This article shows how to start up a STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit 
(flexible and complete development platform for the STM32MP13x lines 
). It is valid for STM32MP135F-DK Discovery kit : the part numbers are specified in the STM32MP13 microprocessor part numbers article.
It lists the required material, points to the board features description, and gives the step-by-step process to set up the system.
Finally, it proposes to run some basic use cases and to discover some of the board capabilities.
1. Starter Package content[edit source]
If you are not yet familiar with the STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution and its Packages, please read the following articles:
- Which STM32MPU Embedded Software Package better suits your needs (and especially the Starter Package chapter)
- STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution
If you are already familiar with the Starter Package for the STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution, the fast links to essential commands might be of interest.
To sum up, this Starter Package provides:
- the software image for the STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution, which includes:
- the binaries for the OpenSTLinux distribution
- one or more firmware example(s) for the STM32Cube MPU Package
- the (STM32CubeProgrammer) tool to install this image on the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit
2. Starter Package step-by-step overview[edit source]
The steps to get the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit up and running, are:
☐ Checking the material
☐ Assembling the board
☐ Installing the tools
☐ Downloading the image and flashing it on the board
☐ Booting the board
Once these steps are achieved, you are able to:
- check the boot sequence
- execute basic commands
- run basic use cases
- discover on your own the capabilities of the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit
3. Checking the material[edit source]
Mandatory
| PC | Linux® or Windows® operating systems. See PC prerequisites for more details on the required configurations. |
| STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit | Flexible and complete development platform for the STM32MP135 microprocessor device including:
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| Power supply | Including:
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| microSD™ card | Populated with OpenSTLinux distribution (Linux® software), and providing extra storage capacity. A 2-Gbyte minimum microSD™ card is needed. |
| USB Micro-B cable | To connect the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit to the PC through the USB Micro-B (ST-LINK/V2-1) connector. |
| USB Type-C® cable | To connect the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit to a USB OTG device through the USB Type-C® connector. |
Optional
| USB keyboard and mouse | Through its USB Type-A connectors, the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit can be equipped with a full-size keyboard and mouse. |
| Ethernet cable | To connect the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit to a network through the RJ45 connector. |
Optional: It is possible to plug more devices and extension boards to the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit by means of its expansion connectors such as the GPIO expansion connector.
The following figure shows the optional material (not included in STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit package), that is used with this Starter Package.
4. Assembling the board[edit source]
The STM32MP135F-DK Discovery kit package is composed of the items listed below.
| Position | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | MB1635 mother board |
| 2 | MB1897 camera module |
| 3 | Camera module flat cable |
| 4 | microSD™ card |
Note that the STM32MP135F-DK Discovery kit delivery does not contain a USB cable or a USB charger.
5. Installing the tools[edit source]
5.1. Installing the STM32CubeProgrammer tool[edit source]
| STM32CubeProgrammer for Linux® host PC | STM32CubeProgrammer for Windows® host PC | |
|---|---|---|
| Download |
Version v2.13.0
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| Installation |
$> ./SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-2.13.0.linux
$> export PATH=<my STM32CubeProgrammer install directory>/bin:$PATH
$> ln -s <my STM32CubeProgrammer install directory>/bin/STM32_Programmer_CLI /home/bin/STM32_Programmer_CLI |
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| User manual |
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| Detailed release note |
| |
5.2. Preparing the USB serial link for flashing[edit source]
It is recommended to use the USB (in DFU mode) for flashing rather than the UART, which is too slow.
Below indications on how to install the USB in DFU mode under Linux and Windows OS, respectively.
- For Linux host PC or Windows host PC with VMWare:
The libusb1.0 package (including USB DFU mode) must be installed to be able to connect to the board via the USB port. This is achieved by typing the following command from the host PC terminal:
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0
To allow STM32CubeProgrammer to access the USB port through low-level commands, proceed as follows:
cd <your STM32CubeProgrammer install directory>/Drivers/rules
sudo cp *.* /etc/udev/rules.d/
- For Windows host PC:
Run the “STM32 Bootloader.bat” file to install the STM32CubeProgrammer DFU driver and activate the STM32 microprocessor device in USB DFU mode. This driver (installed by STM32 Bootloader.bat) is provided within the STM32CubeProgrammer release package. It is located in the DFU driver folder, \Drivers\DFU_Driver.
