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What is a FSBL?

What is a FSBL?

The First Stage Bootloader (FSBL) is a critical part of the boot process for the OcPoC.

What is Psu_init?

psu_init.c. C code file defining all the register settings to properly initialize the ARM processing system. Used to create the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL) executable.

How do you make a FSBL elf?

To generate the FSBL, select File->New->Application Project . This will open the “New Projet” panel (see below). In the “Project name” field enter “FSBL”. Note: If you choose a different name, such as YOUR_FSBL, you need to copy the generated elf file: zedboard_rocketchip/zedboard_rocketchip.

What is the use of FSBL?

First Stage Bootloader (FSBL) for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC configures the FPGA with hardware bitstream (if it exists) and loads the Operating System (OS) Image or Standalone (SA) Image or 2nd Stage Boot Loader image from the non-volatile memory (NAND/SD/eMMC/QSPI) to Memory (DDR/TCM/OCM) and takes A53/R5 out of reset.

What is a first stage bootloader?

The First Stage Bootloader reads software images from flash memory, utilizing redundant copies of the images, and launches the operating system. This bootloader finds a valid copy of the OS image and the ram filesystem image in flash memory.

How do I create a ZYNQ boot image?

Currently, boot image creation for Zynq and Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC architectures is supported. Select Create a new BIF file….Creating a Boot Image

  1. Select the Partition type as “bootloader”.
  2. Select the FSBL “zynq_fsbl. elf” path.
  3. Select the authentication as rsa and encryption as aes.

What is QSPI32?

I created it because I couldn’t find this information from a few Google searches. TL;DR. QSPI24 means 24-bit addressing which also means 3-byte address mode and that QSPI32 means 32-bit addressing which also means 4-byte address mode.

What is PMU firmware?

The PMU firmware Within that chip, the PMU (Platform Management Unit) is a Microblaze processor that handles power states, clock and power domains and other very low-level tasks. It obviously has a crucial role for the chip. There is no “standard” PMU firmware image: every user is supposed to build a custom one.

What is a phone bootloader?

A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment and binding its root of trust.

Who loads the bootloader?

The bootloader is usually composed of three programs: A boot sector program directly loaded by the BIOS at boot time. A second stage program loaded by the boot sector program to complete the booting process. A bootloader installer to install the bootloader and the second stage program in the boot disk.

How do I make a boot bin?

Generating the ‘boot. bin’

  1. The path of the Output BIF file should be the directory of the generated boot. bin. Click add -> Browse.
  2. Select the three required files (noted at the top of this tutorial) and click OK. The Add order is: fsbl. elf, ocpoc_rev1. bit and uboot. bin.

How install ZYNQ on Linux?

Start

  1. Step 1 : Install PetaLinux 2016.4.
  2. Step 2 : Prepare SD card for booting Linux.
  3. Step 3 : Create the Hardware Design.
  4. Step 4 : Generating kernel images for the designed hardware using PetaLinux.
  5. Step 5 : Downloading Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Root File System for Zynq.
  6. Step 6 : Booting Linux on ZC702.

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Ruth Doyle