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Linux on the Xilinx ML605 Virtex6 FPGA development Board
This guide provides some step-by-step instructions on how to build a Microblaze Linux Kernel image for the AD-FMCOMMS1 FMC board connected to an ML605.
Building Linux on ML605 Virtex6 board remains on this website only for legacy purposes. The Linux support for this carrier has been discontinued.
Required Software
- Microblaze GNU Tools microblazeel-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz (binary distribution)
Build Linux - Step by Step instructions
Get Microblaze Little Endian Toolchain from Xilinx
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ git clone git://git.xilinx.com/xldk/microblaze_v1.0_le.git Cloning into 'microblaze_v1.0_le'... remote: Counting objects: 4, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Receiving objects: 75% (3/4), 12.65 MiB | 5 KiB/s [--snip--]
Untar Toolchain
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ cd microblaze_v1.0_le/ Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/microblaze_v1.0_le$ tar xzf microblazeel-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
Get Linux kernel source
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ git clone https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux.git Cloning into 'linux'... remote: Counting objects: 2757163, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (495484/495484), done. remote: Total 2757163 (delta 2296596), reused 2687337 (delta 2234506) Receiving objects: 100% (2757163/2757163), 782.04 MiB | 1.39 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (2296596/2296596), done. Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$
Checkout master branch
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ cd linux/ Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ git checkout origin/master Checking out files: 100% (16412/16412), done. Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$
Set Environmental Variables
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ export PATH=~/fmcomms1/microblaze_v1.0_le/microblazeel-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/:$PATH Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ export ARCH=microblaze Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ export CROSS_COMPILE=microblazeel-unknown-linux-gnu-
Configure Kernel for ML605 XCOMM platform (aka FMCOMMS1)
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ make ml605_xcomm_defconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf # # configuration written to .config # Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$
Get Root File-System
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ wget http://wiki.analog.com/_media/resources/eval/user-guides/ad-fmcomms1-ebz/software/linux/rootfs.cpio.gz --2012-12-19 09:25:28-- http://wiki.analog.com/_media/resources/eval/user-guides/ad-fmcomms1-ebz/software/linux/rootfs.cpio.gz Resolving wiki.analog.com (wiki.analog.com)... 195.170.124.184 Connecting to wiki.analog.com (wiki.analog.com)|195.170.124.184|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2958801 (2.8M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: `rootfs.cpio.gz' 100%[===================================================================================================== =====================================================================>] 2,958,801 1.42M/s in 2.0s 2012-12-19 09:25:30 (1.42 MB/s) - `rootfs.cpio.gz' saved [2958801/2958801] Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$
Build kernel
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/linux$ make -j5 simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 CHK include/linux/version.h UPD include/linux/version.h HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms HOSTCC scripts/bin2c HOSTCC scripts/dtc/checks.o CC scripts/mod/empty.o [--snip--] CP vmlinux arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605.unstrip OBJCOPY arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 UIMAGE arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605.ub Image Name: Linux-3.5.0-rc4-00817-gbf1afb2 Created: Tue Dec 18 16:50:37 2012 Image Type: MicroBlaze Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed) Data Size: 6178556 Bytes = 6033.75 kB = 5.89 MB Load Address: c0000000 Entry Point: c0000000 STRIP arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 Kernel: arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 is ready (#1) Dave@HAL9000:~/devel/git/staging_3$
Generate ML605 SysACE Compact Flash File
Following example shows building the System ACE file on a Linux host. Same steps can alternatively performed on a Windows ISE installation.
Create a directory and gather required files
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ mkdir build Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1$ cd build/ Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/build$ cp ~/fpgahdl_xilinx/cf_xcomm/implementation/system.bit . Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/build$ cp ../linux/arch/microblaze/boot/simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 .
Source Xilinx ISE settings
On Windows open a ISE Design Suite Command Prompt.
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/build$ source /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/settings64.sh . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/common/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/common . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/EDK/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/EDK . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/common/CodeSourcery/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/common/CodeSourcery . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/PlanAhead/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/PlanAhead . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/../../Vivado/2012.1/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/../../Vivado/2012.1 . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/ISE/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/ISE . /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/SysGen/.settings64.sh /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/SysGen
Run XMD genace tcl script
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Dave@HAL9000:~/fmcomms1/build$ xmd -tcl genace.tcl -hw system.bit -elf simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 -ace linux.ace -board ml605 -target mdm Xilinx Microprocessor Debugger (XMD) Engine Xilinx EDK 14.1 Build EDK_P.15xf Copyright (c) 1995-2009 Xilinx, Inc. All rights reserved. Executing xmd script : /opt/Xilinx/14.1/ISE_DS/EDK/data/xmd/genace.tcl ####################################################################### XMD GenACE utility. Generate SystemACE File from bit/elf/data Files ####################################################################### Parsing genace option: -hw system.bit -elf simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 -ace linux.ace -board ml605 -target mdm GenACE Options: Board : ml605 Jtag Devs : xc6vlx240t FPGA pos : 1 JPROG : false HW File : system.bit ACE File : linux.ace nCPUs : 1 Processor mdm_1 Information Debug opt : -debugdevice devicenr 1 cpunr 1 ELF files : simpleImage.cf_xcomm_ml605 Start PC Address : 0xc0000000 Open SVF file ############################################################ Converting Bitstream 'system.bit' to SVF file 'system.svf' [--snip--] RUNNING> ############################################################ Converting SVF file 'linux.svf' to SystemACE file 'linux.ace' Executing 'impact -batch svf2ace.scr' SystemACE file 'linux.ace' created
The newly created System ACE file can now be transferred to an Compact Flash card. Instructions on how to format and setup the CF Card and configure the ML605 for SysACE boot can be found here:
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