VersaLogic Zebra VL-EPC-2701 User manual

Yocto Linux
User Guide
REV. April 2018
Zebra
(VL-EPC-2701)
Arm* i.MX6 Single Board Computer
with Gigabit Ethernet, Video, USB,
SATA, Serial I/O, Digital I/O, CAN
Bus, SPI and I
2
C

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Product Release Notes
Rev 1.0
Initial release for the Rev 1.0 board
Support Page
The Zebra Support Page contains additional information and resources for this product including:
Operating system information and software drivers
Data sheets and manufacturers’ links for chips used in this product
U-Boot information and upgrades
VersaTech KnowledgeBase
The VersaTech KnowledgeBase contains useful technical information about VersaLogic products,
along with product advisories.
Customer Support
If you are unable to solve a problem after reading this manual, visiting the product support page,
or searching the KnowledgeBase, contact VersaLogic Technical Support at [phone].
VersaLogic support engineers are also available via e-mail at [e-mail].
Repair Service
If your product requires service, you must obtain a Returned Material Authorization (RMA) number
by calling 503-747-2261. Be ready to provide the following information:
Your name, the name of your company, your phone number, and e-mail address
The name of a technician or engineer that can be contacted if any questions arise
The quantity of items being returned
The model and serial number (barcode) of each item
A detailed description of the problem
Steps you have taken to resolve or recreate the problem
The return shipping address
Warranty Repair: All parts and labor charges are covered, including return shipping charges for
UPS Ground delivery to United States addresses.
Non-warranty Repair: All approved non-warranty repairs are subject to diagnosis and labor
charges, parts charges and return shipping fees. Specify the shipping method you prefer and
provide a purchase order number for invoicing the repair.
Note: Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of the box before returning.

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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................6
Quick Start.....................................................................................................................7
Setting up Zebra for the First Time....................................................................................7
Booting up Zebra for the First Time...................................................................................8
Basic Zebra Features and Commands.......................................................................10
USB Support.....................................................................................................................10
Video Support...................................................................................................................10
MikroBUS Compatible Socket.........................................................................................10
Storage Support ................................................................................................................10
Multimedia Support..........................................................................................................10
Multimedia Playback...........................................................................................10
Audio Recording...............................................................................................................11
Setting up the Development Host ..............................................................................13
Host Packages...................................................................................................................13
Setting up the Repo Utility...............................................................................................14
Yocto Project Setup ....................................................................................................15
Building the Zebra Image............................................................................................17
Setting up the Build Configurations.................................................................................17
Patching the Build Configuration.....................................................................................18
Creating the Target Image ................................................................................................19
Deploying the Image to Zebra ....................................................................................20
Deploying the MicroSD Card...........................................................................................20
Booting from the Network................................................................................................20
Configuring the Host PC .....................................................................................20
Configuring U-Boot Environmental Variables....................................................21
Deploying to eMMC............................................................................................23
Creating a Simple Application....................................................................................25
Standalone Application.....................................................................................................25
Adding the Application to the Image................................................................................26
Customizing the Image...............................................................................................29
Adding or Removing Packages......................................................................................... 29
Modifying Linux Kernel Configuration ........................................................................... 30
Updating U-Boot...............................................................................................................32

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Advanced Features and Commands..........................................................................35
Sensors..............................................................................................................................35
CAN Network...................................................................................................................37
I2C Commands..................................................................................................................38
GPIO.................................................................................................................................39
References...................................................................................................................40
Figures
Figure 1. Major Components and Connectors.................................................................................................7
Figure 2. Booting the System ..........................................................................................................................8
Figure 3. Login................................................................................................................................................9
Figure 3. X11 Desktop ....................................................................................................................................9
Figure 5. Opening a Terminal........................................................................................................................11
Figure 6. Alsamixer.......................................................................................................................................11
Figure 7. Stopping Auto Boot .......................................................................................................................21
Figure 8. Printenv..........................................................................................................................................22
Figure 9. Netboot...........................................................................................................................................23
Figure 10. Firefox Icon..................................................................................................................................29
Figure 11. Kernel Configuration GUI ...........................................................................................................30
Figure 12. Device Drivers .............................................................................................................................31
Figure 13. Sony MemoryStick.......................................................................................................................32
Tables
Table 1. Image Details...................................................................................................................................19

