USB Gadget - Revision history

JulienB: /* Installation */

2020-03-31T19:23:55Z

‎Installation

JulienB: /* To emulate a mass storage device: */

2018-06-06T14:15:37Z

‎To emulate a mass storage device:

JulienB: /* Introduction */

2018-06-06T14:15:13Z

‎Introduction

JulienB: /* To emulate an Ethernet link */

2017-10-25T10:01:47Z

‎To emulate an Ethernet link

JulienB: /* Introduction */

2017-10-25T09:59:48Z

‎Introduction

JulienB at 21:09, 20 July 2017

2017-07-20T21:09:30Z

JulienB: /* To emulate an Ethernet link */

2015-09-17T09:15:18Z

‎To emulate an Ethernet link

SebastienSz: /* To emulate a mass storage device: */

2014-02-27T13:36:14Z

‎To emulate a mass storage device:

Salocin68 at 13:47, 5 December 2012

2012-12-05T13:47:26Z

JulienB: Add APF28

2012-07-14T08:25:31Z

Add APF28

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 * The drivers are now installed by default (since armadeus-3.0)
 * you should have following modules in your kernel source tree:
-  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/gadgetfs.ko'''        For test
+  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/[legacy/]gadgetfs.ko'''        For test
-  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko'''         Ethernet emulation on USB
+  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/[legacy/]g_ether.ko'''         Ethernet emulation on USB
-  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_file_storage.ko'''  Mass storage
+  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/[legacy/]g_file_storage.ko'''  Mass storage
-  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_serial.ko'''        Serial emulation on USB
+  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/[legacy/]g_serial.ko'''        Serial emulation on USB
-  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_zero.ko'''          For test
+  '''/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/[legacy/]g_zero.ko'''          For test
 * If not here is how to add the missing one: [[Talk:USB_Gadget]]

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 ==Usage==
-===To emulate a mass storage device:===
+===To emulate a mass storage device===
 * [[USB_Gadget#Links |create]] or get a "backing storage file" ([ftp://ftp2.armadeus.com/armadeusw/download/backing_file.gz for example])
 * copy this file (uncompressed) in the '''/tmp''' directory of your board (here my Host PC has 192.168.0.20 as IP @):

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 ==Introduction==
-You can connect your APF board to your PC using its USB Device port ([[APF9328DevFull]]), a modified USB host port ([[APF27Dev]]), or an USB OTG port put in device mode ([[APF27 PPS]], [[APF51Dev]], [[APF28Dev]], [[OPOS6UL]]), and it can be "enumerated" as most common USB devices (depending on the type of communication you want to use):
+You can connect your APF board to your PC using its USB Device port ([[APF9328DevFull]]), a modified USB host port ([[APF27Dev]]), or an USB OTG port put in device mode ([[APF27 PPS]], [[APF51Dev]], [[APF28Dev]], [[APF6Dev]], [[OPOS6ULDev]]), and it can be "enumerated" as most common USB devices (depending on the type of communication you want to use):
 * serial device,
 * net device,
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 </pre>
-Your port will now work as an USB device.
+Your port will now work as an USB device. "''device''" keyword might need to be replaced by "''peripheral''" on recent kernels.
 ==Installation==

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 * On your Host:
-** On '''Linux''' systems: it should be auto-detected and a usb0 interface created, otherwise:<pre class="host">$ sudo modprobe cdc_ether</pre>
+** On '''Linux''' systems: it should be auto-detected and a ''usb0'' interface created, otherwise:
 ** On '''Windows''' systems: <br/>When the target is detected, you will be asked to give the right driver. <br/>You will find it here: [http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apf27_PPS/windrivers/ APF27 PPS Windrivers].
-* Then, set an IP address for Host usb0 interface in same network as the one you set for Target. It should then work as a standar IP network.
+* Then, set an IP address for Host ''usb0'' interface in the same network as the one you set for Target. It should then work as a standard IP network. You can also install a [[DHCP server]] on your Target.
 ==Links==

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 You can connect your APF board to your PC using its USB Device port ([[APF9328DevFull]]), a modified USB host port ([[APF27Dev]]), or an USB OTG port put in device mode ([[APF27 PPS]], [[APF51Dev]], [[APF28Dev]], [[OPOS6UL]]), and it can be "enumerated" as most common USB devices (depending on the type of communication you want to use):
-* serial device
+* serial device,
-* net device
+* net device,
-* mass storage device
+* mass storage device.
 === Hardware specifics for the APF27Dev ===

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 ==Introduction==
-You can connect your APF board to your PC using its USB Device port ([[APF9328DevFull]]), a modified USB host port ([[APF27Dev]]), or an USB OTG port put in device mode ([[APF27 PPS]], [[APF51Dev]] & [[APF28Dev]]), and it can be "enumerated" as most common USB devices (depending on the type of communication you want to use):
+You can connect your APF board to your PC using its USB Device port ([[APF9328DevFull]]), a modified USB host port ([[APF27Dev]]), or an USB OTG port put in device mode ([[APF27 PPS]], [[APF51Dev]], [[APF28Dev]], [[OPOS6UL]]), and it can be "enumerated" as most common USB devices (depending on the type of communication you want to use):
 * serial device
 * net device
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   usb0: RNDIS ready
 </pre>
-Now an IP address has to be assigned to the USB0 ethernet port
+* Then, an IP address has to be assigned to the freshly created ''usb0'' network interface:
 <pre class="apf">
   # ifconfig usb0 192.168.10.1
 </pre>
+* On your Host:
-* On your PC:
 ** On '''Linux''' systems: it should be auto-detected and a usb0 interface created, otherwise:<pre class="host">$ sudo modprobe cdc_ether</pre>
 ** On '''Windows''' systems: <br/>When the target is detected, you will be asked to give the right driver. <br/>You will find it here: [http://www.armadeus.com/_downloads/apf27_PPS/windrivers/ APF27 PPS Windrivers].
 ==Links==
 * http://www.linux-usb.org/gadget/
 * http://www.linux-usb.org/usbtest/#gadgets

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 {{Warning|DO NOT CONNECT TWO HOST PORTS TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE TO USE THE RIGHT USB PORT ON THE APF27DEV !!}}
-=== Software specifics for the APF27Dev, APF27 PPS, APF51Dev & APF28Dev boards ===
+=== Software specifics for the APF27Dev, APF27 PPS, APF51Dev ===
 In order to activate the device mode, a new parameter has to be added to the U-Boot console variable:
 <pre class="apf">