How to read a pin in linux4arm via the device tree? - arm

Reading GPIOs via memory maps is well documented. But what with reading them via device tree table?
Let's take the SAMA5D3x eval board as example. The device tree under sys looks like:
root#sama5d3xek:/sys# find . -name gpio
./devices/soc0/ahb/ahb:apb/ahb:apb:pinctrl#fffff200/fffffa00.gpio/gpio
./devices/soc0/ahb/ahb:apb/ahb:apb:pinctrl#fffff200/fffff600.gpio/gpio
./devices/soc0/ahb/ahb:apb/ahb:apb:pinctrl#fffff200/fffff800.gpio/gpio
./devices/soc0/ahb/ahb:apb/ahb:apb:pinctrl#fffff200/fffff200.gpio/gpio
./devices/soc0/ahb/ahb:apb/ahb:apb:pinctrl#fffff200/fffff400.gpio/gpio
./class/gpio
./kernel/debug/gpio
For example:
set PD13 as input + read it
set PA6 as output + write to it
Any ideas how to do it?

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Write to eMMC boot0 partition from u-boot

I am using eMMC based on 5.1 Version, which has boot0, boot1, rpmb and userarea.
Inorder to write to eMMC from u-boot, mmc commands can be used.
mmc read commands is of below form.
$mmc read addr blk# cnt
if i give blk to 0x0, where it will write boot0 partition or user area ?
Thanks in advance

I've added a MAX7320 i2c output chip. How can I get the kernel to load the driver for it?

I've added a MAX7320 i2c expander chip to i2c bus 0 on my ARM Linux board.
The chip works correctly from userspace with commands such as /usr/sbin/i2cset -y 0 0x5d 0x02 and /usr/sbin/i2cget -y 0 0x5d.
There is a drivers/gpio/gpio-max732x.c file in the kernel source, which is compiled into the kernel that I'm running. (I've built it from source.)
How do I tell the kernel that it should instantiate the gpio-max732x driver on "i2c bus 0, chip id 0x5d"?
Do I need to modify the device tree .dts file and put a new .dtb file in /boot/dtbs/?
What would the clause for instantiating a gpio-max732x module look like?
P.S. I've seen https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/13/305 but I can't figure out how to get the patch files.
Device Tree
There must be appropriate Device Tree definition for your chip, in order for driver to instantiate. There are 2 ways to do so:
Modify .dts Device Tree file for your board (look in arch/arm/boot/dts/), then recompile it and re-flash it to your device.
This way is preferred in case when you have access you kernel sources for your board and you are able to re-flash .dtb file to your device.
Create Device Tree Overlay file, compile it and load it on your device.
This way is preferred when you don't have access to kernel sources for your board, or you are unable to flash new device tree blob to your device.
Your device definition in Device Tree should look like (according to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-max732x.txt):
&i2c0 {
expander: max7320#5d {
compatible = "maxim,max7320";
reg = <0x5d>;
gpio-controller;
#gpio-cells = <2>;
};
};
Kernel configuration
As your expander chip (MAX7320) has no input GPIOs, you don't need IRQ support for MAX732x. So you can disable CONFIG_GPIO_MAX732X_IRQ in your kernel configuration.
Matching device with driver
Once you have your Device Tree loaded (with definition for MAX7320), MAX732x driver will be matched with device definition, and instantiated. Below is explained how matching happens.
In Device Tree file you have compatible property:
compatible = "maxim,max7320";
In MAX732x driver you can see this table:
static const struct of_device_id max732x_of_table[] = {
...
{ .compatible = "maxim,max7320" },
...
When driver is being loaded, and when Device Tree blob is being loaded, kernel tries to find the match for each driver and Device Tree definition. Just by comparing strings above. If strings are matched -- kernel instantiates driver, passing corresponding device parameters to it. Look at i2c_device_match() function for details.
Obtaining patches
The best way is to use kernel sources that already have Device Tree support of MAX732x (v4.0+). But if it's not the case, then...
You can cherry-pick patches from upstream kernel to your kernel:
$ git remote add upstream git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
$ git fetch --all
$ git cherry-pick 43c4bcf9425e
$ git cherry-pick 479f8a5744d8
$ git cherry-pick 09afa276d52e
$ git cherry-pick 996bd13f28e6
And if you still want to apply patches manually (worst option, actually), here you can find direct links to patches. Click (patch) link to get a raw patch.
Also check later patches for gpio-max732x.c here.
Hardware concerns
To be sure that your chip has 0x5d I2C address, check that configuration pins are tied to next lines (as per datasheet):
Pin Line
-----------
AD2 V+
AD0 V+