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Introduction
The VersaLogic EPC-2701 Zebra is an ARM based Single Board Computer (SBC). It is consists
of a NXP i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 single or dual core processor and many standard components,
which will be described in more detail later. The single core version of Zebra is named “Solo,”
while the dual core version is “DualLite.” The recommended OS is Yocto Linux which is an open-
source collaboration focused on embedded Linux OS development.
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the Zebra product, as well as to help the
user to configure the system to boot for the first time. It also provides instructions on how to set up
a Yocto Linux development environment and to build the OS image, develop a simple application,
and deploy the OS and applications to the Zebra for execution.
However, this guide is not intended to provide significant amount of background information on
the NXP i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 processor or Yocto Linux. The commands used are intended as
examples; it is possible that there are also other Linux commands which will accomplish the same
results. The user is encouraged to follow the links in the reference section to learn more.
This guide assumes the user has basic knowledge of the Linux Operating System and is able to
obtain the necessary hardware and software required to complete the tasks outlined in this guide.
Note: The NXP i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 processor was originally made by Freescale. Freescale
was purchased by NXP, but much of the documentation still retains the name Freescale.
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Quick Start
EPC-2701 Zebra Hardware Introduction
Detailed hardware description is available in the Zebra Hardware Reference Manual, but here is
some essential information required in order to quickly set up the board.
The following diagram shows the major components of a Zebra:
Figure 1. Major Components and Connectors
Setting up Zebra for the First Time
At a minimum, the following ports and devices should be connected before booting up Zebra for
the first time:
J1 – USBx2: connect USB mouse and keyboard to the USB ports. There are two options to do
this: Option one is to connect a USB hub to the bottom port, then connect both mouse and
keyboard to the hub. Option two is to set the top USB port to host mode and then use both on
board ports for mouse and keyboard.
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J4 – MicroSD socket: install the MicroSD card in this socket. The space is tight so be careful not
to bend the pins or cause other damage.
J5 – Ethernet: connect network cable to the Ethernet port.
J6 – HDMI: connect a HDMI monitor to this port. If an HDMI monitor is not available, then a HDMI
to VGA adapter can connect to a VGA monitor. Note that the current limit for the HDMI 5V power
is 55mA, so when choosing an adapter make sure it draws less than that.
J15 – Power: connect the power cable from the adapter when instructed below, after all other
connections and jumper changes have been made.
J16 – COM1: connect the VL-CBR-0504 cable adapter for RS-232 serial port, and then connect
serial cable to a PC COM port. Use a terminal emulator such as PuTTY for console access to the
Zebra.
Booting up Zebra for the First Time
At this point, the Zebra is ready to boot up for the first time. Connect the power cable to the board
and watch the serial console and you should see the boot messages displayed. Please note that
instead of BIOS, Zebra uses a different boot loader called U-Boot. Unless auto boot is stopped by
pressing a key on the keyboard, U-Boot will load Yocto Linux from the microSD.
Figure 2. Booting the System
Once the system completes boot up, a login prompt will be displayed. Login as root; no password
is required.

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Figure 3. Login
If a monitor is connected to the HDMI port, then a basic X11 Desktop as shown below will be
displayed on the monitor.
Figure 4. X11 Desktop

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Basic Zebra Features and
Commands
Assuming the Zebra is up and running with the OS provided by VersaLogic, this section describes
some of the built-in features on the Zebra board and Yocto Linux commands to utilize these
features.
USB Support
There are two USB ports on the Zebra that support standard USB 2.0 devices. The bottom USB
port is set to host mode, but the top USB OTG port is set to device mode by default. To change
the top USB port to host mode, install the V2 jumper per the Zebra Hardware Reference Manual.
Video Support
The Zebra has an integrated video controller that supports multiple video formats and provides an
HDMI V1.4 port, used with most standard monitors.
MikroBUS Compatible Socket
The Zebra board includes a MikroBUS compatible socket that supports industry standard click
boards, which can provide expandability to support additional on-board I/O including I2C, SPI and
serial lines. See the Zebra Hardware Reference Manual for socket pin support information.
Storage Support
Zebra supports onboard storage devices such as MicroSD and optional eMMC. The fdisk
command will list all the storage devices that are currently attached, as shown in the example
below.
root@imx6zebra:~# fdisk –l
…
[ This is the MicroSD card installed in the onboard socket. ]
/dev/mmcblk1p1 8192 24575 16384 8M c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk1p2 24576 2834431 2809856 1.3G 83 Linux
Multimedia Support
Multimedia Playback
GStreamer is the default multimedia framework on Linux OS, and gplay-1.0 is a command line
tool built on top of GStreamer that will test basic playback. MP3, MP4, WAV and AVI file formats
are verified on the Zebra.
To play back a multimedia file, first make sure a speaker or headphone is properly connected to
the J10 – Audio port. Then open a terminal from the X11 Desktop as indicated below.
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Figure 5. Opening a Terminal
Type the following command in the terminal window:
sh-4.3# gplay-1.0 <file name>
For MP3 and WAV files, command output should indicate that the sound track is playing. For MP4
and AVI files, a new window will also open displaying the video. If there is no sound when
expected, first check the volume level by entering the alsamixer command in the terminal window
and adjust the headphone volume in the GUI using up or down arrow keys.
sh-4.3# alsamixer
Figure 6. Alsamixer
Audio Recording
To record audio on the Zebra, first connect a microphone or headset to the J10 – Audio port.
Adjust the recording level in alsamixer to high to ensure that sound can be captured. The level
can be adjusted downward later to achieve the best result.
Type the following command in the terminal window and speak into the microphone
sh-4.3# arecord -r 48000 -f S16_LE -c 2 -d 10 testrecord.wav
Recording automatically stops after 10 seconds. Play back the recording using the gplay-1.0
command:
sh-4.3# gplay-1.0 testrecord.wav

