SAMA5D3X-CM - Revision history

Ilko: Note that Buildroot now also builds the SAM-BA host tool automatically

2026-09-15T13:58:02Z

Note that Buildroot now also builds the SAM-BA host tool automatically

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:58, 15 September 2026
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	* rootfs.ubifs		* rootfs.ubifs

			The SAM-BA programming tool (used in the "Programming with SAM-BA 3.x" section below) is also built automatically by this defconfig and installed at:<br>
			* ./output/host/bin/sam-ba

	==== Customizing Buildroot ====		==== Customizing Buildroot ====

Ilko: Update Buildroot build instructions: use upstream linux4microchip/buildroot-mchp (tag linux4microchip-2026.04) with the new br2-external-ronetix board-support tree, replacing the old ronetix/buildroot-mchp fork

2026-09-15T13:44:23Z

Update Buildroot build instructions: use upstream linux4microchip/buildroot-mchp (tag linux4microchip-2026.04) with the new br2-external-ronetix board-support tree, replacing the old ronetix/buildroot-mchp fork

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:44, 15 September 2026
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	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| binaries/at91bootstrap.bin		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| binaries/at91bootstrap.bin
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| BIN image, should be programmed at address 0x0		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| BIN image, should be programmed at address 0x0
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| binaries/at91bootstrap.elf		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| binaries/at91bootstrap.elf
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	In addition to these required packages, you should also install libssl-dev:		In addition to these required packages, you should also install libssl-dev:
	$ sudo apt-get install libssl1.0-dev		$ sudo apt-get install libssl1.0-dev
	or, depending on your host distribution:		or, depending on your host distribution:
	$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev		$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

	==== Get sources ====		==== Get sources ====
	$ git clone https://github.com/~~ronetix~~/buildroot-mchp.git		$ mkdir buildroot-ronetix
			$ cd buildroot-ronetix
			$ git clone https://github.com/linux4microchip/buildroot-mchp.git
			$ git clone https://github.com/ronetix/br2-external-ronetix.git

	$ cd buildroot-mchp		$ cd buildroot-mchp
			$ git switch -c linux4microchip-2026.04 linux4microchip-2026.04

	==== Build ====		==== Build ====
	$ make ~~atmel_sama5d3xek_defconfig~~		$ make BR2_EXTERNAL=../br2-external-ronetix sama5d3x_cm_defconfig
	$ make		$ make

	Once compilation is done, the images have been generated in: ./output/image:<br>		Once compilation is done, the images have been generated in: ./output/image:<br>
	* at91bootstrap.bin		* at91bootstrap.bin
	* rootfs.tar		* rootfs.tar
	* u-boot.bin		* u-boot.bin
	* u-boot-spl.bin		* u-boot-spl.bin
	* zImage		* zImage
	* sama5d31ek.dtb		* sama5d31ek.dtb
	* sama5d33ek.dtb		* sama5d33ek.dtb
	* sama5d34ek.dtb		* sama5d34ek.dtb
	* sama5d35ek.dtb		* sama5d35ek.dtb
	* sama5d36ek.dtb		* sama5d36ek.dtb
	* rootfs.ubi		* rootfs.ubi
	* rootfs.ubifs		* rootfs.ubifs


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	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| u-boot.bin		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| u-boot.bin
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| U-BOOT, third level bootloader		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| U-BOOT, third level bootloader
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00180000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00180000

Ilko: Add link for information about SAM-BA 3.x

2025-02-25T09:16:10Z

Add link for information about SAM-BA 3.x

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:16, 25 February 2025
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	$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:zImage:0x200000		$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:zImage:0x200000
	$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:rootfs.ubi:0xF80000		$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:rootfs.ubi:0xF80000

			More information about SAM-BA 3.x can be found here:<br>
			https://www.linux4sam.org/bin/view/Linux4SAM/Samba3Subsections

Ilko: Add "Programming with SAM-BA 3.x"

2025-02-25T08:03:18Z

Add "Programming with SAM-BA 3.x"

