Embedian MXM-6410, User Manual

Page 1: ...Computer on Module COM Ports Two USB Hosts LCD Ethernet CompactFlash MXM 6410 Firmware Restore Guide...

Page 2: ...13 2 2 SWITCHING BOOT OPTION FROM NOR OR NAND 13 2 3 FIRMWARE ARCHITECTURE IN NAND FLASH 15 CHAPTER 3 RESTORE THE FIRMWARE IN NAND FLASH 18 3 1 RESTORE STEPLDR AND EBOOT FROM NOR FLASH 18 3 2 RESTORE...

Page 3: ...ormation This Chapter gives an introduction of system information to let users quickly pick up how to setting up the system Section include z System Setup z Jumper Setting z Firmware architecture in N...

Page 4: ...VKM MXM 6410 1 Press the MXM 6410 module and screw it tightly 2 Connect the console port UART0 CN20 on figure 1 3 to the console cable then to a null modem cable and then connect to your PC Open up th...

Page 5: ...per settings connectors and connector pin outs Jumpers The EVKM MXM 6410 SBC has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application All use 2mm shorting blocks shunts...

Page 6: ...ists the function of various jumpers Table 1 1 Jumpers Table 1 1 Jumpers Label Function JP1 NOR boot or NAND boot Setting and LCD Scan Direction Setting JP2 LCD Power Setting 3 3V or 5V for both TTL a...

Page 7: ...oot JP1 1 2 NOR Boot JP1 3 4 Pull High of CN14 Pin 30 JP1 5 6 Pull High of CN14 Pin 31 JP2 Location on Board C1 Table 1 3 LCD VCC Power Setting for CN14 and CN15 JP2 from CPU LVDS and TTL Table 1 3 LC...

Page 8: ...Setting Jumpers You configure your board to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch It consists of two metal pins and a small metal cli...

Page 9: ...rking with jumpers If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your application contact your local distributor or sales representative before you make any change Generally you sim...

Page 10: ...xternal devices such as LCD panel a keyboard an audio headset or CompactFlash and to external communication such as 802 11 USB or Ethernet link The table below lists the function of each of the board...

Page 11: ...nector CN12 Buzzer CN13 S Video and CVBS Video Connector CN14 TTL Level LCD FPC Connector CN15 LVDS LCD Connector CN16 VGA DSub 15 Connector CN17 Ethernet RJ45 and Double USB Host Type A Connector CN1...

Page 12: ...ecture This Chapter gives background information on the firmware architecture of MXM 6410 computer on module Section include z Firmware z Switching boot option from NOR or NAND z Firmware architecture...

Page 13: ...ash by default The firmware in NOR flash will not be used during normal operation It stores some utilities like writing MAC address checking bad blocks of NAND flash or restoring upgrading the firmwar...

Page 14: ...Following figure shows the jumper setting of NAND boot and NOR boot Figure 2 1 Jumper Settings of NOR Boot and NAND Boot...

Page 15: ...tepldr nb0 to internal RAM The stepldr will initialize the memory mapping and load the eboot from the 2nd block 0x2 1 block 128K of NAND flash The WinCE 6 0 kernel NK bin starts from the 6th block 0x6...

Page 16: ...Figure 2 3 Flash Information The purposes of this document are to tell users how to restore or upgrade the firmware in NAND flash The next chapter will detail that...

Page 17: ...his Chapter details how to restore the firmware in NAND flash of MXM 6410 computer on module Section include z Restore Stepldr nb0 and EBOOT bin from NOR flash z Restore NK image from EBOOT z Restore...

Page 18: ...on will be done 3 1 Restore Stepldr and EBOOT from NOR flash User will need this chapter in case that your EBOOT is erased by accident or gone for somehow To write Stepldr and EBOOT images to NAND fla...

Page 19: ...Figure 3 1 COM and USB Port Setting of DNW Program...

