BeagleBoard

New Post: Building a Windows CE 6 image for BeagleBoard [those who have successfully done so]

dineshvel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:37:43 GMT

hi,

I am also using similar setup. MLO and EBootsd.nbo from TI.

nk.bin downloaded from this website is not booting. but TI bsp builds successfully. it boots up and i am able to see the shell in video connected via s-video.

Have you done anything after this? anything which you want to share?

regards

dinesh

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

dineshvel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:45:44 GMT

Hi all,

I am using beagleboard Rev C3 and BSP from this community. I have ms vs2005 and winCE 6.0.

I am trying to boot nk.bin came along with the source code. Its not booting up.

I am using MLO and ebootsd.nbo from Texas, nk.bin file from beagle community.

1. Will it work? Do I need some changes? Please guide me this.

2. Can I make MLO and Ebootsd files from source code from this community?

3. I followed the step mentioned in this discussion chain, copying nk.bin from uboot and using go command to start. But it failed to start. Hangup!.

Please help me.

Thanks

Dinesh

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:45:38 GMT

Hi experts,

If u people can help us or suggest something than it will be really helpful.

Regards,

Niral

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

gknigh_t — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:03:55 GMT

My bootup on the Rev.C3 of the Beagleboard ends like this:

Init HW: controller RST
SDHC: command response timeout CTO!
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: MMCSendCommand error, command = 8
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: Command Response Error

BL_IMAGE_TYPE_BIN

Download file information:
-----------------------------------------------------------
[0]: Address=0x84001000 Length=0x01849144 Save=0x80001000
-----------------------------------------------------------
Download file type: 1
rom_offset=0x0.
ImageStart = 0x84001000, ImageLength = 0x1849144, LaunchAddr = 0x8400AD5C

Completed file(s):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]: Address=0x84001000 Length=0x1849144 Name="" Target=RAM
ROMHDR at Address 84001044h
Launch Windows CE image by jumping to 0x8000ad5c...

Windows CE Kernel for ARM (Thumb Enabled) Built on Nov 24 2008 at 14:58:01
--- High Performance Frequecy is 32768 khz--

Mind you, the MLO and ebootsd.nb0 I am using came from the TI EVM3530 board.

Can anyone give me some pointers?

New Post: Building a Windows CE 6 image for BeagleBoard [those who have successfully done so]

gknigh_t — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:04 GMT

Hi,

I've started on the task of building a Windows CE 6.0 image for use on the Beagleboard. My first attempt (epic failure!) didn't work as magicially as I had planned.

I took the MLO and ebootsd.nb0 for the TI EVM3530 and booted the board using the minimal image someone built and posted at http://beagleboard.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=16959.

*** Result

Microsoft Windows CE Bootloader Common Library Version 1.4 Built Jun 24 2009 13:
34:42

Texas Instruments Windows CE EBOOT for EVM 3530, Built Jul 9 2009 at 12:41:00
Version 6.11.00

OMAP3430 Version 0x3b7ae02f (Unknown)
TWL4030 Version 0x50 (ES3.1)
System ready!
Preparing for download...
INFO: Predownload....
WARN: Boot config wasn't found, using defaults
Hit space to enter configuration menu 5...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 4...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 3...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 2...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 1...
Invalid ID!! (0x0) Aborting...
ERROR: Boot device driver Init call failed

Init HW: controller RST
SDHC: command response timeout CTO!
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: MMCSendCommand error, command = 8
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: Command Response Error

BL_IMAGE_TYPE_BIN

Download file information:
-----------------------------------------------------------
[0]: Address=0x80070000 Length=0x000a43e0 Save=0x80001000
-----------------------------------------------------------
Download file type: 1

*************** I expected this much.

So, moving along, I installed the OMAP3530 BSP source from TI and proceed to build my own image only going as far as adding a display module and a few default parameters. The boot up was a bit more promising:

Init HW: controller RST
SDHC: command response timeout CTO!
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: MMCSendCommand error, command = 8
MMC::MMCCommandResponse: Command Response Error

BL_IMAGE_TYPE_BIN

Download file information:
-----------------------------------------------------------
[0]: Address=0x84001000 Length=0x01849144 Save=0x80001000
-----------------------------------------------------------
Download file type: 1
rom_offset=0x0.
ImageStart = 0x84001000, ImageLength = 0x1849144, LaunchAddr = 0x8400AD5C

Completed file(s):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]: Address=0x84001000 Length=0x1849144 Name="" Target=RAM
ROMHDR at Address 84001044h
Launch Windows CE image by jumping to 0x8000ad5c...

