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  • Page 1 MINI2440 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.2.3 Interfaces..............................10 1.3 L ............................10 INUX EATURES 1.4 W CE F ..........................11 INDOWS EATURES 2. HOW TO USE MINI2440..........................12 2.1 H ............................12 ARDWARE ETUP 2.1.1 Boot Mode ............................12 2.1.2 External connection ..........................12 2.1.3 Hypterminal Setup..........................13 2.2 BIOS F ............................13 UNCTION 2.2.1 Enter BIOS ............................13...
  • Page 3 2.4.15 Ftpd ..............................38 2.4.16 Remote LED control...........................39 2.4.17 NFS ..............................39 2.4.18 RTC Setup ............................40 2.4.19 Non-valitaile Data in Flash........................40 2.4.20 Automatic Script When Power Up......................40 2.4.21 How to do Screen Shoot ........................40 2.5 W CE F ..........................41 INDOWS UNCTION 2.5.1 USB Keyboard Simulation........................41 2.5.2 LED Test...............................42 2.5.3 Screen Rotation ............................43 2.5.4 COM Debugger............................44...
  • Page 4 2.2 BIOS Recovery ............................72 2.3 Install Linux ............................73 2.4 Install yaffs..............................74 2.5 Start OS ..............................75 3. W ............................75 INCE NSTALLATION 3.1 Nand Flash Make Partition........................75 3.2 BIOS Recovery ............................76 3.3 Install EBoot ............................77 3.4 Install Kernel ............................78...

  • Page 5: Overview

    1. Overview 1.1 Description MINI2440 is a single board computer based on Samsung S3C2440 microprocessor.

  • Page 6: Topview Of Board

    1.1.1 Topview of Board 1.1.2 Hardware Features - Samsung S3C2440A，400MHz，Max. 533Mhz SDRAM - 64M SDRAM - 32bit DataBus - SDRAM Clock 100MHz...
  • Page 7 Flash - 64M Nand Flash, - 2M Nor Flash,BIOS installed - 4 wire resistive touch screen interface - Up to 4096 color STN,3.5 inches to12.1 inches, up to 1024x768 pixels - Up to 64K color TFT,3.5 inches to 12.1 inches, up to1024x768 pixels Interface and Resource - 1 10/100M Ethernet RJ-45(DM9000) - 3 Serial Port...

  • Page 8: Material List On Cd

    (11) Linux tool and kernel source code ： - arm-linux-gcc-4.3.2 with EABI - yaffs2 file system image maker – mkyaffs2image - linux-2.6.29 for MINI2440 kernel source code(include DM9000,LCD driver, Audio, Touch screen, YAFFS Source code, SD Card, RTC, Expand serial driver, USB Camera,USB Mouse and Keyboard, U-Disk) (12) Qtopia 2.2.0 source code，web browser source code...

  • Page 9: Jumpers

    For Nand Flash Boot, 4k Bytes BootSram mapped to nGCS0 space For Nor Flash Boot, Nor Flash mapped to nGCS0 space SDRAM address space: 0x30000000-0x34000000 1.2.2 Jumpers MINI2440 has 1 Jumper, J2: (1) J2 Power voltage selection for LCD module NEC LCD 3.5(240x320) ：5V...

  • Page 10: Interfaces

    1.2.3 Interfaces 1.3 Linux Features Version - Linux 2.6.29 File system - yaffs2 - cramfs - Ext2 - Fat32 - NFS Basic driver(with source code) - 3 serial driver - DM9000 driver - Audio driver - RTC driver - LED driver - USB Host driver - LCD driver...

  • Page 11: Windows Ce Features

    - Touch screen driver - USB camera - USB mouse, keyboard, U-disk, mobile-disk - SD Card driver Linux Application - busybox1.13.3 - Telnet、Ftp、inetd - boa(web server) - madplay - snapshot - ishow - ifconfig、ping、route Embedded GUI(with source code) - Qt/Embedded 2.2.0 1.4 Windows CE Features Version - WindowsCE.net 5.0...

  • Page 12: How To Use Mini2440

    2. How to use MINI2440 Linux image was loaded before shipment (supervivi、zImage_n35、root_default.img)，Note the procedures below will be run under Windows。 2.1 Hardware Setup 2.1.1 Boot Mode Boot mode can be selected by S2, according words on silk screen： S2 connect to Nor Flash side，system will boot from Nor Flash；...

  • Page 13: Hypterminal Setup

    2.1.3 Hypterminal Setup 2.2 BIOS Function 2.2.1 Enter BIOS Supervivi had been pre-loaded in Nor Flash before shipment. Set S2 to Nor Flash can enter BIOS main menu after power on:...