In case of issue, refer to How to proceed when the DFU driver installation fails on Windows host PC.
To validate the installation, the DFU driver functionality can be verified by following the FAQ instructions provided in how to check if the DFU driver is functional.
6. Downloading the image and flashing it on the board[edit source]
6.1. Image download[edit source]
- The STM32MP1 image (binaries) is delivered through one tarball file named
- en.FLASH-stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23.tar.gz for STM32MP135x-DK , STM32MP157x-DKx and STM32MP157x-EV1
- en.FLASH-stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23.tar.gz for STM32MP135x-DK
- Download and install the STM32MP1 image (binaries):
The software package is provided AS IS, and by downloading it, you agree to be bound to the terms of the software license agreement (SLA). The detailed content licenses can be found here.
| STM32MP1 Starter Package image - STM32MP1-Ecosystem-v4.1.0 release | |
|---|---|
| Download |
You need to be logged on to my.st.com before accessing the following link: |
| Installation |
$ cd <working directory path>/Starter-Package
$ tar xvf en.FLASH-stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23.tar.gz |
| Release note |
Details of the content of this software package are available in the associated STM32 MPU OpenSTLinux release note. |
If you are interested in older releases, please have a look into the section - The binaries and the Flash layout files are in the <Starter Package installation directory>/stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23/images/stm32mp1/ directory:
stm32mp1 ├── arm-trusted-firmware TF-A binaries for FSBL partitions and supported boot chains │ ├── metadata.bin Meta data binary for METADATA partition for the supported boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-dk1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-dk1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-dk1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-emmc.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-nand.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NAND boot device) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-nor.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NOR boot device) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157a-ev1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-dk2-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-dk2-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-dk2-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-emmc.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-nand.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NAND boot device) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-nor.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NOR boot device) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157c-ev1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-dk1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-dk1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-dk1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-emmc.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-nand.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NAND boot device) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-nor.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NOR boot device) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157d-ev1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-dk2-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-dk2-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-dk2-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-emmc.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-nand.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NAND boot device) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-nor.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NOR boot device) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-uart.stm32 TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ └── tf-a-stm32mp157f-ev1-usb.stm32 TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards ├── fip FIP binaries for FIP partitions and supported boot chains │ ├── fip-stm32mp135f-dk-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157a-dk1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157a-dk1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157a-ev1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157a-ev1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157c-dk2-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157c-dk2-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157c-ev1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157c-ev1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157d-dk1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157d-dk1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157d-ev1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157d-ev1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── fip-stm32mp157f-dk2-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157f-dk2-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── fip-stm32mp157f-ev1-optee.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (optee boot chain) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ └── fip-stm32mp157f-ev1-trusted.bin FIP binary for FIP partition (trusted boot chain) for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards ├── flashlayout_st-image-weston Flash layout files (description of the partitions) for the supported boot chains on supported boot devices and boards │ ├── extensible Flash layout files for microSD card boot device with no userfs partition but a rootfs partition extended to microSD card size │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp135f-dk-optee.tsv (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157a-dk1-extensible.tsv (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-dk2-extensible.tsv (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157d-dk1-extensible.tsv (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ └── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-dk2-extensible.tsv (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── optee Flash layout files for optee boot chain │ │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157a-ev1-optee.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157c-ev1-optee.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157d-ev1-optee.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157f-ev1-optee.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157a-ev1-optee.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157c-ev1-optee.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157d-ev1-optee.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157f-ev1-optee.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157a-ev1-optee.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157c-ev1-optee.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157d-ev1-optee.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157f-ev1-optee.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp135f-dk-optee.