Page 20: ...Step 1 Power on the device and you should see the following screen in your DNW programs as shown in figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 NOR Boot Splash Screen...

Page 21: ...Step 2 Press any key and you will enter the main menu as shown in figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 NOR Boot Menu...

Page 22: ...Step 3 Select the function 0 Download Run and press Enter You will see the following screen Figure 3 4 Download Run...

Page 23: ...load Run A file browser will pop up and select the folder where you put the EBOOT nb0 file Then the EBOOT will be download the DDR RAM and run You will see the EBOOT initiating image download in 5 sec...

Page 24: ...to RAM and change to T Download Target Write to NAND Storage By pressing T and you can change back and forth This is to tell EBOOT that we are going to write image to NAND flash instead of DDR RAM Pre...

Page 25: ...cause we are going to write image to NAND flash choose UBOOT instead Transmit Here is different from that in step 4 A file browser will ask you to select a file that you would like to write to NAND fl...

Page 26: ...e EBOOT bin to NAND flash Step 7 Repeat steps 1 6 but DON T erase all blocks at step 5 because you have already written the STEPLDR nb0 to NAND flash And at step 6 choose the EBOOT bin file Note It is...

Page 27: ...the STEPLDR nb0 and EBOOT bin files to NAND flash You can turn the power off and set the JP1 jumper to NAND boot and turn the power on again You should able to hear a short beep sound and see the spla...

Page 28: ...onsole cable from serial console port UART 0 in CN20 of Embedian SBC of device to the COM port of your Windows PC And connect a USB cable from USB device port CN19 of Embedian SBC to USB host port of...

Page 29: ...OOT menu during these 5 seconds as shown in figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 EBOOT Menu Setting Step 2 First of all press 5 Startup Action after Boot delay Launch Existing OS image from Storage to tell EBOOT t...

Page 30: ...the following message shortly and then enter into the EBOOT menu again Enter your selection f Reserving Blocks 0x0 0x5 Wait for completion Reserving is completed The last step is to writing NK bin ima...

Page 31: ...nd click Wait for about 30 seconds to let the NK bin writing into NAND flash And you will see the following screen as shown in figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Done with Writing NK bin to NAND If you have Acti...

Page 32: ...Figure 3 15 ActiveSync Program Select No and click Next of your ActiveSync program...

Page 33: ...ou should be able to see the Windows CE 6 0 desktop screen as following now You can also use the remote desktop tool to see the desktop Figure 3 16 Windows CE 6 0 Desktop Now we have done the firmware...

Page 34: ...PC Tool to Fusing the SD SDHC card 1 Users should format the SD SDHC card as FAT32 file systems 2 Run IROM_Fusing_Tool exe Note for only SD MMC HSMMC card only not SDHC card Using IROM_Fusing_Tool_SDH...

Page 35: ...ut it to APC 6410 s SD card slot 8 Set booting mode as iROM SD booting and turn on the power and you should see the system boot directly from SD now Next section we will detail how to fusing NAND flas...

Page 36: ...to restore the NAND flash firmware from NOR flash The following are the detail step by step procedures Step 1 First of all we recommend you press 3 Erase All Blocks to erase everything in NAND flash N...

Page 37: ...At USB Port Tab select UBOOT UBOOT as shown in figure 3 20 A file browser will ask you to select a file that you would like to write to NAND flash Find the file STEPLDR nb0 in your PC and click And y...

Page 38: ...o write EBOOT bin to NAND flash Step 3 Repeat steps 1 2 but DON T erase all blocks at step 1 because you have already written the STEPLDR nb0 to NAND flash And at step 2 choose the EBOOT bin file Note...

Page 39: ...written the STEPLDR nb0 and EBOOT bin files to NAND flash You can turn the power off and set the jumper to NAND boot and turn the power on again You should able to hear a short beep sound and see the...

Page 40: ...Users now can go back to section 3 2 to see how to restore upgrade the NK image from NAND flash by using EBOOT at NAND...