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(Lec 3) Embedded - Linux - Fundamental

This document provides an overview of embedded Linux fundamentals, including its architecture, development environment, and boot process. It describes the typical software components of an embedded Linux system, such as the cross-compilation toolchain, bootloader, Linux kernel, C library, and applications. It also discusses embedded Linux development tasks like board support package development, system integration, and application development. Additionally, it covers topics like the differences between the host and target systems, various bootloader types, and an example boot sequence using U-Boot.

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(Lec 3) Embedded - Linux - Fundamental

This document provides an overview of embedded Linux fundamentals, including its architecture, development environment, and boot process. It describes the typical software components of an embedded Linux system, such as the cross-compilation toolchain, bootloader, Linux kernel, C library, and applications. It also discusses embedded Linux development tasks like board support package development, system integration, and application development. Additionally, it covers topics like the differences between the host and target systems, various bootloader types, and an example boot sequence using U-Boot.

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SEMICON Solutions

Embedded Linux Fundamental

18/07/2016
Agenda

 Embedded Linux architecture


 Development environment
 Cross-compiling toolchains
 Bootloader
Embedded Linux architecture
Global architecture
Software components
 Cross-compilation toolchain
 Compiler that runs on the development machine, but generates
code for the target
 Bootloader
 Started by the hardware, responsible for basic initialization,
loading and executing the kernel
 Linux kernel
 Contains the process and memory management, network stack,
device drivers and provides services to user space applications
 C library
 The interface between the kernel and the user space applications

 Libraries and applications


 Third-party or in-house
Embedded Linux work

 Board Support Package (BSP) development


 A BSP contains a bootloader and kernel with the
suitable device drivers for the targeted hardware
 System integration
 Integrate all the components, bootloader, kernel, third-
party libraries and applications and in-house
applications into a working system
 Development of applications
 Normal Linux applications, but using specifically
chosen libraries
OS for Linux development

 Recommend to use Linux as the desktop OS to


embedded Linux developers.
 As Linux also runs on the embedded device, all the
knowledge will apply similarly to the embedded
device.
 Linux is a multi-user operating system.
Host vs. target
 The host, the development workstation, which is typically a powerful
PC
 The target, which is the embedded system under development
 They are connected by various means:
 Serial line for debugging purposes

 Ethernet connection

 JTAG interface for low-level debugging


Cross-compiling toolchains
Definition
Different toolchain build procedures
Components
Bootloader
Bootloaders

 The bootloader is a piece of code responsible for


 Basic hardware initialization
 Loading of an application binary
 Possibly decompression of the application binary
 Execute of the application
 Provide a shell with various commands:
 Loading of data from storage or network, memory inspection,
hardware diagnostic, etc.
Booting process
Booting on embedded CPUs: case 1

 The CPU starts executing code at a fixed


address when powered.
 There is no other booting mechanism
provided by the CPU
 The first stage bootloader must be
programmed at this address in NOR
 NOR is mandatory, because it allows
random access, which NAND doesn’t allow
 Not very common anymore (unpractical,
and requires NOR flash)
Booting on embedded CPUs: case 2

 The CPU has an integrated boot code in ROM


 This boot code is able to load at first stage
bootloader from a storage device into an internal
SRAM
 The first stage bootloader must initialize DRAM
and other hardware devices and load a second
stage bootloader into RAM
Loading through U-boot example
Boot device S5PV210
• General NAND Flash memory
• OneNAND memory
• SD/ MMC memory
• eMMC memory
• eSSD memory
• UART and USB devices
Boot sequence
① iROM can do initial boot up : initialize
system clock, device specific controller and
booting device.
② iROM boot codes can load boot-loader to
SRAM. The boot-loader is called BL1. Then
iROM verify integrity of BL1 in case of secure
boot mode.
③ BL1 will be executed: BL1 will load
remained boot loader which is called BL2 on
the SRAM then BL1 verify integrity of BL2 in
case of secure boot mode.
④ BL2 will be executed : BL2 initialize
DRAM controller then load OS data to
SDRAM.
⑤ Finally, jump to start address of OS. That
will make good environment to use system.
Q&A

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