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[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Development kit]]
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[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit]]
 
[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Ultra]]
 
[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Ultra]]
 
[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Peripherals]]
 
[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Peripherals]]
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<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>
 
<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>
  
Elemental operations of iMX6 TinyRex Development kit interfaces in Ultra configuration are shown on this page. For more specified information such as HDMI Input port or Wireless operation refer to the dedicated [[iMX6 TinyRex Ultra#Peripherals|Peripheral sections]].
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Elemental operations of iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit interfaces in Ultra configuration are shown on this page. For more specified information such as HDMI Input port or Wireless options, refer to the dedicated [[iMX6 TinyRex Ultra#Peripherals|Peripherals section]].
  
 
== Prerequisites ==
 
== Prerequisites ==
 
=== Hardware ===
 
=== Hardware ===
* DC power supply (5V 2A)
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* DC power supply (5V, 2A)
 
* iMX6 TinyRex Module Ultra
 
* iMX6 TinyRex Module Ultra
* iMX6 TinyRex Baseboard
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* iMX6 TinyRex Base Board
  
 
=== Peripherals and Accessories ===
 
=== Peripherals and Accessories ===
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'''''Input:''''' Press the USER button<br />
 
'''''Input:''''' Press the USER button<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' Button events 1 and 0 are generated
 
'''''Output:''''' Button events 1 and 0 are generated
 
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# evtest /dev/input/by-path/platform-gpio-keys*-event
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# evtest /dev/input/by-path/platform-gpio-keys*-event
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Event: time 1453240251.711820, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 116 (KEY_POWER), value 0
 
Event: time 1453240251.711820, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 116 (KEY_POWER), value 0
 
Event: time 1453240251.711820, -------------- EV_SYN ------------
 
Event: time 1453240251.711820, -------------- EV_SYN ------------
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</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
=== Alternative test ===
 +
'''''Input:''''' Press the USER button<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Button events 1 and 0 are generated
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# hexdump -C /dev/input/event0
 +
00000000  18 f4 d1 56 47 40 09 00  01 00 74 00 01 00 00 00  |...VG@....t.....|
 +
00000010  18 f4 d1 56 47 40 09 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |...VG@..........|
 +
00000020  18 f4 d1 56 17 15 0b 00  01 00 74 00 00 00 00 00  |...V......t.....|
 +
00000030  18 f4 d1 56 17 15 0b 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |...V............|
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  
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'''''Output:''''' Module will execute bootloader immediately with "Reset cause: POR"<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' Module will execute bootloader immediately with "Reset cause: POR"<br />
 
'''''Note:''''' Module should never freeze or hang after the reset button was pressed. Testing the operation 10 times gives a reliable result
 
'''''Note:''''' Module should never freeze or hang after the reset button was pressed. Testing the operation 10 times gives a reliable result
 
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
U-Boot 2014.10 (Jan 19 2016 - 20:37:48)
 
U-Boot 2014.10 (Jan 19 2016 - 20:37:48)
  
CPU:  Freescale i.MX6SOLO rev1.1 at 792 MHz
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CPU:  Freescale i.MX6QUAD rev1.1 at 792 MHz
 
Reset cause: POR
 
Reset cause: POR
Board: MX6 TinyRex - basic
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Board: MX6 TinyRex - ultra
 
I2C:  ready
 
I2C:  ready
 
DRAM:  512 MiB
 
DRAM:  512 MiB
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power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1
 
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1
 
</syntaxhighlight><br />
 
</syntaxhighlight><br />
 +
 +
=== Alternative test ===
 +
'''''Input:''''' Connect RPi camera module into CSI interface and capture image<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' The image is displayed on HDMI monitor
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/1-0036/ov5647_mode
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device="/dev/video1" ! video/x-bayer,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! bayer2rgb ! videoconvert ! fbdevsink
 +
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
 +
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
 +
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
 +
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
 +
New clock: GstSystemClock
 +
ERROR: v4l2 capture: unsupported ioctrl!
 +
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi0
 +
^Chandling interrupt.
 +
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...
 +
Execution ended after 0:00:09.472884668
 +
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
 +
Setting pipeline to READY ...
 +
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
 +
Freeing pipeline ...
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
Software integration and additional commands or settings of CSI camera interface are available on separate [[iMX6 TinyRex Camera|iMX6 TinyRex Camera page]].
 
