3. Foundational Components

• 3.1. U-Boot
  • 3.1.1. User’s Guide
    • 3.1.1.1. General Information
      • 3.1.1.1.1. Getting the U-Boot Source Code
      • 3.1.1.1.2. Build U-Boot
      • 3.1.1.1.3. Image Formats
      • 3.1.1.1.4. Boot Flow
      • 3.1.1.1.5. U-Boot Environment
      • 3.1.1.1.6. Available RAM for image download
      • 3.1.1.1.7. Device Trees
      • 3.1.1.1.8. SRAM memory Layout during initial bootloader stage
    • 3.1.1.2. USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU)
      • 3.1.1.2.1. USB Peripheral boot mode (SPL-DFU support)
    • 3.1.1.3. SD, eMMC and USB
      • 3.1.1.3.1. MMC
        • 3.1.1.3.1.1. Listing MMC devices
        • 3.1.1.3.1.2. MMC HW partitions
        • 3.1.1.3.1.3. Selecting MMC device and partitions
        • 3.1.1.3.1.4. View MMC partition contents
        • 3.1.1.3.1.5. MMC supported bootmodes
        • 3.1.1.3.1.6. Flashing an MMC device using USB-DFU
        • 3.1.1.3.1.7. Flashing an SD card from a host PC
      • 3.1.1.3.2. USB
        • 3.1.1.3.2.1. Configuring USB in Host Mode
        • 3.1.1.3.2.2. Flash and boot SPL from USB storage
        • 3.1.1.3.2.3. Boot Linux from USB storage
        • 3.1.1.3.2.4. Steps for working around SD card issues in u-boot
        • 3.1.1.3.2.5. eMMC HS400 support in u-boot
    • 3.1.1.4. SPI
      • 3.1.1.4.1. Writing to SPI from U-Boot
      • 3.1.1.4.2. Booting from SPI
    • 3.1.1.5. OSPI/QSPI NOR/NAND
    • 3.1.1.6. UART
      • 3.1.1.6.1. Booting U-Boot from the console UART
  • 3.1.2. Troubleshooting
    • 3.1.2.1. Debugging U-Boot and SPL
      • 3.1.2.1.1. Debug Example
        • 3.1.2.1.1.1. Setup
        • 3.1.2.1.1.2. Using OpenOCD & GDB
        • 3.1.2.1.1.3. Using CCS
• 3.2. Kernel
  • 3.2.1. Users Guide
    • 3.2.1.1. Overview
    • 3.2.1.2. Getting the Kernel Source Code
    • 3.2.1.3. Preparing to Build
      • 3.2.1.3.1. Compiler
      • 3.2.1.3.2. Cleaning the Kernel Sources
    • 3.2.1.4. Configuring the Kernel
      • 3.2.1.4.1. Using Default Configurations
      • 3.2.1.4.2. Customizing the Configuration
    • 3.2.1.5. Compiling the Sources
      • 3.2.1.5.1. Compiling the Kernel
      • 3.2.1.5.2. Compiling the Device Tree Binaries
      • 3.2.1.5.3. Compiling the Kernel Modules
    • 3.2.1.6. Creating the kernel fitImage for high security device / GP devices
      • 3.2.1.6.1. Describing FIT source
      • 3.2.1.6.2. Generating the fitImage
      • 3.2.1.6.3. Build uboot again
    • 3.2.1.7. Installing the Kernel
      • 3.2.1.7.1. Installing the Kernel Image and Device Tree Binaries
      • 3.2.1.7.2. Installing the Kernel Modules
  • 3.2.2. Kernel Drivers
    • 3.2.2.1. Audio
      • 3.2.2.1.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.1.2. Software Architecture
      • 3.2.2.1.3. Generic commands and instructions
      • 3.2.2.1.4. Board-specific instructions
      • 3.2.2.1.5. Potential issues
      • 3.2.2.1.6. Additional Information
    • 3.2.2.2. Crypto
      • 3.2.2.2.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.2.2. Building the Drivers
      • 3.2.2.2.3. Using Cryptographic Hardware Accelerators from OpenSSL
    • 3.2.2.3. MCAN