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Note: Audio recording and playback are also possible through the J13 – User IO connector, but a
break-out cable is required in order to access line-in and line-out.

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Setting up the Development Host
This chapter begins the discussion on how to build and customize the Yocto Linux OS to run on
Zebra.
A host PC or build server is required to setup the Yocto Linux development environment, which
will be used to create the Operating System that will run on the VersaLogic Zebra board.
There are a few minimum requirements for this system:
1. Hardware – a server machine will provide the best performance, but at least a mid-range
desktop PC is needed. Specifically, at least the following configuration:
A. 2 GHz dual core processor
B. 2 GB RAM (system memory)
C. 120 GB of free disk space is required in order to install the OS and required packages,
and to build the target image. However, more disk space is highly recommended as
multiple builds during typical development cycle can consume the disk space quickly.
D. VGA monitor capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
E. A CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
F. A static IP address is recommended but not required
G. Internet access to download additional required software
2. Operating System – the recommended OS for the host PC is Ubuntu 14.04, which is the
version currently supported for Zebra and has been verified by VersaLogic. If the user decides
to try a different version or Linux distribution, then it is up to the user to get the Yocto Linux
Project expected behavior on the host PC, as well as making sure the packages and utilities
described below are compatible and can be installed correctly.
Host Packages
A Yocto Linux Project build requires that some prerequisite software packages to be installed.
Please use the commands below to install these packages. Note that in Ubuntu, the command
sudo is typically used to execute other commands with root privileges.
1. Install essential Yocto Project host packages:
$ sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-
multilib build-essential chrpath socat libsdl1.2-dev
2. Install i.MX layers host packages for an Ubuntu 14.04 host:
$ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev xterm sed cvs subversion
coreutils texi2html docbook-utils python-pysqlite2 help2man make gcc
g++ desktop-file-utils libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev mercurial
autoconf automake groff curl lzop asciidoc u-boot-tools
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Setting up the Repo Utility
Git is a version control system for tracking changes in source code files and coordinating work on
those files among multiple developers. Repo is a tool built on top of Git that makes it easier to
manage projects that contain multiple repositories, which do not need to be on the same server.
Repo complements very well the layered nature of the Yocto Project, making it easier for users to
add their own layers to the BSP.
To install the “repo” utility, follow these steps:
1. Create a bin folder in the home directory.
$ mkdir ~/bin
$ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-
downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
$ sudo chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
2. Add the following line to the .bashrc file to ensure that the ~/bin folder is in your PATH
variable.
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
3. Apply the new path to the current login session.
$ . ~/.bashrc

