Deploy Debian and Yocto

Owned by Oleksii Kutuzov
Last updated: 15. Sep 2023
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Yocto and Debian .imz images can easily be deployed with USB Image Tool

  1. Choose and download the correct .imz file for your module and baseboard (these images already have the correct device tree pre-installed).

  2. Establish the Serial Connection.

  3. Connect the baseboard to your computer using provided USB-A (male to male) cable via the USB-OTG port (the one closer to the PCB) of the baseboard.

  4. Enter the U-Boot by holding the Esc button in the Tera Term while the device powers on. (You can use the reset button on the back of the baseboard).

  5. Execute the command, that will configure the USB-OTG port to emulate a USB-Mass-Storage device.

    u-boot=> ums 0 mmc 0

    You will see the following output:

  6. Open USB Image Tool and activate the following settings on the Options tab:

    • Truncate oversize images in device mode

    • Fix GPT after Restore

  7. The device will appear on the left side of the window and, when selected, there should appear its information on the Device tab.

  8. Press the Restore button and choose the .imz image from your file system.

  9. After the process is complete, you now can unmount the device from computer. Press Ctrl+C in Tera Term window.

  10. Execute the command to restart the device.

    u-boot=> reset