Monica HoustonFrank Ononye
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Getting Started with Yocto on MaaXBoard

MaaXBoard and MaaXBoard Mini run Yocto! Here's how to get started.

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Getting Started with Yocto on MaaXBoard

Things used in this project

Hardware components

MaaxBoard
Avnet MaaxBoard
×1
MaaXBoard Mini
Avnet MaaXBoard Mini
×1
32GB micro SD card
×1
Avnet 5V/3A USB Type-c power supply
×1
HDMI monitor (optional)
×1
USB keyboard and mouse (optional)
×1
Avnet MIPI-CSI Camera (optional)
or USB webcam
×1
Avnet MaaXBoard 7" MIPI Display
×1

Software apps and online services

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Code

wifi_sta_connect.sh

SH
Connect to wifi:
./wifi_sta_connect.sh [IP address] [password]
#!/bin/sh

sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "Usage: $0 <SSID> <password>"
    echo ""
    sleep 1
    echo ""
    echo "Scan for existing network"
    iw dev wlan0 scan | grep "^.SSID"
    exit
fi

### stop wpa_supplicant process
output=`ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep wpa_supplicant`
echo $output
if [ -n "$output" ]; then
   killall wpa_supplicant
fi

if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
    sudo wpa_passphrase $1 $2 > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf;
elif [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
    sudo wpa_passphrase $1 > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf;
fi

sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D nl80211
echo
echo "wait for getting IP ..."
sudo udhcpc -i wlan0

echo
exit

wifi_stop

SH
to disconnect wifi: ./wifi_stop.sh
#!/bin/sh

########## variables ##########
WLAN=wlan0

########## body ##########
echo "Terminating DHCP"
udhcpcid=`ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep udhcpc | awk '{print $2}'`
echo $udhcpcid
if [ -n "$udhcpcid" ]; then
   kill -9 $udhcpcid
fi
dpcpdid=`ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep udhcpd | awk '{print $2}'`
echo $dpcpdid
if [ -n "$dpcpdid" ]; then
   kill -9 $dpcpdid
fi

echo "Terminating hostapd"
### stop hostapd process
hostapid=`ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep hostapd`
echo $hostapid
if [ -n "$hostapid" ]; then
   killall hostapd
fi

echo "Terminating wpa_supplicant"
### stop wpa_supplicant process
wapid=`ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep wpa_supplicant`
echo $wapid
if [ -n "$wapid" ]; then
   killall wpa_supplicant
fi
echo "$WLAN has been disconnected on STA mode and AP mode !"

bluetooth_start.sh

SH
Start bluetooth with this command:
./bluetooth_start.sh
#!/bin/bash

hciattach /dev/ttymxc3 bcm43xx 115200

hciconfig hci0 up
sleep 1
hciconfig scan
hcitool dev
hcitool scan

./wifi_ap_start.sh

SH
To open a Wi-Fi hotspot, connect the network cable to J13, execute the following instructions on the serial terminal: ./wifi_ap_start.sh
#!/bin/sh

########## variables ##########

WLAN=wlan0
HOSTAPD_CONF=/etc/hostapd_mx8.conf
IP_ADDR=192.168.43.1
DHCP_CONF=/etc/udhcpd.conf
UDHCPD_LEASEES=/var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases

########## body ##########

### check for configuration file
if [ ! -f $HOSTAPD_CONF ]; then
 cp -f hostapd.conf $HOSTAPD_CONF
 chmod 777 $HOSTAPD_CONF
fi

### check udhcpd.conf udhcpd.leases
if [ ! -f $DHCP_CONF ]; then
 cp -f udhcpd.conf $DHCP_CONF
 chmod 777 $DHCP_CONF
fi
if [ ! -f $UDHCPD_LEASEES ]; then
 touch $UDHCPD_LEASEES
 chmod 777 $UDHCPD_LEASEES
fi

### configure ip forewarding
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

### configure ip
ifconfig $WLAN $IP_ADDR netmask 255.255.255.0 up
sleep 1

### start a hostapd interface, if not present
hostapd $HOSTAPD_CONF &
sleep 1

### start udhcpd server, if not started
udhcpd -fS $DHCP_CONF &

### configure the routing table
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

Camera

SH
Camera application. Make sure you have a screen connected to the MaaXBoard and run ./Camera
No preview (download only).

udhcpd.conf

SH
udhcpd configuration file is necessary for wifi_sta_sh
# Sample udhcpd configuration file (/etc/udhcpd.conf)
# Values shown are defaults