    • 3.2.2.4. DSS
      • 3.2.2.4.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.4.2. Supported Devices
      • 3.2.2.4.3. Hardware Architecture
        • 3.2.2.4.3.1. Display Controller (DISPC)
        • 3.2.2.4.3.2. SoC Hardware Description
        • 3.2.2.4.3.3. Supported Features
      • 3.2.2.4.4. Driver Architecture
        • 3.2.2.4.4.1. Driver Features
      • 3.2.2.4.5. Driver Configuration
        • 3.2.2.4.5.1. Kernel Configuration Options
        • 3.2.2.4.5.2. Device Tree Node
      • 3.2.2.4.6. Driver Usage
        • 3.2.2.4.6.1. Loading tidss
        • 3.2.2.4.6.2. Using tidss
        • 3.2.2.4.6.3. Testing tidss
        • 3.2.2.4.6.4. tidss properties
        • 3.2.2.4.6.5. Buffers
        • 3.2.2.4.6.6. fbdev emulation (/dev/fb0)
    • 3.2.2.5. EQEP
    • 3.2.2.6. GPIO
    • 3.2.2.7. I2C
    • 3.2.2.8. CPSW Ethernet
      • 3.2.2.8.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.8.2. Instances of the CPSW Subsystem
      • 3.2.2.8.3. TSN Documentation and Testing
    • 3.2.2.9. NETCONF/YANG
      • 3.2.2.9.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.9.2. Installation on Remote Machine
      • 3.2.2.9.3. Generic Execution
      • 3.2.2.9.4. Installing new YANG models
        • 3.2.2.9.4.1. Setup
    • 3.2.2.10. PWM
    • 3.2.2.11. OSPI/QSPI NOR/NAND
    • 3.2.2.12. SPI
    • 3.2.2.13. NAND
    • 3.2.2.14. MMC/SD
      • 3.2.2.14.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.14.2. References
      • 3.2.2.14.3. Acronyms & Definitions
      • 3.2.2.14.4. Features
      • 3.2.2.14.5. SD: Supported High Speed Modes
      • 3.2.2.14.6. Driver Configuration
        • 3.2.2.14.6.1. eMMC HS400 support in Linux
      • 3.2.2.14.7. Listing MMC devices from Linux
      • 3.2.2.14.8. Create partitions in eMMC UDA
        • 3.2.2.14.8.1. Create “boot” partition
        • 3.2.2.14.8.2. Create “root” partition
      • 3.2.2.14.9. Formatting eMMC partitions from Linux
        • 3.2.2.14.9.1. Format to vfat
        • 3.2.2.14.9.2. Format to ext4
      • 3.2.2.14.10. Flash eMMC for MMCSD boot
        • 3.2.2.14.10.1. Flash to eMMC “boot” partition
        • 3.2.2.14.10.2. Flash to eMMC “root” partition
    • 3.2.2.15. UART
      • 3.2.2.15.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.15.2. Driver Features
      • 3.2.2.15.3. Basic External loopback testing
    • 3.2.2.16. UBIFS
    • 3.2.2.17. USB
      • 3.2.2.17.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.17.2. TI SoC Integration
      • 3.2.2.17.3. Starter Kit (SK)
    • 3.2.2.18. Voltage & Thermal Management (VTM)
      • 3.2.2.18.1. Introduction
      • 3.2.2.18.2. Driver Features
      • 3.2.2.18.3. Finding More Information
    • 3.2.2.19. Watchdog
      • 3.2.2.19.1. Driver Configuration
        • 3.2.2.19.1.1. How to change timeout as kernel module parameter
        • 3.2.2.19.1.2. How to change timeout using DT property
      • 3.2.2.19.2. Kernel Configuration
      • 3.2.2.19.3. Driver Usage
  • 3.2.3. LTP-DDT Validation
• 3.3. Power Management
  • 3.3.1. Power Management Overview
  • 3.3.2. CPUIdle
  • 3.3.3. Low Power Modes
    • 3.3.3.1. Overview
    • 3.3.3.2. RTC Only Plus DDR
