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Waveshare Electronics

 

                               

Address: Rm 813, Dynamic World Building, Zhenhua Rd, Futian District, Shenzhen, China 

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After extract, the source code can be founded in directory 

“

/opt/Embedsky/TQIMX6/E9/Ubuntu”. 

 

U-boot Source Code Compile 

After extract the source code, please use the command 

#make mx6q_sabresd_android_config 

and configure 

u-boot as shown below:

 

 

Summary of Contents for E9

Page 1: ...orld Building Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com E9 V2Mini PC User Manual November 27th 2015 V1 1 0 Waveshare Electronics Website http www wvshare com ...

Page 2: ... 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 1 Copyright Statement This manual s copyright belongs to Waveshare Electronics Hereinafter refer as Waveshare and all right reserved Any department and person cannot extract the part or all contents of this manual without Waveshare s authorization in writing Otherwise offenders will be investigated for legal responsibility ...

Page 3: ...M Cortex A9 architecture The maximum frequency for a single core is up to 1 2 GHz and it is with 1MB L2 Cache supports 1080P 60fps decoding and 1080P 30fps encoding Meanwhile it supports 1080P HD video Besides it supports HDMI 1 4 USB 2 0 SATA II and Gigabit Ethernet card As time is limited it is hard to avoid flaws and mistakes in the manual Sincerely welcome some valuable advice for our omission...

Page 4: ...2 2 E9 Software Introductions 10 2 2 1 u boot Introduction 10 2 2 2 Kernel Introductions 10 Chapter Three Development Environment Set Up 13 3 1 Ubuntu Platform Environment Set Up 13 3 1 1 Ubuntu Compile Environment Set Up 14 3 1 2 Android Development Environment Set Up 16 3 2 Ubuntu Tools Installation and configuration minicom 19 3 2 1 Install minicom 19 3 2 2 Config minicom 19 3 3 Windows Platfor...

Page 5: ...etwork Test 49 7 4 TF Card Test 50 7 5 Music Test 50 7 6 Video Test 51 7 7 USB Camera Test 52 7 8 Serial Port Test 52 7 9 Hard Disk Test 52 7 10 Others 52 Android 54 Introduction 54 Chapter VIII Android Source Code Compile 55 8 1 Android Source Code 55 8 2 Andorid Compiling 56 Chapter Nine Android System Burning 58 9 1 Preparations 58 9 1 1 Boot Mode Selection 58 9 1 2 Burning the Image 59 9 2 Win...

Page 6: ...ver Source Code 77 11 2 Linux Source Code Compile 78 11 2 1 Compile Bootloader 78 11 2 2 Linux kernel compile 78 11 2 3 Linux File System 81 Chapter Twelve Linux System Burning 82 12 1 Preparations 82 12 1 1 Boot Modes Selection 82 12 1 2 Burning the Image 83 12 2 Windows Platform Burning 83 12 2 1 Burning Linux System 84 12 2 2 Hardware Connection 86 12 2 3 Begin to Burn 87 12 3 Linux Platform Bu...

Page 7: ...uilt in 3D graphics acceleration engine 2D graphics acceleration supports 4096 4096 pixels resolution maximally Video encoding supports MPEG 4 H 263 H 264 achieving 1080p 30fps video decoding MPEG2 VC1 Xvid achieves 1080p 30fps And it also supports HD HDMI TV output I MX6Q is a kind of high performance low power processor It s applied to making Handheld Electronic Equipment Communication Equipment...

Page 8: ...POWER SW POWER JMP Skip the power management circuit and directly to control the board s power on or off BOOT SELECTION For boot mode selection UART1 Debug serial port interface USB OTG For image download USB1 2 For connecting U disk USB mouse keyboard USB camera and other USB equipment SATA Hard disk interface external hard disk power supply is required TF CARD TF card interface NETWORK 100 1000M...

Page 9: ...istrict Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 8 LVDS Single Dual channel LVDS External backlight power supply is required LRDA infrared remote control interface RTC on the backside of the board Expansion interface ...