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP135F-DK → STM32MP13 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157a-dk1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157a-ev1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-dk2-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-ev1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157d-dk1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157d-ev1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-dk2-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ │ └── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-ev1-optee.tsv microSD card boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ └── trusted Flash layout files for trusted boot chain │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157a-ev1-trusted.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157c-ev1-trusted.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157d-ev1-trusted.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp157f-ev1-trusted.tsv eMMC boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157a-ev1-trusted.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157c-ev1-trusted.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157d-ev1-trusted.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nand-4-256_stm32mp157f-ev1-trusted.tsv NAND boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157a-ev1-trusted.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157c-ev1-trusted.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157d-ev1-trusted.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp157f-ev1-trusted.tsv NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157a-dk1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157A-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157a-ev1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157A-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-dk2-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157C-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157c-ev1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157C-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157d-dk1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157D-DK1 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157d-ev1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157D-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards │ ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-dk2-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157F-DK2 → STM32MP15 Discovery kits │ └── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp157f-ev1-trusted.tsv (recommended setup) microSD card boot device for STM32MP157F-EV1 → STM32MP15 Evaluation boards ├── scripts │ └── create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh ├── st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4 Binary for bootfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices ├── st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.manifest ├── st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4 Binary for userfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices ├── st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.manifest ├── st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4 Binary for vendorfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices ├── st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.manifest ├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4 Binary for rootfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices ├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.license ├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1-license_content.html License summary for all packages needed to feed all partitions ├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.manifest └── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1_nand_4_256_multivolume.ubi Binary for bootfs, vendorfs, rootfs and userfs partitions on NAND device
6.2. Image flashing[edit source]
The STM32CubeProgrammer tool is used to flash the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit with the downloaded image.
The microSD card, provided in the box, is used as the Flash device: see the STM32 MPU Flash mapping article if you want to know more about the supported Flash memory technologies, and the Flash partitions.
As explained in the boot chain overview, the optee boot chain is the default solution delivered by STMicroelectronics. Thus, the steps below use the image for the optee boot chain.
Let's flash the downloaded image on the microSD card:
- Set the boot switches to the boot from USB position.
boot switches position to flash the board
- Connect the USB Type-C™ (OTG) port (9) to the host PC that contains the downloaded image
- Insert the delivered microSD card into the dedicated slot ('4)
- Connect the delivered power supply to the USB Type-C™ port (8)
- Press the reset button (12) to reset the board
- Go to the Starter Package directory that contains the binaries and the Flash layout files
cd <Starter Package installation directory>/stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23/images/stm32mp1
If you have followed the the proposition to organize the working directory, the command is cd Starter-Package/stm32mp1-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23/images/stm32mp1
- Check that the STM32CubeProgrammer tool is installed and accessible; if not, go to the installation procedure (installing the tools)
STM32_Programmer_CLI --h
-------------------------------------------------------------------
STM32CubeProgrammer <tool version>
-------------------------------------------------------------------
- Get the device port location for the USB link
STM32_Programmer_CLI -l usb
-------------------------------------------------------------------
STM32CubeProgrammer <tool version>
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total number of available STM32 device in DFU mode: 1
Device Index : USB1
USB Bus Number : 002
USB Address Number : 002
Product ID : DFU in HS Mode @Device ID /0x500, @Revision ID /0x0000
Serial number : 000000000000
Firmware version : 0x011a
Device ID : 0x0500
- Flash the microSD card with the image for the trusted boot chain
STM32_Programmer_CLI -c port=usb1 -w flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp135f-dk-optee.tsv
- This operation takes several minutes (mainly depending of the rootfs size). A successful flashing outputs the following log:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
STM32CubeProgrammer <tool version>
-------------------------------------------------------------------
USB speed : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID : STMicroelectronics
Product ID : DFU in HS Mode @Device ID /0x501, @Revision ID /0x1001
SN : 800280163530510838343532
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board : --
Device ID : 0x0501
Device name : STM32MP13xx
Device type : MPU
Revision ID : --
Device CPU : Cortex-A7
Start Embedded Flashing service
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-usb.stm32
File : tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-usb.stm32
Size : 87.26 KB
Partition ID : 0x01
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.450
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x01
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x01
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: fip-stm32mp135f-dk-optee.bin
File : fip-stm32mp135f-dk-optee.bin
Size : 1.41 MB
Partition ID : 0x03
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:01.437
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x03
Reconnecting the device ...