  • Page 14: Install Usb Driver

    About supervivi: Supervivi is a bootloader based on Samsung open source vivi. It can be used as a tool to download and burn OS image to the flash on board. It can also be used to for parameters configuration. Supervivi download OS image file from PC by USB port. Supervivi can be installed in either Nor Flash or Nand Flash.

  • Page 15: Main Menu Function

    2.2.3 Main Menu Function Note: DNW is needed for all function related with image downloading through USB connection. [x]: make default partition on Nand Flash [v]: download vivi image to vivi partition on Nand Flash [k]: download linux image to kernel partition on Nand Flash [y]: download yaffs file system image to root partition on Nand Flash [c]: download cramfs file system image to root partition on Nand Flash [a]: download user binary image to Nand Flash, like 2440test, uCos2, U-Boot...
  • Page 16 [w]: download NK.bin to Nand Flash [d]: download exec image specific memory address(Address defined DNW|Configuration|Option) and run it. The SDRAM address is 0x30000000 – 0x34000000. The memory size is 64Mbytes. The user available address space is 0x30000000 – 0x33DE8000. [z]: download zImage to 0x30008000 [g]: run zImage image in memory, work together with command [z] [f]: erase Nand Flash.

  • Page 17: Partition Sub Menu Function

    2.2.4 Partition Sub Menu Function (1) View current partition Type “v” to view current partition information. If Nand Flash is empty or new, default partition table will be displayed. (2) Delete partition...
  • Page 18 Input “d” to delete specific partition. Input “vivi” if you want to delete “vivi” partition: (3) Write Partition Input “w” to write partition table. Partition modification can only take effect by write command...
  • Page 19 (4) Append Partition Input “a” to append a new partition. Supervivi will prompt you with some informations for the new partition like : name, offset, size and flag. (5) Reset partition table...

  • Page 20: Linux Parameter Setup

    Input “r” to reset partition table with supervivi default parameter. Remember use “w” command to make your reset operation take effect. 2.2.5 Linux Parameter Setup (1) View Parameter Input “v” to view current parameters (2) Set Parameter...
  • Page 21 Input “s” to set parameter. How to set mach_type The default mach_type is 782. You can change this parameter if you complier your kernel with MACH_TYPE 867. How to set linux command line Linux_cmd_line is a very often used parameter for kernel startup. Here is an example for how to change default tty terminal from serial 0 to serial 1: View current parameters: Linux_cmd_line: noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock2 init=/linuxrc console=ttySAC0...

  • Page 22: Test Program Without Os

    (3) Save Parameter Input “w” to save parameters (4) Recover Parameter Input “r” to recover default kernel startup parameters 2.3 Test Program without OS Test program 2440test can be used to test PWM beeper, RTC clock, AD converter, button, touch screen, LCD, infra, I2C bus, audio in, audio out, SD Card and CMOS Camera.

  • Page 23: Hardware Test

    2440test program will automatically run after successfully download: 2.3.2 Hardware Test (1) Beeper Test...
  • Page 24 (2) RTC clock test (3) AD converter test User can skew W1 on board for this AD converter test.
  • Page 25 (4) Button Test (5) Touch Screen Test...
  • Page 26 (6) LCD Test (8) I2C Test...
  • Page 27 (9) Stereo Out Test Connect your external phone set or speaker to MINI2440 stereo out socket(Green) (10) Audio In Test...
  • Page 28 (11) SD Card Test...

  • Page 29: Linux Function

    (12) CMOS Camera Test This function can only be tested when LCD screen connected. 2.4 Linux Function Linux was pre-loaded as default OS before ship. This default linux image is root_default.img on CD-ROM. With support by linux, user can test the functionalities of almost all of hardware resources on the board.

  • Page 31: Use Sd Card

    2.4.4 Use SD Card 2.4.5 Transfer file with PC User can transfer(sz/rz) files with PC when he/she login linux by serial console. 2.4.6 LED Control (1) LED Server There is a automatically startup script(/etc/rc.d/init.d/leds) after system power on. This script call a...

  • Page 32: Button Test

    server program named as led-player. Led-player will create pipe file at /tmp, so user can change flash ratio of the leds by sending different parameters to the piple. #echo 0 0.2 > /tmp/led-control 4 leds will flash as a flow with 0.2 seconds interval #echo 1 0.2 >...