Page 10: ...owing form can be founded in the Image directory Android image Image Instructions Android u boot u boot_E9_for_android_v2 0 bin Android kernel boot_E9_for_android_V2 0 img Android Recovery recovery_E9_for_android_v2 0 img Android File System system img_E9_for_android_v2 0 img Ubuntu image Image Instructions u boot u boot_E9_for ubuntu_v2 0 bin Ubuntu Kernel uImage_E9_for_ubuntu_v2 0 Ubuntu Rootfs ...

Page 11: ...inux_v2 0 tar bz2 Linux Kernel linux_E9_3 0 35_for_linux_v2 0 tar bz2 Linux QT File System rootfs_E9_12_04_for_linux_v2 0 tgz 2 1 6 E9 Other Data Instruction File Name Instructions Cross Compiler Software Linux tools gcc 4 6 2 glibc 2 13 linaro tar bz2 Schematics Schematics Linux tools ubuntu_env_install tar bz2 Chip_PDF 2 2 E9 Software Introductions 2 2 1 u boot Introduction The uboot_2009 suppor...

Page 12: ...ent it can be used as device only The actual speed is about 1280KB s testing by adb tool I2C At present the transmission speed is about 100K S Serial port Baud rate commonly can be set as 9600 38400 115200 230400 3 Multi media Video Support various decoding encoding format in hardware reaching 1080P 30fps in decoding H 264 VC1 RV10 DivX and so on and reaching 108030fps in encoding H 264 Graphics P...

Page 13: ...hers IrDA It supports the Infrared Remote Controller directly If remote controller needs to be changed then it needs to revise the remote controller driver Keypad It supports volume and other functions under the Android RTC To save the real time clock Expansion port can spi uart and so on It can use the CAN bus SPI bus or UART bus to connect the corresponding peripheral interface when it is needed...

Page 14: ...ctory mkdir Embedsky Create a new directory and copy the Software Linux tools ubuntu_env_install tar bz2 to Ubuntu opt Embedsky directory then use the following command in the terminal cd opt Embedsky tar xvfj ubuntu_env_install tar bz2 C Extract the zip file to a local directory opt Embedsky and named ubuntu_env_install sh then use the following command in the terminal cd opt Embedsky ubuntu_env_...

Page 15: ...w wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 14 3 1 1 Ubuntu Compile Environment Set Up The cross compiler provided is gcc 4 6 2 version it is a kind of specifically cross compiler for Linaro Copy gcc 4 6 2 glibc 2 13 linaro tar bz2 compressed file to opt Embedsky root directory in the PC then extract it in the terminal ...

Page 16: ...86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 15 Modify the environment variable after decompression and add the cross compiler path then use the following command vi etc environment After the modification it is like the follows Execute the command source etc environment And execute arm none linux gnueabi gcc v Then you can see the installed cross compiler ...

Page 17: ...x64 bin to opt Embedsky Tools directory For the convenience use the command in terminal mv jdk 6u30 linux x64 bin opt Tools Put the jdk 6u30 linux x64 bin to opt Tools directory and then customers can run it in terminal directly cd opt Tools jdk 6u30 linux x64 bin follow the tips to finish the installation The new directory will also be founded in the same directory that is opt Tools after install...

Page 18: ...Waveshare Electronics Address Rm 813 Dynamic World Building Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 17 ...

Page 19: ... 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 18 Input the command in terminal and then configure the JDK update alternatives install usr bin java java usr lib jvm jdk1 6 0_30 bin java 300 update alternatives install usr bin javac javac usr lib jvm jdk1 6 0_30 bin javac 300 update alternatives config java Input the command in terminal java version then the JDK version ...

Page 20: ...on Minicom installation source code is in the Software Linux tools directory Copy the minicom 2 5 tar gz to PC Ubuntu system opt EmbedSky directory and then extract it to PC Ubuntu carry out the command cd opt EmbedSky and then use the unpack command tar zxf minicom 2 5 tar gz C opt EmbedSky to opt EmbedSky directory carry out the command cd opt EmbedSky minicom 2 5 to the source code directly unp...

