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STM32MP25 Discovery kits - Starter Package

Applicable for STM32MP23x lines, STM32MP25x lines

This article shows how to start up a STM32MP257x-DK More info green.png Discovery kits with the software image for the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software. It is valid for the STM32MP257x-DK More info green.png Discovery kit; the part numbers are specified in the STM32MP25 microprocessor part numbers article and in the STM32MP23 microprocessor part numbers article.

Warning DB.png Important
To help you get started with STM32MP23x product lines evaluation, you can rely on the STM32MP257F-DK Discovery kit and applicable piece of STM32 MPU embedded software to run with STM32MP23 characteristics (peripherals, features, and performances).
Therefore, instructions, given in this article, must also be followed to start up the STM32MP257F-DK Discovery kit More info green.png for STM32MP23x lines evaluation Info.png.

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.

Linux Yocto starter package.png

1. Starter Package content[edit | edit source]

If you are not yet familiar with the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software and its Packages, read the following articles:

If you are already familiar with the Starter Package for the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software, the fast links to essential commands might interest you.

To sum up, this Starter Package provides:

  • the software image for the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software, which includes:
    • the binaries for the OpenSTLinux distribution
    • one or more firmware example(s) for the FwST-M Package
  • the tool (STM32CubeProgrammer) to install this image on the STM32MP25 Discovery kit
Components of the Starter Package

2. Starter Package step-by-step overview[edit | edit source]

The following steps are required to get the STM32MP25 Discovery kits up and running:
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:

3. Checking the material[edit | edit source]

Mandatory

PC Linux or Windows operating systems. See PC prerequisites for more details on the required configurations
STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit Flexible and complete development platform for the STM32MP25 microprocessor device including:
microSDTM card It is populated with OpenSTLinux distribution (Linux software), and provides extra storage capacity. An 16-Gbyte minimum microSD card is needed
USB type-C cable It connects the STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit to the PC through the USB type-C (ST-LINK/V3) connector
USB type-C cable It connects the STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit to a USB OTG device through the USB type-C connector


Optional

LCD screen - recommended 2 types of screen are possible: LVDS or HDMI
USB keyboard and mouse Thanks to the USB type A connectors, the STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit can be equipped with a full-size keyboard and mouse
Ethernet cable It can connect the STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit to a network through the RJ45 connector
Camera MIPI CSI-2 Camera

Optionally, devices and extension boards might be plugged to the STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit thanks to connectors such as:

  • the GPIO expansion connector
  • ...


4. Assembling the board[edit | edit source]

The STM32MP257x-DKx Discovery kits package (STM32MP257F-DK More info green.png) contains the items listed below.

Position Description
1 MB1605 motherboard
2 microSD card


STM32MP257x-DKx Discovery kit out of the box
STM32MP257F-DK Discovery kit shown here (picture not contractual)
Info white.png Information
To complete the basic setup, you can buy an LVDS display and a CSI camera

The complete set will be then:

STM32MP257F-DK and additional accessories kits shown here (picture is not contractual)
Position Description
1 MB1605 main board
2 MicroSD card
3 LVDS display cable (provided via B-LVDS7-WSVGA package) - optional
4 7” LVDS WSVGA display with touch panel EDT ETML0700Z9NDHA panel provided via B-LVDS7-WSVGA package - optional
5 camera board FFC (provided via B-CAMS-IMX package) - optional
6 MB1854 board AI camera provided via B-CAMS-IMX package - optional


STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit assembly
STM32MP257F-DK shown here (picture is not contractual)


4.1. How to connect LVDS display to ST board - optional[edit | edit source]

Display board assembly (picture is not contractual)


  • Check the above cable orientation thanks to the black mark and the white twisted pairs.
  • Find the LVDS port on STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit (CN2) and the one on the display (CN1). One cable is provided in the LVDS display box.
  • On each port, insert the cable as described:
Display board assembly (picture is not contractual)


4.2. How to connect MB1854 camera board to ST board - optional[edit | edit source]

Camera board assembly (picture is not contractual)


  • Find the camera port on STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit (CN8) (1 - in picture above) and the one on MB1854 (CN1) (2 - in picture above). One FFC is provided in the camera box.


