APF51 Linux kernel status

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The APF51 Linux distribution can be found here: latest stable installation tarball from SourceForge

Current version

Currently (armadeus-5.3) default supported Linux version for APF51 is: 2.6.38.8.

Details concerning the drivers usage can be found below.

  • NT = Not Tested
  • NA = Not Available / Not possible

There is an ongoing work to have mainline vanilla kernels (3.x+) working on the APF51. Board is already mainlined in Linux sources. See How_to_use_vanilla_kernel_on_APF51 if you are interested.

APF51 module (ie i.MX51 internal controllers + FPGA)

2.6.38.8
Driver Compiling ?
Static / Module
Working ? Comments
NAND Flash OK NA OK
1Wire NT NT NT not integrated yet
ATA NA NA NA Not available on the APF51
SPI NA OK OK
I2C NA OK OK i2cdetect 0
Keypad NT OK OK
MMC/SD/SDIO NA OK OK
UART OK NA OK
Ethernet OK NA OK
USB OTG OK NT OK USB_Gadget
USB HOST1 OK NT OK
USB HOST2 OK NT OK
PWM NT OK OK
RTC OK OK OK PMIC RTC
Watchdog OK OK OK i.MX51 internal Watchdog
PM sleep/wakeup OK NT OK Linux PM "standby" and "mem"
CSI (Camera) NA NT NT
LCD OK NA OK
SSI (Audio) NA OK OK
Video codec (H.263/4) OK NT NT
Security/Sahara/RTIC NT OK OK tested with tcrypt module
FPGA POD interface NA OK OK Wishbone bus.
FPGA loading NA OK OK From RAM only
Xenomai NA NA NA Under development...

APF51Dev development baseboard

  • NT = Not Tested
  • NA = Not Available / Not possible
2.6.38.8
Driver Compiling ?
Static / Module
Working ? Comments
microSD OK NA OK
Ethernet OK NA OK
RS232 OK NA OK
LCD OK NA OK
Backlight NT NT NT Not tested yet
Audio out OK OK OK ALSA
Audio in OK OK OK ALSA
Touchscreen NA OK OK APF51 PMIC
USB Host 1 OK NA OK High Speed
USB Host 2 OK NA OK High Speed
ADC NA OK OK AS1531
DAC NA OK OK MCP4912
CAN Bus NA OK OK MCP2515
HDMI No drivers needed OK TFP410
GPS No drivers needed OK needs UART in FPGA
GSM / 3G No drivers needed OK needs UART in FPGA
HMS AnyBus NA OK OK HMS_anybus_Linux
HMS CompactCom No drivers needed NT needs UART in FPGA
WiFi (b/g) NA OK OK Libertas driver
Bluetooth NA OK OK Bluez v3
GPIO OK NA OK gpiolib