[PATCH 15/15] doc: board: ti: Add BeagleBone AI-64 documentation
Nishanth Menon
nm at ti.com
Fri Nov 3 01:38:05 CET 2023
Add base documentation for BeagleBone AI-64.
Signed-off-by: Nishanth Menon <nm at ti.com>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause
+.. sectionauthor:: Nishanth Menon <nm at ti.com>
+
+J721E/TDA4VM Beagleboard.org BeagleBone AI-64
+=============================================
+
+Introduction:
+-------------
+
+BeagleBoard.org BeagleBone AI-64 is an open source hardware single
+board computer based on the Texas Instruments TDA4VM SoC featuring
+dual-core 2.0GHz Arm Cortex-A72 processor, C7x+MMA and 2 C66x
+floating-point VLIW DSPs, 3x dual ARM Cortex-R5 co-processors,
+2x 6-core Programmable Real-Time Unit and Industrial Communication
+SubSystem, PowerVR Rogue 8XE GE8430 3D GPU. The board features 4GB
+DDR4, USB3.0 Type-C, 2x USB SS Type-A, miniDisplayPort, 2x 4-lane
+CSI, DSI, 16GB eMMC flash, 1G Ethernet, M.2 E-key for WiFi/BT, and
+BeagleBone expansion headers.
+
+Further information can be found at:
+
+* Product Page: https://beagleboard.org/ai-64
+* Hardware documentation: https://git.beagleboard.org/beagleboard/beaglebone-ai-64
+
+Boot Flow:
+----------
+Below is the pictorial representation of boot flow:
+
+.. image:: img/boot_diagram_j721e.svg
+ :alt: Boot flow diagram
+
+- On this platform, DMSC runs 'TI Foundational Security' (TIFS) which
+ functions as the security enclave master. The 'Device Manager' (DM),
+ also known as the 'TISCI server' in "TI terminology", running on boot
+ R5F, offers all the essential services required for device management.
+ The A72, C7x, C6x or R5F (Aux cores) sends requests to TIFS/DM to
+ accomplish the needed services, as illustrated in the diagram above.
+
+Sources:
+--------
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_boot_sources
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_boot_sources
+
+Build procedure:
+----------------
+0. Setup the environment variables:
+
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_common_env_vars_desc
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_common_env_vars_desc
+
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_board_env_vars_desc
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_board_env_vars_desc
+
+Set the variables corresponding to this platform:
+
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_common_env_vars_defn
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_common_env_vars_defn
+.. prompt:: bash $
+
+ export UBOOT_CFG_CORTEXR="j721e_evm_r5_defconfig beagleboneai64_r5.config"
+ export UBOOT_CFG_CORTEXA="j721e_evm_a72_defconfig beagleboneai64_a72.config"
+ export TFA_BOARD=generic
+ # we dont use any extra TFA parameters
+ unset TFA_EXTRA_ARGS
+ export OPTEE_PLATFORM=k3-j721e
+ # we dont use any extra OP-TEE parameters
+ unset OPTEE_EXTRA_ARGS
+
+.. include:: j721e_evm.rst
+ :start-after: .. j721e_evm_rst_include_start_build_steps
+ :end-before: .. j721e_evm_rst_include_end_build_steps
+
+Target Images
+--------------
+Copy the below images to an SD card and boot:
+
+* tiboot3-j721e-gp-evm.bin from R5 build as tiboot3.bin
+* tispl.bin_unsigned from Cortex-A build as tispl.bin
+* u-boot.img_unsigned from Cortex-A build as u-boot.img
+
+Image formats
+-------------
+
+- tiboot3.bin
+
+.. image:: img/no_multi_cert_tiboot3.bin.svg
+ :alt: tiboot3.bin image format
+
+- tispl.bin
+
+.. image:: img/dm_tispl.bin.svg
+ :alt: tispl.bin image format
+
+- sysfw.itb
+
+.. image:: img/sysfw.itb.svg
+ :alt: sysfw.itb image format
+
+Additional hardware for U-Boot development
+------------------------------------------
+
+* Serial Console is critical for U-Boot development on BeagleBone AI-64. See
+ `BeagleBone AI-64 connector documentation
+ <https://docs.beagleboard.org/latest/boards/beaglebone/ai-64/ch07.html>`_.
