VIA Technologies VAB-3000 User manual

QUICK START GUIDE
VIA VAB-3000
Android 12.0 EVK
1.00-19092023

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Version Date Remarks
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Table of Contents
1. Introducon.................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 EVK Package Contents........................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 Firmware Folder Contents ............................................................................................................. 1
1.1.2 Document Folder Contents............................................................................................................ 1
1.1.3 Tool Folder Contents...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Version Informaon and Supported Features....................................................................................... 2
2. Image Installaon .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Installing with the Fastboot Mode........................................................................................................ 3
3. Hardware Funcons ....................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Using the Debug Console...................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Changing the Kernel Debug Level ......................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Checking the BSP Version...................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 DVFS...................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.5 Display................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.6 Camera.................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.7 MTK NeuroPilot AI APU Hardware Acceleraon................................................................................... 9

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1. Introducon
This Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how to boot the Android image for the VIA VAB-3000 board and
congure the supported hardware funcons in the build.
The VIA VAB-3000 Android 12.0 EVK is developed based on the MediaTek Android 12.0 BSP, and it enables the
hardware features of the VIA VAB-3000 board.
1.1 EVK Package Contents
There are three folders in the package listed as below.
There are three folders in the package listed as below.
Firmware folder Descripon
VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK.zip Android evaluaon image
Document folder Descripon
VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK_Quick_Start_Guide.pdf Quick Start Guide
Tool folder Descripon
VIA_Android_USB_Driver.zip VIA USB driver
PoseDetector_Image.apk Sample test program
1.1.1 Firmware Folder Contents
VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK.zip: Contains the precompiled Android image for evaluang the VIA VAB-
3000 board.
1.1.2 Document Folder Contents
VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK_Quick_Start_Guide.pdf: This Quick Start Guide provides an overview on
how to boot the Android image for the VIA VAB-3000 board and congure the supported hardware funcons in
the build.
1.1.3 Tool Folder Contents
VIA_Android_USB_Driver.zip: The VIA driver for ADB-over-USB.
PoseDetector_Image.apk: A sample program to test MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleraon.

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1.2 Version Informaon and Supported Features
• Kernel version: 5.10.101
• Evaluaon image: Android 12.0
• Development based on MediaTek Android 12.0 BSP
• Supports eMMC boot
• Supports HDMI display
• Supports HDMI audio output
• Supports MIPI DSI capacive touch panel
−ShenZhen K&D 7" KD070D54-39NH-B018-A (1024x600)
−Silead GSL1680 I2C touch
• Supports COM port as RS-232 mode (TX/RX)
• Supports 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
• Supports MediaTek MT6357 Line-out and Mic-in
• Supports MediaTek MT6631 Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0
• Supports VIA EMIO-2573 (EC25) 4G LTE mobile broadband miniPCIe module
• Supports MIPI CSI IMX135 camera module
• Supports MediaTek NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleraon

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2. Image Installaon
This secon explains the setup requirements for installing the Android evaluaon image on the VIA VAB-3000
board.
The precompiled images are provided in the "Firmware" folder.
2.1 Installing with the Fastboot Mode
Follow the steps below to install Android EVK image:
Step 1
Prepare the "fastboot tool" and install the "VIA USB driver" into your Windows 10 host machine.
To get the "fastboot tool" for Windows, please refer to the "SDK Plaorm Tools release notes" chapter on the
Android developer website hps://developer.android.com/studio/releases/plaorm-tools.
To install the "VIA USB driver", right-click "android_winusb" and select "Install".
Then click "Install" when the installer opens.
When the installer nishes, it will show a conrmaon message "The operaon completed successfully".
Step 2
Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA VAB-3000 board through the Micro USB 2.0 port using the
Micro USB cable.

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Micro USB
Micro USB 2.0 port diagram
Step 3
Plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter to power on the VIA VAB-3000 board.
If the EVK image is not installed, the VIA VAB-3000 board will stop at "fastboot: processing commands" as
shown in the debug console below. Proceed to step 4 directly.
Fastboot Mode
If the EVK image is already installed, use the following command to enter the Fastboot Mode on your Windows
10 host machine.
D:\platform-tools>adb shell reboot bootloader
Note:
Aer powering on the VIA VAB-3000 board, make sure the Windows 10 host machine detects it as an ADB device.
Step 4
Extract the VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK.zip le on your Windows 10 host machine.
To install the image, use the following command:
D:\VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK>set PATH=D:\platform-tools;%PATH%
D:\VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK>viaash.exe --android
VIA: Operating system is Android12
VIA: installing preloader.img
VIA: installing GPT.img
VIA: erasing proinfo partition
VIA: erasing boot_para partition
VIA: installing cam_vpu1.img
VIA: installing cam_vpu2.img
VIA: installing cam_vpu3.img
VIA: erasing cam_vpu1_b partition
VIA: erasing cam_vpu2_b partition
VIA: erasing cam_vpu3_b partition
VIA: erasing nvram partition
VIA: installing protect1.img
VIA: installing protect2.img
VIA: installing persist.img
VIA: installing nvcfg.img
VIA: erasing seccfg partition
VIA: installing lk.img
VIA: erasing lk_b partition
VIA: installing boot.img
VIA: erasing boot_b partition
VIA: installing vendor_boot.img
VIA: erasing vendor_boot_b partition
VIA: erasing para partition
VIA: installing logo.bin