Page 21: ...is 0 then press Enter If it is the usb serial port equipment then it should name is as dev ttyUSBn n is for numbers generally it is 0 but it needs to base on the actually device port In the E Set the configuration speed as 115200 8N1 In the F Set the Hardware Flow Control as NO and then press Enter As the minicom will be used as super terminal control devices such as router rather than controlling...

Page 22: ...age If you want the function pop up window then you can press ctrl a then press the functional key a z or A Z first press ctrl a and then z then there will be a help window provides all of the command description Note 1 If close minicom improperly there will be several LCK files in the var lock these files may preven minicom running you can delete them then the minicom will return to work again No...

Page 23: ... minicom D dev ttyUSB0 then it can specify USB serial port device directly 3 3 Windows Platform Environment Set Up As the Windows platform is used for testing only it is not used for developing so the setup process is simple just need to install a terminal serial port Double click to open the software PuTTY choose Serial in the Connection type and set the Serial line Speed then click Open Chapter ...

Page 24: ...t selection will achieve different boot modes E9 Mini PC keeps all the boot modes and it uses the following 3 boot modes temporarily Note 1 Put the Board internet interface upward J10 interface from left to right is 1 2 3 and 4 2 Please connect the development board and PC via serial cable before switch on the device and then open the corresponding serial port terminal in the PC It suggests using ...

Page 25: ...ot from tftp It needs to use tftp and nfs and only the android system can be booted from tftp 5 Burning system from sd card 0 Setting boot args q Exit to uboot command mode 4 3 Resolution Settings The exact operation as follows enter uboot menu then 0 Enter the parameter settings menu 3 Enter the LCD settings menu X According to the actual situation 0 is for display android and ubuntu independentl...

Page 26: ... linux or ubuntu 2 2 screen for android android double screen display HDMI and FPC or LVDS 3 3 screen for ubuntu ubuntu 3 screen display HDMI and FPC and LVDS s save setting q quit Enter your selection 1 display select device 1 lcd or VGA 2 lvds or VGA LVSD or LVDS to VGA 3 hdmi 4 quit Enter your selection 2 display select LVDS 1 800 600 for LVDS VGA 2 1024 768 for LVDS VGA 3 1280 768 for LVDS VGA...

Page 27: ...ot from emmc 2 boot from sdcard 3 boot from tftp 5 download from sdcard 0 setting boot args Enter uboot launch parameters Settings menu q exit to command mode Enter your selection 0 param setting 1 setting nfs args 2 setting tftp args 3 setting display args 4 setting default boot Set the default boot mode s save setting q quit Enter your selection 4 param setting 1 ubuntu used emmc Set booting the...

Page 28: ...onics Address Rm 813 Dynamic World Building Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 27 param setting 1 ubuntu 2 android Ubuntu ...

Page 29: ... 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 28 Introduction Note The in front of following commands is the user permissions for using the root It is recommended to use root user when login Linux in PC if it is not login root user then please use the sudo commands to get the root user permission otherwise it may fail to compile Login Ubuntu ID linaro Password linaro ...

Page 30: ...anging frequently only drivers paths File name emmc sdcard driver drivers mmc host sdhci esdhc imx c sdhci c sdhci platform c sdhci pltfm c dev mmcblk LCD LVDS driver drivers video mxc ldb c mxc_dispdrv c mxc_dvi c mxc_ipuv3_fb c mxc_lcdif c dev fb Capacitive touch screen driver drivers input touchscreen gt811 c dev input event Resistive touch screen driver drivers input touchscreen tsc2007 c dev ...

Page 31: ...c dev watchdog Multimedia video camera driver drivers media video mxc capture dev video sata driver drivers ata ahci_platform c libahci c dev sdx 5 2 Compile Ubuntu Source Code 5 2 1 Compile Bootloader Extract U boot Source Code Extract u boot source code Source Code Ubuntu Source Code uboot named uboot_E9_1 3 4_for_ubuntu tar bz2 and copy it to ubuntu system root directory Here the writer of this...

