Getting Started
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2.9
Using the BL51E under Linux
2.9.1
Accessing SMBus/I2C Devices using MEN Tools
MEN provides a number of MDIS software tools for accessing BL51E functions via the
SMBus, which are included in the MDIS5 System Package for Linux,13MD05-90:
xm01bc_ctrl
provides access to the board management controller (BMC)
smb2_eetemp
provides access to the temperature sensor
In the following you can find an exemplary description of how to access the BMC:
»
Install the MDIS5 System Package for Linux.
»
Load the driver for the BMC using the following commands
:
More information on supported functions and hardware implementation
See
Chapter 3.3 Supervision and Management on page 46
See
Chapter 5.3 BMC API (Application Programming Interface)
for a detailed
description of the BMC API.
See
Chapter 5.1 SMBus/I2C Devices on page 83
.
for details on the MEN Driver Interface
System, and all available software packages.
MDIS5 System Package for Linux
documentation for a
detailed description of the configuration of SMBus devices.
$
sudo modprobe men_mdis_kernel
$
sudo modprobe men_ll_xm01bc