[U-Boot-Users] Add another FLASH to my board

[U-Boot-Users] Add another FLASH to my board

[CG]

Hello,

I ordered a Strataflash from Intel (E28F128J3C), 128 Mbits.  I would like to
add it to the AT91RM9200 development board.

Is there any document to explain how to proceed to add a new flash memory?
So I will have two flashes to initialize.  But the first flash, it works.

The base address of the first flash (AT49BV162A - 2 MB) is 0x1000000

The base address of the strataflash memory : 0x30000000

To do?

1.  In lib_arm\board.c, I have to call a strataflash_init() routine in order
to initialize the flash_info_t structure.

2.  call display_flash_config to print out the flash size.

3.   I don't know what to do with these routines: flash_erase,  write_word,
write_buff.  The content of these routines are different if we access to the
strataflash or AT49 flash.  So, how can I manage it correctly?

Best regards

Christian

[U-Boot-Users] Add another FLASH to my board

[CG]

Hello,

I ordered a Strataflash from Intel (E28F128J3C), 128 Mbits.  I would like to
add it to the AT91RM9200 development board.

Is there any document to explain how to proceed to add a new flash memory in
U-boot?

The base address of the first flash (AT49BV162A - 2 MB) is 0x1000000, which
it contents U-boot application.

The base address of the strataflash memory : 0x30000000 in order to store
linux and ramdisk.

To do?

1.  In lib_arm\board.c, I have to call a strataflash_init() routine in order
to initialize the flash_info_t structure.

2.  call display_flash_config to print out the flash size.

3.   I don't know what to do with these routines: flash_erase,  write_word,
write_buff.  The content of these routines are different if we access to the
strataflash or AT49 flash.  So, how can I manage it correctly?

Best regards

Christian

[U-Boot-Users] Add another FLASH to my board

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <138e01c43831$905ea050$6b01a8c0@cc> you wrote:
> 
> I ordered a Strataflash from Intel (E28F128J3C), 128 Mbits.  I would like to
> add it to the AT91RM9200 development board.

Why do you send the very same message twice within just 20 minutes?


> Is there any document to explain how to proceed to add a new flash memory in
> U-boot?

Please refer to the source code.

> To do?

Extend your flash driver to support  more  than  one  bank  of  flash
memory. There are many boards that do. See for example CU824 etc.

> 1.  In lib_arm\board.c, I have to call a strataflash_init() routine in order

There is no such file in the U-Boot tree. No filename contains a backspace.

And no, you don't have to call strataflash_init() in lib_*/board.c; I
would reject any such modification because there is no need to modify
such a central public file just because one board adds a second  bank
of flash. Also, there is no such function in the while U-Boot tree.

> to initialize the flash_info_t structure.

This must be done in your board's flash.c 

> 2.  call display_flash_config to print out the flash size.

Such a call is already in place. No  need  to  care  about  it.  Just
return the correct value from your flash_init() code.

> 3.   I don't know what to do with these routines: flash_erase,  write_word,
> write_buff.  The content of these routines are different if we access to the
> strataflash or AT49 flash.  So, how can I manage it correctly?

In your flash driver you will have to cehck which flash  device  gets
addressed, and branch to the right code then.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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