Page 32: ...040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 31 After extract the source code can be founded in directory opt Embedsky TQIMX6 E9 Ubuntu U boot Source Code Compile After extract the source code please use the command make mx6q_sabresd_android_config and configure u boot as shown below ...

Page 33: ...onics Address Rm 813 Dynamic World Building Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 32 Use the command make and compile u boot ...

Page 34: ...he directory of opt Embedsky TQIMX6 E9 Ubuntu uboot_E9_1 3 4_for_Ubuntu as the following two figures show Follow the chapter 5 2 5 3 and burn it in the E9 mini PC then you can do some developments to your needs 5 2 2 Compile Ubuntu Kernel Extract Kernel Source Code Copy the Ubuntu Kernel Source Code e9_cd Source Code Ubuntu Source Code kernel named linux_E9_3 0 35_for_Ubuntu_v2 0 tar to the PC ubu...

Page 35: ...r xvfj linux_E9_3 0 35_for_Ubuntu tar bz2 C Extract the source code as shown in the figure below Kernel Source Code Compile After extract the source code please use the command cp imx6_defconfig config then copy the config list and set it as the default config list just as the following picture shows Then use the command make menuconfig to enter the config page If you want to make any changes on t...

Page 36: ... Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 35 Use the command vi Makefile to appoint the compile tools Modify the CROSS_COMPILE as opt Embedsky gcc 4 6 2 glibc 2 13 linaro mult ilib 2011 12 tq linaro toolchain bin arm none linux gnueabi And then use the command make uImage to compile the kernel ...

Page 37: ...E mail sales wvshare com 36 After compiled you will find the uImage in the directory opt Embedsky TQIMX6 E9 Ubuntu linux_E9_3 0 35_for_Ubuntuarch arm boot then it can be burned on the development board to test Just as the following picture shows 5 2 3 Ubuntu File System E9 ubuntu file system is the complete system which can be founded in Image Ubuntu Rootfs directory ...

Page 38: ...e SD card and emmc respectively Boot mode selection eMMC SD can be chose from the onboard SW6 DIP switch Here we will introduce the DIP switch status and boot modes 6 1 1 Boot Modes Selection J10 is the system boot mode selection interface different selection will achieve different boot modes Here we will use download mode so the 2 3 DIP switch will be set as 1 the 1 4 DIP switch will be set as 0 ...

Page 39: ...tem when developing And it also applies to burn in a one to many way in the mass production to increase production capacity and save labor costs MFG tools is a kind of burning tool for E9 under PC environment which supports ubuntu 12 04 burning simple convenient and easy to carry out It is suitable for users to update the firmware in Windows environment Please follow the tips below to finish image...

Page 40: ...6 2 Windows Platform Burning Burning Environment Setup Copy Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER zip to your computer and extract it to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER 6 2 1 Burning Ubuntu12 04 System Modify the config file 1 Open the cfg file which is marked in red 1 2 Change the 2 marked in red box to Ubuntu The first letter U must be capitalized as the system supports case sensitive ...

Page 41: ... Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6Q Linux Update OS Firmware files ubuntu Or replace an existing file File System Image Copy oneiric tgz to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6Q Linux Update OS Firmware files ubuntu Or replace an existing file Note After copy the files please change the u boot_E9_for ubuntu_v2 0 bin to u boot bin delete _E9_for ubuntu_v2 0 and so a...

Page 42: ...if all the above three files are copied successfully all of them are indispensable 6 2 2 Hardware Connection 1 Connect the PC and E9 via USB OTG cable 2 Connect the 5V DC power supply to E9 5V jack 3 USB download mode setting Set the 2 3 DIP switch as 1 and 1 4 DIP switch as 0 to download 4 Short Connect the J5 spare external power supply interface as marked below Note J5 must be connected in the ...