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x03
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-sdcard.stm32
File : tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-sdcard.stm32
Size : 87.28 KB
Partition ID : 0x04
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.041
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x04
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x04
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-sdcard.stm32
File : tf-a-stm32mp135f-dk-sdcard.stm32
Size : 87.28 KB
Partition ID : 0x05
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.040
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x05
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x05
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: metadata.bin
File : metadata.bin
Size : 96.00 B
Partition ID : 0x06
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.005
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x06
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x06
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: metadata.bin
File : metadata.bin
Size : 96.00 B
Partition ID : 0x07
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.006
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x07
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x07
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: fip-stm32mp135f-dk-optee.bin
File : fip-stm32mp135f-dk-optee.bin
Size : 1.41 MB
Partition ID : 0x08
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.585
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x08
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x08
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
File : st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
Size : 64.00 MB
Partition ID : 0x10
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:30.666
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x10
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x10
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
File : st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
Size : 16.00 MB
Partition ID : 0x11
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:07.560
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x11
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x11
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
File : st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
Size : 575.66 MB
Partition ID : 0x12
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:05:01.702
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x12
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x12
Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
File : st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp1.ext4
Size : 128.00 MB
Partition ID : 0x13
Download in Progress:
File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:01:18.324
RUNNING Program ...
PartID: :0x13
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x13
Flashing service completed successfully
Go to the STM32CubeProgrammer article:
- to know more about the flashing operation
7. Booting the board[edit source]
Once the firmware image is programmed on the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit, it is possible to finalize the system configuration:
- Step 1: check the configuration of the switches
- The figure below shows the position of the boot switches to boot from the microSD™ card.
- Step 2: (optional) connect a USB keyboard and/or a USB mouse (not provided) using the USB Type-A ports (10 and 11)
- Step 3: (optional) connect an Ethernet cable (not provided) to the dedicated connectors (5 or 6)
- Step 4: check that the microSD™ card is inserted into the dedicated slot (4)
- Step 5: connect the provided power supply (5 V, 3 A) to the USB Type-C® connector (8)
- Step 6: (optional) connect the ST-LINK/V2-1 USB Micro-B port (7) to a host PC that runs a terminal program with ST-LINK/V2-1 Virtual COM port (such as Minicom on Ubuntu® Linux® PC or Tera Term on Windows® PC)
- install and configure a remote terminal program onto the host PC
- Step 7: press the reset button (12) to reset the board
The board boots and the system is available after few seconds.
8. Checking the boot sequence[edit source]
Assuming you have performed the optional step 6 above, the information (coming successively from the TF-A, OP-TEE OS, U-Boot and the Linux operating system that is booting on the board), should be displayed on the host PC Terminal.
In parallel, a U-Boot splash screen picture is displayed on the DSI display (if one is connected to the board).
A user space graphical boot splash screen (PSplash) picture is then briefly displayed on the HDMI monitor if one is connected to the board, or otherwise on the DSI display (if one is connected to the board).
When the boot process is complete, the launcher application is shown on the HDMI monitor if one is connected to the board, or otherwise on the DSI display (if one is connected to the board).
More detail about this launcher application in GTK demo launcher page.
9. Mouse, keyboard and Ethernet hot-plugs[edit source]
Let's assume that the optional step 2 and step 3 were not achieved when setting up the system above.
When connecting a USB mouse, the following information is displayed by the Terminal program:
[ 926.786326] usb 2-1.1: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-platform
[ 926.961413] input: Logitech Optical USB Mouse as /devices/platform/soc/5800d000.usbh-ehci/usb2/2-1/2-1.1/2-1.1:1.0/0003:046D:C016.0001/input/input2
[ 926.975098] hid-generic 0003:046D:C016.0001: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech Optical USB Mouse] on usb-5800d000.usbh-ehci-1.1/input0
When connecting a USB keyboard, the following information is displayed by the Terminal program:
[ 1009.026567] usb 2-1.3: new low-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-platform
[ 1009.193990] input: Dell Dell USB Keyboard as /devices/platform/soc/5800d000.usbh-ehci/usb2/2-1/2-1.3/2-1.3:1.0/0003:413C:2003.0002/input/input3
[ 1009.280101] hid-generic 0003:413C:2003.0002: input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Dell Dell USB Keyboard] on usb-5800d000.usbh-ehci-1.3/input0
When connecting an Ethernet cable, the following information is displayed by the Terminal program:
[ 1215.356377] stm32-dwmac 5800a000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 1215.363377] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready [ 1215.391068] Link is Up - 1000/Half
or on STM32MP13x lines for the second Ethernet interface
[ 117.370989] stm32-dwmac 5800e000.eth2 eth1: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx [ 117.377950] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
10. Remote and local Terminal programs[edit source]
As already explained in the step 6 above, a remote Terminal program can be installed and configured on your host PC in order to communicate with the board through a serial link or an Ethernet link: see How to get Terminal.
