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Reviving RIoT Board

gsgill112 — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:45:40 GMT

Hi,

So, Like me many of us might have old SBC or powerful computers available at our disposal, but doe to the ever speeding pace of software development, often many of these kits die down due to lack of software support. An example is the RIoT Board, originally debuted around 2012-13 ( don't quote me on that) and post takeover of Freescale by NXP, died a peaceful death by around 2015-16. :( ;

let's keep silence for 1 min .......

Well now that's out of the way, So,

The board https://uk.farnell.com/freescale-riotboard/ , https://slowbootkernelhacks.blogspot.com/2017/01/riot-board-based-on-freescale-imx-6solo.html?m=0, https://community.nxp.com/t5/i-MX-Processors-Knowledge-Base/Task-2-First-build/ta-p/1112763, /products/devtools/single-board-computers/riotboard/#pifragment-3624=3, http://freescale.github.io/#

is not bad at all, I mean it is at par with Beagle Bone Black Rev C and Raspberry Pi 3 B, even better in some regards,

It features,

NXP i.MX6Solo ARM Cortex-A9 processor @ 1Ghz
1Gbps Ethernet
1GByte of 32-bit wide DDR3 @ 800MHz
4GByte EMMC Flash, Full size SD and Micro SD card support
Supports Android and GNU/Linux
EMC Compliance - Class B certified
4 USB 2.0 Ports
Raspberry Pi Compatible headers
On board Serial port for debugging
On board JTAG interface
NXP Power Management Integrated Chip (PMIC MMPF0100) fully programmable, and unto 5V/ 3A Input power support
OpenGL® ES 2.0 3D graphics accelerator with a shader

So, Not at all shabby. IN FACT, absolutely perfect for a 2 TB RAID 0 NAS using old laptop 1 TB hard disks (0.6A)

BUT, IT IS NOT SUPPORTED ANYMORE !!!!! and I could even speak to the Ubuntu repos of on board 11.10 builds.

I tried the blogs already present and compiled 10 different roots, u-Boot and Linux kernel, etc and have just given UP. to update to a slightly recent linux version but to be true that is not my area of expertise.

So Need help of your brilliant minds to help me revive this kit and maybe give HOPE to old SBC's :)

side NOTE, could learn a ton of things :)

RIoTboard always starts in recovery mode!

rj.natraj@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:37:13 GMT

I started working on RIoTBoard recently for learning purpose. My develop environment is Ubuntu 18 and I'm trying to follow the steps mentioned in this link.

When I try to boot the board with SD card or uSD card, with correct boot config switch, it always boot in recovery mode. Meaning, when the board is powered up, no message seen in serial console. And the 'lsusb' command shows this entry "Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. i.MX6Q SystemOnChip in RecoveryMode". Boot from eMMC works fine, no issues. Does anyone has any clue what is happening on this board?

Riotboard doesn't recognize Wi-Pi

jorgerito — Thu, 31 May 2018 18:04:39 GMT

Hi, I have a Riotboard with Ubuntu booted from an SD card, I been trying to use a wifi connection with the Wi-Pi module but it doesn't work.

When I plug it in and run the lsusb command on terminal it shows this:

Bus 002 Device 008 ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp.

I tried doing some configurations to the file /etc/network/interfaces but it does nothing.

It would be great if somebody could help me. I'm new on Linux

internet connection

nandhish — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:00:05 GMT

HI the riot board is not connecting to internet .I used both wi-fi dongle and ethernet connection and also i configured edit connection.

to use uart4 and uart5

nandhish — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:46:18 GMT

I am a new user to riotboard and ubuntu so i cannot find this (/linux-imx/arch/arm/mach-mx6/board-mx6dl_riot.h) in any of the root files and also am not able to flash through emmc so i am using sd card.plese someone guide how to use all the uart in the riot board

to use uart4 and uart5 in ubuntu linux

nandhish — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:58:35 GMT

I don't know how to use uart4 and uart5 .the ttymxc3 and ttymxc4 is not showing in the device and also my riot board is not connecting to ethernet so i need to know how to use the uart4 and uart5 since i have used uart0 ,uart1, uart2

Serial console output is not coming

harshrao464 — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:57:18 GMT

Hi,

I have flashed linux kernel 3.10 available on the riotboard . Through ssh I am able to log in to the device.

But I am unable to get the serial console output .

I am using usb to serial cable (6 pin out).

I believe I have mapped to three pins.

But I could no see any logs .

Any help is highly appriciated

Kali on RIoTBoard....its possible?

epsylon67 — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:03:55 GMT

Did someone managed to install Kali <<https://images.offensive-security.com/arm-images/kali-2017.3-riot.img.xz>> on RIoTBoard?

I followed the instructions from <<https://docs.kali.org/kali-on-arm/kali-linux-riotboard>>, and tried all methods to write on SD card but no success to boot in...