Page 43: ...hina TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 42 6 2 3 Begins to burn 1 Open the file MfgTool2 exe in the directory Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER After MfgTool2 exe is opened it can detect HID compliant device as the following picture shows ...

Page 44: ...ot be detected please recheck the OTG connection 2 Click the start button in the software MfgTool2 to begin burning The burning process may take about 20 30 minutes due to different computer configuration please be patient 3 After done as the following picture shows click the stop button turn off the power supply and Unplug the USB OTG cable Then follow the tips in Chapter 6 1 1 set it as emmc boo...

Page 45: ...cs TF card reader 1pcs 5V 2A DC Power Supply 1pcs 6 3 1 Create SD Card Extract the prepared related tools and images to any directory tar jxvf downloader tar bz2 C and related directory create_sdcard sh f dev sdc Note Here the example based on the writer s computer SD card disk is the dev sdc and your own computer will based on the disk after the fdisk l just avoid burning the program to your comp...

Page 46: ...nge optionally and there is no space behind and it cannot add or delete a line either Note 2 The following XXX is for comments only and when using the file please don t add these comments or else there will be mistakes Note 3 When users burning the ubuntu it needs to pay attention to the comments and modify it according to actual situation There is no need to change others Note 4 For those images ...

Page 47: ...age directory Ubuntu end uCOS II uCOS II Image images uCOS II TQ6410_UCOS II bin uCOS II end User Application Application Image images UserAPPS TQ6410_Test bin User Application end Burning System Put the TF card to the TF card slot long press the power button to boot the system then the system will complete burning automatically according to the EmbedSky ini content The burning process may take ab...

Page 48: ... to the following tips then board function is no problem at all Set the boot mode of E9 mini PC as EMMC power on and long press the power button The red power light near the power button is on If it is not long press the power button the power light is not on at all By this it means that the board uboot has run up Users can enter and set uboot or wait for the system boots automatically 7 1 Display...

Page 49: ...042572 E mail sales wvshare com 48 7 2 USB Test Connect USB keyboard and mouse Move the mouse then you can see the Mouse icon moves on the display And it can also connect U disk it will pop up the file folder automatically then read and write the data If it is not pop up then you can use the command fdisk l in the terminal to check whether there is a new dish ...

Page 50: ...the upper right corner to see whether the network state is normal or not If there is something wrong with the network connection then the icon will be gray The default system is dynamic IP To set a static it can be set according to its own network parameters After checking the network you can open the Firefox browser on the desktop and surf the Internet or watch online video flash plugin is needed...

Page 51: ...s or more And currently it supports 32G TF card maximumly and also supports hot swappable 7 5 Music Test Use music player Rhythmbox to play music and output via speaker by default When plugged in headphone it will switch to the headphone output automatically Unplug the headphone then it will restore to speaker output Volume can be adjusted by the upper right corner volume controller Besides the Rh...

Page 52: ... http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 51 7 6 Video Test It supports to play local video 720P 1080P HD video or network video need to install flash plug in And it can use the movie player that comes with system to play the video You can also download the favorite video player in the software center ...

Page 53: ...Port Test E9 has one debug serial port only so as long as you can see the debugging information in using and it can communicate with E9 in the serial terminal then it means that the serial port is OK 7 9 Hard Disk Test Connect the hard disk external power supply is required and then boot it open the file browser then you can see the hard disk will be mounted automatically It can identify the EXT3 ...

Page 54: ...55 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 53 In the above application menu there are applications and services that are already installed for the familiar use you can go and check one by one The navigation bar is at the bottom you can increase or delete software shortcuts ...

Page 55: ...ttp www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 54 Android Introduction Note In the following operation the before the commands indicates a root user authority to use It is recommended to use the root user to login Linux PC if not please uses the sudo command to gain root user privileges or may fail to compile ...

Page 56: ...e important ones and those which are used in high frequency represents number 0 9 and when it is after it represents all of the directory Driver Location Name emmc sdcard driver drivers mmc host sdhci esdhc imx c sdhci c sdhci platform c sdhci pltfm c dev mmcblk LCD LVDS driver drivers video mxc ldb c mxc_dispdrv c mxc_dvi c mxc_ipuv3_fb c mxc_lcdif c dev graphics fb capacitive touch screen driver...

