RZ/V2MA Evaluation Board by Renesas
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General Information
- Official RZ/V2MA Device Website
- Product Page
- Please review the Documentation & Downloads section
- Evaluation Board Documentation
- Software Downloads
- Check "Software & Tool Pages" section on on this page
- Linux BSP Software
- RZ/V2MA Linux Package [5.10-CIP] v1.0.0
- RZ MPU Video Codec Library for RZ/V2MA
- DRP-AI Linux Driver
- RZ/V2MA DRP-AI Support Package Version 7.20
- DRP Image Processing Package
- RZ/V2MA OpenCV Accelerator Support Package Version 1.00
Getting Started
1. Software BSP Components
There is total of 4 packages to build the RZ\V2MA BSP. Up to 5 packages are used to build the BSP. Please download from the Official RZ/V2MA Website. Please look in the "Software Downloads" section.
Copy all ZIP file to a Linux PC.
The evaluation versions contain a time limitation that stops the software after a few hours.
- RZ/V2MA Linux Package : r01an6514ej<version>-rzv2ma-linux.zip.
- RZ MPU Video Codec Library for RZ/V2MA : RTK0EF0131F02000SJ-<version>_EN.zip
- RZ/V2MA DRP-AI Support Package: r11an0592ej<version>-rzv2ma-drpai-sp.zip.zip
- RZ/V2MA OpenCV Accelerator Support Package ( Image Processing):r11an0650ej<version>-rzv2ma-opencv-accelerator-sp.zip.
2. Build Environment
- To build the BSP, you will need a Linux PC running Ubuntu 20.04. Only this Host OS version was tested.
- You can use a Linux PC (recommended) or a Virtual Machine. If using a Virtual Machine, 200GB of hard drive space is recommended.
3. Build the BSP
- ⚠️ The complete build environment created by 'Linux BSP package' + 'DRP-AI Support package' + 'DRP OpenCV package' must be combined into the same directory.
- Use the directory name "rzv_vlp_v3.0.0"
- Detailed instructions
- for setup and building are located in the RZ\V2MA Linux Startup Guide documents included in each ZIP package for "Linux BSP", the "RZ/V2MA DRP-AI Support Package" zip file, and "RZ/V2MA OpenCV Accelerator Support Package".
- Build
- ⚠️ You must first follow the Linux Startup Guide(r01us0578ej<version>-rzv2ma-linux-startup-guide.pdf) instructions Section 2.0, but stop 🛑 before the 'bitbake' command.
- Then, follow DRP-AI Support 'Release Note' (r11an0592ej<version>-rzv2ma-drpai-sp.pdf) Sections 3.1 and 3.2, but stop 🛑 before the 'bitbake' command.
- Finally Follow the OpenCV Accelerator Support Package 'Release Note' ( r11an0650ej<version>-rzv2ma-opencv-accelerator-sp.pdf) Section 2.0.
- A summary of the instructions located in the Release Notes are below. Simply Copy/Paste the commands.