Some help for a newbie would be appreciate!

Thanks!

PS: Link from Kali download area is invisible so if u want to download image follow above link.

Old Android Tablet as a Riotboard display

mrpipes3 — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:01:42 GMT

I have a Polaroid tablet running android 4.2.2

Is there a way to use the tablet as a display for the RIoTboard? I'm in a college class and I live about 40 miles away. My lab partner and I both live far from campus and don't feel like lugging a HDMI monitor with us. The tablet has an HDMI output and a mini USB output. The way I understand, the HDMI port on the laptop is an output only.

I tried downloading an app on the tablet to mirror a screen on my laptop. If this test worked, I thought I could install the app on the riot board and it would send the signal to the tablet. The app says it was installed but it does not appear on the tablet. My lab partner has the RIoTboard for the weekend. I'm just trying to brainstorm for next week.

Thoughts? I'm very new to the RIoTboard....

Problem on RioT Board Compilation

santhoshkarthiktce — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:52:54 GMT

Hi,

In our Corporate network Git is blocked, So while compiling I had below error,

ERROR: Function failed: Fetcher failure for URL: 'git://github.com/philb/update-rc.d.git'. Unable to fetch URL from any source

ERROR: Task 248 (virtual:native:/home/irgmhm/karthik/yocto/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp/sources/poky/meta/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bb, do_fetch) failed with exit code '1'

I think this is because of fetching update-rc.d script from Git site, So Please share any mirror link for the above script file or give me solution for the above error.

Thanks i advance.

Compilation Procedure to get *.sdcard file in RIOT board

santhoshkarthik — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 06:58:42 GMT

Dear Mentor,

While I am compiling the Linux Source using Yocto, I am not getting *.sdcard file. but I am getting Uboot, Uimage and RFS. Can you please let me know if any commands needs to be added while compiling the code.

debug/repair riotboard powerup

farsi — Wed, 10 May 2017 18:07:14 GMT

Hello,

I haven't been using the riotboard for a while, and now it does not power up anymore (the green LEDs are on, but there is no boot signal on the screen).

Is it possible to repair the board, e.g. exchanging the power management IC ?

Otherwise, where can I send the board to to have it repaired?

Thanks a lot!

Yocto Layer Change Relevant to RIoTboard

stmorgan — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 12:25:38 GMT

In the course of doing some RIoTboard research, I discovered something that may be of interest to anyone hoping to use more recent Yocto releases for development. I have compiled a table of RIoTboard information for BSP versions from the Freescale release notes:

BSP VERSION

MACHINE

NAME

SoC

LAYER

KERNEL PROVIDER

KERNEL VERSION

BOOTLOADER

BOOTLOADER VERSION

SOURCE

1.7

imx6dl-riotboard

RIoTboard

I.MX6S

meta-fsl-arm-extra

linux-fslc

3.18+git

u-boot-fslc

v2014.10+git

http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/1.7/

1.8

imx6dl-riotboard

RIoTboard

I.MX6S

meta-fsl-arm-extra

linux-fslc

4.1+git

u-boot-fslc

v2015.04+git

http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/1.8/

imx6dl-riotboard

RIoTboard

I.MX6S

meta-fsl-arm-extra

linux-fslc

4.1+git

u-boot-fslc

v2015.10+git

http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/2.0/

2.1

imx6dl-riotboard

RIoTboard

I.MX6S

meta-fsl-arm-extra

linux-fslc

4.4+git

u-boot-fslc

v2016.07+git

http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/2.1/

2.2

imx6dl-riotboard

RIoTboard

I.MX6S

meta-freescale-3rdparty

linux-fslc

4.8+git

u-boot-fslc

v2016.11+git

http://freescale.github.io/doc/release-notes/2.2/

The crucial thing to note is the change in BSP Version 2.2 in the Layer column where meta-fsl-arm-extra becomes meta-freescale-3rdparty. This represents a strategic decision that is documented here:

https://www.mail-archive.com/meta-freescale@yoctoproject.org/msg19181.html

I have not tested the 2.2 release, but it's worth keeping in mind for this and subsequent releases.

yocto image on riotboard with no keyboard detection

nico.b — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:48:10 GMT

Hi all,

When i boot my riotboard from sd with yocto image. there is no keyboard detection. i tryed wuth 3 diffrent keyboards

but all 3 not working ... cant write anything on

riotboard login:

can anybody help plz?

edit: in android also no keyboard and mouse working

regards

nico

Do you still support Riot Board?

ismailkose — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:57:51 GMT

Hello,

I am planning to purchase more than 10. But, I am not sure if this product is still supported and will manufactured. We will need more later on to give some ours customers.