Page 57: ...d4 2 2_v2 0 tar bz2 in the Android4 2 part1 to the root directory of the Linux system of PC Here the writer of this manual choose root directory to operate and take it a screenshots actually any directory will be OK then use the command tar xvfj TQIMX6_Android4 2 2_v2 0 tar bz2 C Extract the source code as shown in the figure below Note 1 The File is large it is about 7G after extracting and about...

Page 58: ...om 57 Compiling takes very a long time which is different due to the difference of computer configurations And the author s computer probably takes four hours And it is a normal phenomenon that the computer may be very slow After compiled it will generate relevant image in out target product sabresd_6dq When burning it may need to use the images u boot bin boot img system img recovery img ...

Page 59: ...tively boot from the SD card and boot from the EMMC The boot mode is depended on DIP switch SW6 onboard Here we will introduce the DIP switch status and boot mode 9 1 1 Boot Mode Selection J10 is the system boot mode selection interface different selection will achieve different boot modes Here we will use download mode so the 2 3 DIP switch will be set as 1 the 1 4 DIP switch will be set as 0 E9 ...

Page 60: ...so applies to burn in a one to many way in the mass production to increase production capacity and save labor costs MFG tools is a kind of burning tool for E9 under PC environment which supports ubuntu 12 04 burning simple convenient and easy to carry out It is suitable for users to update the firmware in Windows environment Please follow the tips below to finish image update 9 2 Windows Platform ...

Page 61: ...Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER cfg use text to open it 2 Change the 2 marked in red box to Android The first letter A must be capitalized as the system supports case sensitive Copy the file Copy the Uboot image bootimg image system image and recovery image to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6QLinuxUpdate OSFirmware files android directory Or replace an existing file Note ...

Page 62: ... Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6Q Linux Update OS Firmware files android is as showed below Check and confirm if all the above three files are copied successfully all of them are indispensable 9 2 2 Hardware Connection 1 Connect the PC and E9 via USB OTG cable 2 Connect the 5V DC power supply to E9 5V jack 3 USB download mode setting Set the 2 3 DIP switch as 1 and 1 4 DIP swit...

Page 63: ...zhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 62 9 2 3 Begins to Burn 1 Open the file MfgTool2 exe in the directory Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER After open the MfgTool2 exe it will detect the HID compliant device As shown below ...

Page 64: ...he OTG connection the USB connection is not normal 2 Click the start button in the software MfgTool2 to begin burning The burning process may take about 20 30 minutes due to different computer configuration please be patient 3 After done as the following picture shows click the stop button turn off the power supply and Unplug the USB OTG cable Then follow the tips in the following chapter and set ...

Page 65: ...elated tools and images to any directory tar jxvf downloader tar bz2 C And related directory and carry out the command create_sdcard sh f dev sdc Note Here the example based on the writer s computer SD card disk is the dev sdc and your own computer will based on the disk after the fdisk l just avoid burning the program to your computer hard drive damage to your data and cause needless loss 9 3 2 P...

Page 66: ...can be set as null such as boot_img This is E9 SD config files operating condition install OS Type android operating system type LED indicator off Beep off extern_indication partition external operation tips Others bootloader images bootloader u boot bin u boot image storage path LOGO Others end Linux kernel images rootfs images Linux end Windows CE NK images wince NK bin Windows CE end Android bo...

Page 67: ...h jumper cap As it is used SD card to burn then it needs to boot via SD card Please short the pin 1 and pin 7 with jumper cap and put the tf card to the TF slot long press the power button then the system boots Then the system burning will automatically finished according to the EmbedSky ini contents The whole process may take about 5 minutes which will be different from computer to computer pleas...

