# AGL Kickstart on Renesas R-Car Starter Kit Gen3 (h3ulcb, m3ulcb) Here is a non exhaustive list of hardware parts that could be used to setup the R-Car Starter Kit Gen3 board development environment: * Starter Kit Gen3 board with its power supply * mini USB-A cable for serial console * USB 2.0 Hub * Ethernet cable * HDMI type D (Micro connector) cable and associated display * micro-SD Card (at least 4GB) * USB touch screen device like the GeChic 1502i (optional) For more information and latest news, please check : * [elinux page for h3ulcb][R-car h3ulcb] * [elinux page for m3ulcb][R-car m3ulcb] The following documents may also be helpful: * [Yocto-Gen3 on elinux][R-car yocto] # Building the AGL Demo Platform for R-Car Starter Kit Gen3 Before setting up the build environment, you need to download the proprietary drivers. * Download Renesas graphics drivers with a "click through" license from Renesas website [Link][rcar demoboard] * Under the Target hardware: **R-Car H3/M3** section. #### Note: * You have to register with a free account on MyRenesas and accept the license conditions before downloading them the drivers. The operation is fast and simple but nevertheless mandatory to access evaluation of non open-source drivers for free. Once you registered, you can download two zip files. * The files must be stored into your download directory (usually $HOME/Downloads, pointed by $XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR). Here after is an example of the typical files downloaded at the time of writing: ``` chmod a+r $XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR/*.zip ls -l $XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR total 8220 -rw-r--r-- 1 XXX XXX 4619114 14 sept. 05:02 R-Car_Gen3_Series_Evaluation_Software_Package_for_Linux-20160906.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 XXX XXX 4619796 10 oct. 23:23 R-Car_Gen3_Series_Evaluation_Software_Package_for_Linux-20160906.zip ``` ## Setting up the build environment: Define the type of R-Car Starter Kit board as a variable: * for machine **h3ulcb** (Starter Kit Premier/H3) : ``` export MACHINE=h3ulcb ``` * for machine **m3ulcb** (Starter Kit Pro/M3): ``` export MACHINE=m3ulcb ``` Now, init your build environment: ``` cd $AGL_TOP source meta-agl/scripts/aglsetup.sh -m $MACHINE -b build agl-devel agl-demo agl-netboot agl-appfw-smack ``` **IMPORTANT NOTE**: Read the log to be sure you had no error during your setup. In case of missing graphics drivers, you could notice an error message as follow: ``` [snip] --- fragment /home/working/workspace_agl_master/meta-agl/templates/machine/h3ulcb/50_setup.sh /home/working/workspace_agl_master /home/working/workspace_agl_master/build_gen3 The graphics and multimedia acceleration packages for the R-Car Gen3 board can be download from : These 2 files from there should be store in your'/home/ronan/Téléchargements' directory. R-Car_Gen3_Series_Evaluation_Software_Package_for_Linux-20160906.zip R-Car_Gen3_Series_Evaluation_Software_Package_of_Linux_Drivers-20160906.zip /home/working/workspace_agl_master/build_gen3 --- fragment /home/working/workspace_agl_master/meta-agl/templates/base/99_setup_EULAconf.sh --- end of setup script OK Generating setup file: /home/working/workspace_agl_master/build_gen3/agl-init-build-env ... OK ------------ aglsetup.sh: Done [snip] ``` If you encounter this issue, or any other unwanted behavior, you can fix the error mentioned and then clean up by removing the “$AGL_TOP/build” directory then re-launch the procedure again. After this command, the working directory is changed to $AGL_TOP/build. Users may want to check that the board is correctly selected in the environment: ``` grep -w -e "^MACHINE =" $AGL_TOP/build/conf/local.conf MACHINE = "h3ulcb" or MACHINE = "m3ulcb" ``` Configure for Release or Development: * development images contain extra tools for developer convenience, in particular: * a debugger (gdb) * some tweaks, including a disabled root password * a SFTP server * the TCF Agent for easier application deployment and remote debugging * some extra system tools (usb, bluetooth ...) * ... We explicitely activate these debug facilities by specifying the “agl-devel