Training - i.MX31implementation + LTIB  (reference 004632A)
 
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  • Do not hesitate to request the detailed course description by contacting training@mvd-fpga.com
  • This course is approved by Freescale
  • Practical labs are based on the i.MX31 evaluation board
    
           
    Related courses

MVD offers the following related courses

  • ARM1136 (Only an overview of this core is included in this course )
  • USB, reference 002606A
    
           
    Practical labs
  • For on-site courses, labs can be run under 2 possible environments :
    • GNU/Lauterbach or
    • GNU/BDI2000
  • For open courses, labs are run under GNU/Lauterbach environment
    
             
    Prerequisites
  • Experience of a processor or DSP is recommended
  • Knowledge of Linux basics is recommended
    
             
  Course Objectives
  • The course details the hardware implementation of the i.MX31 microcontroller
  • The boot sequence and the clocking are explained
  • The course explains all parameters that affect the performance of the system in order to easily perform the final tuning
  • A description of all internal peripherals is provided
  • An overview of the ARM1136 core helps to understand issues caused by cache and MMU
  • The course ends with practical labs explaining how to generate a Linux image as well as a Root File System, by using a tool called LTIB [Linux Target Image Builder]
    
           
    Duration
  • 4-day course
    
           
    Topics

(The full description of this course can be provided on request)

ARCHITECTURE OF i.MX31

  • Clarifying the internal data paths : AHB bus, peripheral buses
  • Highlighting the purpose of the 2 central interconnect units : MAX and M3IF
  • Organization of a board based on i.MX31

THE ARM1136JF-S CORE

  • Presentation of the core, architecture and programming model
  • Operating modes : user, system, super, IRQ, FIQ, undef and abort
  • ARM vs Thumb instruction sets, interworking
  • Branch instructions, implementation of C call and return statements
  • Level1 cache operation
  • Memory management unit
  • C-to-Assembly interface
  • Exception mechanism, handler table
  • Debug facilities

RESET AND CLOCKING

  • Clock distribution
  • PLL output frequency calculation
  • Power-up sequence
  • Low power modes, clock gating
  • Global reset vs warm reset
  • System boot mode selection

SYSTEM CONTROL

  • GPIO module
  • General Purpose Input interrupt request capability
  • Signal description

THE ARM11 PLATFORM

  • MAX parameterizing
  • ARM Vector Interrupt Controller
  • Level 2 cache operation

SMART DMA CONTROLLER

  • Scheduler
  • CRC calculation unit
  • SDMA initialisation
  • Instruction description

ACCESSING EXTERNAL MEMORIES

  • Description of the Master Arbitration and Buffering [MAB] unit
  • Description of the M3IF arbitration [M3A]
  • Introduction to DDR SDRAM
  • Enhanced DDR SDRAM controller
  • NAND flash controller, boot from flash

STANDARD PARALLEL INTERFACES

  • ATA controller
  • MSHC
  • SDHC

VIDEO PROCESSING UNITS

  • Video acquisition
  • MPEG4 encoder
  • Image Processing Unit
  • Graphics accelerator

AUDIO RELATED INTERFACES

  • SSI interfaces
  • Digital audio multiplexor

COMMUNICATION CONTROLLERS

  • 1-wire interface
  • Configurable SPI
  • I2C interfaces
  • UART
  • USB

GENERATING THE LINUX KERNEL IMAGE

  • Introducing the tools required to generate the kernel image
  • What is required on the host before installing LTIB
  • Common package selection screen
  • Common target system configuration screen
  • Building a complete BSP with the default configurations
  • Creating a Root Filesystems image
  • Re-configuring the kernel under LTIB
  • Selecting user-space packages
  • Setup the bootloader arguments to use the exported RFS
  • Debugging Uboot and the kernel by using Trace32
  • Command line options
  • Adding a new package
  • Other deployment methods
  • Creating a new package and integrating it into LTIB
  • A lot of labs have been created to explain the usage of LTIB
    
           
    Documentation

Training manuals will be given to participants during training. Precise and easy of use, those notes can be used as a reference afterwards. 		   
           
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