I do not see recent updates and also some of the necessary accessories are already out of stock such as LVDS display, serial to usb converter. There is 14 of riot board in the stock.

It seems like it has been not updated for long time.

Are you planning to manufacture further Riot boards?

I need many IMX6 based development boards that will have long term support, if there are better alternatives please let me know.

Thanks

RIoTboard - R5V DC barrel jack connector dimensions

asdi — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 02:23:41 GMT

Hi,

I want to power my RIoTboard using an "USB to DC Barrel Jack Power Cable", but I did not find the dimensions or polarity of the barrel jack connector of the RIoTboard. Could somebody help me with the dimensions and polarity, or where can I find them?

Thanks,

András

does anyone has the .step file for the rioboard ?

Former Member — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:26:08 GMT

I was looking forward to get the .step file (3d model) in order to integrate the riotboard to my project, could anyone upload it ?

Thanks.

Modify device tree file

pamartgu — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:37:39 GMT

I followed the

Riotboard Yocto : Part1 : Environment setup and initial build

generating successfully a dtb file. But I would like to modify the dts file to match a specific pin configuration I require, does anyone know a way to do this?

Thanks in advance,

Pablo

RIoToard IEEE1588 1PPS signal

pamartgu — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:25:44 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to test time synchronization between two RIOTBOARDS using linuxptp. I know it is possible to get a 1PPS signal from the ENET_1588_EVENTn_OUT pins from the iMX6 solo, but looking into the RIoTboard schematic I do not see a way to find a proper pin to mux to ENET_1588_EVENTn_OUT. Does anyone have some experience regarding this issue? Or have any solution to test the time synchronization using this setup?

Thanks in advance!

Pablo

LCD8001-97C

omeier — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:27:35 GMT

Hello,

today I got the new LCD8001-97C(because the LCD8000-97CLCD8000-97C sems to be EOL

The Display seems works on my Riotboard with the "old" (Ubuntu Linux) settings, but the Touchpanel dont work.

I Get the following errors during boot:

ERROR: v4l2 capture: slave not found!

ov2656_read_reg:write reg error:reg=300a

Seems that they have changed the Touchpanel controller.

-> How can I get the Touchpanel to work with the Riotboard?

-> Is there a Linux driver?

-> Is there an manual or documentation of the LCD8001-97C touchpanel controller?

The new LCD8001-97C was promoted as a compatible replacement for the LCD8000-97CLCD8000-97C but I think it is not

Best regards,

Oliver

Help Flashing Fresh Android image to Riotboard uboot using Linux Mint as the enviroment

Former Member — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:34:23 GMT

hello all i am in desperate need of some emergency help. i use my riotboard for 90% of my online and technical work. And yesterday i was trying to adjust the screen resolution (which i have been wanting it to work on a small hdmi for a while now) and somehow while in uboot i screwed something up and i need to put a fresh image on there. My original image was done using windows but i dont have access to that machine and i need to be able to flash on linux and i can only find directions online for windows and the directions i do find for linux are for flashing ubuntu not android. i need a mfgtool for linux which ive been seeing is apperently out there somewhere, i just dont have the ability to produce. if i could only find step by step directioins for flashing android KK or LP to the board and NOT a SD card i need it to be on the actual board. someone please help me. i have a uart cable so i think im set to go i just need the directions. someone please!!! help!!! thank you

Transfer files to device

Former Member — Thu, 19 May 2016 15:43:46 GMT

Hi,

I want to use the RIoTboard as a server, but the Linux images on the official website are very minimalist. I'm having trouble with building my own image -- first attempt failed to boot -- so for now I want to make the minimalist system work. I can just transfer some binaries I compiled using Yocto, right? However, I'm not sure how I would go about the actual file transfer. Is it through Ethernet? If so, how?

Can I run a OS in OPENSDA? I have seen that there is an ARM M4 core in OPENSDA.

Former Member — Mon, 09 May 2016 03:17:37 GMT

Like the title.

riotboard/linux

Former Member — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:59:29 GMT

hey ich flashe wie verrückt linux das gelingt mir auch dann schließe ich es am Bildschirm an und es verlangt benutzername und pw was ja linaro sein soll es geht aber absolut nicht was mach ich den falsch?

after flashing linux i will boot but the passwort to login is wrong the instructions says ,,linaro" but this is not right???! thx for you help and sry for my bad engl.

Riotboard mini USB port connected to laptop USB port causes laptop to power off and not restart.

Former Member — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 04:53:35 GMT

connecting riotboard Mini USB port to my Lenovo laptop's USB causes my laptop to power off and I need to press the power button and hold it down for several minutes before laptop would reboot. This happened when riotboard was provided with power. When I tried the same with a toshiba laptop i had to remove the toshiba's battery before I could get it to reboot. Is the mini USB port messed up or did I misunderstand how to connect the board to a laptop?