Freescale Semiconductor TWR-LS1021A User manual

1 Introduction
The new TWR-LS1021A-PB development board is the most
feature rich and high performance Tower system module
offered by Freescale. This board enables compatibility and
interoperability with other tower expansion modules. It
provides an easily accessible and interchangeable suite of
capabilities and features to support rapid prototyping and
software development. The TWR-LS1021A-PB board is
engineered to enable a wide range of applications, from IoT
Gateways to industrial controllers, Secure Access Points, and
asset management systems. The module offers a high level of
integration, excellent balance of performance-to-power, and
robust capability delivered by the QorIQ LS1021A
communications processor (which offers dual ARM Cortex-
A7 cores running at up to 1 GHz delivering over 5,000
Coremarks of performance at a typical power level of under 3
watts). This platform also provides a comprehensive level of
security, which includes secure boot, Trust Architecture, and
tamper detection, in both standby and active-power modes.
This document describes how you can run the out-of-box-
experience (OOBE) demo program, which shows the wireless
networking, graphics, and audio playing functionalities of the
TWR-LS1021A-PB board.
The access point features demo on LS1021A TWR platform is
illustrated in the figure below.
Freescale Semiconductor Document Number: TWR-LS1021A_Demo_QS
Quick Start Rev. 0, 12/2015
QorIQ TWR-LS1021A OOBE Demo
Quick Start
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Contents
1 Introduction................................................................1
2 TWR-LS1021A OOBE demo features. .................... 2
3 Hardware requirements................. ............................3
3.1 Kit contents.......................... .......................... 3
4 Preparing the system for the demo......... ...................4
4.1 Preparing SD card for demo......... ..................4
4.2 Configuring the board.....................................4
5 Setting up TWR-LS1021A-PB board..... .................. 4
6 Running the demos.................................................... 8
6.1 Wireless hotspot................... .......................... 8
6.2 Slideshow mode.................... .........................9
A Preparing SD card for demo................. .................. 10
B Configuring the TWR-LS1021A board. ................. 11

Internet
GE-WAN
LS1021A TWR
GE-LAN
GE-LAN Wi-Fi LAN
Pad
PC1 PC2
Figure 1. Access point features demo
This document covers the following sections:
• Features of the TWR-LS1021A OOBE demo
• Hardware requirements for the demo
• Preparing the board for the demo
• Setting up the TWR board
• Running the demos
2 TWR-LS1021A OOBE demo features
This section describes the features of wireless access point and the slideshow presentations using the TWR-LS1021A-PB
board.
Wireless access point:
• Three Ethernet ports and a Wi-Fi card - one Ethernet port as WAN and other Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi as LAN
• DHCP client/server
• Route and NAT (IP tables, IP route2)
• Wireless bridging
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Slideshow presentation:
• Audio decoding/playing of MP3 at 128 kbit/s / 44.1 kHz (LAME/ALSA)
• LS1021A product family overview
• TWR-LS1021A overview
• TWR-LS1021A use cases
3 Hardware requirements
For all the features to be demonstrated, the following are required:
• TWR-LS1021A-PB board - QorIQ LS1021A Tower system module
• SD card (included with the TWR-LS1021A-PB board)
• HDMI display and an HDMI cable or TWR-LCD-RGB Graphical LCD Tower system module with RGB interface and
the TWR-ELEV Tower system Elevator module
• USB mouse and keyboard
• Wired speakers with 3.5mm jack
Wireless access point-specific requirements:
• Mini PCIe wireless access card (for example: Atheros AR9287)
• Antennas (for example: Pulse Electronics Corporation W1038)
• Internet connection
• Wireless devices (for example: smart phones, laptops, and tablets)
• Wired (Ethernet RJ45) devices
NOTE
For the Wi-Fi function, only Atheros AR9287 (mini PCIe card) is supported. And for the
wired connectivity (Ethernet), RJ45 (up to 1000BaseT) is supported. Further, a maximum
resolution of 1024x768 is supported on Dell displays.
3.1 Kit contents
The table below lists the standard kit contents of the TWR-LS1021A-PB board shipment:
Item number Description Quantity
700-28673 PWA, TWR-LS1021A-PB 1
600-76796 Cable, USB Type A male/Type Mini B male 3 feet 1
400-76004 Power supply (100/240V INPUT, 5V 6A output) 1
600-76809 Cable, US AC outlet, 5 feet, BLACK ROHS 1
600-77111 Cable, SATA power cable, 4P type connector to SATA power
connector
1
901-76758 HW accessory, universal adaptor 1
979-28673 Packout, Standard final PDC PKG, accessories include SD
Card, USB-Disk and Bracket
1
926-28673 Quick Start Guide, TWR-LS1021A-PB 1
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4 Preparing the system for the demo
For preparing the system for the demo, you should -
• Prepare the SD card
• Configure the TWR-LS1021A-PB board
4.1 Preparing SD card for demo
The image files for the demo are available on the SD card shipped with the board. You should insert the SD card into the
board to run the demo. However, if the SD card is not available or the image files have become corrupt, you need to prepare
an SD card for the demo. For detailed instructions on formatting and preparing the SD card for the demo, see Preparing SD
card for demo.
4.2 Configuring the board
To run the demos described in this guide, the SDK on the TWR-LS1021A-PB board must be re-flashed. If this has not been
done earlier, see Configuring the TWR-LS1021A board for detailed instructions on flashing the board.
However, if you have already flashed the board, proceed to the next section.
5 Setting up TWR-LS1021A-PB board
This section describes setting up the TWR-LS1021A-PB board, adding other hardware for the demos, and configuring the
board for the first time. This is a one-time activity that need not be done again for running any of the demos.