Software integration and additional commands or settings of CSI camera interface are available on separate [[iMX6 TinyRex Camera|iMX6 TinyRex Camera page]].
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== HDMI Output ==
 
== HDMI Output ==
'''''Input:''''' Connect LCD monitor to baseboard<br />
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'''''Input:''''' Connect LCD monitor to the base board<br />
'''''Output:''''' Desktop UI is correctly displayed<br />
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'''''Output:''''' Desktop UI is displayed correctly<br />
[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit-HDMI_terminal.jpg|600px]]
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit-HDMI_terminal.png|580px]]
  
 
== I2C ==
 
== I2C ==
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'''''Input:''''' Scan I2C bus 2<br />
 
'''''Input:''''' Scan I2C bus 2<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' Available devices:<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' Available devices:<br />
* HDMI Input chip(0x22 0x26 0x32 0x34 0x36 0x3e 0x40 0x4c)
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* HDMI Input chip (0x22 0x26 0x32 0x34 0x36 0x3e 0x40 0x4c)
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 2
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 2
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  
'''''Input:''''' Write and Read data from I2C EEPROM<br />
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'''''Input:''''' Write and read data from I2C EEPROM<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' If successful, console text 'Data are the same' should appear
 
'''''Output:''''' If successful, console text 'Data are the same' should appear
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# diff eeprom_in eeprom_out && echo "Data are the same"
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# diff eeprom_in eeprom_out && echo "Data are the same"
 
Data are the same
 
Data are the same
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</syntaxhighlight>
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 +
=== Altarnative test ===
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'''''Input:''''' List I2C bus 0, 1 and 2<br />
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'''''Output:''''' Available devices are displayed
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0 | grep ^[0]
 +
0-0050
 +
0-0056
 +
0-0057
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1 | grep ^[1]
 +
1-0036
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2 | grep ^[2]
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2-0022
 +
2-0026
 +
2-0032
 +
2-0034
 +
2-0036
 +
2-003e
 +
2-0040
 +
2-004c
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
== User LED ==
 
== User LED ==
 
'''''Input:''''' None<br />
 
'''''Input:''''' None<br />
'''''Output:''''' Red LED assembled on module switches from ON to OFF with heartbeat pulses afterwards
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'''''Output:''''' Red LED assembled on module switches from ON to OFF state with heartbeat pulses afterwards
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "none" > /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/trigger  
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "none" > /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/trigger  
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== DDR memory ==
 
== DDR memory ==
 
'''''Input:''''' None<br />
 
'''''Input:''''' None<br />
'''''Output:''''' Memory test passes without any error
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'''''Output:''''' Memory test passes without any errors
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# memtester 2G 1
 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# memtester 2G 1
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== PCI Express ==
 
== PCI Express ==
The procedure uses to test PCIe interface using a WiFi wireless card. More details concerning wireless cards are located on [[iMX6 TinyRex Wireless|WiFi and Bluetooth Cards page]] .<br/><br />
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The procedure uses a WiFi wireless card to test PCIe interface. More details concerning wireless cards are located on [[iMX6 TinyRex Wireless|WiFi and Bluetooth Cards page]] .<br/><br />
  
 
'''''Input:''''' Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot<br />
 
'''''Input:''''' Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot<br />
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                 * VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
 
                 * VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
 
                 * VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
 
                 * VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec
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</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
=== Alternative test ===
 +
'''''Input:''''' Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Card scans neighbour networks
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set wlan0 up
 +
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# iwlist wlan0 scan
 +
wlan0    Scan completed :
 +
          Cell 01 - Address: 20:AA:4B:7E:21:97
 +
                    Channel:44
 +
                    Frequency:5.22 GHz (Channel 44)
 +
                    Quality=38/70  Signal level=-72 dBm 
 +
                    Encryption key:on
 +
                    ESSID:"OpenWrt5g"
 +
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
 +
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
 +
                    Mode:Master
 +
                    Extra:tsf=0000072735a29d05
 +
                    Extra: Last beacon: 30ms ago
 +
                    IE: Unknown: 00094F70656E5772743567
 +
                    IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
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                    IE: Unknown: 03012C
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                    IE: Unknown: 0706435A20240417
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                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
 +
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
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                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
 +
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
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                    IE: WPA Version 1
 +
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
 +
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
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                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
 +
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080000000000000040
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                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
== SATA ==
 