Windows CE Kernel for ARM (Thumb Enabled) Built on Nov 24 2008 at 14:58:01
--- High Performance Frequecy is 32768 khz--

*** End boot Copy

As you can see, it stays at --- High Performance Frequecy is 32768 khz--.

Anyone who has gone as far as building an image, can you give a hint as to what I have missing?
Bare in mind I have not edited any sysgen files, or added any additional code in the process of building my project in Visual Studio using the Platform Builder plugin.

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:43:47 GMT

hi All,

I am not able to load NK.bin.

- tried serial port platform builder.

If not serial port we have option to boot nk.bin from NAND also.but to which address we need to write NK.bin so that it can load in to RAM by boot from Flash option.

Kindly let me know as I am not moving ahead.

Regards,

Niral

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:58:22 GMT

Hi Joelw,

I am able to load EBOOTNAND.nb0 into RAM and execute it.Actually my load address was not proper.

It is sending boot request via serial port.other side on pc i have started the microsoft visual studio 2005 and i am doing attach device via serial port but it not working ........it is saying "Waiting for BOOTME request........" but my beagle board is sending request via serial port .......see the logs....Any idea what is wrong???

## Starting application at 0x87000000 ...

Microsoft Windows CE Bootloader Common Library Version 1.4 Built Oct 5 2009 18:32:30
Microsoft Windows CE EBOOT 1.0 for OMAP3 BeagleBoard. Built Oct 5 2009 at 18:34:34
INFO: Platform Init**
System ready!
Preparing for download...
INFO: Predownload....
WARN: Boot config wasn't found, using defaults
WARN: MAC wasn't found, using defaults
Hit space to enter configuration menu 5...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 4...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 3...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 2...
Hit space to enter configuration menu 1...
INFO: *** Device Name DOG-5FC52F8B ***
Sending boot request...
Waiting for boot ack...
E 91
failed to receive header signature
failed to receive header
Sending boot request...
Waiting for boot ack...
failed to receive header signature
failed to receive header
Sending boot request...
Waiting for boot ack...
failed to receive header signature
failed to receive header

Regards,

Niral

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:42:53 GMT

Hi Joelw,

address in ebootnand.bib is 0xA1B50000 and length is 0x20000.so when i am trying other address it is able to copy but 0xA1B50000 is not able to copy.

I have tried using

mmcinit

fatload mmc 0 0xA1B50000 EBOOTNAND.nb0

but that is also not working so it means that 0xA1B50000 address is not valid.

So same thing i have tried for EBOOTRAM.nb0 as address was 0x87000000 for it.Now point is that it is able to copy it to 0x87000000 but when i am doing

go 87000000

it is saying ## Starting application at 0x87000000 .... and remains there any idea what could be the problem??

I am cluesless and very new to wince 6.0 so not able to go ahead with out this .....

regards,

Niral

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:25:52 GMT

hi joelw,

How to get the build platform for omap 3530?Do i need to get it from TI?

becuase in my setup of wince 6.0 it includes only omap2420...am I missing something?

Regards,

Niral

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

joelw — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:08:55 GMT

Hi Niral,

The bootloader requires some changes to load and run.

Get a build window working for the BSP first.

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

niral — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:19:23 GMT

hi JoeTheProgrammer,

Are u able to build the bootloader for beagle board?are you running wince on beagle?

I am starting on it.I have downloded the beagle source code from this site.but from where you got to compile nk.bin(although the code is having one image)? I dont have 3530 platform on wince - microsoft 2005.i have only omap 2420 platform to be built on wince so image is built for omap2420.so how do we compile for 3530??any patch i need to install?

please help I am stuck here!!!!