To set up the TWR-LS1021A-PB board:
1. Set the switch settings as described here (see the figure below for illustration).
• For NOR flash boot:
• Switch the SW3[5] to 0(bank0)
•SW2[1:8] 0x10001111, SW3[1:8] 0x01100001
• For SD card boot:
• Switch the SW3[1] to 0
• Set the SW2[1:8] to 0x00101111
•SW2[1:8] 0x00101111, SW3[1:8] 0x01100001
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UART/USB Console
+5V Power
SW3 [1:8] OFF ON ON OFF off OFF OFF ON SW2 [1:8] ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON
Figure 2. Switch/jumper settings and console port
.
2. Using a USB UART cable, connect the console port to a PC as shown in the figure.
3. Configure the console port using a terminal emulation program like TeraTerm, with the following parameters:
Baud rate 115200
Data 8 bits
Parity No
Stop bit 1 bit
Flow Control None
4. Plug in the Wi-Fi Card and insert the SD card as shown in the figure below.
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Mini PCIe mounting posts
SD Card slot
Mini PCIe
Figure 3. Inserting mPCIe Wi-Fi card and SD card
.
5. Add the remaining hardware as explained below:
NOTE
For this, you need the following additional hardware:
• HDMI cable to connect the monitor or the TWR-RGB-LCD display, as
required. Note that you can use either the HDMI display or the LCD display
at any given point of time.
• USB keyboard and mouse
• Ethernet cable to connect the TWR card to the Internet and the computer on
LAN
• If you want to use a HDMI monitor/TV, connect it using a HDMI cable. For an illustration of the same, see
Figure 4 below.
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• If you want to use the TWR-RGB-LCD, plug it into the secondary TWR-EVEL. For an illustration of the same,
see Figure 5 below.
• Plug in the USB keyboard and mouse.
• Plug in the WAN/Internet network cable.
The figure below shows setting up the hardware using the HDMI display.
USB keyboard and mouse
Internet
GE LAN
GE LAN
HDMI
TV or Monitor
Wired speaker with
3.5mm plug
GE WAN
Figure 4. Hardware configuration using HDMI
The figure below shows setting up the hardware using the LCD display.
USB keyboard and mouse
Internet
GE LAN
GE LAN
Wired speaker with
3.5mm plug
GE WAN
TWR-LCD-RGB
Figure 5. Hardware configuration using TWR-LCD-RGB
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6 Running the demos
To boot the system and display the main menu, run the command =>run sdboot.
You can see the main menu on the LCD/HDMI display as shown below.
Figure 6. Main menu
The following table describes the options in the main menu:
Option Description
Wireless Hot Spot Select this option to configure the TWR-LS1021A-PB board into a Wi-Fi Access-Point/router
and view the wireless networking status or log information.
Linux Prompt Select this option to view the steps to boot with alternative uImage, rootfs, dtb images.
Uboot Prompt You can view instructions to flash new RCW and/or U-Boot images to the board.
Slideshow mode You can play the corresponding slides with audio.
6.1 Wireless hotspot
This section describes the networking functionality of the demo. To do so:
1. Check and ensure that the WAN network and the wireless card are plugged in.
2. To start the network demo, click the Start button at the bottom left corner of the screen. See the figure below for
reference.
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Figure 7. Wireless hotspot menu
You can see the network demo starting in the NetWork Info window on the right.
3. Wait for a few seconds. You will see netdemo start... end; This indicates that the networking functionality of the
demo has started successfully.
4. To connect wireless devices such as smart phones and tablets, to the board, use the following credentials:
SSID: Freescale_LS1021A
Password: 12345678
You can see the information about the wireless devices connected to the board under Wifi Client window on the left.
5. To go back to the main menu, click the Exit button at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
6. To stop the networking activity and disconnect all the devices, click the Stop button at the bottom-left corner of the
screen.
6.2 Slideshow mode
The Slideshow Mode contains the following slide shows that provide more information on the TWR-LS1021A board.
• LS1021A features
• TWR-LS1021A Overview
• LS1021A Use Cases
In the slideshow mode, use the following keys to navigate between the slides:
Key/Mouse click Action
Table continues on the next page...
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Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Enter key, or left click
on the mouse
To go to the next page
Page Up, Up Arrow, Left Arrow, or right click on the mouse To go to the previous page
Space To pause or resume the slide show
Home key To go to the first page
End key To go to the last page
Esc key To exit playing and go back to the main menu
Appendix A Preparing SD card for demo
If you are using an SD card that was not shipped with the TWR-LS1021A-PB board, it should be formatted and prepared
before it can be used for the demo. To support booting the system from the SD card, instead of NOR flash, you should
preserve a given space at the beginning of SD card (for example 2 MB or 4 MB). On a Windows PC, you may use any third
party tool to partition the SD-card.
To prepare the SD card on a Linux PC:
1. Use the fdisk command to partition the SD card to a single W95 FAT32 partition, starting from sector 8192.
2. Run the mkfs.vfat command to format the above partition
3. Using the dd command and copy u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin to the boot sector of the SD card.
NOTE
You can find the u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin on the USB stick shipped with the
board
See an illustration of preparing the SD card on a Linux PC below:
$sudo fdisk/dev/sdb
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number 1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-15523839, default 2048): 8192
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (8192-15523839, default 15523839): +400M
Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): b
Changed system type of partition 1 to b (W95 FAT32)
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
$sudo mkfs.vfat/dev/sdb1
$sudo dd if=u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=8
Insert the SD card in a Windows PC and copy all files under \OOBE-demo\SDcard\ folder of the USB stick to the root
directory of the SD card. The total size of this folder is less than 100 MB.
The figure below shows the files to be copied to the SD card.
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