+* uSD is preferred option over eMMC, and a SD/MMC reader will be needed.
+* (optionally) JTAG is useful when working with very early stages of boot.
+
+Default storage options
+-----------------------
+
+There are multiple storage media options on BeagleBone AI-64, but primarily:
+
+* Onboard eMMC (default) - reliable, fast and meant for deployment use.
+* SD/MMC card interface (hold 'BOOT' switch and power on) - Entirely
+ depends on the SD card quality.
+
+Flash to uSD card or how to deal with "bricked" Board
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+When deploying or working on Linux, it's common to use the onboard
+eMMC. However, avoiding the eMMC and using the uSD card is safer when
+working with U-Boot.
+
+If you choose to hand format your own bootable uSD card, be
+aware that it can be difficult. The following information
+may be helpful, but remember that it is only sometimes
+reliable, and partition options can cause issues. These
+can potentially help:
+
+* https://git.ti.com/cgit/arago-project/tisdk-setup-scripts/tree/create-sdcard.sh
+* https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:Expanding_File_System_Partition_On_A_microSD
+
+The simplest option is to start with a standard distribution
+image like those in `BeagleBoard.org Distros Page
+<https://www.beagleboard.org/distros>`_ and download a disk image for
+BeagleBone AI-64. Pick a 16GB+ uSD card to be on the safer side.
+
+With an SD/MMC Card reader and `Balena Etcher
+<https://etcher.balena.io/>`_, having a functional setup in minutes is
+a trivial matter, and it works on almost all Host Operating Systems.
+Yes Windows users, Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL) based development
+with U-Boot and update uSD card is practical.
+
+Updating U-Boot is a matter of copying the tiboot3.bin, tispl.bin and
+u-boot.img to the "BOOT" partition of the uSD card. Remember to sync
+and unmount (or Eject - depending on the Operating System) the uSD
+card prior to physically removing from SD card reader.
+
+Also see following section on switch setting used for booting using
+uSD card.
+
+.. note::
+ Great news! If the board has not been damaged physically, there's no
+ need to worry about it being "bricked" on this platform. You only have
+ to flash an uSD card, plug it in, and reinstall the image on eMMC. This
+ means that even if you make a mistake, you can quickly fix it and rest
+ easy.
+
+ If you are frequently working with uSD cards, you might find the
+ following useful:
+
+ * `USB-SD-Mux <https://www.linux-automation.com/en/products/usb-sd-mux.html>`_
+ * `SD-Wire <https://wiki.tizen.org/SDWire>`_
+
+Flash to eMMC
+-------------
+
+The eMMC layout selected is user-friendly for developers. The
+boot hardware partition of the eMMC only contains the fixed-size
+tiboot3.bin image. This is because the contents of the boot partitions
+need to run from the SoC's internal SRAM, which remains a fixed size
+constant. The other components of the boot sequence, such as tispl.bin
+and u-boot.img, are located in the /BOOT partition in the User Defined
+Area (UDA) hardware partition of the eMMC. These components can vary
+significantly in size. The choice of keeping tiboot3.bin in boot0 or
+boot1 partition depends on A/B update requirements.