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Yocto Project Setup
For Yocto Linux, files used to build an image are stored in layers. Layers contain different types of
customizations and come from different sources. Some of the files in a layer are called recipes.
Yocto Project recipes contain the mechanism to retrieve source code, and to build and package a
component. The following list shows some of the layers used to build the Zebra image:
VersaLogic release layer
•meta-versalogic
i.MX release layer
•meta-fsl-bsp-release
ometa-bsp - updates for meta-freescale, poky, and meta-openembedded layers
ometa-sdk - updates for meta-freescale-distros
Yocto Project community layers
•meta-freescale: provides support for the base and for i.MX ARM® reference boards.
•meta-freescale-3rdparty: provides support for 3rd party and partner boards.
•meta-freescale-distro: additional items to aid in development and exercise board
capabilities.
•meta-fsl-community-base: often renamed to base. Provides base configuration for FSL
Community BSP.
•meta-openembedded: Collection of layers for the OE-core universe. See
layers.openembedded.org/.
•poky: basic Yocto Project items in Poky. See the Poky README for details.
•meta-browser: provides several browsers.
•meta-qt5: provides Qt5.
In order to download all the necessary files, first make sure that Git is setup properly with the
commands below, which only need to be run once on the host PC.
$ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
(For example: git config --global user.name “John Doe”)
$ git config --global user.email "Your Email"
(For example: git config --global user.email “[e-mail]”)
$ git config --list
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The Freescale Yocto Project BSP Release directory contains a "sources" directory holding the
recipes used to build the image, as well as one or more build directories, and a set of scripts used
to set up the environment.
As an example, a directory called fsl-release-bsp is created for our project. Any name can be
used instead of it.
$ mkdir fsl-release-bsp
$ cd fsl-release-bsp
$ repo init -u git://git.freescale.com/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git -
b imx-morty
$ repo sync
When this process completes, the source code is checked out into the directory fsl-release-
bsp/sources. You can perform repo synchronization periodically with the command repo sync to
update to the latest code. If errors occur during repo initialization, try deleting the .repo directory
and running the repo initialization command again.
Last, download the VersaLogic release layer and recipes for the Zebra board:
$ cd sources
$ git clone git://github.com/versalogic/meta-versalogic.git -b
morty
The recipes used to build the Zebra image come from VersaLogic, the Yocto community and
NXP/Freescale. The Yocto Project layers are downloaded to the sources directory. This sets up
the recipes that are used to build the project. Follow the instructions below to download the
Freescale Yocto Project Community BSP recipe layers.

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Building the Zebra Image
This section describes the necessary steps to building a Yocto Linux image that will run on the
VersaLogic Zebra board.
Setting up the Build Configurations
Freescale provides a script (fsl-setup-release.sh) that simplifies the build process. To use
the script, the name of the target machine needs to be specified, as well as the graphical backend
desired. The script sets up a build directory and pulls in necessary configuration files for the
specified machine and backend.
The syntax for the fsl-setup-release script is shown below:
$ DISTRO=<distro name> MACHINE=<machine name> source fsl-setup-
release.sh -b <build dir>
Whereas
•<distro name> specifies the graphical backend to be built, which configures the build
environment and it is stored in meta-fsl-bsp-release/imx/meta-
sdk/conf/distro.
Here is a list of available DISTRO configurations:
ofsl-imx-x11 - Only X11 graphics
ofsl-imx-wayland - Wayland weston graphics
ofsl-imx-xwayland - Wayland graphics and X11. X11 applications using EGL are
not supported
ofsl-imx-fb - Frame Buffer graphics - no X11 or Wayland
•<machine name> specifies the name of the target machine. For the Zebra, this should
be imx6zebra.
•<build dir> specifies the name of the build directory created by the fsl-setup-
release.sh script. It can be any name that the user chooses.
Below is an example of a complete command:
DISTRO=fsl-imx-x11 MACHINE=imx6zebra source fsl-setup-release.sh -b
testbuild
When the script runs, it prompts the user to accept an EULA. Once the EULA is accepted, the
acceptance is stored in local.conf inside each build directory and the EULA acceptance query
will no longer be displayed for that directory. After the script completes, the working directory is
changed to the one just created by the script, specified with the -b option. A conf directory is
created containing the files bblayers.conf and local.conf.
Keep in mind that this script needs to be executed every time a new terminal window is opened to
build the image, in order to set up the proper configurations for that window. The script also
refreshes both bblayers.conf and local.conf files. Therefore, it would be a good practice to
save a copy of these files under a different name, once they are modified so the same changes
will not have to be typed again.
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Patching the Build Configuration
The <build dir>/conf/bblayers.conf file contains all the metalayers used in the
Freescale Yocto Project release. Edit this file to tell the build process where to find the VersaLogic
layer and how many CPU threads to run for the build. The number of threads depends on the
CPU hardware in the host PC. Utilizing the maximum number of supported threads will minimize
the length of time required to build the image.
To find out how many threads to use, first run the lscpu command:
$ sudo lscpu
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 8
…
There are 8 CPU cores, so the same number of 8 threads should be used. Now add the following
two lines to bblayers.conf
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-versalogic \
BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "8"
The resulting file should look like this:
$ cat bblayers.conf
POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION = "2"
BBPATH = "${TOPDIR}"
BSPDIR := "${@os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)) +
'/../..')}"
BBFILES ?= ""
BBLAYERS = " \
${BSPDIR}/sources/poky/meta \
${BSPDIR}/sources/poky/meta-poky \
\
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-oe \
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia \
\
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-freescale \
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-freescale-3rdparty \
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-freescale-distro \
${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-versalogic \
"
##Freescale Yocto Project Release layer
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-fsl-bsp-release/imx/meta-bsp "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-fsl-bsp-release/imx/meta-sdk "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-browser "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-networking "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-python "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-filesystems "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-qt5 "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce "
BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "8"

