Hi, this is a weekly blog for my GSoC 2022 project BB-Config Improvements & GPIO Benchmark. This thread will be updated weekly.
Youtube Video: [GSOC22] Bb-Config Improvements and GPIO Benchmark - YouTube
Weekly Progress Blog BB-Config
Please include content of the weekly report here, not just a link to the blog.
Week1 [13/6 - 19/6]
Accomplishments
- Setup BeagleBoard Device (Install Debian)
- Familiar with running Beagle Device (ssh)
- Successfully Compile with FTXUI v3.0
- Migrate github into gitlab
Resolutions to blockers
- Failed to Complete Introductory Video
On-going blockers
Plans for the next week
- ADC/DAC Graph
Week2 [20/6 - 26/6]
Accomplishments
- Setup ADC Graph UI
- (Not Much Complete Due to Busy with my Uni Assignments)
- ADC Graph (Delayed)
- DAC Graph (Delayed)
- Implement Scan Overlay (Delayed)
Resolutions to blockers
- Shreyas Guide:
- Create a graph with all 0’s then updating the graph by push the info slowly into
On-going blockers
- Stuck on create/generate graph
Plans for the next week
- Implement Scan Overlay
Week3 [27/6 - 3/7]
Accomplishments
- Complete Introductory Video
- Done Implement Enable/Disable Virtual Capes (Scan Overlays)
- NetworkManager (Done during Bonding Period)
Resolutions to blockers
On-going blockers
- Graph (Busy with Final Exam)
- NetworkManager scanning for WiFi
Plans for the next week
- DAC Graph
- Codes for GPIO BenchMark
Week4
Accomplishments
- Setup Blog for Weekly Progress
- ADC - UI Graph need to refine
- DAC(PWM) - Completed
- Scan Overlay - Functionality Works (UI need some update)
- NetworkManager - WiFi functionality works (UI need Implement scanning)
Resolutions to blockers
Exam Week
On-going blockers
Plans for the next week
GPIO benchmarking
Week5
Accomplishments
GPIO Benchmark Code Completed and tested on BB_black
ADC (Figuring animation part)
uEnv Completed
Resolutions to blockers
GPIO Benchmark:
Pocket: I burn the board (I will buy a new one)
AI : stuck on GPIO for old images
On-going blockers
GPIO Benchmark:
Pocket: I burn the board (I will buy a new one)
AI : stuck on GPIO for old images
ADC (Figuring animation part)
Plans for the next week
PinMUX Feartures
WEEK6 [18/7 - 24/7]
Accomplishments
ADC Graph
- UI [worked]
- Animation [worked]
- X-Scale [worked]
- Y-Scale [on-going]
- Reset Button [Worked]
Demo ANALOG PIN1 with EHRPWM01
https://asciinema.org/a/gx9mOLsewOavFtEuJUM09cGv3
NetworkManager
- UI [worked]
- Get WiFi [worked]
- Get Active Connection [worked]
- Get Saved Network [worked]
- Enter Password [worked]
- Forget WiFi [worked]
Resolutions to blockers
Implement custom events
On-going blockers
Graph animation update [solved]
Plans for the next week
PINMUX
Are the latest versions being build in the rcn-ee testing images?
Is this the latest Debian 11.x (Bullseye) - Monthly Snapshots (ARM64)
Yes, that’s close enough. There are more frequent builds as well, but I’m wondering if there is synchronization going on with RobertCNelson (rcn-ee).
WEEK7
Accomplishments
PINMUX
Hardware overview (on-going)
- Black (90% Done)
- Pocket (0%)
- Blue (0%)
- AI (Share with balck)
PIN overview (on-going)
- Black (90% - add more detail eg GPIO34 instead just gpio)
- Pocket (0%)
- Blue (0%)
- AI (Share with balck)
PINMUX Config (on-going)
- UI (just start)
- Features (just start)
Resolutions to blockers
On-going blockers
- AI Board cant work with config-pin tool
Plans for the next week
Tues & Fri
- PINMUX for BB Black
Sat & Sun
- Add auto-check board type
- PINMUX for others board
Next Week
- Boot Features
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Week8
Accomplishment
PINMUX for BB-Black (done)
BB Pocket (50%)
- Hardware UI (Done)
- Pinmux (on-going)
Enable/Disable Boot option (starting this week)
On going blocker
Next week
- NFS
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Week 9
Accomplishment
PINMUX
- bb-black (done)
- bb-pocket (done)
- bb-blue (on-going)
Enable/Disable Services at Boot (Done)
- Method using D-BUS
- Enable service (done)
- Disable service (done)
- UI (done)
-
Video Demo
Next Week
- NFS
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Week 10
BB-Config Features Latest Updates:
Features | Video | Status | PRs
- ADC Graph
- (Demo) [Done] {Passes}
- DAC(PWM)
- (None) [Done] {waiting}
- uEnv config
- (Demo) [Done] {waiting}
- PinMux
- (Demo) [Done] {waiting}
- NetworkManager
- (None) [Testing] {No}
- File Sharing
- (None) [Developing] {No}
Obstacles
- BB-Blue NetworkManager not support
- I still not sure how to implement file sharing in NFS. I still research on it, highly possible I will implement file sharing on ssh.
Next Week
- Gather data for /sys/ method
- Writing code with libgpiod
Week 11
Achivement
BB-Config
ADC Graph
DAC(PWM)
uEnv config
Enable/Disable startup service
PinMux
NetworkManager (going through dbus documentation)
File Sharing (Implement requires recompile the kernel, so dropped it out)
GPIO - Benchmark
Code:
Shell (sys)
C++ (sys)
C (Memory Mapping)
C (libgpiod)
Python
BoneScrtipt
PRUs
LKM
Data:
Beaglebone Black (gpio write)
Next Week
- work on overlay-cap (bb-config)
- GPIO Code for LKM
- Test gpio for pocket, AI, AI-64.
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btw, in the ‘5.10.x-ti’ series, i’ve been playing around with and have enabled ksmbd:
might be a useful option for file sharing. 
Regards,
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The PRU values are spot on.
The C memory map versions are slow. They should be just under 3MHz. The limitation is likely the wait on the internal bus for the write to post. If you could somehow disable the “strongly ordered” constraint on the MMAP, you could probably match the 12.5MHz of the PRU.
See:
https://groups.google.com/g/beagleboard/c/tWYwpdXBDAY
The Linux Kernel Module should also be 12.5MHz. See:
https://groups.google.com/g/beagleboard/c/dyuax5415dc
https://groups.google.com/g/beagleboard/c/xuHRlDL19NI
Thanks.
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