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VIA: installing dtbo.img
VIA: erasing dtbo_b partition
VIA: erasing expdb partition
VIA: erasing frp partition
VIA: installing tee.img
VIA: erasing tee_b partition
VIA: erasing kb partition
VIA: erasing dkb partition
VIA: erasing metadata partition
VIA: installing nvdata.img
VIA: erasing md_udc partition
VIA: installing vbmeta.img
VIA: erasing vbmeta_b partition
VIA: installing vbmeta_system.img
VIA: erasing vbmeta_system_b partition
VIA: installing vbmeta_vendor.img
VIA: erasing vbmeta_vendor_b partition
VIA: installing super.img
VIA: installing userdata.img
VIA: rebooting target system
D:\VIA_VAB-3000_Android_12.0_EVK>
Step 5
Unplug the AC-to-DC power adapter to power o the VIA VAB-3000 board.
Step 6
Unplug the Micro USB cable, press the Power Buon for 2 seconds and release it to power on the VIA VAB-
3000 board.
When the boot process has completed, you will see the Android 12.0 desktop
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3. Hardware Funcons
This secon explains how to enable and test the hardware funcons precompiled in the VIA VAB-3000 Android
12.0 EVK.
3.1 Using the Debug Console
Follow the steps below to use the debug console:
Step 1
Insert one plug connector of the 4-pin FFC cable into the J3 port labeled "UART0" on the VIA VAB-3000 board,
ensuring that the gold nger of the FFC cable faces down.
UART0 Port

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Step 2
Insert the other plug connector of the 4-pin FFC cable into the 4-pin FFC port located on the USB to UART
debug board, ensuring that the gold nger of the FFC cable faces down.
FCC Port
Step 3
Connect the Windows 10 host machine and the USB to UART debug board through the Micro USB 2.0 port
using the Micro USB cable.
Step 4
Use a serial port communicaon program such as PuTTY or Tera Term to connect the debug console. Set the
console Baud Rate to "921600".
Step 5
Power on the VIA VAB-3000 board to iniate the boot process.
Step 6
When the VIA VAB-3000 board has completed boong, log in to the debug console.
3.2 Changing the Kernel Debug Level
To disable the kernel messages, modify the debug level using the following command:
console:/ # su
console:/ # echo 3 > /proc/sys/kernel/printk
3.3 Checking the BSP Version

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To check the BSP version, use the following command:
console:/ # cat /proc/version
3.4 DVFS
To verify the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling) funcon and list all the supported features, use the
following commands:
console:/ # ls -l /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/
total 0
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 aected_cpus
-r-------- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 cpuinfo_cur_freq
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 cpuinfo_max_freq
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 cpuinfo_min_freq
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 cpuinfo_transition_latency
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 related_cpus
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2000-01-01 00:00 scaling_available_frequencies
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 scaling_available_governors
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 scaling_cur_freq
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 scaling_driver
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-23 15:46 scaling_governor
-rw-rw---- 1 system system 4096 2000-01-01 00:00 scaling_max_freq
-rw-rw-r-- 1 system system 4096 2000-01-01 00:00 scaling_min_freq
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 2022-02-24 18:16 scaling_setspeed
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 2022-02-24 18:16 schedutil
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 2000-01-01 00:00 stats
console:/ #
To check the supported and current CPU frequency, use the following commands:
console:/ # cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
850000 918000 987000 1056000 1125000 1216000 1308000 1400000 1466000 1533000 1633000 1700000
1767000 1834000 1917000 2001000
console:/ # cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq
1633000
3.5 Display
There is no need to set the display device. If you connect an HDMI display, HDMI output will be automacally
enabled aer boong. If you connect an LCD panel, LCD panel output will be automacally enabled aer
boong.
3.6 Camera
If a desired CSI camera module was connected correctly to the VIA VAB-3000 board before boong the VIA
VAB-3000 board, a "Camera" APK can be found on the Android desktop. Click to open it and test the camera
funcons.
If the CSI camera module was connected correctly before boong the VIA VAB-3000 board, but there is no
"Camera" APK on the Android desktop, navigate to "Sengs > System > Reset opons" and click "Erase all data

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(factory reset)" to reboot. The "Camera" APK will be generated aer the system reboots.
3.7 MTK NeuroPilot AI APU Hardware Acceleraon
We recommend running the "PoseDetector_Image.apk" sample program for tesng MTK NeuroPilot AI APU
hardware acceleraon. To install the program, follow the steps below:
1. Copy the "PoseDetector_Image.apk" le to a USB drive and connect the USB drive to the VIA VAB-3000
board.
2. Next, navigate to "Files" and click on the USB drive's name to nd "PoseDetector_Image.apk" as shown
below. Double-click the program
3. When the program opens, it will display a dialog box as shown below. Click "Connue" to conrm.
4. Aer installaon, double-click "PoseDetector" to run the program.

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5. Check the Pose Detecon inference me on the boom le corner of the program:
−If the inference me is less than 200 ms, MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleraon is enabled
and running correctly.
−If the inference me is greater than 200 ms, MTK NeuroPilot AI APU hardware acceleraon is
disabled.

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