README
1 Overview
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3 The MPC8544DS system is similar to the 85xx CDS systems such
4 as the MPC8548CDS due to the similar E500 core. However, it
5 is placed on the same board as the 8641 HPCN system.
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7
8 Flash Banks
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10 Like the 85xx CDS systems, the 8544 DS board has two flash banks.
11 They are both present on boot, but there locations can be swapped
12 using the dip-switch SW10, bit 2.
13
14 However, unlike the CDS systems, but similar to the 8641 HPCN
15 board, a runtime reset through the FPGA can also affect a swap
16 on the flash bank mappings for the next reset cycle.
17
18 Irrespective of the switch SW10[2], booting is always from the
19 boot bank at 0xfff8_0000.
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21
22 Memory Map
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24
25 0xff80_0000 - 0xffbf_ffff Alternate bank 4MB
26 0xffc0_0000 - 0xffff_ffff Boot bank 4MB
27
28 0xffb8_0000 Alternate image start 512KB
29 0xfff8_0000 Boot image start 512KB
30
31
32 Flashing Images
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34
35 For example, to place a new image in the alternate flash bank
36 and then reset with that new image temporarily, use this:
37
38 tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin.8544ds
39 erase ffb80000 ffbfffff
40 cp.b 1000000 ffb80000 80000
41 pixis_reset altbank
42
43
44 To overwrite the image in the boot flash bank:
45
46 tftp 1000000 u-boot.bin.8544ds
47 protect off all
48 erase fff80000 ffffffff
49 cp.b 1000000 fff80000 80000
50
51 Other example U-Boot image and flash manipulations examples
52 can be found in the README.mpc85xxcds file as well.
53
54
55 The pixis_reset command
56 -----------------------
57 A new command, "pixis_reset", is introduced to reset mpc8641hpcn board
58 using the FPGA sequencer. When the board restarts, it has the option
59 of using either the current or alternate flash bank as the boot
60 image, with or without the watchdog timer enabled, and finally with
61 or without frequency changes.
62
63 Usage is;
64
65 pixis_reset
66 pixis_reset altbank
67 pixis_reset altbank wd
68 pixis_reset altbank cf <SYSCLK freq> <COREPLL ratio> <MPXPLL ratio>
69 pixis_reset cf <SYSCLK freq> <COREPLL ratio> <MPXPLL ratio>
70
71 Examples;
72
73 /* reset to current bank, like "reset" command */
74 pixis_reset
75
76 /* reset board but use the to alternate flash bank */
77 pixis_reset altbank
78
79 /* reset board, use alternate flash bank with watchdog timer enabled*/
80 pixis_reset altbank wd
81
82 /* reset board to alternate bank with frequency changed.
83 * 40 is SYSCLK, 2.5 is COREPLL ratio, 10 is MPXPLL ratio
84 */
85 pixis-reset altbank cf 40 2.5 10
86
87 Valid clock choices are in the 8641 Reference Manuals.
88
89
90 Using the Device Tree Source File
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92 To create the DTB (Device Tree Binary) image file,
93 use a command similar to this:
94
95 dtc -b 0 -f -I dts -O dtb mpc8544ds.dts > mpc8544ds.dtb
96
97 Likely, that .dts file will come from here;
98
99 linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8544ds.dts
100
101 After placing the DTB file in your TFTP disk area,
102 you can download that dtb file using a command like:
103
104 tftp 900000 mpc8544ds.dtb
105
106 Burn it to flash if you want.
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108
109 Booting Linux
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111
112 Place a linux uImage in the TFTP disk area too.
113
114 tftp 1000000 uImage.8544
115 tftp 900000 mpc8544ds.dtb
116 bootm 1000000 - 900000
117
118 Watch your ethact, netdev and bootargs U-Boot environment variables.
119 You may want to do something like this too:
120
121 setenv ethact eTSEC3
122 setenv netdev eth1
123