  • Page 33: Beeper Test

    Result screen from serial port 2 or serial port 3: 2.4.9 Beeper test Source code location: Kernel-2.6.13/drivers/char/qq2440_pwm.c...

  • Page 34: Lcd Backlight

    2.4.10 LCD Backlight Source code location: Kernel-2.6.13/drivers/char/mini2440_backlight.c [root@FriendlyARM/]#echo 0 >/dev/backlight [root@FriendlyARM/]#echo 1 >/dev/backlight 2.4.11 I2C Test Source code location: Kernel-2.6.13/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-s3c2410.c...

  • Page 35: Telnet

    2.4.12 Telnet...

  • Page 36: Telnetd

    2.4.13 Telnetd User can telnet to MINI2440 board by root without password. 2.4.14 How to modify MAC address #ifconfig...
  • Page 37 #ifconfig eth0 down #ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:11:AA:BB:CC:DD #ifconfig eht0 up #ifconfig Change MAC address in startup script:...

  • Page 38: Ftpd

    2.4.15 Ftpd...

  • Page 39: Remote Led Control

    2.4.16 Remote LED control Stop web server: #/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop Start web server: #/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start 2.4.17 NFS Assume NFS server is started on 192.168.1.111: #mount –t nfs –o nolock 192.168.1.111:/opt/FriendlyARM/QQ2440V3/root_nfs /mnt Unmount command: #umount /mnt...

  • Page 40: Rtc Setup

    2.4.18 RTC Setup Use hwclock command to connect linux clock with MINI2440 hardware RTC chip: (1) date –s 042916352007 (2) hwclock –w (3) hwclock –s #this command had been put into /etc/init.d/rcS script for automatically run after power on. 2.4.19 Non-valitaile Data in Flash Yaffs file system will not lost any data in case system power failure.

  • Page 41: Windows Ce Function

    2.5 Windows CE Function 2.5.1 USB Keyboard Simulation Source code location: SMDK2440\DRIVERS\Userkey This feature had been compiled in wince kernel by default, so it is available as soon as wince startup: K1 - TAB K2 - UP K3 - ENTER K4 - DOWN K5 - LEFT K6 - RIGHT...

  • Page 42: Led Test

    Enter “K3” to open “My Device” 2.5.2 LED Test Double click on “QQ2440 test” to open LED test program...

  • Page 43: Screen Rotation

    2.5.3 Screen Rotation Source code location: SMDK2440\DRIVERS\DISPLAY...

  • Page 44: Com Debugger

    2.5.4 COM Debugger 2.5.5 Use U-Disk...

  • Page 45: Use Sd/Mmc Card

    2.5.6 Use SD/MMC Card...

  • Page 46: Use Windows Media Player

    2.5.7 Use Windows Media Player 2.5.8 Use Super Player...

  • Page 47: Ethernet Test

    2.5.9 Ethernet Test 2.5.10 Telnet A telnet server is configured in WinCE. The default IP address of Wince is 192.168.1.217. No password needed for telnet logon.

  • Page 48: Ftp

    2.5.11 Ftp A ftp server is configured in WinCE. The default IP address of Wince is 192.168.1.217. Account/password is ftp/ftp...

  • Page 49: Web Server

    2.5.12 Web Server 2.5.13 Touch Screen Calibration...

  • Page 51: Activesync With Pc

    2.5.14 ActiveSync with PC 2.5.15 Wireless Lan Card Test A wireless lan card driver is integrated in Wince(VNUWLC41).

  • Page 53: H-Jtag Installation For Nor Flash Programming

    2.6 H-JTAG Installation for Nor Flash Programming 1. Install H-JTAG on your PC Please refer to www.hjtag.com for detail info of H-JTAG project 2. JTAG port configuration 3. Install init scripts...
  • Page 54 Copy init script files from CD-ROM to H-JTAG installation directory Load init script...
  • Page 55 Click OK 4. Target chip detect Power on target board to detect target CPU...

  • Page 56: Os Installation

    3. OS Installation We need DNW software to install OS images on target CPU board. 3.1 Backup and Restore System Backup content in Nand Flash...
  • Page 59 Restore Nand Flash...

  • Page 60: Install Linux

    3.2 Install Linux Linux binary image file is in image/linux folder. Connect MINI2440 board with USB cable and power on the board to enter supervivi main menu. Watch indicator on DNW title bar to check if USB connection success: Major steps for linux installation:...