# The start and end of the IP lease block
start           192.168.43.20
end             192.168.43.254

# The interface that udhcpd will use
#interface      eth0
interface       wlan0

# The maximum number of leases (includes addresses reserved
# by OFFER's, DECLINE's, and ARP conflicts). Will be corrected
# if it's bigger than IP lease block, but it ok to make it
# smaller than lease block.
#max_leases     254

# The amount of time that an IP will be reserved (leased to nobody)
# if a DHCP decline message is received (seconds)
#decline_time   3600

# The amount of time that an IP will be reserved
# if an ARP conflict occurs (seconds)
#conflict_time  3600

# How long an offered address is reserved (seconds)
#offer_time     60

# If client asks for lease below this value, it will be rounded up
# to this value (seconds)
#min_lease      60

# The location of the pid file
#pidfile        /var/run/udhcpd.pid

# The location of the leases file
#lease_file     /var/lib/misc/udhcpd.leases

# The time period at which udhcpd will write out leases file.
# If this is 0, udhcpd will never automatically write leases file.
# Specified in seconds.
#auto_time      7200

# Every time udhcpd writes a leases file, the below script will be called
#notify_file                    # default: no script
#notify_file    dumpleases      # useful for debugging

# The following are bootp specific options
# next server to use in bootstrap
#siaddr         192.168.0.22    # default: 0.0.0.0 (none)
# tftp server name
#sname          zorak           # default: none
# tftp file to download (e.g. kernel image)
#boot_file      /var/nfs_root   # default: none

# Static leases map
#static_lease 00:60:08:11:CE:4E 192.168.0.54
#static_lease 00:60:08:11:CE:3E 192.168.0.44

# The remainder of options are DHCP options and can be specified with the
# keyword 'opt' or 'option'. If an option can take multiple items, such
# as the dns option, they can be listed on the same line, or multiple
# lines.
# Examples:
opt     dns     8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 #public google dns servers
option  subnet  255.255.255.0
opt     router  192.168.43.1
#opt    wins    192.168.10.10
#option dns     129.219.13.81   # appended to above DNS servers for a total of 3
#option domain  local
option  lease   864000          # default: 10 days
# Arbitrary option in hex form:
option  0x08    01020304        # option 8: "cookie server IP addr: 1.2.3.4"

# Currently supported options (for more info, see options.c):
#opt lease      NUM
#opt subnet     IP
#opt broadcast  IP
#opt router     IP_LIST
#opt ipttl      NUM
#opt mtu        NUM
#opt hostname   STRING          # client's hostname
#opt domain     STRING          # client's domain suffix
#opt search     STRING_LIST     # search domains
#opt nisdomain  STRING
#opt timezone   NUM             # (localtime - UTC_time) in seconds. signed
#opt tftp       STRING          # tftp server name
#opt bootfile   STRING          # tftp file to download (e.g. kernel image)
#opt bootsize   NUM             # size of that file
#opt rootpath   STRING          # (NFS) path to mount as root fs
#opt wpad       STRING
#opt serverid   IP              # default: server's IP
#opt message    STRING          # error message (udhcpd sends it on success too)
#opt vlanid     NUM             # 802.1P VLAN ID
#opt vlanpriority NUM           # 802.1Q VLAN priority
# Options specifying server(s)
#opt dns        IP_LIST
#opt wins       IP_LIST
#opt nissrv     IP_LIST
#opt ntpsrv     IP_LIST
#opt lprsrv     IP_LIST
#opt swapsrv    IP
# Options specifying routes
#opt routes     IP_PAIR_LIST
# Obsolete options, no longer supported
#opt logsrv     IP_LIST # 704/UDP log server (not syslog!)
#opt namesrv    IP_LIST # IEN 116 name server, obsolete (August 1979!!!)
#opt cookiesrv  IP_LIST # RFC 865 "quote of the day" server, rarely (never?) used
#opt timesrv    IP_LIST # RFC 868 time server, rarely (never?) used
# TODO: in development
#opt userclass  STRING          # RFC 3004. set of LASCII strings. "I am a printer" etc
#opt sipserv    STRING LIST     # RFC 3361. flag byte, then: 0: domain names, 1: IP addrs
#opt staticroutes   STATIC_ROUTES
#opt msstaticroutes STATIC_ROUTES

Credits

Monica Houston

Monica Houston

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Frank Ononye

Frank Ononye

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