Advanced Operating Systems
COMP9242 2018/S2 |
UNSW
CRICOS Provider Number: 00098G |
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Hardkernel Odroid-C2The Odroid-C2 low-cost development platform, see the specifications on the hardkernel website. The Odroid-C2 has multiple components. The development board itself contains a system-on-chip (SOC), the Amlogic S905, 2GiB RAM, and other devices including ethernet, SD card reader, eMMC module socket, infrared (IR) sensor, USB ports and LEDs. The SOC itself, the Amlogic S905, contains an quad-core ARMv8, Cortex-A53 CPU and other devices including timers, watchdog timers, GPU, DMA controllers etc. Finally, the CPU, a Corex-A53, has four cores, caches, and other architectural features including the coprocessor and arm generic timers.Manuals
The boot processThe ODROID-c2 kits are brand new, and need configuring. By default, when plugged in the board will boot into Linux, which is loaded onto an eMMC Flash storage card by U-Boot, a popular, open-source first-stage boot loader. U-Boot's primary role is to enable peripherals and secondary storage in order to load and boot a complete operating system from a variety storage media. Once U-Boot has loaded, it will wait a few seconds before executing the default boot command. This is your chance to stop the boot process and enter the U-Boot prompt. Once at the U-Boot prompt, type help to view a list of commands or print to display a list of environment variables. Key environment variables:
If in doubt, you can restore the default environment by typing run clearenv. Key U-Boot commands:
Once you have finished, you can resume the auto boot process by running run bootcmd Kit contentsThe kit given out for COMP9242 contains the following items:
Setting up your hostThe CSE lab machines already have the required software installed. See milestone 0 for details. Your host machine will require certain software and drivers to talk to the Odroid-C2. This is mostly machine specific: Setting up an Odroid-C2Use the USB-microusb to connect to the UART adapter (the wires poking out the hole int the case), which allows output over serial device. You will also need a network connection between the host computer and the Odroid-C2 for downloading OS images, communicating with NFS file systems and to provide a console over LAN. If you are in a CSE lab or do not have a spare Ethernet port, you will need to use the provided USB/Ethernet dongle. Connect the Ethernet cable cable from the Odroid-C2 to the USB/Ethernet dongle and then connect the dongle to your computer.
Once the Odroid-C2 is connected to your development machine you should
launch the two consoles that connect you to its output. Run
You may be required to change the arguments for picocom. On Linux, use
Plug in the power cable for the Odroid-C2 to reboot. When picocom is connected to the serial port, you should see some output from U-Boot. How to use - what is really happeningA brief description of the development cycle can be found in Milestone 0. A lot is happening under the covers to allow you to easily develop an operating system:
Last modified: 21 Sep 2018. |