  • Page 61: Nand Flash Make Partition

    3.2.1 Nand Flash Make Partition 3.2.2 BIOS Recovery Caution: The operations in section 3.2.1 will erase all data in Nand Flash. Please do not shut off the power or you will have to re-load supervivi in Nand Flash.
  • Page 62 And then click USB Port->Transmit to download supervivi image file. After successfully downloading, BIOS will update this new supervivi image to Nand Flash.

  • Page 63: Install Kernel

    3.2.3 Install Kernel Click DNW USB Port->Transmit to select which kernel image file you want to download. Linux kernel image will be updated to Nand Flash after successfully downloading.

  • Page 64: Install Yaffs

    3.2.4 Install yaffs Click DNW USB Port->Transmit to select which file system image file you want to download. Linux file system image will be updated to Nand Flash after successfully downloading.

  • Page 65: Start Os

    3.3 Install Wince Wince binary image file is on image/wince folder. Connect MINI2440 board with USB cable and power on the board to enter supervivi main menu. Watch indicator on DNW title bar to check if USB connection success:...

  • Page 66: Bios Recovery

    3.3.2 BIOS Recovery Caution: The operations in section 3.3.1 will erase all data in Nand Flash. Please do not shut off the power or you will have to re-load supervivi in Nand Flash. And then click USB Port->Transmit to download supervivi image file.

  • Page 67: Install Eboot

    After successfully downloading, BIOS will update this new supervivi image to Nand Flash. 3.3.3 Install EBoot...

  • Page 68: Install Kernel

    3.3.4 Install Kernel Eboot will prompt user to download wince from USB. Click USB Port->Transmit to select Wince image file to start download.
  • Page 69 Eboot will low level format Nand Flash and then convert BinFS. After formatting successfully done, Eboot will update windows CE image file to Nand Flash. WinCE will automatically start up finally.

  • Page 70: Appendix: Os Installation By Command Line

    User can also enter supervivi command line interface when board is booting from Nand Flash. Connect the board with PC by serial cable and USB cable. Open Windows hypterminal and DNW. Hold on space bar in Hypterminal. Power on MINI2440 and then you can enter command line interface:...

  • Page 71: Linux Installation

    2. Linux Installation Linux binary image file is on image/linux folder. Connect MINI2440 board with USB cable and power on the board to enter supervivi command line mode. Watch indicator on DNW title bar to check if USB connection success:...

  • Page 72: Bios Recovery

    2.2 BIOS Recovery Caution: The operations in section 2.1 will erase all data in Nand Flash. Please do not shut off the power or you will have to re-load supervivi in Nand Flash. Input: load flash vivi u And then click USB Port->Transmit to download supervivi image file. After successfully downloading, BIOS will update this new supervivi image to Nand Flash.

  • Page 73: Install Linux

    Note: User can also use load flash vivi x command to download and update suervivi by xmodem prototype from hypterminal. 2.3 Install Linux Input: load flash kernel u Click DNW USB Port->Transmit to select which kernel image file you want to download. Linux kernel image will be updated to Nand Flash after successfully downloading.

  • Page 74: Install Yaffs

    Note: User can also use load flash kernel x command to download and update linux kernel by xmodem prototype from hypterminal. 2.4 Install yaffs Input: loadyaffs root u Click DNW USB Port->Transmit to select which file system image file you want to download. Linux file system image will be updated to Nand Flash after successfully downloading.

  • Page 75: Start Os

    3. Wince Installation Wince binary image file is on image/wince folder. Connect MINI2440 board with USB cable and power on the board to enter supervivi command line mode. Watch indicator on DNW title bar to check if USB connection success:...

  • Page 76: Bios Recovery

    0-320k: size is 320k 320k-2368k: size is 2M 2368k-64M: size is 62M 3.2 BIOS Recovery Caution: The operations in section 3.1 will erase all data in Nand Flash. Please do not shut off the power or you will have to re-load supervivi in Nand Flash. Input: load flash vivi u And then click USB Port->Transmit to download supervivi image file.

  • Page 77: Install Eboot

    Note: User can also use load flash vivi x command to download and update suervivi by xmodem prototype from hypterminal. 3.3 Install EBoot Input: load flash eboot u Click USB Port->Transmit to select eboot.nb0 to start download. Eboot will be automatically updated to Nand Flash after successfully downloading.

  • Page 78: Install Kernel

    3.4 Install Kernel Input : load flash wince u Eboot will prompt user to download wince from USB. Click USB Port->Transmit to select Wince image file to start download. Eboot will low level format Nand Flash and then convert BinFS. After formatting successfully done,...
  • Page 79 Eboot will update windows CE image file to Nand Flash. WinCE will automatically start up finally.

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