The VIA SOM-7000 starter kit includes the VIA SOM-7000 module and VIA SOMDB7 reference carrier board. The VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK is developed based on the MediaTek Yocto 4.0.10 BSP, and it enables the hardware features of the VIA SOM-7000 starter kit.
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 1.2 Version Information and Supported Features • Kernel version: 5.15.42 • Evaluation image: Yocto 4.0.10 • Development based on MediaTek Yocto 4.0.10 BSP • Supports eMMC boot • Supports HDMI 4K display and audio outputs •...
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 2. Image Installation This section explains the setup requirements for installing the Yocto evaluation image on the VIA SOM-7000 starter kit. The precompiled images are provided in the "Firmware" folder. 2.1 Installing with the Genio Tool...
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VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide Step 5 Next, press and hold the SW2 download key located on the top layer of the VIA SOM-7000 starter kit, and plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter. The VIA SOM-7000 starter kit will automatically power on.
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VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide < waiting for anv device > Erasing 'mmc0' (bootloader) request sz: 0x3a3e00000, real erase len: 0x0 OKAY [0.693s] Finished. Total time: 0.703s Step 7 When the flashing process is complete, confirmation messages will be printed as shown below.
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3. Hardware Functions This section explains how to enable and test the hardware functions precompiled in the VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK. 3.1 Using the Debug Console Follow the steps below to use the debug console: Step 1 Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA SOM-7000 starter kit through the "J14"...
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.4 DVFS To verify the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling) function and list all the supported features, use the following commands: root@som-7000:~# ls -l /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/ total 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Aug 26 11:15 affected_cpus...
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide To set an HDMI monitor as the display output, use the following commands: => setenv boot_conf "#conf-mediatek_som-7000.dtb#conf-apusys.dtbo#conf-gpu-mali.dtbo#conf- video.dtbo" => setenv list_dtbo apusys.dtbo gpu-mali.dtbo video.dtbo => saveenv => reset To set the provided LCD panel as the display output, use the following commands: =>...
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.7 Audio Output and Record Copy the "test.wav" audio file to a USB drive and connect the USB drive to the VIA SOM-7000 starter kit. To set up the HDMI audio output, use the following command: root@som-7000:~# aplay -D hdmi_dp_out /mnt/sda1/test.wav...
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.9 Wi-Fi To verify the Wi-Fi function, use the following commands: root@som-7000:~# wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp1s0 -D nl80211 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant root@som-7000:~# wpa_cli wpa_cli v2.10 Copyright (c) 2004-2022, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors This software may be distributed under the terms of the BSD license.
VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.10 Bluetooth To enter the "interactive mode" for Bluetooth function verification, use the following commands. The example below tests the connection with a Bluetooth mouse. The Bluetooth mouse's MAC address is obtained first, which is "00:1F:20:FA:3E:4F"...
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