Simple build instructions for BSP v1.00 |
These instructions are a summary of what is explained in the package Release Notes. export WORK_DIR=$PWD/rzv2ma export SRC_DIR=../ mkdir $WORK_DIR mkdir $WORK_DIR cd $WORK_DIR ### Extract the BSP Linux package (r01an6514ej<version>-rzv2ma-linux.zip) unzip $SRC_DIR/r01an6514ej0100-rzv2ma-linux.zip tar -xf ./r01an6514ej0100-rzv2ma-linux/bsp/rzv2ma_bsp_eva_v100.tar.gz rm -rfd r01an6514ej0100-rzv2ma-linux ### Copy/Move the 'RZV2MA Codec Library v0.95' Zip file (RTK0EF0131F02000SJ-<version>.zip) under the BSP directory. unzip $SRC_DIR/RTK0EF0131F02000SJ-v0.95.zip tar zxvf meta-rz-features.tar.gz ### Copy/Move the DRP Support archive file ( r11an0592ej0720-rzv2ma-drpai-sp.zip ) ### Extract the 'DRP-AI Driver Support' package file (meta-rz-features.tar.gz) under the rzv2ma_drpai-driver directory. unzip $SRC_DIR/r11an0592ej0720-rzv2ma-drpai-sp.zip -d drp tar -xvf drp/rzv2ma_drpai-driver/meta-rz-features.tar.gz rm -rfd drp ### Copy/Move the OpenCV Accelerator archive file ### Extract the 'OpenCV Accelerator' pacage file (meta-rz-features.tar.gz) unzip $SRC_DIR/r11an0650ej0100-rzv2ma-opencv-accelerator-sp.zip tar -xvf ./r11an0650ej0100-rzv2ma-opencv-accelerator-sp/meta-rz-features.tar.gz rm -rfd r11an0650ej0100-rzv2ma-opencv-accelerator-sp ### Setup the Yocto Enviroment variables cd $WORK_DIR source ./poky/oe-init-build-env ### Copy the Renesas Yocto Layer files to build directory cd $WORK_DIR/build cp ../meta-renesas/docs/template/conf/rzv2ma/*.conf ./conf/ cd $WORK bitbake core-image-bsp bitbake core-image-bsp -c populate_sdk |
4. Prepare an SD Card
- The evaluation boards can be booted from SD Cards. The SD card must be formatted and loaded using a Linux PC. A helpful script has been created (usb_sd_partition) that you can run on your Linux PC.
- Insert your micro SD card into a USB-SD-Card reader and then plug into a Linux PC.
- Use the commands below to download the formatting script and run. Please select your card and choose the default settings.
$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/renesas-rz/rzg2_bsp_scripts/master/usb_sd_partition/usb_sd_partition.sh $ chmod +x usb_sd_partition.sh $ ./usb_sd_partition.sh
- Use the commands below to copy the files you build with the BSP to the SD card. Start in the base of your Yocto BSP.
# Change to the Yocto output directory that contains the files $ cd build/tmp/deploy/images/smarc-rzv2l # Copy the Linux kernel and Device Tree to partition 1 $ sudo cp -v Image /media/$USER/RZ_FAT $ sudo cp -v r9a07g054l2-smarc.dtb /media/$USER/RZ_FAT # Copy and expand the Root File System to partition 2 $ sudo tar -xvf core-image-weston-smarc-rzv2l.tar.gz -C /media/$USER/RZ_ext (or if NOT using graphics) $ sudo tar -xvf core-image-minimal-smarc-rzv2l.tar.gz -C /media/$USER/RZ_ext # Make sure all files are finished writing before removing the USB card reader from the PC $ sync
- Safely remove your USB card reader by right clicking on the drive icon (either RZ_FAT or RZ_ext) in Ubuntu and selecting "Eject"
5. Power the Board and Connect to the Serial Port
- Power the Board with the AC Adapter
- Notice: Before connecting the AC adapter (J301) to an electrical outlet, make sure that the SW303 on the RZ/V2MA Base Board for the power supply is turned off.
- When the AC adapter is connected, the D304 light up.
- Turn switch SW303 on. LEDs LED302, LED304, and D305 light up, and RZ/V2MA boots.
- Now that the board is powered, plug a USB micro cable into the carrier board to the USB connector labeled "CN307". Use a serial terminal program to interact as you board. With a Linux PC, we recommend using "putty" (connects to /dev/USB0), and with a Windows PC we recommend "TeraTerm" that connects to COMx. The baud rate of the Serial connection is 115200 bps.
- Host PC will need the Silabs USB Driver can be found here.
6. Boot the Board - TBD
RZ\V2MA AI Translator
Official RZ\V2MA AI Translator Website here
For additional technical support for the AI Translator refer to this DRP-AI Translator wiki page here.
Note: This Translator is for the RZV2MA only refer to AI Translator page.