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author | Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com> | 2019-07-18 00:34:29 -0700 |
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committer | Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> | 2019-07-24 10:10:03 -0400 |
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diff --git a/doc/README.nios2 b/doc/README.nios2 deleted file mode 100644 index 46c704e6284..00000000000 --- a/doc/README.nios2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed -specifically for the Altera family of FPGAs. - -Please refer to the link for more information on Nios II, -https://www.altera.com/products/processors/overview.html - -Please refer to the link for Linux port and toolchains, -http://rocketboards.org/foswiki/view/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual - -The Nios II port of u-boot is controlled by device tree. Please check -out doc/README.fdt-control. - -To add a new board/configuration (eg, mysystem) to u-boot, you will need -three files. - -1. The device tree source which describes the hardware, dts file. - arch/nios2/dts/mysystem.dts - -2. Default configuration of Kconfig, defconfig file. - configs/mysystem_defconfig - -3. The legacy board header file. - include/configs/mysystem.h - -The device tree source must be generated from your qsys/sopc design -using the sopc2dts tool. Then modified to fit your configuration. Please -find the sopc2dts download and usage at the wiki, -http://www.alterawiki.com/wiki/Sopc2dts - -$ java -jar sopc2dts.jar --force-altr -i mysystem.sopcinfo -o mysystem.dts - -You will need to add additional properties to the dts. Please find an -example at, arch/nios2/dts/10m50_devboard.dts. - -1. Add "stdout-path=..." property with your serial path to the chosen -node, like this, - chosen { - stdout-path = &uart_0; - }; - -2. If you use SPI/EPCS or I2C, you will need to add aliases to number -the sequence of these devices, like this, - aliases { - spi0 = &epcs_controller; - }; - -Next, you will need a default config file. You may start with -10m50_defconfig, modify the options and save it. - -$ make 10m50_defconfig -$ make menuconfig -$ make savedefconfig -$ cp defconfig configs/mysystem_defconfig - -You will need to change the names of board header file and device tree, -and select the drivers with menuconfig. - -Nios II architecture ---> - (mysystem) Board header file -Device Tree Control ---> - (mysystem) Default Device Tree for DT control - -There is a selection of "Provider of DTB for DT control" in the Device -Tree Control menu. - -( ) Separate DTB for DT control, will cat the dtb to end of u-boot -binary, output u-boot-dtb.bin. This should be used for production. -If you use boot copier, like EPCS boot copier, make sure the copier -copies all the u-boot-dtb.bin, not just u-boot.bin. - -( ) Embedded DTB for DT control, will include the dtb inside the u-boot -binary. This is handy for development, eg, using gdb or nios2-download. - -The last thing, legacy board header file describes those config options -not covered in Kconfig yet. You may copy it from 10m50_devboard.h. - -$ cp include/configs/10m50_devboard.h include/configs/mysystem.h - -Please change the SDRAM base and size to match your board. The base -should be cached virtual address, for Nios II with MMU it is 0xCxxx_xxxx -to 0xDxxx_xxxx. - -#define CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE 0xc8000000 -#define CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE 0x08000000 - -You will need to change the environment variables location and setting, -too. You may change other configs to fit your board. - -After all these changes, you may build and test. - -$ export CROSS_COMPILE=nios2-elf- (or nios2-linux-gnu-) -$ make mysystem_defconfig -$ make - -Enjoy! |