agl-netboot” feature. ## Build your image: The process to build an image is simple: ``` bitbake agl-demo-platform ``` When finished (it may take few hours), you should get the final result: ``` ls -l $AGL_TOP/build/tmp/deploy/images/$MACHINE ``` #### Note In case of failure of the build it is safe to first check that the Linux distribution chosen for your host has been validated for version 2.1 of Yocto. # Booting AGL Image on R-Car Starter Kit Gen3 boards using a microSD card To boot the board using a micro-SD card, there are two operations that should be done prior to first initial boot: * Create a SD-card with one ext4 partition, * Set up the board to boot on the SD-card. Then, for each build, the SD-card is merely rewritten and used to boot the configured board. ## Prepare the SD-card on the host Plug the microSD card and get its associated device by either running *`dmesg | tail -15`* or *`lsblk`*, for example: ``` dmesg | tail -15 [ 1971.462160] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 [ 1971.462277] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found [ 1971.462278] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through [ 1971.463870] sdc: sdc1 sdc2 ``` Here, the SD-card is attached to the device /dev/sdc. ``` lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 167,7G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi ├─sda2 8:2 0 159,3G 0 part / └─sda3 8:3 0 7,9G 0 part [SWAP] sdb 8:16 0 931,5G 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 0 931,5G 0 part /media/storage sdc 8:32 1 14,9G 0 disk ├─sdc1 8:33 1 40M 0 part └─sdc2 8:34 1 788M 0 part ``` **IMPORTANT NOTE**: This is a critical operation, each computer is different and removable devices can change from time to time: so you should repeat this operation each time you insert the microSD card to confirm the device name. In the example above, we see: * the first SATA drive as 'sda'. * 'sdc' corresponds to the microSD card, and is also marked as removable device by *lsblk* which is a good confirmation. ### Partition and format the SD-card * Create an EXT4 partition on the SD-card using fdisk and set the MBR. For example, if the microSD card is */dev/sdc*: ``` sudo fdisk /dev/sdc Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.27.1). Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. Be careful before using the write command. Command (m for help): o Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x96e5850d. Command (m for help): n Partition type p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free) e extended (container for logical partitions) Select (default p): Using default response p. Partition number (1-4, default 1): First sector (2048-31291391, default 2048): Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-31291391, default 31291391): Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 14,9 GiB. Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered. Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks. ``` * Initialize the ext4 partition using “mke2fs”; for example, if the microSD card is associated with *sdc*: ``` sudo mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/sdc1 mke2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015) Creating filesystem with 3911168 4k blocks and 979200 inodes Filesystem UUID: 690804b9-6c7d-4bbb-b1c1-e9357efabc52 Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208 Allocating group tables: done Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done ``` ### Copying the built image to the SD-card Insert the SD-card into your build host: * Your desktop system probably offers a choice to mount the SD-card automatically in some directory. * In the next sample code, we'll suppose that the SD-card mount directory is stored in the variable $SDCARD. * For example, if the microSD card is associated with device *sdc*: ``` export SDCARD=/tmp/agl mkdir -p $SDCARD sudo mount /dev/sdc1 $SDCARD ``` Go to your build directory: ``` cd $AGL_TOP/build/tmp/deploy/images/$MACHINE ``` Make sure the filesystem is empty: ``` sudo rm -rf ${SDCARD:-bad_dir}/* ``` **IMPORTANT NOTE**: Verify that **tar** version is 1.28 or newer: this is required to create extended attributes