:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    => loady
> +    ## Ready for binary (ymodem) download to 0x80000000 at 115200 bps...
> +    C
> +    *** file: ./examples/standalone/hello_world.bin
> +    $ sz -vv ./examples/standalone/hello_world.bin
> +    Sending: hello_world.bin
> +    Bytes Sent:   4864   BPS:649
> +    Sending:
> +    Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent:   0/ 0k
> +    Transfer complete
> +
> +    *** exit status: 0 ***
> +    (CAN) packets, 5 retries
> +    ## Total Size      = 0x000012f8 = 4856 Bytes
> +    => go 80000000
> +    ## Starting application at 0x80000000 ...
> +    Example expects ABI version 9
> +    Actual U-Boot ABI version 9
> +    Hello World
> +    argc = 1
> +    argv[0] = "80000000"
> +    argv[1] = "<NULL>"
> +    Hit any key to exit ...
> +
> +Legacy Images
> +"""""""""""""
> +
> +To run legacy images, use the ``bootm`` command:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    $ tools/mkimage -A riscv -O u-boot -T standalone -C none -a 80000000 -e 80000000 -d examples/standalone/hello_world.bin hello_world.img
> +    Image Name:
> +    Created:      Thu Mar  5 12:04:10 2020
> +    Image Type:   RISC-V U-Boot Standalone Program (uncompressed)
> +    Data Size:    4856 Bytes = 4.74 KiB = 0.00 MiB
> +    Load Address: 80000000
> +    Entry Point:  80000000
> +
> +    $ picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0i
> +    => loady
> +    ## Ready for binary (ymodem) download to 0x80000000 at 115200 bps...
> +    C
> +    *** file: hello_world.img
> +    $ sz -vv hello_world.img
> +    Sending: hello_world.img
> +    Bytes Sent:   4992   BPS:665
> +    Sending:
> +    Ymodem sectors/kbytes sent:   0/ 0k
> +    Transfer complete
> +
> +    *** exit status: 0 ***
> +    CAN) packets, 3 retries
> +    ## Total Size      = 0x00001338 = 4920 Bytes
> +    => bootm
> +    ## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 80000000 ...
> +       Image Name:
> +       Image Type:   RISC-V U-Boot Standalone Program (uncompressed)
> +       Data Size:    4856 Bytes = 4.7 KiB
> +       Load Address: 80000000
> +       Entry Point:  80000000
> +       Verifying Checksum ... OK
> +       Loading Standalone Program
> +    Example expects ABI version 9
> +    Actual U-Boot ABI version 9
> +    Hello World
> +    argc = 0
> +    argv[0] = "<NULL>"
> +    Hit any key to exit ...
> +
> +Over- and Under-clocking
> +------------------------
> +
> +To change the clock speed of the K210, you will need to enable
> +``CONFIG_CLK_K210_SET_RATE`` and edit the board's device tree. To do this, add a
> +section to ``arch/riscv/arch/riscv/dts/k210-maix-bit.dts`` like the following:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    &sysclk {
> +       assigned-clocks = <&sysclk K210_CLK_PLL0>;
> +       assigned-clock-rates = <800000000>;
> +    };
> +
> +There are three PLLs on the K210: PLL0 is the parent of most of the components,
> +including the CPU and RAM. PLL1 is the parent of the neural network coprocessor.
> +PLL2 is the parent of the sound processing devices. Note that child clocks of
> +PLL0 and PLL2 run at *half* the speed of the PLLs. For example, if PLL0 is
> +running at 800 MHz, then the CPU will run at 400 MHz. This is the example given
> +above. The CPU can be overclocked to around 600 MHz, and underclocked to 26 MHz.
> +
> +It is possible to set PLL2's parent to PLL0. The plls are more accurate when
> +converting between similar frequencies. This makes it easier to get an accurate
> +frequency for I2S. As an example, consider sampling an I2S device at 44.1 kHz.
> +On this device, the I2S serial clock runs at 64 times the sample rate.
