VIA Technologies SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Manual

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VIA SOM-7000-STK
Yocto 4.0.10 EVK
1.00-21052024

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  • Page 1 QUICK START GUIDE VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK 1.00-21052024...
  • Page 2 VIA Technologies, Inc. reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice.
  • Page 3 VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide Revision History Version Date Remarks 1.00 21/05/2024 Initial release...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Introduction ..............................1 EVK Package Contents ........................... 1 1.1.1 Firmware Folder Contents ......................1 1.1.2 Document Folder Contents ......................1 Version Information and Supported Features ..................2 Image Installation ............................3 Installing with the Genio Tool .......................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    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.
  • Page 6: Version Information And Supported Features

    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 •...
  • Page 7: Image Installation

    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...
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 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.
  • Page 10 VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide image size: 239360). Sending 'mmc0boot0' (233 KB) OKAY [ 0.016s] Writing 'mmc0boot0' OKAY [ 0.016s] Finished. Total time: 0.125s flashing mmc0boot1=u-boot-env.bin Warning: skip copying mmc0boot1 image avb footer (mmc0boot1 partition size: 0, mmc0boot1 image size: 4096).
  • Page 11: Hardware Functions

    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"...
  • Page 12: Dvfs

    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...
  • Page 13: Video Playback

    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: =>...
  • Page 14: Audio Output And Record

    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...
  • Page 15: Wi-Fi

    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.
  • Page 16: Bluetooth

    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"...
  • Page 17: Mtk Neuropilot Ai Apu Hardware Acceleration

    VIA SOM-7000-STK Yocto 4.0.10 EVK Quick Start Guide 3.11 MTK NeuroPilot AI APU Hardware Acceleration To verify MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleration, use the following commands: root@som-7000:~# cd /usr/share/benchmark_dla/ root@som-7000:/usr/share/benchmark_dla# python3 benchmark.py --auto 2024-05-06 07:38:10,528 [INFO] /usr/share/benchmark_dla/mobilenet_v2_1.0_224_quant.tflite, mdla2.0, avg inference time: 1.4 /usr/share/benchmark_dla/mobilenet_v2_1.0_224_quant.tflite, mdla2.0, avg inference time: 1.4...
  • Page 18 Taiwan Headquarters Japan China 1F, 531 Zhong-zheng Road, 940 Mission Court 3-15-7 Ebisu MT Bldg. 6F, Tsinghua Science Park Bldg. 7 Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231 Fremont, CA 94539, Higashi, Shibuya-ku No. 1 Zongguancun East Road, Taiwan Tokyo 150-0011 Haidian Dist., Beijing, 100084 Japan China...

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