Page 68: ...s not bright at all then it means that the board uboot is already run up Users can enter uboot and make related settings to wait for the system boot up automatically After the system has been booted then you will see it as the following picture shows slide to unlock and enter to the system As the testing is almost the same as the Android phone tablet here we will introduce briefly 10 1 TF Card Tes...

Page 69: ...t Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 68 The mounted directory TF uses is mnt ext_sd please use ES File Explorer to see the contents inside Open the ES file manager Select the collection then choose mnt extsd directory ...

Page 70: ...http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 69 You can see the contents in the TF card 10 2 U Disk Testing The U disk use is almost the same as TF card use except the mount points Inserted the U disk into the system then Android will mount automatically The following is mounted serial printing information ...

Page 71: ...only Use the file manager to see the content inside Different from SD card here we use the mnt udisk mounted directory Open it then you can see the U disk contents 10 3 SATA Testing SATA does not support hot plug The SATA hard disk must be inserted before the system is booted And it supports NTFS format After the system is booted please use the tool ntfs 3g to mount It uses the directory mmt shm t...

Page 72: ...fconfig eth0 down ifconfig 1926 128 xxx xxx up Open the browser you can access to the Internet via wired network 10 5 Camera Testing The SD card mounted point that E9 uses is emmc inner space So it will not be prompted that SD card is not inserted E9 supports USB camera and CMOS camera and they can switch to front and rear camera each other Please plug one camera at least before testing USB camera...

Page 73: ...trict Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 72 You can see the captured image 10 6 Audio Testing The E9 Audio Card does not support recording currently It will be updates in the future So here we will play sound only ...

Page 74: ...hare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 73 Open an audio file with the file manager the default player will be OK and then you can hear it 10 7 Video Testing Just as the Audio Testing open a video in the video player then it can finish the test Currently it supports mp4 h264 and other hardware solution high definition video ...

Page 75: ...3040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 74 10 8 HDMI Testing HDMI uses 1080P resolution by default If users want to use HDMI then they need to do some settings in uboot before it can be used normally HDMI supports hot plug users can insert into the HDMI before or after power on ...

Page 76: ...ld Building Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 75 Note HDMI uses its own audio output no audio output in the board headphone and speaker when using HDMI ...

Page 77: ...ttp www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 76 Linux Introduction Note In the following operation the before the commands indicates a root user authority to use It is recommended to use the root user to login Linux PC if not please uses the sudo command to gain root user privileges or it may fail to compile ...

Page 78: ...ich are used in high frequency driver Location Device name emmc sdcard driver drivers mmc host sdhci esdhc imx c sdhci c sdhci platform c sdhci pltfm c dev mmcblk LCD LVDS driver drivers video mxc ldb c mxc_dispdrv c mxc_dvi c mxc_ipuv3_fb c mxc_lcdif c dev fb capacitive touch screen driver drivers input touchscreen gt811 c dev input event resistive touch screen driver drivers input touchscreen ts...

Page 79: ... Bootloader u boot source code extract Linux QT and ubuntu system use the same uboot and uboot source code named uboot_E9_1 3 4_for_ubuntu tar bz2 please cope it and follow the chapter 5 2 1 to compile it Note If the computer configuration is relatively high then it can add a few threads when compiling such as make j4 or j8 to speed up compilation 11 2 2 Linux kernel compile Extract Kernel Source ...

Page 80: ...832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 79 Kernel Source Code Compile After extract the source code please use the command build sh And compile it as follows After compiled you will find the image named uImage in the directory e9_cd Image Linux Kernel as the following two figures show ...

Page 81: ...les wvshare com 80 Then you can test in the board as the following shows If you want to modify the default configuration please use the command make menuconfig to enter the configuration interface then you can modify the configuration according to the actual needs and save the changes after done Here are the steps After the configuration please run make uImage to recompile it ...

Page 82: ...Zhenhua Rd Futian District Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 81 11 2 3 Linux File System E9 linux file system is the complete system which can be founded in Image Linux File System directory ...

