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diff --git a/host/docs/images.rst b/host/docs/images.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c0645a821 --- /dev/null +++ b/host/docs/images.rst @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +======================================================================== +UHD - Firmware and FPGA Image Application Notes +======================================================================== + +.. contents:: Table of Contents + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Images Overview +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Every USRP device must be loaded with special firmware and FPGA images. +The methods of loading images into the device varies among devices: + +* **USRP1:** The host code will automatically load the firmware and FPGA at runtime. +* **USRP2:** The user must manually write the images onto the USRP2 SD card. +* **USRP-N Series:** The user must manually transfer the images over ethernet. +* **USRP-E Series:** The host code will automatically load the FPGA at runtime. +* **USRP-B Series:** The host code will automatically load the FPGA at runtime. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Pre-built images +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Pre-built images are available for download. +See the UHD wiki for the download link. + +The pre-built images come in platform-specific installer packages +and platform-independent archive files: + +* **Linux:** DEB or RPM installer +* **Windows:** not available yet... +* **Macintosh:** not available yet... +* **Platform-independent:** ZIP or TAR.GZ archive + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Linux installers +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The Linux-based installers will install the images into /usr/share/uhd/images. +On a Linux system, the UHD will always search this path for image files. + +Commands to install a linux rpm or deb package: + +:: + + sudo rpm -i <linux-images-installer>.rpm + + -- OR -- + + sudo dpkg -i <linux-images-installer>.deb + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Archive install +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +When installing images from an archive, there are two options: + +**Option 1:** + +Unpack the archive into the UHD installation prefix. +The UHD will always search <install-path>/share/uhd/images for image files. +Where <install-path> was set by the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX at configure-time. + +**Option 2:** + +Unpack the archive anywhere and set the UHD_IMAGE_PATH environment variable. +The UHD_IMAGE_PATH may contain a list of directories to search for image files. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Building images +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +The UHD source repository comes with the source code necessary to build +both firmware and FPGA images for all supported devices. +The build commands for a particular image can be found in <uhd-repo-path>/images/Makefile. + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Xilinx FPGA builds +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Xilinx ISE 12.x and up is required to build the Xilinx FPGA images. +The build requires that you have a unix-like environment with make. +Make sure that xtclsh from the Xilinx ISE bin directory is in your $PATH. + +See <uhd-repo-path>/fpga/usrp2/top/* + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Microblaze firmware builds +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The Microblaze GCC compiler from the Xilinx EDK is required to build the Microblaze firmware images. +The build requires that you have a unix-like environment with autotools and make. +Make sure that mb-gcc from the Xilinx EDK/microblaze directory is in your $PATH. + +See <uhd-repo-path>/firmware/microblaze + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Altera FPGA builds +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Quartus is required to build the Altera FPGA images. +Pre-built images can also be found in <uhd-repo-path>/fpga/usrp1/rbf + +See <uhd-repo-path>/fpga/usrp1/toplevel/* + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FX2 firmware builds +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The sdcc compiler is required to build the FX2 firmware images. +The build requires that you have a unix-like environment with autotools and make. + +See <uhd-repo-path>/firmware/fx2 |