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:03, 25 February 2025
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	$ make menuconfig		$ make menuconfig

	==== ~~NAND Boot:~~ Programming images ====		==== Programming images ====
	SAM-BA tool or PEEDI JTAG Flash Programmer can be used for programming the images into the NAND Flash.<br>		SAM-BA tool or PEEDI JTAG Flash Programmer can be used for programming the images into the NAND Flash.<br>
	All images should be programmed with 8-bit ECC.		All images should be programmed with 8-bit ECC.
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	\|}		\|}

			===== Programming with SAM-BA 3.x =====
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a lowlevel
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash -c erase
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash -c writeboot:boot.bin
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:u-boot.bin:0x40000
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:sama5d35ek.dtb:0x180000
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:zImage:0x200000
			$ sam-ba -p usb -b sama5d3-ek -a nandflash:1:8:0xc0304405 -c write:rootfs.ubi:0xF80000

Ilko: Fix bootstrap header comment

2025-02-24T11:41:49Z

Fix bootstrap header comment

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:41, 24 February 2025
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	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00000000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00000000
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| boot.bin		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| boot.bin
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| at91bootstrap, programmed with header ~~0xc0902405~~		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| at91bootstrap, programmed with header 0xc0304405
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000

Ilko: Change to Ronetix's buildroot-mchp.git which uses PMECC 8-bits

2025-02-24T11:40:27Z

Change to Ronetix's buildroot-mchp.git which uses PMECC 8-bits

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:40, 24 February 2025
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	Buildroot can build:		Buildroot can build:
	* at91bootstrap		* at91bootstrap
	* u-~~boot-at91~~		* U-BOOT
	* ~~linux-at91~~		* Linux Kernel
	* A cross-compiler		* A cross-compiler
	* Root filesystems of different types		* Root filesystems of different types
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	==== Get sources ====		==== Get sources ====
	$ git clone https://github.com/~~linux4sam~~/buildroot-~~at91~~.git		$ git clone https://github.com/ronetix/buildroot-mchp.git
	~~$ git clone https://github.com/linux4microchip/buildroot-external-microchip.git~~		$ cd buildroot-mchp

	$ cd buildroot-~~external-microchip/~~
	~~$ git checkout linux4microchip-2022.10 -b buildroot-external-microchip-linux4microchip-2022.10~~

	~~$ cd ../buildroot-at91/~~
	~~$ git checkout linux4sam-2022.10 -b buildroot-at91-linux4sam-2022.10~~

	==== Build ====		==== Build ====
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	==== Customizing Buildroot ====		==== Customizing Buildroot ====
	===== AT91Bootstrap =====		===== AT91Bootstrap =====
	$ ~~BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/~~ at91bootstrap3-menuconfig		$ make at91bootstrap3-menuconfig

	===== U-BOOT =====		===== U-BOOT =====
	$ ~~BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/~~ make uboot-menuconfig		$ make uboot-menuconfig

	===== Linux Kernel =====		===== Linux Kernel =====
	$ ~~BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/~~ make linux-menuconfig		$ make linux-menuconfig

	===== RootFs =====		===== RootFs =====
	$ ~~BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/~~ make menuconfig		$ make menuconfig

	==== NAND Boot: Programming images ====		==== NAND Boot: Programming images ====
	SAM-BA tool or PEEDI JTAG Flash Programmer can be used for programming the images into the NAND Flash.<br>		SAM-BA tool or PEEDI JTAG Flash Programmer can be used for programming the images into the NAND Flash.<br>
	All images should be programmed with 4-bit ECC.		All images should be programmed with 8-bit ECC.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-

Ilko: Change GitHub path for at91bootstrap

2025-02-24T11:26:23Z

Change GitHub path for at91bootstrap

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:26, 24 February 2025
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	==== Clone the latest revision of the repo ====		==== Clone the latest revision of the repo ====
	$ git clone ~~git@~~github.com:ronetix/at91bootstrap.git -b {{#var:BRANCH}}		$ git clone https://github.com/ronetix/at91bootstrap.git -b {{#var:BRANCH}}
	$ cd at91bootstrap		$ cd at91bootstrap