Page 83: ...he SD card and emmc respectively Boot mode selection eMMC SD can be chose from the onboard SW6 DIP switch Here we will introduce the DIP switch status and boot modes 12 1 1 Boot Modes Selection J10 is the system boot mode selection interface different selection will achieve different boot modes Here we will use download mode so the 2 3 DIP switch will be set as 1 the 1 4 DIP switch will be set as ...

Page 84: ...also applies to burn in a one to many way in the mass production to increase production capacity and save labor costs MFG tools is a kind of burning tool for E9 under PC environment which supports ubuntu 12 04 burning simple convenient and easy to carry out It is suitable for users to update the firmware in Windows environment Please follow the tips below to finish image update Tools and image Bur...

Page 85: ... com 84 Copy Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER zip to your computer and extract it to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER then enter the directory as following shows 12 2 1 Burning Linux System Modify the config file 1 Open the cfg file which is marked in red 1 2 Change the 2 marked in red box to Linux The first letter L must be capitalized as the system supports case sensitive ...

Page 86: ...to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6Q Linux Update OS Firmware files linux Or replace an existing file File System Image Copy oneiric tgz to Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER Profiles MX6Q Linux Update OS Firmware files linux Or replace an existing file Note After copy the files please change the u boot_E9_for_linux_v2 0 bin to u boot bin delete _E9_for_linux_v2 0 and so as ...

Page 87: ...f all the above three files are copied successfully all of them are indispensable 12 2 2 Hardware Connection 1 Connect the PC and E9 via USB OTG cable 2 Connect the 5V DC power supply to E9 5V jack 3 USB download mode setting Set the 2 3 DIP switch as 1 and 1 4 DIP switch as 0 to download 4 Short Connect the J5 spare external power supply interface as marked below Note J5 must be connected in the ...

Page 88: ...ina TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 87 12 2 3 Begin to Burn 1 Open the file MfgTool2 exe under the directory Mfgtools Rel 1 1 0_121218_MX6Q_UPDATER After MfgTool2 exe is opened it can detect HID compliant device as the following picture shows ...

Page 89: ...ot be detected please recheck the OTG connection 2 Click the start button in the software MfgTool2 to begin burning The burning process may take about 20 30 minutes due to different computer configuration please be patient 3 After done as the following picture shows click the stop button turn off the power supply and Unplug the USB OTG cable Then follow the tips in Chapter 10 1 1 set it as emmc bo...

Page 90: ...1pcs TF card reader 1pcs 5V 2A DC Power Supply 1pcs 12 3 1 Create SD Card Extract the prepared related tools and images to any directory tar jxvf downloader tar bz2 C to the related directory create_sdcard sh f dev sdc Note Here the example based on the writer s computer SD card disk is the dev sdc and your own computer will based on the disk after the fdisk l just avoid burning the program to you...

Page 91: ...e behind and it cannot add or delete a line either Note 2 The following XXX is for comments only and please don t add these comments when using the file or else there will be mistakes Note 3 When users burning the ubuntu it needs to pay attention to the comments and modify it according to actual situation There is no need to change others Note 4 For those images which don t need to update it can b...

Page 92: ...COS II Image images uCOS II TQ6410_UCOS II bin uCOS II end User Application Application Image images UserAPPS TQ6410_Test bin User Application end Burning System Put the TF card to the TF card slot long press the power button to boot the system then the system will complete burning automatically according to the EmbedSky ini content The burning process may take about 20 30 minutes due to different...

Page 93: ...er to E9 so on the conditions of without uboot users can short the J5 connector and can also keep pressing the power button What is the Ubuntu s username and password Username linaro Password linaro Can the Ubuntu username and password be modified Or can create a new user Currently we cannot modify the user name nor cannot create a new user How to open usb debugging function in Android Click on th...

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Page 95: ...Shenzhen China TEL 86 755 83040832 Web http www wvshare com FAX 86 755 83042572 E mail sales wvshare com 94 Ubuntu supports touch function or not Ubuntu system itself does not support touch function E9 sata hard disk uses It requires cable and power supply which need to prepared by users ...

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