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Creating the Target Image
The Yocto Project provides some images available on different layers. Poky provides some
images, meta-fsl-arm and meta-fsl-demos provide others, additional image recipes are
provided in the meta-fsl-bsp-release layer. The following table lists various key images,
their contents, and the layers that provide the image recipes.
Table 1. Image Details
Image Name
Target
Provided by Layer
core-image-minimal
A small image that only allows a device to boot.
poky
core-image-base
A console-only image that fully supports the target
device hardware.
poky
core-image-sato
An image with Sato, a mobile environment and visual
style for mobile devices. The image supports X11 with a
Sato theme and uses Pimlico applications. It contains a
terminal, an editor and a file manager.
poky
fsl-image-machine-
test
An FSL Community i.MX core image with console
environment - no GUI interface.
meta-freescale-distro
fsl-image-validation-
imx
Builds an i.MX image with a GUI without any Qt content.
meta-fsl-bsp-
release/imx/meta-sdk
fsl-image-validation-
qt5-imx
Builds an opensource Qt 5 image. These images are
only supported for i.MX SoC with hardware graphics.
They are not supported on the i.MX 6UltraLite, i.MX
6UltraLiteLite or i.MX 7Dual.
meta-fsl-bsp-
release/imx/meta-sdk
The Yocto Project build uses the bitbake command to create an image. For example, bitbake
<Image Name> builds the named image. Each image build has multiple tasks, such as fetching,
configuration, compilation, packaging, and deploying to the target rootfs. The bitbake image
build gathers all the components required by the image and build in order of the dependency per
task.
The following is an example command to build an image. Depending on the development host
hardware, it may take several hours to create the image. Be sure to always execute this
command from the build directory:
$ bitbake fsl-image-validation-imx
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Deploying the Image to Zebra
This chapter describes several different methods to deploy the image just created to the Zebra
board used to boot up the system.
Deploying the MicroSD Card
The simplest method to deploy the image is by using a MicroSD card. The MicroSD card image
(with the extension .sdcard) contains the Linux image and device trees, and the rootfs for a 4 GB
MicroSD card. Use an internal or external SD card reader to mount the target MicroSD card to the
host PC, and then flash the image onto the card with the following command:
$ sudo dd if=<image name>.sdcard of=/dev/<Device Name> bs=1M && sync
Here is an example of a complete command:
$ sudo dd if=./tmp/deploy/images/imx6zebra/fsl-image-validation-imx-
imx6zebra.sdcard of=/dev/sdb bs=1M && sync
After the image is successfully flashed onto the MicroSD card, the card can then be inserted into
the Zebra board to boot it up, as described in the Quick Start section of this guide.
Booting from the Network
Another method to deploy the image is through the network. The Zebra will download the kernel
image and DTB file via TFTP protocol to boot up, but will mount its root file system on the host PC
over the network. This method is beneficial for developing and debugging Linux applications, as it
allows applications to be easily loaded and run without having to reboot the kernel each time.
There are a few setup steps described in the following sections.
Configuring the Host PC
The development host PC needs to be set up as the file server for network booting.
1. First, appropriate software packages need to be installed to support TFTP and NFS
services:
$ sudo apt-get install xinetd tftp tftpd nfs-kernel-server
2. An export directory is created to store the kernel, device tree and rootfs. These files are
copied from the build directory.
$ sudo mkdir /tftpboot
$ sudo mkdir /tftpboot/rootfs
$ cd /tftpboot
$ cp <image directory path>/zImage .
$ cp <image directory path>/ zImage-imx6dl-zebra.dtb .
$ cd rootfs
$ sudo tar xvf <image directory path>/fsl-image-validation-imx-
imx6zebra.tar.bz2
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