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1 Introduction

The AFD4400 reference design board (AFD4400-RDB) is a
cost-effective, high-performance system comprised of a
printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and a board support
package (BSP) software featuring the AFD4400 processor.

2 Related documentation

The table below lists the documents that may be available only
under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). To request access to
these documents, contact your local field applications engineer
or sales representative.

Freescale Semiconductor

Document Number: AFD4400-RDBQS

Quick Start

Rev. 0, 07/2015

AFD4400 Reference Design Board

Quick Start

© 2015 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Contents

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Introduction.............................. .............................. 1

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Related documentation..................... .......................1

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Chassis overview....................... ............................. 2

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Board interface.......................... ..............................4

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Initial board start up........................ ........................5

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Preparing and starting up board.......... ....................6

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Re-programming NOR flash................................... 7

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Booting Linux........................... .............................. 9

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Configuring ADI transceiver cards.... ...................10

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Flash image layout....................... .........................11

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Default switch settings.................. ........................ 12

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Revision history.................................................... 14

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Page 1: ...documents contact your local field applications engineer or sales representative Freescale Semiconductor Document Number AFD4400 RDBQS Quick Start Rev 0 07 2015 AFD4400 Reference Design Board Quick Start 2015 Freescale Semiconductor Inc Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Related documentation 1 3 Chassis overview 2 4 Board interface 4 5 Initial board start up 5 6 Preparing and starting up board 6 7 Re pr...

Page 2: ...erence Manual document AFD4400 RDBRM This document describes the hardware features of the AFD4400 RDB including the specifications block diagram connectors interfaces and hardware straps It also lists the settings and physical connections required to boot the board AFD4400 RDB Schematic document SPF 28466 AFD4400 RDB schematic document 3 Chassis overview This section shows the front and interior v...

Page 3: ... s availability in your AFD4400 RDB system depends on the variant you purchased Chassis overview AFD4400 Reference Design Board Quick Start Rev 0 07 2015 Freescale Semiconductor Inc 3 Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow com ...

Page 4: ...LED Red Universal reset button RS485 UART2 RS485 UART1 ARM RVI connector VSPA CW connector Status LEDs DIP switches 1588 connector PA3 connector PA4 connector FMC2 connector FMC1 connector PA1 connector PA2 connector Figure 3 AFD4400 RDB top view Board interface AFD4400 Reference Design Board Quick Start Rev 0 07 2015 4 Freescale Semiconductor Inc Downloaded from Arrow com Downloaded from Arrow co...

Page 5: ...connected to your board 2 Ensure that your board is configured with the default DIP switch settings For information about the default DIP switch settings see Section 11 Default switch settings NOTE To verify the default DIP switch settings on your board you need to open the top cover of the chassis The figure below shows the top view of the AFD4400 RDB mounted in chassis Initial board start up AFD...

Page 6: ...cessor has exited the reset state and it is now in a ready state c The FAULT LEDs D7 D12 and D13 stays in the off state indicating that the system is initiated without any fault 8 Turn off the power switch NOTE For more information about the DIP switches and the LEDs available on the AFD4400 RDB see the Airfast Digital AFD4400 RDB Reference Manual document AFD4400 RDBRM 6 Preparing and starting up...

Page 7: ...SEC2 Hit any key to stop autoboot 5 4 0 D4400 RDB U Boot D4400 RDB U Boot 7 Re programming NOR flash To re program the NOR flash follow the steps listed below 1 Prepare the board For the instructions see Section 6 Preparing and starting up board 2 Configure and test the trivial file transfer protocol TFTP server using the steps listed below a Ensure that the TFTP server is running b Select the dir...

Page 8: ...ted below D4400 RDB U Boot run get_uboot2 The following output appears on the console Speed 100 full duplex Using eTSEC1 device TFTP from server 10 69 12 25 our IP address is 10 69 3 242 sending through gateway 10 69 3 254 Filename u boot sha256 d4400 Load address 0x90002000 Loading 811 5 KB s done Bytes transferred 259544 3f5d8 hex Un Protect Flash Sectors 6 9 in Bank 1 done Erase Flash Sectors 6...

Page 9: ... listed below D4400 RDB U Boot run get_fit2 You have successfully re programmed the NOR flash on your board 8 Booting Linux To boot the Linux operating system on the AFD4400 RDB follow these steps 1 Run the bootcmd environment variable at the U Boot console using any of the following methods Run the first FIT image from the onboard NOR flash using the command listed below run bootcmd_nor Download ...

Page 10: ...ors of your AFD4400 RDB The figure below shows the AFD4400 RDB with a single ADI transceiver card Figure 6 AFD4400 RDB with single ADI transceiver card NOTE If you have purchased the ADI card s seperately you need to install it on your board using the instructions available in its kit Configuring ADI transceiver cards AFD4400 Reference Design Board Quick Start Rev 0 07 2015 10 Freescale Semiconduc...

Page 11: ...shows the flash image layout a separate partition to retain the data after software reboot Table 2 Flash image layout Start address End address Image Maximum size 0x30000000 0x3007FFFF Primary U Boot 512 KB 0x30080000 0x3009FFFF U Boot environment variables 128 KB 0x300A0000 0x300BFFFF Redundant environment variables 128 KB 0x300C0000 0x3013FFFF Secondary U Boot 512 KB 0x30140000 0x3403FFFF Kernel...

Page 12: ...disabled ON VSPA JTAG on GPIOD 4 8 is enabled SW4 5 OFF SP1_POR_DIPSW Spare SW4 4 OFF PO2VDD_EN Enables the POVDD2 for the fuse programming of the AFD4400 OFF POVDD2 is disabled ON POVDD2 is enabled SW4 3 OFF PO1VDD_EN Enables the POVDD1 for the fuse programming of the AFD4400 OFF POVDD1 is disabled ON POVDD1 is enabled SW4 2 ON GVDD5_3V3_EN Selects the GVDD5 voltage OFF GVDD5 is 1 8 V ON GVDD5 is...

Page 13: ...nd select the boot source OFF OFF The read only memory ROM code reads image from the external parallel flash through WEIM OFF ON Boots from the inter processor communication IPC through the serial interface ON OFF Boots from the external NOR device through the wireless external interface module WEIM interface ON ON Freescale Test mode SW5 1 OFF BOOT_MODE0 SW6 8 ON BRD_EEPROM_WP Connects to the wri...

Page 14: ...V and 7 V regulator PG is asserted SW6 1 ON TEMP_FAULT_BYPAS S_B Connects the thermal monitor output to enable the core power supply OFF Thermal shutdown is bypassed ON Thermal shutdown is enabled WARNING The switch SW6 is a debug DIP switch Do not change the settings until you are absolutely sure about the impact Incorrect settings can destroy the board 12 Revision history This table summarizes t...

Page 15: ...ent applications and actual performance may vary over time All operating parameters including typicals must be validated for each customer application by customer s technical experts Freescale does not convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others Freescale sells products pursuant to standard terms and conditions of sale which can be found at the following address freescale c...

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