Can I easily compile u-boot with more commands for arm versatile bp

I have compiled u-boot from u-boot-2013.01.y branch for versatilebp board (arm), and I need fatload command that is not present in this configuation.
I'm running u-boot under qemu
DRAM: 128 MiB
WARNING: Caches not enabled
Using default environment
In: serial
Out: serial
Err: serial
Net: SMC91111-0
Warning: SMC91111-0 using MAC address from net device
VersatilePB # fat
Unknown command 'fat' - try 'help'
VersatilePB # help
? - alias for 'help'
base - print or set address offset
bdinfo - print Board Info structure
bootm - boot application image from memory
bootp - boot image via network using BOOTP/TFTP protocol
cmp - memory compare
cp - memory copy
crc32 - checksum calculation
dhcp - boot image via network using DHCP/TFTP protocol
env - environment handling commands
erase - erase FLASH memory
flinfo - print FLASH memory information
go - start application at address 'addr'
help - print command description/usage
iminfo - print header information for application image
loop - infinite loop on address range
md - memory display
mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing address)
mtest - simple RAM read/write test
mw - memory write (fill)
nm - memory modify (constant address)
ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host
printenv- print environment variables
protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
setenv - set environment variables
tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
version - print monitor, compiler and linker version
VersatilePB #
I need fatload to load file containing image of fat filesystem containing kernel of freebsd. Can I somehow change compile config for that board to compile u-boot with fatload command? Or it's just not possible/not supported for that board?
Having done more or less exactly this for a Versatile AB, it's most certainly possible. The simplest way is to find where that board's command set is defined, and hack in the commands you want by defining the relevant CONFIG_CMD_* symbols. In this case, that place is include/configs/versatile.h.
Looking at my checkout of 2015.07, I seem to have added, among others (I think I was trying to convince the MMC to work at the time), these lines:
#define CONFIG_CMD_FAT
#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION 1

U-boot embedded devices

I'm working on an IP camera of mine and trying to get into single user mode. I have tried init=bin/bash, init=bin/sh, single 1, etc. When I change the bootargs and go to boot, it just boots up like normal, not even recognizing the commands.
What am I doing wrong?
Here is a printout of my original printenv:
bootcmd=sf probe 0;sf read 84000000 770000 10000;logoload 84000000;decjpg;sf read 82000000 30000 400000;squashfsload 82000000;bootm 0x82000000
bootdelay=1
baudrate=115200
bootfile="uImage"
restore=1
bootargs=mem=96M console=ttyAMA0,115200 root=1f01 rootfstype=squashfs mtdparts=hi_sfc:192K(boot),1984K(romfs),3776K(usr),1664K(custom),64K(logo),512K(mtd)

need AT-Command to copy files from sd-card

i have usb-modem that i can comunicate with it using AT-Command.
i can send and recive sms using it.
we know that we can insert an SD-Card into the usb-modem and use it as a storage device
but i been stuck for days searching how i can work on files on sd card using AT-Command??
please help. thanks in advance
I don't think you can do this. The AT command-set is only for doing "phonestuff". Calling, texting (which in itself is an extension), and such.
The usual reason for usb-modems to have built-in storage is so you can store the drivers there. This would let you use the modem on any computer without needing to connect to the internet to get the drivers.
Are you sure the modem doesn't expose the card as a drive as other USB devices do (e.g cameras, phones, etceteras)? I can't see a way of retrieving files off it using ATxx commands.
Edit, I did a little digging and found this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Huawei_E1550_3G_modem#AT_commands
And I am wondering if any of the following can point you in the right direction:
AT^U2DIAG=0 - the device is only Modem
AT^U2DIAG=1 - device is in modem mode + CD ROM
AT^U2DIAG=255 - the device in modem mode + CD ROM + Card Reader
AT^U2DIAG=256 - the device in modem mode + Card Reader
AT+CPIN=<PIN-CODE> - enter PIN-code
AT+CUSD=1,<PDU-encoded-USSD-code>,15 - USSD request, result can be found (probably) in /dev/ttyUSB2.
So it would appear you can put the device in a card-reader mode using AT^U2DIAG=256. I'd be interested to see if, when you execute this, whether your drive will then be mapped. I can't really find anything to get files off it after you do this.

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