+
+.. image:: img/beagleplay_emmc.svg
+ :alt: eMMC partitions and boot file organization for BeagleBone AI-64
+
+The following are the steps from Linux shell to program eMMC:
+
+.. prompt:: bash #
+
+ # Enable Boot0 boot
+ mmc bootpart enable 1 2 /dev/mmcblk0
+ mmc bootbus set single_backward x1 x8 /dev/mmcblk0
+ mmc hwreset enable /dev/mmcblk0
+
+ # Clear eMMC boot0
+ echo '0' >> /sys/class/block/mmcblk0boot0/force_ro
+ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 count=32 bs=128k
+ # Write tiboot3.bin
+ dd if=tiboot3.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 bs=128k
+
+ # Copy the rest of the boot binaries
+ mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /boot/firmware
+ cp tispl.bin /boot/firmware
+ cp u-boot.img /boot/firmware
+ sync
+
+.. warning ::
+
+ U-Boot is configured to prioritize booting from an SD card if it
+ detects a valid boot partition and boot files on it, even if the
+ system initially booted from eMMC. The boot order is set as follows:
+
+ * SD/MMC
+ * eMMC
+ * USB
+ * PXE
+
+LED patterns during boot
+------------------------
+
+.. list-table:: USR LED status indication
+ :widths: 16 16
+ :header-rows: 1
+
+ * - USR LEDs (012345)
+ - Indicates
+
+ * - 00000
+ - Boot failure or R5 image not started up
+
+ * - 11111
+ - A53 SPL/U-boot has started up
+
+ * - 10101
+ - OS boot process has been initiated
+
+ * - 01010
+ - OS boot process failed and drops to U-Boot shell
+
+.. note ::
+
+ In the table above, 0 indicates LED switched off and 1 indicates LED
+ switched ON.
+
+.. warning ::
+
+ The green LED very next to the serial connector labelled "WKUP UART0"
+ is the power LED (LED6). This is the same color as the rest of the USR
+ LEDs. If the "green" LED6 power LED is not glowing, the system power
+ supply is not functional. Please refer to `BeagleBone AI-64 documentation
+ <https://beagleboard.org/ai-64/>`_ for further information.
+
+Switch Setting for Boot Mode
+----------------------------
+
+The boot time option is configured via "BOOT" button on the board.
+See `BeagleBone AI-64 Schematics <https://git.beagleboard.org/beagleboard/beaglebone-ai-64/-/blob/main/BeagleBone_AI-64_SCH.pdf>`_
+for details.
+
+.. list-table:: Boot Modes
+ :widths: 16 16 16
+ :header-rows: 1
+
+ * - BOOT Switch Position
+ - Primary Boot
+ - Secondary Boot
+
+ * - Not Pressed
+ - eMMC
+ - SD Card
+
+ * - Pressed
+ - SD Card
+ - SD Card
+
+To switch to SD card boot mode, hold the BOOT button while powering on
+with Type-C power supply, then release when power LED lights up.
+
+Debugging U-Boot
+----------------
+
+See :ref:`Common Debugging environment - OpenOCD<k3_rst_refer_openocd>`: for
+detailed setup and debugging information.
+
+.. warning::
+
+ **OpenOCD support since**: v0.12.0
+
+ If the default package version of OpenOCD in your development
+ environment's distribution needs to be updated, it might be necessary to
+ build OpenOCD from the source.
+
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_openocd_connect_tag_connect
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_openocd_connect_tag_connect
+
+.. include:: k3.rst
+ :start-after: .. k3_rst_include_start_openocd_cfg_external_intro
+ :end-before: .. k3_rst_include_end_openocd_cfg_external_intro
+
+For example, with BeagleBone AI-64 (J721e platform), the openocd_connect.cfg:
+
+.. code-block:: tcl
+
+ # TUMPA example:
+ # http://www.tiaowiki.com/w/TIAO_USB_Multi_Protocol_Adapter_User's_Manual
+ source [find interface/ftdi/tumpa.cfg]
+
+ transport select jtag
+
+ # default JTAG configuration has only SRST and no TRST
+ reset_config srst_only srst_push_pull
+
+ # delay after SRST goes inactive
+ adapter srst delay 20
+
+ if { ![info exists SOC] } {
+ # Set the SoC of interest
+ set SOC j721e
+ }
+
+ source [find target/ti_k3.cfg]
+
+ ftdi tdo_sample_edge falling
+
+ # Speeds for FT2232H are in multiples of 2, and 32MHz is tops
+ # max speed we seem to achieve is ~20MHz.. so we pick 16MHz
+ adapter speed 16000
diff --git a/doc/board/ti/k3.rst b/doc/board/ti/k3.rst
index 89d70db88647..52a5d4a095f2 100644
--- a/doc/board/ti/k3.rst
+++ b/doc/board/ti/k3.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ K3 Based SoCs
am64x_evm
am65x_evm
j7200_evm
+ j721e_beagleboneai64
j721e_evm
j721s2_evm
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