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SMARC-sAMX8X User Guide. Rev. 1.1
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7.11. Bootloader Boot Source Support
The SMARC v2.0 Specification defines three boot select signals BOOT_SEL[0:2]# that allows the user to select from
eight possible boot devices. On the SMARC_sAMX8X, U-Boot detects the BOOT_SEL signals from the carrier and sets
the environment variable "boot_sel" as shown below.
Table 14: Environment Variables for "boot_sel"
BOOT_SEL2# BOOT_SEL1# BOOT_SEL0# boot_sel Boot Source
GND GND GND carrier_sata Carrier SATA
GND GND Float carrier_sd Carrier SD Card
GND Float GND carrier_mmc Carrier eSPI (CS0#)
GND Float Float carrier_spi Carrier SPI (CS0#)
Float GND GND module_device Module Device (NAND, NOR) – vendor
specific
Float GND Float remote Remote boot (GBE, serial) – vendor
specific
Float Float GND module_mmc Module eMMC Flash
Float Float Float module_spi Module SPI
Bootloader environment scripts can use the boot_sel environment variable to select the source where the dedicated
OS image can be loaded. As an example, the bootloader environment of the SMARC_sAMX8X implements some
small scripts that will load a linux system from the boot source as defined by the BOOT_SEL pins.
bootsel_boot=echo BOOT_SEL ${boot_sel} selected && run ${boot_sel}_boot
module_mmc_boot=run mmcboot
module_spi_boot=run mmcboot
Running the "run bootsel_boot" script will load a linux system from MMC if BOOT_SEL pins define the module MMC
Flash or the Module SPI as boot source. Depending on application, the script variables in environment can be
adapted.
The bootloader is always booted from the boot source defined by fuse settings, which is
normally the QSPI flash device. The BOOT_SEL pins only define boot source for the OS.
7.12. Bootloader Boot Counter
The module EEPROM device contents implements a SMBIOS Running-time data block (type 161) as defined in the
KEU EEPROM Specification Rev. 1.4. The running-time data block structure implements a 64bit boot counter. U-Boot
on the SMARC_sAMX8X module will read the current boot counter value and increment it on every boot cycle.
Current boot counter is shown as part of the information shown by the "kboardinfo" command (see description of
kboardinfo).
7.13. Bootloader Update
Bootloader update on SMARC_sAMX8X is using an update script containing all necessary checks and installation
commands. It is provided by Kontron on an USB thumb device containing the scriptfile and update images in the
dedicated "update_sMX8X_spl" folder.
As an alternative it is possible to perform bootloader update from network. To achieve this, the
"update_sMX8X_spl" folder mentioned above must have been copied to the server path of the TFTP server machine.
Given these prerequisites are met, update can be done from bootloader CLI using the predefined "update" script:
=> run update