1 How to update U-Boot on pico-imx7d board
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4 Required software on the host PC:
6 - imx_usb_loader: https://github.com/boundarydevices/imx_usb_loader
11 $ make pico-imx7d_defconfig
14 This generates the SPL and u-boot-dtb.img binaries.
16 1. Loading U-Boot via USB Serial Download Protocol
18 Note: This method is convenient for development purposes.
19 If the eMMC has already a U-Boot flashed with DFU support then
20 the user can go to step 2 below in order to update U-Boot.
22 Put pico board in USB download mode (refer to the PICO-iMX7D Quick Start Guide
25 Connect a USB to serial adapter between the host PC and pico.
27 Connect a USB cable between the OTG pico port and the host PC.
29 Note: Some computers may be a bit strict with USB current draw and will
30 shut down their ports if the draw is too high. The solution for that is
31 to use an externally powered USB hub between the board and the host computer.
33 Open a terminal program such as minicom.
35 Copy SPL and u-boot-dtb.img to the imx_usb_loader folder.
37 Load the SPL binary via USB:
41 Load the u-boot-dtb.img binary via USB:
43 $ sudo ./imx_usb u-boot-dtb.img
45 Then U-Boot starts and its messages appear in the console program.
47 Use the default environment variables:
52 2. Flashing U-Boot into the eMMC
54 Run the DFU agent so we can flash the new images using dfu-util tool:
58 Flash SPL and u-boot-dtb.img into the eMMC running the following commands on a PC:
60 $ sudo dfu-util -D SPL -a spl
62 $ sudo dfu-util -D u-boot-dtb.img -a u-boot
64 Remove power from the pico board.
66 Put pico board into normal boot mode.
68 Power up the board and the new updated U-Boot should boot from eMMC.