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 Summary
 =======
 The README is for the boot procedure used for various DA850 (or compatible
 parts such as the AM1808) based boards.

 In the context of U-Boot, the board is booted in three stages. The initial
 bootloader which executes upon reset is the ROM Boot Loader (RBL) and sits
 in the internal ROM. The RBL initializes the internal memory and then
 depending on the exact board and pin configurations will initialize another
 controller (such as SPI or NAND) to continue the boot process by loading
 the secondary program loader (SPL).  The SPL will initialize the system
 further (some clocks, SDRAM) and then load the full u-boot from a
 predefined location in persistent storage to DDR and jumps to the u-boot
 entry point.

 AIS is an image format defined by TI for the images that are to be loaded
 to memory by the RBL. The image is divided into a series of sections and
 the image's entry point is specified. Each section comes with meta data
 like the target address the section is to be copied to and the size of the
 section, which is used by the RBL to load the image. At the end of the
 image the RBL jumps to the image entry point.  The AIS format allows for
 other things such as programming the clocks and SDRAM if the header is
 programmed for it.  We do not take advantage of this and instead use SPL as
 it allows for additional flexibility (run-time detect of board revision,
 loading the next image from a different media, etc).


 Compilation
 ===========
 The exact build target you need will depend on the board you have.  For
 Logic PD boards, or other boards which store the ethernet MAC address at
 the end of SPI flash, run 'make da850evm'.  For boards which store the
 ethernet MAC address in the i2c EEPROM located at 0x50, run
 'make da850_am18xxevm'.  Once this build completes you will have a
 u-boot.ais file that needs to be written to the correct persistent
 storage.


 Flashing the images to SPI
 ==========================
 The AIS image can be written to SPI flash using the following commands.
 Assuming that the network is configured and enabled and the u-boot.ais file
 is tftp'able.

 U-Boot > sf probe 0
 U-Boot > sf erase 0 +320000
 U-Boot > tftp u-boot.ais
 U-Boot > sf write c0700000 0 $filesize


 Recovery
 ========

 In the case of a "bricked" board, you need to use the TI tools found
 here[1] to write the u-boot.ais file.  An example of recovering to the SPI
 flash of an AM1808 would be:

 $ mono sfh_OMAP-L138.exe -targetType AM1808 -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
 	-flash_noubl /path/to/u-boot.ais

 For other target types and flash locations:

 $ mono sfh_OMAP-L138.exe -h

 Links
 =====
 [1]
  http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Serial_Boot_and_Flash_Loading_Utility_for_OMAP-L138
	Summary
	=======
	The README is for the boot procedure used for various DA850 (or compatible
	parts such as the AM1808) based boards.

	In the context of U-Boot, the board is booted in three stages. The initial
	bootloader which executes upon reset is the ROM Boot Loader (RBL) and sits
	in the internal ROM. The RBL initializes the internal memory and then
	depending on the exact board and pin configurations will initialize another
	controller (such as SPI or NAND) to continue the boot process by loading
	the secondary program loader (SPL). The SPL will initialize the system
	further (some clocks, SDRAM) and then load the full u-boot from a
	predefined location in persistent storage to DDR and jumps to the u-boot
	entry point.

	AIS is an image format defined by TI for the images that are to be loaded
	to memory by the RBL. The image is divided into a series of sections and
	the image's entry point is specified. Each section comes with meta data
	like the target address the section is to be copied to and the size of the
	section, which is used by the RBL to load the image. At the end of the
	image the RBL jumps to the image entry point. The AIS format allows for
	other things such as programming the clocks and SDRAM if the header is
	programmed for it. We do not take advantage of this and instead use SPL as
	it allows for additional flexibility (run-time detect of board revision,
	loading the next image from a different media, etc).


	Compilation
	===========
	The exact build target you need will depend on the board you have. For
	Logic PD boards, or other boards which store the ethernet MAC address at
	the end of SPI flash, run 'make da850evm'. For boards which store the
	ethernet MAC address in the i2c EEPROM located at 0x50, run
	'make da850_am18xxevm'. Once this build completes you will have a
	u-boot.ais file that needs to be written to the correct persistent
	storage.


	Flashing the images to SPI
	==========================
	The AIS image can be written to SPI flash using the following commands.
	Assuming that the network is configured and enabled and the u-boot.ais file
	is tftp'able.

	U-Boot > sf probe 0
	U-Boot > sf erase 0 +320000
	U-Boot > tftp u-boot.ais
	U-Boot > sf write c0700000 0 $filesize


	Recovery
	========

	In the case of a "bricked" board, you need to use the TI tools found
	here[1] to write the u-boot.ais file. An example of recovering to the SPI
	flash of an AM1808 would be:

	$ mono sfh_OMAP-L138.exe -targetType AM1808 -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
	-flash_noubl /path/to/u-boot.ais

	For other target types and flash locations:

	$ mono sfh_OMAP-L138.exe -h

	Links
	=====
	[1]
	http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Serial_Boot_and_Flash_Loading_Utility_for_OMAP-L138