== SATA ==
'''''Input:''''' Power off the baseboard, connect HDD to SATA connector, provide power for the hard drive and turn on the board<br />
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'''''Input:''''' Power off the base board, connect HDD to SATA connector, provide power for the hard drive and turn on the board<br />
 
'''''Output:''''' HDD is detected
 
'''''Output:''''' HDD is detected
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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drwxr-xr-x  8 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:48 Pictures processed
 
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:48 Pictures processed
 
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:44 iMX6 Rex Moduel Layout videos
 
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:44 iMX6 Rex Moduel Layout videos
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</syntaxhighlight>
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== SPI Flash Memory ==
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'''''Input:''''' Trigger M25P80 flash detection<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' SPI Flash sst25vf032b is detected
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "spi0.0" > /sys/bus/spi/drivers/m25p80/unbind
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "spi0.0" > /sys/bus/spi/drivers/m25p80/bind
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m25p80 spi0.0: found sst25vf032b, expected m25p32
 +
m25p80 spi0.0: sst25vf032b (4096 Kbytes)
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</syntaxhighlight>
 +
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== Suspend ==
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'''''Input:''''' Put module into suspend state (mem state). Wait 10s and then press USER button<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Module wakes up
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo mem > /sys/power/state
 +
PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
 +
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
 +
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
 +
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
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fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
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PM: suspend of devices complete after 31.996 msecs
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PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
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PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.511 msecs
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PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.941 msecs
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Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
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PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 20.111 msecs
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PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.399 msecs
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PM: resume of devices complete after 412.384 msecs
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PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
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Restarting tasks ... done.
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#
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</syntaxhighlight>
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'''''Input:''''' Put module into suspend state (standby state). Wait 10s and then press USER button<br />
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'''''Output:''''' Module wakes up
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo standby > /sys/power/state
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PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
 +
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
 +
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
 +
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
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fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
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PM: suspend of devices complete after 31.989 msecs
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PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
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PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.532 msecs
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PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.862 msecs
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Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
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PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 20.186 msecs
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PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.397 msecs
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PM: resume of devices complete after 412.337 msecs
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PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
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Restarting tasks ... done.
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root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#
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</syntaxhighlight>
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'''''Input:''''' Set RTC wakeup event after 10s and put module into suspend state (standby state)<br />
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'''''Output:''''' Module wakes up by itself
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo +10 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm && echo standby > /sys/power/state
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PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
 +
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
 +
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
 +
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
 +
fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
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PM: suspend of devices complete after 32.020 msecs
 +
PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
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PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.515 msecs
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PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.887 msecs
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Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
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PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 19.990 msecs
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PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.392 msecs
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PM: resume of devices complete after 412.311 msecs
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PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
 +
Restarting tasks ... done.
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#
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</syntaxhighlight>
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== UART serial console ==
 +
'''''Input:''''' Connect USB to UART cable into the base board connector and open serial console with baud rate 115200 8n1<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' The board is controlled and responsive to serial terminal commands
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# uname -a
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Linux imx6-tinyrexultra 3.14.43-yocto+g4b13aeb #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 19 21:42:39 CET 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux
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</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
== USB ==
 +
'''''Input:''''' Plug USB flash drive with single VFAT partition into bottom USB connector<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Filesystem recognises the flash drive and automatically mounts it
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# lsusb
 +
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 125f:d31a A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd.
 +
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 +
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# mount | grep /run/media/sd*
 +
/dev/sda1 on /run/media/sda1 type vfat (rw,relatime,gid=6,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,allow_utime=0020,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
'''''Input:''''' Generate a dummy file and copy it into USB flash drive<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Generated file and copied file have the same checksum
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm -f file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dd if=/dev/urandom of=file.txt count=1024 bs=1024
 +
1024+0 records in
 +
1024+0 records out
 +
1048576 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.435065 s, 2.4 MB/s
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# cp file.txt /run/media/sda1/
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# md5sum file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt
 +
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  file.txt
 +
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  /run/media/sda1/file.txt
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
== USB OTG ==
 +
'''''Input:''''' Load USB serial gadget driver and connect base board to host PC over micro USB cable<br />
 +
'''''Output:''''' Driver is successfully loaded and host PC detects a new USB serial gadget device<br /><br />
 +
 +
iMX6 Rex Development Kit:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# modprobe -i g_serial
 +
g_serial gadget: Gadget Serial v2.4
 +
g_serial gadget: g_serial ready
 +
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# g_serial gadget: high-speed config #2: CDC ACM config
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 +
Host PC:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 +
user@voipac:~$ lsusb
 +
...
 +
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 0525:a4a7 Netchip Technology, Inc. Linux-USB Serial Gadget (CDC ACM mode)
 +
...
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 16:18, 24 January 2023

Elemental operations of iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit interfaces in Ultra configuration are shown on this page. For more specified information such as HDMI Input port or Wireless options, refer to the dedicated Peripherals section.