The remote Terminal on your host PC can be used to enter command lines, as shown below with the ifconfig command to query the network interface parameters:
A local Terminal program can be launched directly on the board. Click on the small icon at the top left corner of the display (see the red arrow on the figure below):
Then the on-board Wayland Terminal can be used to directly enter command lines as shown below, still with the ip addr command to query the network interface parameters:
Consequently, unless an explicit restriction is mentioned, command lines can be run from both Terminals.
Note: in this article, any command executed on the board (through the remote Terminal or the Wayland Terminal) starts with , while any command executed on the host PC starts with .
11. Executing basic commands[edit source]
11.1. Having a look at the OpenSTLinux directory structure[edit source]
The directory structure and directory contents in the OpenSTLinux distribution is standard. Some details are available in the OpenSTLinux directory structure article.
11.2. Identifying the software running on board[edit source]
For ecosystem release v4.1.0 
[edit source]
| Software | How to get its version | Output example |
|---|---|---|
| TF-A | TF-A Version number |
NOTICE: BL2: v2.6-stm32mp1-r2.0(debug):v2.6-dirty |
| U-Boot | See the version displayed in the console |
2021.10-stm32mp-r2 [...] |
| Linux kernel |
cat /proc/version |
Linux version 5.15.67 (xxxx@yyyy) (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.3.0 ) [...] |
| GCC |
cat /proc/version |
Linux version 5.15.67 (xxxx@yyyy) (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.3.0) [...] |
| Yocto Project |
grep DISTRO_CODENAME /etc/build |
DISTRO_CODENAME = kirkstone |
| Weston |
weston --version |
weston 10.0.2 |
| GStreamer |
gst-play-1.0 --version |
GStreamer 1.20.3 |
| GPU (only on STM32MP15x lines ) |
cat /sys/kernel/debug/gc/version |
6.4.9.436021 built [...] |
For ecosystem release v4.0.0 [edit source]
| Software | How to get its version | Output example |
|---|---|---|
| TF-A | TF-A Version number |
NOTICE: BL2: v2.6-stm32mp1-r1.0(debug):v2.6-dirty |
| U-Boot | See the version displayed in the console |
2021.10-stm32mp-r1 [...] |
| Linux kernel |
cat /proc/version |
Linux version 5.15.24 (xxxx@yyyy) (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0 ) [...] |
| GCC |
cat /proc/version |
Linux version 5.15.24 (xxxx@yyyy) (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0) [...] |
| Yocto Project |
grep DISTRO_CODENAME /etc/build |
DISTRO_CODENAME = kirkstone |
| Weston |
weston --version |
weston 10.0.0 |
| GStreamer |
gst-play-1.0 --version |
GStreamer 1.20.1 |
| GPU (only on STM32MP15x lines ) |
cat /sys/kernel/debug/gc/version |
6.4.7.365873 built [...] |
11.3. Configuration tips[edit source]
11.4. Getting board IP address[edit source]
Prerequisite: your board is connected to your local network through the Ethernet connector (see step 3).