	==== Configure and build ====		==== Configure and build ====
	$ make {{#var:DEFCONFIG_NAME}}		$ make {{#var:DEFCONFIG_NAME}}
			$ make

			==== Alternative: Configure and build with GPIO test ====
			This requires a special prepared Ronetix's carrier board with shorted pin pairs.
			Used for production tests.
			$ make sama5d3x_cm_gpio_test_defconfig
	$ make		$ make

Ilko: Add customizing for AT91Bootstrap

2023-05-30T14:55:31Z

Add customizing for AT91Bootstrap

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:55, 30 May 2023
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	==== Customizing Buildroot ====		==== Customizing Buildroot ====
			===== AT91Bootstrap =====
			$ BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/ at91bootstrap3-menuconfig

	===== U-BOOT =====		===== U-BOOT =====
	$ BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/ make uboot-menuconfig		$ BR2_EXTERNAL=../buildroot-external-microchip/ make uboot-menuconfig

Ilko: Add instructions for building and programming Buildroot

2023-05-30T07:47:59Z

Add instructions for building and programming Buildroot

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   $ make
-= Build Results =
+==== Build Results ====
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 | style="padding: 5px;"| binaries/at91bootstrap.elf
 | style="padding: 5px;"| ELF image used for JTAG debugging
 |-
 |}

Ilko: Add instructions to build at91bootstrap

2022-08-30T10:59:05Z

Add instructions to build at91bootstrap

New page

{{#vardefine:HARDWARE_NAME|SAMA5D3X-CM}}
{{#vardefine:CPU|ATSAMA5D3X}}
{{#vardefine:BRANCH|at91bootstrap-3.10.4_rnx}}
{{#vardefine:DEFCONFIG_NAME|sama5d3x_cm_nf_uboot_defconfig}}
{{#vardefine:ARCH|arm}}
{{#vardefine:CROSS_COMPILE|/opt/cross/arm-ronetix-eabi-8.3.0/bin/arm-ronetix-eabi-}}
{{Summary SAM9 A5 | {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} |
{{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} is a System-on-module (SoM) board in SODIMM204 format designed for embedded applications.

{{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} is using the Microchip (ATMEL) {{#var:CPU}} CPU with a CORTEX-A5 CPU running at 536MHz

|SAMA5D35-CM_top.png|
https://ronetix.at/product/sama5d3x-cm-cpu-module-with-atmel-sama5d3-series

Information about at91bootstrap, U-BOOT, Linux can be found here: 
https://www.linux4sam.org/bin/view/Linux4SAM/Sama5d3xekMainPage
|
}}

= Building at91bootstrap - second level bootloader for {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} =
This bootloader is based on https://github.com/linux4sam/at91bootstrap, branch at91bootstrap-3.x

==== Setup the cross-compiler and CPU architecture ====
$ export ARCH={{#var:ARCH}}
$ export CROSS_COMPILE={{#var:CROSS_COMPILE}}

==== Clone the latest revision of the repo ====
$ git clone git@github.com:ronetix/at91bootstrap.git -b {{#var:BRANCH}}
$ cd at91bootstrap

==== Configure and build ====
$ make {{#var:DEFCONFIG_NAME}}
$ make

= Build Results =
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | File Name
! scope="col" | Description
|-
| style="padding: 5px;"| binaries/at91bootstrap.bin
| style="padding: 5px;"| BIN image, should be programmed at address 0x0
|-
| style="padding: 5px;"| binaries/at91bootstrap.elf
| style="padding: 5px;"| ELF image used for JTAG debugging
|-
|}

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:41, 24 February 2025
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	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00000000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00000000
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| boot.bin		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| boot.bin
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| at91bootstrap, programmed with header ~~0xc0902405~~		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| at91bootstrap, programmed with header 0xc0304405
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000		\| style="padding: 5px;"\| 0x00040000