> +Therefore, we would like to run PLL2 at an even multiple of 2.8224 MHz. If
> +PLL2's parent is IN0, we could use a frequency of 390 MHz (the same as the CPU's
> +default speed).  Dividing by 138 yields a serial clock of about 2.8261 MHz. This
> +results in a sample rate of 44.158 kHz---around 50 Hz or .1% too fast. If,
> +instead, we set PLL2's parent to PLL1 running at 390 MHz, and request a rate of
> +2.8224 * 136 = 383.8464 MHz, the achieved rate is 383.90625 MHz. Dividing by 136
> +yields a serial clock of about 2.8228 MHz. This results in a sample rate of
> +44.107 kHz---just 7 Hz or .02% too fast. This configuration is shown in the
> +following example:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +    &sysclk {
> +       assigned-clocks = <&sysclk K210_CLK_PLL1>, <&sysclk K210_CLK_PLL2>;
> +       assigned-clock-parents = <0>, <&sysclk K210_CLK_PLL1>;
> +       assigned-clock-rates = <390000000>, <383846400>;
> +    };
> +
> +There are a couple of quirks to the PLLs. First, there are more frequency ratios
> +just above and below 1.0, but there is a small gap around 1.0. To be explicit,
> +if the input frequency is 100 MHz, it would be impossible to have an output of
> +99 or 101 MHz. In addition, there is a maximum frequency for the internal VCO,
> +so higher input/output frequencies will be less accurate than lower ones.
> +
> +Technical Details
> +-----------------
> +
> +Boot Sequence
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +1. ``RESET`` pin is deasserted.
> +2. Both harts begin executing at ``0x00001000``.
> +3. Both harts jump to firmware at ``0x88000000``.
> +4. One hart is chosen as a boot hart.
> +5. Firmware reads value of pin ``IO_16`` (ISP).
> +
> +   * If the pin is low, enter ISP mode. This mode allows loading data to ram,
> +     writing it to flash, and booting from specific addresses.
> +   * If the pin is high, continue boot.
> +6. Firmware reads the next stage from flash (SPI3) to address ``0x80000000``.
> +
> +   * If byte 0 is 1, the next stage is decrypted using the built-in AES
> +     accelerator and the one-time programmable, 128-bit AES key.
> +   * Bytes 1 to 4 hold the length of the next stage.
> +   * The SHA-256 sum of the next stage is automatically calculated, and verified
> +     against the 32 bytes following the next stage.
> +7. The boot hart sends an IPI to the other hart telling it to jump to the next
> +   stage.
> +8. The boot hart jumps to ``0x80000000``.
> +
> +Memory Map
> +^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +========== ========= ===========
> +Address    Size      Description
> +========== ========= ===========
> +0x00000000 0x1000    debug
> +0x00001000 0x1000    rom
> +0x02000000 0xC000    clint
> +0x0C000000 0x4000000 plic
> +0x38000000 0x1000    uarths
> +0x38001000 0x1000    gpiohs
> +0x40000000 0x400000  sram0 (non-cached)
> +0x40400000 0x200000  sram1 (non-cached)
> +0x40600000 0x200000  airam (non-cached)
> +0x40800000 0xC00000  kpu
> +0x42000000 0x400000  fft
> +0x50000000 0x1000    dmac
> +0x50200000 0x200000  apb0
> +0x50200000 0x80      gpio
> +0x50210000 0x100     uart0
> +0x50220000 0x100     uart1
> +0x50230000 0x100     uart2
> +0x50240000 0x100     spi slave
> +0x50250000 0x200     i2s0
> +0x50250200 0x200     apu
> +0x50260000 0x200     i2s1
> +0x50270000 0x200     i2s2
> +0x50280000 0x100     i2c0
> +0x50290000 0x100     i2c1
> +0x502A0000 0x100     i2c2
> +0x502B0000 0x100     fpioa
> +0x502C0000 0x100     sha256
> +0x502D0000 0x100     timer0
> +0x502E0000 0x100     timer1
> +0x502F0000 0x100     timer2
> +0x50400000 0x200000  apb1
> +0x50400000 0x100     wdt0
> +0x50410000 0x100     wdt1
> +0x50420000 0x100     otp control
> +0x50430000 0x100     dvp
> +0x50440000 0x100     sysctl
> +0x50450000 0x100     aes
> +0x50460000 0x100     rtc
> +0x52000000 0x4000000 apb2
> +0x52000000 0x100     spi0
> +0x53000000 0x100     spi1
> +0x54000000 0x200     spi3
> +0x80000000 0x400000  sram0 (cached)
> +0x80400000 0x200000  sram1 (cached)
> +0x80600000 0x200000  airam (cached)
> +0x88000000 0x20000   otp
> +0x88000000 0xC200    firmware
> +0x8801C000 0x1000    riscv priv spec 1.9 config
> +0x8801D000 0x2000    flattened device tree (contains only addresses and
> +                     interrupts)
> +0x8801f000 0x1000    credits
> +========== ========= ===========
> --
> 2.26.2
>


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