Prerequisites

Hardware

  • DC power supply (5V, 2A)
  • iMX6 TinyRex Module Ultra
  • iMX6 TinyRex Base Board

Peripherals and Accessories

  • 1x FullHD monitor with Audio output
  • 1x HDMI signal generator (such as PC with HDMI interface or GoPro camera)
  • 1x MicroSD card
  • 1x MiniPCIe WiFi card
  • 1x RPi camera module
  • 1x SATA HDD drive
  • 2x USB FLASH drive

Cables

  • Ethernet cable
  • HDMI cable
  • Micro HDMI cable
  • Micro USB cable
  • USB to UART cable

User button

Input: Press the USER button
Output: Button events 1 and 0 are generated

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# evtest /dev/input/by-path/platform-gpio-keys*-event
Input driver version is 1.0.1
Input device ID: bus 0x19 vendor 0x1 product 0x1 version 0x100pio-keys.16-event .
Input device name: "gpio-keys.16"
Supported events:
  Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
  Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
    Event code 116 (KEY_POWER)
Properties:
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Event: time 1453240251.571826, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 116 (KEY_POWER), value 1
Event: time 1453240251.571826, -------------- EV_SYN ------------
Event: time 1453240251.711820, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 116 (KEY_POWER), value 0
Event: time 1453240251.711820, -------------- EV_SYN ------------

Alternative test

Input: Press the USER button
Output: Button events 1 and 0 are generated

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# hexdump -C /dev/input/event0 
00000000  18 f4 d1 56 47 40 09 00  01 00 74 00 01 00 00 00  |...VG@....t.....|
00000010  18 f4 d1 56 47 40 09 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |...VG@..........|
00000020  18 f4 d1 56 17 15 0b 00  01 00 74 00 00 00 00 00  |...V......t.....|
00000030  18 f4 d1 56 17 15 0b 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |...V............|

Reset button

Input: Press the RESET button
Output: Module will execute bootloader immediately with "Reset cause: POR"
Note: Module should never freeze or hang after the reset button was pressed. Testing the operation 10 times gives a reliable result

U-Boot 2014.10 (Jan 19 2016 - 20:37:48)

CPU:   Freescale i.MX6QUAD rev1.1 at 792 MHz
Reset cause: POR
Board: MX6 TinyRex - ultra
I2C:   ready
DRAM:  512 MiB
MMC:   FSL_SDHC: 0, FSL_SDHC: 1, FSL_SDHC: 2
*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment

In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
Net:   FEC [PRIME]
Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0

CAN

Input: None
Output: Device driver is available

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip addr show dev can0
2: can0: <NOARP,ECHO> mtu 16 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 10
    link/can


Input: Connect a pair of iMX6 TinyRex Development boards and a couple of dedicated CAN evaluation modules
Output: Boards communicate between each other. Sent messages are received successfully

Board 1 (receiver) commands and outputs:

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set can0 type can bitrate 1000000
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set can0 up
flexcan 2090000.flexcan can0: writing ctrl=0x01232054
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# candump can0 &
[1] 833
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#   can0  123   [4]  DE AD BE EF

Board 2 (transmitter and receiver) commands and outputs:

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set can0 type can bitrate 1000000
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set can0 up
flexcan 2090000.flexcan can0: writing ctrl=0x01232054
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# candump can0 &
[1] 847
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# cansend can0 123#DEADBEEF
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#   can0  123   [4]  DE AD BE EF

Camera Input

Input: Connect RPi camera module into CSI interface and check if it is detected on I2C bus
Output: I2C address 0x36 is occupied and under use

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 1
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- 3a -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


Input: Connect RPi camera module into CSI interface and check kernel modules
Output: Device driver ov5647_camera_mipi_int(or ov5647_camera_mipi) is loaded