  • On each port, carefully:
    • lightly pull the black plastic (1 - in picture below) to insert the contact side of the FFC towards the board (2 - in picture below).
    • Push the black plastic to hold the FFC (3 - in picture below).
Camera board assembly (picture is not contractual)


4.3. STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit assembled[edit | edit source]


STM32MP257x-DK Discovery kit assembled
STM32MP257F-DK shown here (picture is not contractual)



5. Installing the tools[edit | edit source]

5.1. Installing the STM32CubeProgrammer tool[edit | edit source]

STM32CubeProgrammer for Linux® host PC STM32CubeProgrammer for Windows® host PC
Download
  • Go on st.com to download the STM32CubeProgrammer software

Version v2.18.0

  • Download the archive file on your host PC in a temporary directory
  • Uncompress the archive file to get the STM32CubeProgrammer installers:

unzip en.stm32cubeprog.zip

Installation
  • Execute the Linux installer, which guides you through the installation process.
$> ./SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-2.18.0.linux
  • The path to the STM32CubeProgrammer binary must be added to the PATH environment variable
    • either in each Terminal program in which the STM32CubeProgrammer binary needs to be used, using the following command:
$> export PATH=<my STM32CubeProgrammer install directory>/bin:$PATH
  • or once for all by creating a link to the STM32CubeProgrammer binary in a directory already present in PATH. For example, if "/home/bin" is in the PATH environment variable, run the following command:
$> ln -s <my STM32CubeProgrammer install directory>/bin/STM32_Programmer_CLI /home/bin/STM32_Programmer_CLI
  • Execute the Windows installer, which guides you through the installation process.
User manual
Detailed release note
  • Details about the content of this tool version are available from ST web site at Release Note .


5.2. Preparing the USB serial link for flashing[edit | 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 | edit source]

6.1. Image download[edit | edit source]

Warning white.png Warning
Only microSD cards SanDisk Class 10 and UHS Speed Class 1 are verified. Others are not recommended.
  • The STM32MP2 image (binaries) is delivered through one tarball file named en.FLASH-stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06.tar.gz for STM32MP257x-DK More info green.png and STM32MP257x-EV1 More info green.png

  • Download and install the STM32MP2 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 (SLA0048). The detailed content licenses can be found here.

STM32MP2 Starter Package image - STM32MP2-Ecosystem-v6.0.0 release
Download
Warning white.png Warning
Check first here, if a minor release based on this ecosystem release v6.0.0 More info.png is already published.
If a minor release exists, replace the name of the STM32MP2 Starter Package file, used below, and in other wiki articles, by the name of file delivered with the minor release.

Go on st.com to download the STM32MP2 Starter Package image, en.FLASH-stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06.tar.gz file.

Installation
cd <working directory path>/Starter-Package
  • Download the tarball file in this directory
  • Uncompress the tarball file to get the binaries for the different partitions of the image, and the Flash layout files:
tar xvf en.FLASH-stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06.tar.gz
Release note

Details of the content of this software package are available in the associated STM32 MPU OpenSTLinux release note.
Archive box.png If you are interested in older releases, please have a look into the section Archives

