IMX233
Contents
Documents
Digikey eeWiki about imx233-OLinuXino http://www.eewiki.net/display/linuxonarm/iMX233-OLinuXino
Hardware
Attaching LCD to iMX233-OLinuXino-MAXI
Software
To run a Linux system on these boards, 3 key components are required:
- boot code: either bootlets or a bootloader. Bootlets are stable, Das U-Boot is worked on
and has support for the boards since recently.
- kernel, usually comes from the distribution or build system being used
- root filesystem, also provided by the chosen software distro
Kernels
There are two kernel flavours which work on all 3 iMX233 OLinuXino boards:
- 2.6 line. Build recipes: Yocto BSP, ArchlinuxARM package.
- 3.x line. Can be built from the latest stable linux releases with minimal patching. instructions, easy build helper with instructions
Software Distributions
A list of linux distributions or build systems which can produce runnable images:
- Debian. An excellent guide here, including instructions for bootloader, SD card partitioning, etc. There is another guide from Olimex.
- ArchlinuxARM with packages for both 2.6 and 3.x kernels and rich package repositories. The prebuilt images use bootlets, but can be made to work with U-Boot.
- Yocto BSP, where most of the work on the boards is done and integrated first. Not newb-friendly, but extremely powerful. Also a complete SDK with cross-toolchains, runtime libraries, etc.
- minifs Compact Linux Distro Generator for iMX233 with mainline Kernel 3.x
Various Links
iMX233-OLinuXino ARCH Linux SD image with WIFI support - Linux Kernel 2.6.35 and completely support for all board features https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-bAEPML8fwlYUUxaUtsNkZrRk0
LINUX KERNEL 3.x work in progress - https://github.com/koliqi/imx23-olinuxino
How to setup iMX233 RTL8188 WIFI - http://www.agilart.com/blog/the-olinuxino-micro-wifi-sd-cards-farbric
MINIFS - Compact Linux Distro Generator for iMX233 with mainline Kernel 3.x https://github.com/buserror-uk/minifs
EASY KERNEL BUILD This just a simple set of scripts to rebuild a known working kernel for ARM devices.. https://github.com/RobertCNelson/armv5_devel
QEMU - Olinuxino board emulated with 3.x kernel, working SD, USB, UART, RTC, (soft) I2C and even Onewire. See README.md for building/running instructions http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41951227/README.md or https://github.com/buserror-uk/qemu-buserror
Projects
GPIO:
use from shell and C - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/imx233-olinuxino-working-with-gpios/
use /dev/mem - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/imx233-olinuxino-gpios-faster-and-faster/
WEB-IO - https://github.com/hehopmajieh/olinuxino-web-io
I2C:
MOD-IO2 interfacing - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/using-mod-gsm-with-imx233-olinuxino/
MOD-MAG 3-Axes magnetometer interfacing - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/imx233-olinuxino-i2c-tutorial-using-mod-mag-3-axes-magnetometer/
MOD-LCD1x9 interfacing - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/imx233-olinuxino-i2c-tutorial-using-mod-lcd1x9/
MOD-WII-NUNCHUCK interfacing - http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/imx233-olinuxino-i2c-tutorial-using-wii-nunchuk/
SPI:
SPI example - https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=232.0
Implementing Fast software SPI on iMX233-OLinuXino http://dev.moorescloud.com/2012/11/02/implementing-fast-software-spi/
GSM:
http://olimex.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/using-mod-gsm-with-imx233-olinuxino/
E-MAIL:
Sending e-mail demo https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=214.0
FAQ
Under construction
List of Contributors
Raivis Rengelis - iMX233-OLinuXino patches, support in LTIB
Fadil Berisha - Kernel 3.x support for iMX233
Fabio Esteban - Kernel 3.x support
Radoslav Kolev - Open Embedded initial support
Otavio Salvador - Open Embedded maintainer
Kiril Zyapkov - ARCH linux initial support
Mike Brown - ARCH linux maintainer, OLinuXino ARCH support
Michael Pollet - minifs project, QEMU for imx233
Claude Schwartz - LCD support for imx233, Quake, MAME
Dimitar Gamishev - Linux kernel support, Kernel images, Rootfs images
Jeroen De Schepper - I2C, MODBUS, PLC
Petri Laakso - NetBSD
Jochen Kunz - NetBSD
Marek Vasut - uboot for imx233 help
Mike Thompson - kernel 3.x USB help