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
mxc_v4l2_capture       28532  2 
ipu_bg_overlay_sdc      5401  1 mxc_v4l2_capture
ipu_still               2528  1 mxc_v4l2_capture
ipu_prp_enc             5943  1 mxc_v4l2_capture
ipu_csi_enc             3863  1 mxc_v4l2_capture
ipu_fg_overlay_sdc      6217  1 mxc_v4l2_capture
ov5647_camera_mipi     30980  0 
adv7610_video           6270  0 
v4l2_int_device         2930  3 ov5647_camera_mipi_int,adv7610_video,mxc_v4l2_capture
mxc_dcic                6569  0 
evbug                   1875  0


Input: Connect RPi camera module into CSI interface and capture image
Output: The image is displayed on HDMI monitor

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo 2 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/1-0036/ov5647_mode 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device="/dev/video1" ! video/x-bayer,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! bayer2rgb ! videoconvert ! fbdevsink
display(/dev/fb0) resolution is (1920x1080).
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
ERROR: unrecognized std! 0 (PAL=ff, NTSC=b000

(gst-plugin-scanner:1175): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_caps_simplify: assertion 'GST_IS_CAPS (caps)' failed

(gst-plugin-scanner:1175): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_caps_append: assertion 'GST_IS_CAPS (caps2)' failed

(gst-plugin-scanner:1175): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_caps_simplify: assertion 'GST_IS_CAPS (caps)' failed

(gst-plugin-scanner:1175): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_caps_append: assertion 'GST_IS_CAPS (caps2)' failed
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
New clock: GstSystemClock
ERROR: v4l2 capture: unsupported ioctrl!
WARNING: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstFBDEVSink:fbdevsink0: A lot of buffers are being dropped.
Additional debug info:
/home/marek/workdir/imx6/yocto/fsl-release-bsp-tinyrex/build-x11/tmp/work/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/gstreamer1.0/1.4.1-r0/gstreamer-1.4.1/libs/gst/base/gstbasesin:
There may be a timestamping problem, or this computer is too slow.
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi0
^Chandling interrupt.
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...
Execution ended after 0:00:19.269515335
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Setting pipeline to READY ...
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1


Alternative test

Input: Connect RPi camera module into CSI interface and capture image
Output: The image is displayed on HDMI monitor

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/1-0036/ov5647_mode
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device="/dev/video1" ! video/x-bayer,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1 ! queue ! bayer2rgb ! videoconvert ! fbdevsink
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
New clock: GstSystemClock
ERROR: v4l2 capture: unsupported ioctrl!
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi0
^Chandling interrupt.
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...
Execution ended after 0:00:09.472884668
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Setting pipeline to READY ...
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1

Software integration and additional commands or settings of CSI camera interface are available on separate iMX6 TinyRex Camera page.

Ethernet

Input: None
Output: Device driver is available
Note: MAC address should be identical with the address on the sticker placed on module

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip addr show dev eth0
3: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:0d:15:00:db:b6 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Input: Plug Ethernet cable into connector and issue DHCP command
Output: IPv4 address is assigned

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dmesg | tail
...
libphy: 2188000.ethernet:03 - Link is Up - 1000/Full
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# udhcpc -i eth0
udhcpc (v1.22.1) started
Sending discover...
Sending select for 192.168.0.115...
Lease of 192.168.0.115 obtained, lease time 356

HDMI Input

Input: Plug HD signal generator (1280x720p) (e.g. HDMI output from a PC or GoPro camera) into micro HDMI Input connector and capture input signal
Output: Input signal is visible on the connected monitor

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device="/dev/video0" ! video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
display(/dev/fb0) resolution is (1920x1080).
====== OVERLAYSINK: 4.1.4 build on Jan 23 2017 13:24:12. ======
display(/dev/fb0) resolution is (1920x1080).
display(/dev/fb0) resolution is (mxc_v4l2_output v4l2_out: Bypass IC.
1920x1080).
mxc_v4l2_output v4l2_out: Bypass IC.
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
New clock: GstSystemClock
ERROR: v4l2 capture: unsupported ioctrl!
ERROR: v4l2 capture: unsupported ioctrl!
^Chandling interrupt.
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...
Execution ended after 0:00:09.216782001
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Setting pipeline to READY ...
Total showed frames (256), display master blited (256), playing for (0:00:09.217285001), fps (27.774).
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Freeing pipeline ...

or

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# gst-launch imxv4l2src ! autovideosink
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
MAX resolution 1920x1080

