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COBRA5272-FAQ_en.txt
uClinux-dist/Documentation/COBRA5272/en/
Heiko Degenhardt (linux@sentec-elektronik.de)
Frequently asked questions about the board.
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Fri Mar 22 15:34:04 CET 2002
This document is under the GNU GPL
(see uClinux-dist/COPYING)
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GENERAL
Q: What does "COBRA5272" mean?
A: COBRA stands for "COldfire Board for Rapid Applications". The 5272
shows that the board is based on Motorola's ColdFire 5272.
Q: Where can I order the board? Is the a web site?
A: You can order the board via the German distributor ELEKTRONIKLADEN.
Their web site for the board (currently only in German language!) is
http://www.elektronikladen.de/cobra5272.html.
The home page of the board is http://www.sentec-elektronik.de/cobra/.
Q: Ok, now I have the board. What are the first steps I should do
to get a running image?
A: Now that you have downloaded the uClinux-dist sources please read
./Documentation/COBRA5272/en/COBRA5272-Getting-started_en.txt
to get started.
COMMUNICATION
Q: What cable have I to use for communicating via the serial port?
A: You can use a "normal" serial cable, not a so called "null modem
cable".
Q: What are the
A: Serial Port:
Server IP:
Client IP:
Netmask:
Gateway IP:
Ethernet:

standard values for the communication parameters?

19200 Baud, 8n1
192.168.100.1
192.168.100.2
255.255.255.0
0.0.0.0
00:00:00:00:00:01

Q: How can I configure the parameters for the commands that are
executed on kernel start up?
A: At start-up of the uClinux kernel the commands of the file
uClinux-dist/vendors/senTec/romfs/etc/rc get executed.
Here you can configure for instance the IP address, the netmask,
if, and if so, which directory gets mounted and so on.
(HINT: To get a detailed description you should look into the
manual pages of the commands, eg. "man ifconfig").
ERRORS/PROBLEMS
Q: The board allways does a reset. What can I do?
A: Here are some things to check:

a) Increase the value of the current clamp:

The power supply should give around 500mA at 6V (if you have a
(starter kit with a linear voltage regulator you can try to
increase the voltage to around 7.5V).
b) Measure the voltage:
On the starterkit board you find opposite to the bdm connector
a row of LED's (D3..D10). On the left site of it there is a
edge connector. There you have plus on the one site, and ground
on the other. The voltage there should be >3.15V.
Q: "make" gives an error about a missing reference to
"del_mtd_partitions"?
A: You must set CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS in the kernel config!
Q: After "make dep" or "make" there are many messages scrolling out
of the terminal window. How is it possible to read them?
A: You can for instance "pipe" them into the program "tee" that
writes them into a file, eg. "errs". To do that, just type:
"make 2>&1 | tee errs".
FEEDBACK
If you find errors, or have some tips or questions concerning this
FAQ, please send an email to linux@sentec-elektronik.de. You'll
easily find out that I'm not a native English speaker, so feedback
is really welcome!
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(c) 2002, senTec Elektronik Gmbh, Heiko Degenhardt