correctly on the SD-card, and in particular SMACK labels used to enforce security. Check with the following command: ``` tar --version tar (GNU tar) 1.28 [snip] ``` If your distribution is up to date on this dependency, you can use the host tool directly. Let's define a variable for the following steps: ``` TAR=$(which tar) ``` Otherwise, a native up-to-date version of tar is also generated while building AGL distribution: ``` TAR=$AGL_TOP/build/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/bin/tar-native/tar $TAR --version tar (GNU tar) 1.28 [snip] ``` Copy Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) files onto the mircoSD card by extracting the root file system archive: ``` sudo $TAR --extract --numeric-owner --preserve-permissions --preserve-order --totals \ --xattrs-include='*' --directory=$SDCARD --file=agl-demo-platform-h3ulcb.tar.bz2 ``` Copy Kernel Image and Device Tree Blob file into the **boot** directory: * For machine h3ulcb: ``` sudo cp Image-r8a7795-h3ulcb.dtb /tmp/agl/boot/ ``` * For machine m3ulcb: ``` sudo cp Image-r8a7796-m3ulcb.dtb /tmp/agl/boot/ ``` Ensure the changes have been written to the disk: ``` sync ``` Unmount the microSD card: ``` sudo umount $SDCARD ``` ## Booting the board * Turn the board off using the power switch. * Insert the microSD-card. * Verify that you have plugged in, at least, the following: * External monitor on HDMI port * Input device (keyboard, mouse, touchscreen...) on USB port. * Turn the board on using the power switch. After a few seconds, you'll see the AGL splash screen on the display and you'll be able to log in on the console terminal or in the graphic screen. # Serial Console Setup ## Install a serial client on your computer. This can be “screen”, “picocom”, “minicom”. The lighter of the 3 is “picocom” (it has less dependencies). ## Plug a USB cable from your computer to the serial CP2102 USB port (mini USB-A). With “dmesg” you can check the device created for the serial link. Usually, it's /dev/ttyUSB0 but the number may vary depending on other USB serial ports connected to the host. To get it, you must switch the board on. For example: ``` dmesg | tail [2097783.287091] usb 2-1.5.3: new full-speed USB device number 24 using ehci-pci [2097783.385857] usb 2-1.5.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=6001 [2097783.385862] usb 2-1.5.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [2097783.385864] usb 2-1.5.3: Product: FT232R USB UART [2097783.385866] usb 2-1.5.3: Manufacturer: FTDI [2097783.385867] usb 2-1.5.3: SerialNumber: AK04WWCE [2097783.388288] ftdi_sio 2-1.5.3:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected [2097783.388330] usb 2-1.5.3: Detected FT232RL [2097783.388658] usb 2-1.5.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0 ``` The link is attached to the device /dev/ttyUSB0. It is time to launch your serial client. Example: ``` picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0 ``` or ``` minicom -b 115200 -D /dev/ttyUSB0 ``` or ``` screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 ``` ## Power on the board to see a shell on the console * For machine h3ulcb: ``` NOTICE: BL2: R-Car Gen3 Initial Program Loader(CA57) Rev.1.0.7 NOTICE: BL2: PRR is R-Car H3 ES1.1 NOTICE: BL2: LCM state is CM NOTICE: BL2: DDR1600(rev.0.15) NOTICE: BL2: DRAM Split is 4ch NOTICE: BL2: QoS is Gfx Oriented(rev.0.30) NOTICE: BL2: AVS setting succeeded. DVFS_SetVID=0x52 NOTICE: BL2: Lossy Decomp areas NOTICE: Entry 0: DCMPAREACRAx:0x80000540 DCMPAREACRBx:0x570 NOTICE: Entry 1: DCMPAREACRAx:0x40000000 DCMPAREACRBx:0x0 NOTICE: Entry 2: DCMPAREACRAx:0x20000000 DCMPAREACRBx:0x0 NOTICE: BL2: v1.1(release):41099f4 NOTICE: BL2: Built : 19:20:52, Jun 9 2016 NOTICE: BL2: Normal boot NOTICE: BL2: dst=0xe63150c8 src=0x8180000 len=36(0x24) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x43f00000 src=0x8180400 len=3072(0xc00) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x44000000 src=0x81c0000 len=65536(0x10000) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x44100000 src=0x8200000 len=524288(0x80000) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x49000000 src=0x8640000 len=1048576(0x100000) U-Boot 2015.04 (Jun 09 2016 - 19:21:52) CPU: Renesas Electronics R8A7795 rev 1.1 Board: H3ULCB I2C: ready DRAM: 3.9 GiB MMC: sh-sdhi: 0, sh-sdhi: 1 In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: Board Net Initialization Failed No ethernet found. Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 => ``` * For machine m3ulcb: ``` NOTICE: BL2: R-Car Gen3 Initial Program Loader(CA57) Rev.1.0.8 NOTICE: BL2: PRR is R-Car M3 ES1.0 NOTICE: BL2: LCM state is CM NOTICE: BL2: DDR1600(rev.0.15) NOTICE: BL2: DRAM Split is 2ch NOTICE: BL2: QoS is default setting(rev.0.14) NOTICE: BL2: AVS setting succeeded. DVFS_SetVID=0x52 NOTICE: BL2: Lossy Decomp areas NOTICE: Entry 0: DCMPAREACRAx:0x80000540 DCMPAREACRBx:0x570 NOTICE: Entry 1: DCMPAREACRAx:0x40000000 DCMPAREACRBx:0x0 NOTICE: Entry 2: DCMPAREACRAx:0x20000000 DCMPAREACRBx:0x0 NOTICE: BL2: v1.1(release):41099f4 NOTICE: BL2: Built : 09:24:53, Nov 24 2016 NOTICE: BL2: Normal boot NOTICE: BL2: dst=0xe630f068 src=0x8180000 len=36(0x24) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x43f00000 src=0x8180400 len=3072(0xc00) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x44000000 src=0x81c0000 len=65536(0x10000) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x44100000 src=0x8200000 len=524288(0x80000) NOTICE: BL2: dst=0x49000000 src=0x8640000 len=1048576(0x100000) U-Boot 2015.04 (Nov 30 2016 - 18:25:18) CPU: Renesas Electronics R8A7796 rev 1.0 Board: M3ULCB I2C: ready DRAM: 1.9 GiB MMC: sh-sdhi: 0, sh-sdhi: 1 In: serial Out: serial Err: serial Net: Board Net Initialization Failed No ethernet found. Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 => ``` ## Configure U-boot parameters * Turn the board on using the power switch. * Hit any key to stop autoboot (warning you have only few seconds). * Check if you have correct parameters for booting your board: * For machine m3ulcb: ``` => print baudrate=115200 bootargs=console=ttySC0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk1p1 rootwait rw rootfstype=ext4 bootcmd=run load_ker; run load_dtb; booti 0x48080000 - 0x48000000 bootdelay=3 fdt_high=0xffffffffffffffff initrd_high=0xffffffffffffffff load_dtb=ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48000000 /boot/Image-r8a7795-h3ulcb.dtb load_ker=ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48080000 /boot/Image stderr=serial stdin=serial stdout=serial ver=U-Boot 2015.04 (Jun 09 2016 - 19:21:52) Environment size: 648/131068 bytes ``` * For machine h3ulcb: ``` => printenv baudrate=115200 bootargs=console=ttySC0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk1p1 rootwait rw rootfstype=ext4 bootcmd=run load_ker; run load_dtb; booti 0x48080000 - 0x48000000 bootdelay=3 fdt_high=0xffffffffffffffff filesize=cdeb initrd_high=0xffffffffffffffff load_dtb=ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48000000 /boot/Image-r8a7796-m3ulcb.dtb load_ker=ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48080000 /boot/Image stderr=serial stdin=serial stdout=serial ver=U-Boot 2015.04 (Nov 30 2016 - 18:25:18) Environment size: 557/131068 bytes ``` * If not, copy line by line: ``` setenv bootargs console=ttySC0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk1p1 rootwait rw rootfstype=ext4 setenv bootcmd run load_ker\; run load_dtb\; booti 0x48080000 - 0x48000000 setenv load_ker ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48080000 /boot/Image ``` * For machine h3ulcb: ``` setenv load_dtb ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48000000 /boot/Image-r8a7795-h3ulcb.dtb ``` * For machine m3ulcb: ``` setenv load_dtb ext4load mmc 0:1 0x48000000 /boot/Image-r8a7796-m3ulcb.dtb ``` * Finally save boot environment: ``` saveenv ``` * Now you can boot: ``` run bootcmd ``` ### U-Boot screen configuration Follow the steps below to configure the boot from microSD card and to set screen resolution: * Power up the board * Using your preferred terminal emulator, type a character to abort the boot and enter the U-boot menu * Type **print** to check the environment: ``` print ``` * Verify that the ethaddr environment variable is set to the same MAC address value shown on the label on top of the RJ45 Ethernet connector. * If not, set it using the following command: ``` setenv ethaddr ``` For example: ``` setenv ethaddr 2e:09:0a:00:75:b5 ``` * Set the follow environment variables: ``` setenv bootargs_console 'console=ttySC6,38400 ignore_loglevel' setenv bootargs_video 'vmalloc=384M video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080-32@60' setenv bootargs_root 'root=/dev/mmcblk0p1 rootdelay=3 rw rootfstype=ext4 rootwait' setenv bootmmc '1:1' setenv bootcmd_sd 'ext4load mmc ${bootmmc} 0x40007fc0 boot/uImage+dtb' setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs ${bootargs_console} ${bootargs_video} ${bootargs_root}; run bootcmd_sd; bootm 0x40007fc0' ``` **WARNINGS:** If no display shows up when booting, e.g. for a non-full HD screen, replace **1920x1080** value in the **bootargs_video** variable with lower screen resolution such as **1024x768**. Unfortunately at the moment, there is no universally supported setting. For Renesas h3ulcb use screen resolution **1024x768** and set **bootmmc** to **2:1**. * Save the environment variables: ``` saveenv Saving Environment to SPI Flash... SF: Detected S25FL512S with page size 256 KiB, total 64 MiB Erasing SPI flash...Writing to SPI flash...done ``` * Reboot: ``` reset ``` ## Console boot After booting, you should see the wayland display on the external monitor and a login prompt on the console, such as: * For machine h3ulcb: ``` Automotive Grade Linux 3.0.0+snapshot-20161201 h3ulcb ttySC0 h3ulcb login: root ``` * For machine m3ulcb: ``` Automotive Grade Linux 3.0.0+snapshot-20161201 m3ulcb ttySC0 m3ulcb login: root ``` Logging in on the console is easy: * login is 'root' * password is empty (not asked) ## Network access If the board is connected to a local network using ethernet and if a DHCP server is able to distribute IP addresses, you can then determine the Gen3 board IP address and log in using ssh: ``` m3ulcb login: root Last login: Tue Dec 6 09:55:15 UTC 2016 on tty2 root@m3ulcb:~# ip -4 a 1: lo: mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 3: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 inet 10.0.0.27/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global eth0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever root@m3ulcb:~# ``` Here, IP address is 10.0.0.27. Logging in using SSH is easy: ``` $ ssh root@10.0.0.27 Last login: Tue Dec 6 10:01:11 2016 from 10.0.0.13 root@m3ulcb:~# cat /etc/os-release ID="poky-agl" NAME="Automotive Grade Linux" VERSION="3.0.0+snapshot-20161202 (chinook)" VERSION_ID="3.0.0-snapshot-20161202" PRETTY_NAME="Automotive Grade Linux 3.0.0+snapshot-20161202 (chinook)" ``` # More Documentation Detailed guides on how to build AGL for Renesas boards and using AGL SDK inside a ready-to-use Docker container: * [AGL-Devkit-Build-your-1st-AGL-Application.pdf][Iot.bzh AGL-Devkit-Build-your-1st-AGL-Application] Generic guide on how to build various application types (HTML5, native, Qt, QML, …) for AGL. * [AGL-Devkit-HowTo_bake_a_service.pdf][Iot.bzh AGL_Phase2-Devkit-HowTo_bake_a_service] Generic guide on how to add a new service in the BSP. * [AGL-Kickstart-on-Renesas-Porter-Board.pdf][Iot.bzh AGL-Kickstart-on-Renesas-Porter-Board] * [AGL-Devkit-Image-and-SDK-for-Porter.pdf][Iot.bzh AGL-Devkit-Image-and-SDK-for-Porter] * [AGL Developer Website](http://docs.automotivelinux.org) [R-car m3ulcb]: http://elinux.org/R-Car/Boards/M3SK [R-car h3ulcb]: http://elinux.org/R-Car/Boards/H3SK [R-car yocto]: http://elinux.org/R-Car/Boards/Yocto-Gen3 [rcar demoboard]: https://www.renesas.com/en-eu/solutions/automotive/rcar-demoboard.html [Iot.bzh AGL-Kickstart-on-Renesas-Porter-Board]: http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/iotbzh2016/sdk/AGL-Kickstart-on-Renesas-Porter-board.pdf [Iot.bzh AGL-Devkit-Image-and-SDK-for-Porter]: http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/iotbzh2016/sdk/AGL-Devkit-Image-and-SDK-for-porter.pdf [Iot.bzh AGL-Devkit-Build-your-1st-AGL-Application]: http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/iotbzh2016/sdk/AGL-Devkit-Build-your-1st-AGL-Application.pdf [Iot.bzh AGL_Phase2-Devkit-HowTo_bake_a_service]: http://docs.automotivelinux.org/docs/devguides/en/dev/reference/iotbzh2016/bsp/AGL_Phase2-Devkit-HowTo_bake_a_service.pdf