VRLinuxBoardFido

BOARD SETUP

VR Linux Board 4.3,4.4,4.5 loading (FIDO image)

Yocto-fido machine = vr-am33v2-linuxboard

LINUX 4.5r Board shown with required cables. (Micro SD Card not visible)

Initial Nand Image (u-boot,kernel,fs)

• power-on or reboot device
• Keep pressing the space-bar until prompt "VAR-SOM-AM33 #"
• Copy and paste the following commands (pressing enter after each line, waiting until "U-Boot#" appears showing the board is ready for next command)

save

setenv serverip 192.168.19.35

bootp

tftp ${loadaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-20220902.bin

• Load the Board image for the correct Board and module combination. Current production = F Modules on 4.5 Boards. (See #Alternate_Board_Images for other options)

tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard45-F-20220902.dtb

setenv serverip 192.168.19.35

setenv rootpath /srv/nfs/vr-am33-m2mreader

setenv nfsopts nolock,mountproto=tcp,proto=tcp

run netargs

bootz ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}

• Board will reboot automatically

Filesystem

• Login after bootup:

username	root
password	rfid4ever_vr

wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/testing/vr-am33v2-linuxboard/vr-prefirstrun-fido.sh -O /tmp/vr-prefirstrun.sh

• Load the Standard development image:

sh /tmp/vr-prefirstrun.sh vr-am33v2-linuxboard 20220902 venture-image-vrreader vr

• Follow on-screen prompts to complete filesystem setup:
  1. Scan Variscite MFC Number (and write on Board sheet)
     

     Variscite MFC Number
  2. Variscite Letter Designation
     

     Variscite Module Designation
  3. Board Configuration (noted on Board Label)
     

     Board Label
• Board will reboot automatically

Provisioning

• Login after bootup:

username

root

wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/testing/vr-am33v2-linuxboard/vr-firstrun.sh -O /tmp/vr-firstrun.sh

sh /tmp/vr-firstrun.sh

• Follow on-screen prompts to complete filesystem setup:
  1. Scan Wi-Fi MAC Address
     

     Wi-Fi MAC Address
  2. Last 5 digits of Parent VRSN
• Board will reboot automatically

Board Test

• Login after bootup:

username	root
password	rfid4ever_vr

• Update CAN Reset and Test Scripts

wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/testing/vr-am33v2-linuxboard/vr-cantest.sh -O /home/user/vr-cantest.sh

wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/src/forkliftreader_linux/utils/can_reset.sh -O /home/user/can_reset.sh

systemctl restart rfid

ifconfig

• Write down LAN MAC Address on board sheet (listed under "eth0 HWaddr")
• Write down Hostname
• Copy eth0 IP Address for VR Hardware Manager Test
• Complete VR Hardware Manager Test

Extra Instructions (>special use only<)

Alternate_Board_Images

# 4.4 board:

# A modules
tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-A-20220902.dtb
# B modules
tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-B-20220902.dtb
# E modules
tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-E-20220902.dtb
# F modules
tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-F-20220902.dtb

# 4.5 board: 
# E modules
tftp ${fdtaddr} zImage-vr-am33v2-linuxboard45-F-20220902.dtb

OpenVPN connect

manual connection to OpenVPN server

systemctl start openvpn@venture

Disable WiFi and bluetooth

opkg remove ti-compat-wireless-wl18xx
opkg remove --force-depends kernel-module-btwilink

old u-boot to new u-boot

Inside U-boot;

bootp
tftp ${loadaddr} u-boot-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-20170728.bin
nand erase 0x000c0000 0x00100000
nand erase 0x00260000 0x00020000
nand write ${loadaddr} 0x000c0000 0x00100000

tftp ${loadaddr} MLO-vr-am33v2-linuxboard-20170728.bin
nand erase 0x00000000 0x00080000
nand write ${loadaddr} 0x00000000 0x00020000
nand write ${loadaddr} 0x00020000 0x00020000
nand write ${loadaddr} 0x00040000 0x00020000
nand write ${loadaddr} 0x00060000 0x00020000

reset

update script (added to procedure 05/11/2023)

wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/testing/vr-am33v2-linuxboard/vr-cantest.sh -O /home/user/vr-cantest.sh
wget http://readonly:secret@svn.crm.ventureresearch.com/svn/linux/src/forkliftreader_linux/utils/can_reset.sh -O /home/user/can_reset.sh

update uart link to UART5

ln -sf /dev/ttyO5 /var/run/vrgpio/uart
ls /var/run/vrgpio/uart -all

OLD - base image

## base image
sh /tmp/vr-prefirstrun.sh vr-am33v2-linuxboard 20220902 venture-image-base vr