    • 3.3.3.3. DeepSleep
• 3.4. Security
  • 3.4.1. Authenticated Boot User Guide
    • 3.4.1.1. Introduction
    • 3.4.1.2. Learning
      • 3.4.1.2.1. Root of Trust (RoT)
      • 3.4.1.2.2. Chain of Trust (CoT)
      • 3.4.1.2.3. Device Mapper
        • 3.4.1.2.3.1. dm-verity
        • 3.4.1.2.3.2. dm-crypt
    • 3.4.1.3. Setup
    • 3.4.1.4. Next steps
    • 3.4.1.5. See Also
• 3.5. Filesystem
• 3.6. Tools
  • 3.6.1. Development Tools
    • 3.6.1.1. Processor SDK Linux Top-Level Makefile
    • 3.6.1.2. Processor SDK Linux GCC Toolchain
    • 3.6.1.3. Creating SD Cards
    • 3.6.1.4. Processor SDK Linux Setup Script
  • 3.6.2. Pin Mux Tools
• 3.7. Hypervisor
  • 3.7.1. Jailhouse
    • 3.7.1.1. Overview
    • 3.7.1.2. Enabling hypervisor on AM62LX platform
    • 3.7.1.3. Building Jailhouse Image for AM62LX platform
      • 3.7.1.3.1. Building Jailhouse Image using Yocto
      • 3.7.1.3.2. Building Jailhouse using TI SDK Installer
    • 3.7.1.4. Generate SD Card Image for Jailhouse
    • 3.7.1.5. Booting the SD Card Image
    • 3.7.1.6. Pre-built components in Jailhouse Image
    • 3.7.1.7. Jailhouse Interface
    • 3.7.1.8. Running Jailhouse Demos on AM62LX
      • 3.7.1.8.1. Host Setup
      • 3.7.1.8.2. Running Linux Demo
      • 3.7.1.8.3. Run Crash Test To Detect Inmate Failure
      • 3.7.1.8.4. Adding custom demos or applications in Inmate Filesystem
      • 3.7.1.8.5. Running Shared Memory Demo
      • 3.7.1.8.6. Running Ethernet Demo
      • 3.7.1.8.7. Running Baremetal Demos
        • 3.7.1.8.7.1. Running UART Demo
        • 3.7.1.8.7.2. Running GIC Demo
    • 3.7.1.9. Memory Reservation
    • 3.7.1.10. Hardware Modules Reservation
    • 3.7.1.11. Root-cell configuration
    • 3.7.1.12. Performance
      • 3.7.1.12.1. Cache Benchmark
• 3.8. Virtualization
  • 3.8.1. Docker Linux Container Runtime
    • 3.8.1.1. Overview
    • 3.8.1.2. Exploring Docker In Processor SDK
      • 3.8.1.2.1. Booting the Docker Filesystem
      • 3.8.1.2.2. Configuring the Docker daemon
      • 3.8.1.2.3. Docker Hello World
    • 3.8.1.3. Docker References
• 3.9. Machine Learning
  • 3.9.1. TensorFlow Lite (LiteRT)
    • 3.9.1.1. Introduction
    • 3.9.1.2. Features
    • 3.9.1.3. Inference backends and delegates
      • 3.9.1.3.1. Built-in kernels / CPU Delegate
      • 3.9.1.3.2. XNNPACK Delegate
    • 3.9.1.4. Benchmark Tool for TFLite Model
      • 3.9.1.4.1. How to run benchmark using CPU delegate
      • 3.9.1.4.2. How to run benchmark using XNNPACK delegate
    • 3.9.1.5. Performance Numbers of Benchmark Tool
    • 3.9.1.6. Example Applications
  • 3.9.2. ONNX Runtime
    • 3.9.2.1. Introduction
    • 3.9.2.2. Supported version
    • 3.9.2.3. ONNX Runtime test applications
      • 3.9.2.3.1. Running benchmark_model
  • 3.9.3. Arm NN
    • 3.9.3.1. Introduction
    • 3.9.3.2. Supported versions
  • 3.9.4. Arm Compute Library
    • 3.9.4.1. Introduction
    • 3.9.4.2. Supported versions
    • 3.9.4.3. Arm Compute Library Testing
  • 3.9.5. NNStreamer
    • 3.9.5.1. Introduction
    • 3.9.5.2. Supported versions
    • 3.9.5.3. Testing NNStreamer
• 3.10. ARM Trusted Firmware-A