(gst-plugin-scanner:1024): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type 'GstVorbisDec'

(gst-plugin-scanner:1024): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(gst-plugin-scanner:1024): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_register: assertion 'g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT)' failed
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi0
MFW_GST_V4LSRC_PLUGIN 4.0.3 build on Jan 19 2016 21:47:11.
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
MFW_GST_V4LSINK_PLUGIN 4.0.3 build on Jan 19 2016 21:46:56.
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
ipu_csi_window_size_crop: Error left=0 top=56595559
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
New clock: GstSystemClock
full screen size:1920x1080
[V4L Update Display]: left=0, top=0, width=1920, height=1080
set v4l display crop sucessfully
set v4l rotate sucessfully
>>V4L_SINK: Actually buffer status:
        hardware buffer : 12
        software buffer : 0
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi1
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
imx-ipuv3 2400000.ipu: IPU Warning - IPU_INT_STAT_10 = 0x00080000
Caught interrupt -- handling interrupt.
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...

(gst-launch-0.10:1023): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 16 was not found when attempting to remove it
Execution ended after 186220685689 ns.
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Running time 0:03:06.221020022 render fps 16.131
Setting pipeline to READY ...
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
Total rendered:3004
[--->FINALIZE v4l_sink
Freeing pipeline ...
power_down_callback: ipu0/csi0


Software integration of HDMI Receiver ADV7610, additional commands and operation options are available on separate iMX6 TinyRex HDMI Input page.

HDMI Output

Input: Connect LCD monitor to the base board
Output: Desktop UI is displayed correctly
iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit-HDMI terminal.png

I2C

Input: Scan I2C bus 0
Output: Available devices:

  • HDMI Output EDID (0x50)
  • EEPROM (0x56)
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 0
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 -- -- 3a -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: UU -- -- -- -- -- -- 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Input: Scan I2C bus 1
Output: Available devices:

  • CSI Camera (0x36)
  • HDMI Input HDCP (0x3a)
  • HDMI Input EDID (0x50)
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 1
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- 3a -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Input: Scan I2C bus 2
Output: Available devices:

  • HDMI Input chip (0x22 0x26 0x32 0x34 0x36 0x3e 0x40 0x4c)
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# i2cdetect -y 2
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- UU -- -- -- UU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: -- -- UU -- UU -- UU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- 
40: UU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- 
50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Input: Trigger I2C EEPROM detection
Output: I2C EEPROM is detected

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "0-0056" > /sys/bus/i2c/drivers/at24/unbind
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "0-0056" > /sys/bus/i2c/drivers/at24/bind 
at24 0-0056: 131072 byte 24c1024 EEPROM, writable, 1 bytes/write

Input: Write and read data from I2C EEPROM
Output: If successful, console text 'Data are the same' should appear

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "0123" > eeprom_in
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# cat eeprom_in > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0056/eeprom
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# head -c 4 /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0056/eeprom > eeprom_out
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# diff eeprom_in eeprom_out && echo "Data are the same"
Data are the same

Altarnative test

Input: List I2C bus 0, 1 and 2
Output: Available devices are displayed

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0 | grep ^[0]
0-0050
0-0056
0-0057
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1 | grep ^[1]
1-0036
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2 | grep ^[2]
2-0022
2-0026
2-0032
2-0034
2-0036
2-003e
2-0040
2-004c

User LED

Input: None
Output: Red LED assembled on module switches from ON to OFF state with heartbeat pulses afterwards

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "none" > /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/trigger 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "1" > /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/brightness
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "0" > /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/brightness
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "heartbeat" >  /sys/devices/soc0/leds*/leds/module-led/trigger

DDR memory

Input: None
Output: Memory test passes without any errors

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# memtester 2G 1
memtester version 4.1.3 (32-bit)
Copyright (C) 2010 Charles Cazabon.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only).

pagesize is 4096
pagesizemask is 0xfffff000
want 2048MB (2147483648 bytes)
got  267MB (280412160 bytes), trying mlock ...locked.
Loop 1/1:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : ok         
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : ok         
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         

Done.


Further information about DDR3 memories and its calibration can be accessed in Memory Calibration details.

PCI Express

The procedure uses a WiFi wireless card to test PCIe interface. More details concerning wireless cards are located on WiFi and Bluetooth Cards page .