Regards,

Niral

New Post: Gumstix Overo Windows CE 6 Spark kit offering

dvescovi — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:08:33 GMT

Special Computing will soon be offering a Windows CE Spark kit based on the
Gumstix Overo series.
http://specialcomp.com/gumstix/
A Spark kit is a “not for commercial” use kit directed at hobbyists and
contains:

Full working version of Windows Embedded CE R2
Full version of Visual Studio Pro 2005
Gumstix Overo Earth, Palo LCD case and cables
Development Board Support Package (BSP) for Gumstix Overo
Software Development Kit (SDK) for Gumstix Overo
PC based emulator

This kit contains, basically, all the hardware and software development tools
needed to build a complete Overo based Windows CE mobile platform. This is an
excellent platform for doing both managed code (C# and Visual Basic Compact
Framework) development and native code (C/C++) development. There are several
application as well as OS design examples included.
Working support for all Overo hardware is now available including:

Boot loader
I2C driver
SPI driver
Palo button driver
Low power operation suspend/resume
24bit Color LCD display 480X272 with backlight
Touch screen driver
SD card
UART serial interface driver
Bluetooth (Fire module)
WiFi (Fire module)
NAND Flash support
GPIO
Audio in/out
Ethernet
USB host
USB ActiveSync
USB camera
Smart Device Framework (SDF)
Much more

Information on the Spark program is at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/community/spark/default.mspx
email info@specialcomp.com for more information.

A video of the kit in action is at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rth2OGHdkVo

There are plans to offer and equivalent BeagleBoard kit also.

New Post: Connecting DSP on WinCE

SlayerAlbert — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:17:15 GMT

Any one knows how to connect DSP side on WinCE?

I'm writing some applications with C# on the ARM side and have no idea how to connect the DSP side codecs.

Thx.

Reviewed: Stubbed platform to start from scratch (May 17, 2009)

ader77777 — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:08:46 GMT

Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - como intalo el windows ce en la beagle board agradezco su colaboracion

New Post: driver status

jameslun — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:53:52 GMT

Any news on the availability of a Beagle Board Spark kit?

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

joelw — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:47:38 GMT

Fair enough, I won't mention it again :) And yes there are license
implications when using any software.

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

dvescovi — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:29:20 GMT

Please do not post any more comments concerning the TI/BSquare BSP in this forum. There are legal implications and other requirements that you need to investigate before using their software. Post to the TI forum or contact BSquare. The starter BSP posted here is a clean version based off the Microsoft OMAP2420 BSP distributed as part of Platform Builder and is covered under the same licensing arrangements.

DV

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

joelw — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:51:36 GMT

<How to start working with the TI BSP bootloader - load EBOOTNAND.nb0 into RAM and execute>

Keep in mind that XLDR will copy EBOOT from Flash, so EBOOT is already fixed up to execute from RAM.

Transfer EBOOTNAND.nb0 using UBOOT and Serial port. I used HyperTerminal.

OMAP3 beagleboard.org # loadb
## Ready for binary (kermit) download to 0x80000000 at 115200 bps...

<Hyperterm: Transfer, Send File, (EBOOTNAND.nb0, Kermit)>

## Total Size = 0x00040000 = 262144 Bytes
## Start Addr = 0x80000000

<move image to where it is fixed up to run - see ebootnand.bib>
OMAP3 beagleboard.org # cp 80000000 87e00000 40000

<jump into image>
OMAP3 beagleboard.org # go 87e00000

## Starting application at 0x87E00000 ...

Microsoft Windows CE Bootloader Common Library Version 1.4 Built May 5 2009 00:
10:42

Texas Instruments Windows CE EBOOT for EVM 3530, Built May 5 2009 at 21:17:28
Version 6.09.00

OMAP3430 Version 0x3b7ae02f (Unknown)
TWL4030 Version 0x50 (ES3.1)
System ready!
Preparing for download...
INFO: Predownload....
Checking bootloader blocks are marked as reserved (Num = 14)
..............

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

joelw — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:52:48 GMT

I reviewed the TI BSP pretty thoroughly last night and built EBOOT. It has
everything that BeagleBoard needs. The serial debug port matches up etc.

The TI(BSQUARE) BSP will work with little change on the Gumstix Overo line
as well. Gumstix offers quantity pricing.

Let me know if you need any help. I'm interested in the graphics
performance of this part...

Joel

New Post: How to get Windows CE 6.0 on BeagleBoard...

JoeTheProgrammer — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:19:41 GMT

Hi Joel,

Do you have to have the OMAP35x EVM to use this BSP from TI? I looked on the website and it said that it is required, but I am not for sure if the BeagleBoard is similar to the EVM.

Thanks,

JoeTheProgrammer