AM4372: How to download images into NAND

Jack Cha

Part Number: AM4372
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMDSEVM437X, UNIFLASH

Hi Champs

My customer started to evaluated AM4372 with TMDSEVM437X EVM.

There's a request from my customer who want to download images into NAND flash.

However the SDK documents does not have the valid information from 3.4.2 Flash Tools. The wiki link is not vaild anymore.

https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM437X/07_03_00_005/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components/Tools/Flash_Tools.html

I found the customer need to use DFU-UTIL for NAND as well. Please check if it is valid way for AM4372 EVM.

https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM437X/07_03_00_005/exports/docs/linux/Foundational_Components/U-Boot/UG-NAND.html

And also let us know the currently supported methods to download binary into NAND flash.

Is it impossible to use Uniflash latest version to download binary into NAND of AM4372 EVM?

Regards,

Jack

over 2 years ago

0 Jack Cha over 2 years ago

Mastermind 7186 points

Hi Champs

Please give us the the valid page contents for below link which were missing from latest SDK document 7.3.

https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Uniflash_Flash_Programming_with_U-Boot

https ://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Uniflash_Flash_Programming_with_Linux

Customer would lie to know Uniflash method for NAND flashing.

Regards,

Jack

+1 Bin Liu over 2 years ago in reply to Jack Cha

TI__Guru*** 125326 points

Hi Jack,

The Wiki is no longer maintained, so the content is already out of date for current Processor SDKs. But here are the copies of the two Wiki pages you referred.

Sitara Uniflash Flash Programming with U-Boot - Texas Instruments Wiki.pdf

Sitara Uniflash Flash Programming with Linux - Texas Instruments Wiki.pdf

0 Jack Cha over 2 years ago in reply to Bin Liu

Mastermind 7186 points

Many thanks Bin Liu ^^

0 Jack Cha over 2 years ago in reply to Jack Cha

Mastermind 7186 points

Hi Bin Liua and Champs.

There's further request from customer.

They're still trying to find the following files which were introduced from the pdfs above.

Could you please provide us with the files below as well?

https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Linux_Program_the_eMMC_on_Beaglebone_Black

https://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Sitara_Uniflash_Quick_Start_Guide

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7969/flasher.tar.gz

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7971/am335x_uboot_flasher_patches_psdkl_2_0_0_0.tar.gz

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1278/7772/0001-AM437x-U-Boot-Add-TFTP-boot-command-configuration.patch

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7970/am335x_tiny_filesystem.tar.gz

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Ubuntu_12.04_Set_Up_to_Network_Boot_an_AM335x_Based_Platform

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7973/flash_cat_util.tar.gzv

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7974/u-boot-restore-flash-patches-psdkl-2_0_0_0.tar.gz

https://gforge.ti.com/gf/download/frsrelease/1303/7975/debrick.txt/open

BTW.

I asked them to use DFU-Util and Uniflash latest version. But they would like to follow up the approach mentioned above.

Please also let us know the right way to download binary into NAND for AM4372.

Regards,

Jack

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