Input: Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot
Output: Card is detected by system

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# lspci 
00:00.0 PCI bridge: Device 16c3:abcd (rev 01)
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)

Input: Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot
Output: Wireless WiFi card firmware is loaded

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dmesg | grep iwl4965
iwl4965: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi 4965 driver for Linux, in-tree:
iwl4965: Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation
iwl4965 0000:01:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, REV=0x4
iwl4965 0000:01:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x36, CALIB=0x5
iwl4965 0000:01:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels
iwl4965 0000:01:00.0: loaded firmware version 228.61.2.24

Input: Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot
Output: Card scans neighbour networks

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rfkill unblock wlan
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set wlan0 up
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# iw dev wlan0 scan
BSS 20:aa:4b:7e:21:97(on wlan0)
        TSF: 4605781864521 usec (53d, 07:23:01)
        freq: 5220
        beacon interval: 100 TUs
        capability: ESS Privacy ShortPreamble (0x0031)
        signal: -76.00 dBm
        last seen: 0 ms ago
        SSID: OpenWrt5g
        Supported rates: 6.0* 9.0 12.0* 18.0 24.0* 36.0 48.0 54.0 
        DS Parameter set: channel 44
        Country: CZ     Environment: Indoor/Outdoor
                Channels [36 - 48] @ 23 dBm
        RSN:     * Version: 1
                 * Group cipher: CCMP
                 * Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
                 * Authentication suites: PSK
                 * Capabilities: 16-PTKSA-RC 1-GTKSA-RC (0x000c)
        WPA:     * Version: 1
                 * Group cipher: CCMP
                 * Pairwise ciphers: CCMP
                 * Authentication suites: PSK
        Extended capabilities: 6
        WMM:     * Parameter version 1
                 * BE: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 3
                 * BK: CW 15-1023, AIFSN 7
                 * VI: CW 7-15, AIFSN 2, TXOP 3008 usec
                 * VO: CW 3-7, AIFSN 2, TXOP 1504 usec

Alternative test

Input: Plug Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN mini PCIe card into mini PCIe slot
Output: Card scans neighbour networks

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ip link set wlan0 up
IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 20:AA:4B:7E:21:97
                    Channel:44
                    Frequency:5.22 GHz (Channel 44)
                    Quality=38/70  Signal level=-72 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"OpenWrt5g"
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000072735a29d05
                    Extra: Last beacon: 30ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00094F70656E5772743567
                    IE: Unknown: 01088C129824B048606C
                    IE: Unknown: 03012C
                    IE: Unknown: 0706435A20240417
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 7F080000000000000040
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00

SATA

Input: Power off the base board, connect HDD to SATA connector, provide power for the hard drive and turn on the board
Output: HDD is detected

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dmesg | grep -i -e sata -e ata1
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: fsl,transmit-level-mV not specified, using 00000024
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: fsl,transmit-boost-mdB not specified, using 00000480
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: fsl,transmit-atten-16ths not specified, using 00002000
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: fsl,receive-eq-mdB not specified, using 05000000
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: SSS flag set, parallel bus scan disabled
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: AHCI 0001.0300 32 slots 1 ports 3 Gbps 0x1 impl platform mode
ahci-imx 2200000.sata: flags: ncq sntf stag pm led clo only pmp pio slum part ccc apst 
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 mmio [mem 0x02200000-0x02203fff] port 0x100 irq 71
ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
ata1.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1600BEVT-22ZCT0, 11.01A11, max UDMA/133
ata1.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133

Input: Generate a dummy file and copy this file into HDD and compare checksums
Output: Both file are identical and have the same checksum

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# umount /dev/sda[1-9]
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
512 bytes (512 B) copied, 0.361743 s, 1.4 kB/s
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# fdisk /dev/sda
...


The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 19457.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
   (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)

Command (m for help): n
Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-19457, default 1): Using default value 1
Last cylinder or size or sizeM or sizeK (1-19457, default 19457): Using default value 19457

Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): c
Changed system type of partition 1 to c (Win95 FAT32 (LBA))

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table
 sda: sda1
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# umount /dev/sda1
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# mount /dev/sda1 /media/
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm -f file.txt /media/file.txt
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dd if=/dev/urandom of=file.txt count=1024 bs=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.434573 s, 2.4 MB/s
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# cp file.txt /media/
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# md5sum file.txt /media/file.txt
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  file.txt
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  /media/file.txt
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm -f file.txt /media/file.txt
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# umount /dev/sda1


SATA device can be used as a default bootlader and filesystem source. SATA Interface page contains detailed steps to follow.