- Get the IP address of your board with the ip Linux command line (recommended method):
ip addr show eth0 3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet xx.xx.xx.xx/xx brd xx.xx.xx.xx scope global dynamic eth0 valid_lft 159045sec preferred_lft 159045sec inet6 xxxx::xx:xx:xx:xx/xx scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
- Get the IP address of your board with the ifconfig Linux command line (a deprecated but well-known command):
ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
inet addr:xx.xx.xx.xx Bcast:xx.xx.xx.xx Mask:255.255.252.0
inet6 addr: xxxx::xx:xx:xx:xx/xx Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2619 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1311 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:353250 (344.9 KiB) TX bytes:118305 (115.5 KiB)
Interrupt:247
11.5. Copying a file from your host PC to your board (and reciprocally)[edit source]
- How to transfer a file over network (recommended method)
11.6. Miscellaneous commands[edit source]
11.6.1. Printing distribution specific information[edit source]
cat /etc/os-release ID=openstlinux-weston NAME="ST OpenSTLinux - Weston - (A Yocto Project Based Distro)" VERSION="4.0.4-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23 (kirkstone)" VERSION_ID=4.0.4-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23 PRETTY_NAME="ST OpenSTLinux - Weston - (A Yocto Project Based Distro) 4.0.4-openstlinux-5.15-yocto-kirkstone-mp1-v22.11.23 (kirkstone)" DISTRO_CODENAME="kirkstone"
Where:
| ID | A lower-case string identifying the operating system |
| NAME | A string identifying the operating system |
| VERSION | A string identifying the operating system version, including a release code name |
| VERSION_ID | A lower case string identifying the operating system version |
| PRETTY_NAME | A full pretty name of the release |
11.6.2. Printing system information[edit source]
uname -a Linux stm32mp1 5.15.67 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 8 10:32:54 UTC 2022 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
Where:
| Linux | Kernel name |
| stm32mp1 | Network node hostname |
| 5.15.67 | Kernel release |
| #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 8 10:32:54 UTC 2022 | Kernel version |
| armv7l | Machine hardware name |
| GNU/Linux | Operating system |
11.6.3. Printing Linux kernel and GCC versions[edit source]
cat /proc/version Linux version 5.15.67 (oe-user@oe-host) (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.38.20220708) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 8 10:32:54 UTC 2022
Where:
| Linux | Kernel name |
| version 5.15.67 | Kernel release |
| (xxxx@yyyy) | Person (xxxx) who compiled the kernel, and machine (yyyy) where it happened |
| (arm-ostl-linux-gnueabi-gcc (GCC) 11.3.0 ) | Version of the GCC compiler used to compile the kernel |
| #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 8 10:32:54 UTC 2022 | Kernel version; type of kernel (SMP) and date and time of the kernel compilation |
11.6.4. Printing the amount of disk space available on all mounted file systems[edit source]
df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
devtmpfs 116M 0 116M 0% /dev
/dev/mmcblk0p10 684M 453M 184M 72% /
tmpfs 195M 176K 195M 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 78M 8.8M 70M 12% /run
tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 195M 16K 195M 1% /tmp
/dev/mmcblk0p8 55M 39M 12M 77% /boot
/dev/mmcblk0p9 14M 5.9M 6.8M 47% /vendor
tmpfs 195M 96K 195M 1% /var/volatile
/dev/mmcblk0p11 14G 45M 13G 1% /usr/local
tmpfs 39M 4.0K 39M 1% /run/user/1000
tmpfs 39M 0 39M 0% /run/user/0
Where:
| Filesystem | Source of the mount point, usually a device |
| Size | Total size in human readable format (e.g. 1K, 234M, 2G) |
| Used | Used size in human readable format |
| Available | Available size in human readable format |
| Use% | Percentage of used size divided by the total size |
| Mounted on | Mount point |
Note: the user file system (userfs) and the boot file system (bootfs) are accessible respectively through the /usr/local mounting point, and the /boot mounting point (see Flash partitions for a description of the file systems).
12. Examples[edit source]
|
The examples are under construction: few of them are proposed below; more examples will come with the next releases. |
12.1. Examples running on Cortex-A7[edit source]
The table below gathers links towards articles proposing examples of peripherals usage.
13. Fast links to essential commands[edit source]
If you are already familiar with the Starter Package for the STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution, fast links to the essential commands are listed below.
14. How to go further?[edit source]
Now that the image is flashed on the STM32MP135x-DK Discovery kit , you might want to switch to the STM32MP1 Developer Package, in order to modify or tune the STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution with your own developments.
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