SD card

Input: SD card is plugged in
Output: Files stored on SD card are listed

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dmesg | grep mmc
mmc0: new high speed SD card at address aaaa
mmcblk1: mmc0:aaaa SU02G 1.84 GiB
 mmcblk1: p1
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# ls -la /media
total 118084
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root        8192 Jan  1  1970 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root linaro      4096 Dec 20 09:30 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   120886176 Dec 22 15:11 78.avi
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:48 Pictures processed
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root        8192 Oct 10 16:44 iMX6 Rex Moduel Layout videos

SPI Flash Memory

Input: Trigger M25P80 flash detection
Output: SPI Flash sst25vf032b is detected

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "spi0.0" > /sys/bus/spi/drivers/m25p80/unbind
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo -n "spi0.0" > /sys/bus/spi/drivers/m25p80/bind 
m25p80 spi0.0: found sst25vf032b, expected m25p32
m25p80 spi0.0: sst25vf032b (4096 Kbytes)

Suspend

Input: Put module into suspend state (mem state). Wait 10s and then press USER button
Output: Module wakes up

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo mem > /sys/power/state
PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
PM: suspend of devices complete after 31.996 msecs
PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.511 msecs
PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.941 msecs
Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 20.111 msecs
PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.399 msecs
PM: resume of devices complete after 412.384 msecs
PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
Restarting tasks ... done.
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#

Input: Put module into suspend state (standby state). Wait 10s and then press USER button
Output: Module wakes up

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo standby > /sys/power/state
PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
PM: suspend of devices complete after 31.989 msecs
PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.532 msecs
PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.862 msecs
Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 20.186 msecs
PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.397 msecs
PM: resume of devices complete after 412.337 msecs
PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
Restarting tasks ... done.
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#

Input: Set RTC wakeup event after 10s and put module into suspend state (standby state)
Output: Module wakes up by itself

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# echo +10 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm && echo standby > /sys/power/state
PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.005 seconds) done.
Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
fec 2188000.ethernet eth0: Graceful transmit stop did not complete!
PM: suspend of devices complete after 32.020 msecs
PM: suspend devices took 0.030 seconds
PM: late suspend of devices complete after 0.515 msecs
PM: noirq suspend of devices complete after 11.887 msecs
Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
PM: noirq resume of devices complete after 19.990 msecs
PM: early resume of devices complete after 0.392 msecs
PM: resume of devices complete after 412.311 msecs
PM: resume devices took 0.410 seconds
Restarting tasks ... done.
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~#

UART serial console

Input: Connect USB to UART cable into the base board connector and open serial console with baud rate 115200 8n1
Output: The board is controlled and responsive to serial terminal commands

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# uname -a
Linux imx6-tinyrexultra 3.14.43-yocto+g4b13aeb #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 19 21:42:39 CET 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux

USB

Input: Plug USB flash drive with single VFAT partition into bottom USB connector
Output: Filesystem recognises the flash drive and automatically mounts it

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 125f:d31a A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# mount | grep /run/media/sd*
/dev/sda1 on /run/media/sda1 type vfat (rw,relatime,gid=6,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,allow_utime=0020,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)

Input: Generate a dummy file and copy it into USB flash drive
Output: Generated file and copied file have the same checksum

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm -f file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt 
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# dd if=/dev/urandom of=file.txt count=1024 bs=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.435065 s, 2.4 MB/s
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# cp file.txt /run/media/sda1/
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# md5sum file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt 
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  file.txt
b8e8141b61813fcc08a6164833729e3b  /run/media/sda1/file.txt
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# rm file.txt /run/media/sda1/file.txt

USB OTG

Input: Load USB serial gadget driver and connect base board to host PC over micro USB cable
Output: Driver is successfully loaded and host PC detects a new USB serial gadget device

iMX6 Rex Development Kit:

root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# modprobe -i g_serial
g_serial gadget: Gadget Serial v2.4
g_serial gadget: g_serial ready
root@imx6-tinyrexultra:~# g_serial gadget: high-speed config #2: CDC ACM config

Host PC:

user@voipac:~$ lsusb 
...
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 0525:a4a7 Netchip Technology, Inc. Linux-USB Serial Gadget (CDC ACM mode)
...