  • The binaries and the Flash layout files are in the <Starter Package installation directory>/stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06/images/stm32mp2/ directory. The most important ones are:
stm32mp2
├── 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-stm32mp235f-dk-optee-emmc.stm32                   TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp235f-dk-optee-programmer-uart.stm32        TF-A binary for uart serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-st32mp235f-dk-optee-programmer-usb.stm32          TF-A binary for usb serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp235f-dk-optee-sdcard.stm32                 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP35 Discovery boards
│   ├── [...]
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-emmc.stm32    TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-sdcard.stm32  TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-uart.stm32          TF-A binary for uart serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-usb.stm32           TF-A binary for usb serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-emmc.stm32                   TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-sdcard.stm32                 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-programmer-uart.stm32                         TF-A binary for uart serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-programmer-usb.stm32                          TF-A binary for usb serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-emmc.stm32                 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-sdcard.stm32               TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-uart.stm32                       TF-A binary for uart serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-usb.stm32                        TF-A binary for usb serial boot partition (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-emmc.stm32   TF-A binary for FSBL partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-nor.stm32    TF-A binary for FSBL partition (NOR boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-sdcard.stm32 TF-A binary for FSBL partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-programmer-uart.stm32         TF-A binary for uart serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── tf-a-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-programmer-usb.stm32          TF-A binary for usb serial boot mode (STM32CubeProgrammer) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   └── [...]
├── fip                                        FIP binaries for FIP partitions and supported boot chains
│   ├── [...]
│   ├── fip-stm32mp235f-dk-ddr-optee-emmc.bin                     FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP35 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp235f-dk-ddr-optee-sdcard.bin                   FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP35 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp235f-dk-optee-emmc.bin                         FIP binary for FIP partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP35 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp235f-dk-optee-sdcard.bin                       FIP binary for FIP partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP35 Discovery boards
│   ├── [...]
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-fastboot-emmc.bin   FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-fastboot-sdcard.bin FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-optee-emmc.bin      FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-optee-sdcard.bin    FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot-emmc.bin       FIP binary for FIP partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot-sdcard.bin     FIP binary for FIP partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL→ STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-emmc.bin          FIP binary for FIP partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-sdcard.bin        FIP binary for FIP partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr-fastboot-emmc.bin                  FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr-fastboot-sdcard.bin                FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr-optee-emmc.bin                     FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr-optee-sdcard.bin                   FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-fastboot-emmc.bin                      FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-fastboot-sdcard.bin                    FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-emmc.bin                         FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-dk-optee-sdcard.bin                       FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-fastboot-emmc.bin   FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-fastboot-sdcard.bin FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-optee-emmc.bin      FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-ddr-optee-sdcard.bin    FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot-emmc.bin       FIP binary for FIP partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot-sdcard.bin     FIP binary for FIP partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL→ STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-emmc.bin          FIP binary for FIP partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-optee-sdcard.bin        FIP binary for FIP partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSTL → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ddr-fastboot-emmc.bin                  FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ddr-fastboot-sdcard.bin                FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ddr-optee-emmc.bin                     FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-ddr-optee-sdcard.bin                   FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-fastboot-emmc.bin                      FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-fastboot-sdcard.bin                    FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device for fastboot flashing) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-emmc.bin                         FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (eMMC boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│   ├── fip-stm32mp257f-ev1-optee-sdcard.bin                       FIP binary for FIP DDR partition (microSD card boot device) for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 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_stm32mp235f-dk-extensible.tsv   (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-extensible.tsv   (recommended setup for package repository service) microSD card boot device with rootfs partition extended to microSD card size for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   └── [...]
│   ├── fastboot                                         Flash layout files for flashing via fastboot
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp235f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                      eMMC boot device for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard-EFI_stm32mp235f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                microSD card boot device with EFI for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp235f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                    microSD card boot device for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                       eMMC boot device for STM32MP257F-DK OSTL → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp257f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                      eMMC boot device for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                      eMMC boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp257f-ev1-fastboot.tsv                                     eMMC boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard-EFI_stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                 microSD card boot device with EFI for STM32MP257F-DK OSLT → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard-EFI_stm32mp257f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                microSD card boot device with EFI for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard-EFI_stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                microSD card boot device with EFI for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSLT → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard-EFI_stm32mp257f-ev1-fastboot.tsv                               microSD card boot device with EFI for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                     microSD card boot device for STM32MP257F-DK OSLT → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-fastboot.tsv                                    microSD card boot device for STM32MP257F-DK → STM32MP25 Discovery kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-ev1-ca35tdcid-ostl-fastboot.tsv                    microSD card boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1 OSLT → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-ev1-fastboot.tsv                                   microSD card boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1→ → STM32MP25 Evaluation kits
│   │   └── [...]
│   └── optee                                                   Flash layout files for optee boot chain
│       ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp235f-dk-optee.tsv           eMMC boot device for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│       ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp235f-dk-optee.tsv         microSD card boot device for STM32MP235F-DK → STM32MP23 Discovery kits
│       ├── FlashLayout_emmc_stm32mp257f-ev1-optee.tsv          eMMC boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│       ├── FlashLayout_nor-sdcard_stm32mp257f-ev1-optee.tsv    NOR boot device and microSD card device for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│       ├── FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-ev1-optee.tsv        microSD card boot device for STM32MP257F-EV1 → STM32MP25 Evaluation boards
│       └── [...]
├── scripts
│   └── create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh
├── st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.ext4                            Binary for bootfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices
├── st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.manifest
├── st-image-bootfs-efi-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.vfat                        Binary for bootfs for EFI partition on eMMC and microSD card devices
├── st-image-bootfs-efi-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.manifest
├── st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.ext4                            Binary for userfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices
├── st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.manifest
├── st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.ext4                          Binary for vendorfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices
├── st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.manifest
├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.ext4                            Binary for rootfs partition on eMMC and microSD card devices
├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.license
├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2-license_content.html            License summary for all packages needed to feed all partitions
├── st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp2.manifest
└── [...]


6.2. Image flashing[edit | edit source]

The STM32CubeProgrammer tool is used to flash the STM32MP25 Discovery kits with the downloaded image.

Several Flash devices (microSD, eMMC...) are available on this board: see the STM32 MPU Flash mapping article if you want to know more about the supported Flash memory technologies, and the Flash partitions. The steps below consider the microSD card as the Flash device.

As explained in the boot chain overview, the trusted 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 off position (boot from UART/USB)
Boot from UART/USB
  • Connect the USB type-C (OTG) port (4) to the host PC that contains the downloaded image
  • Insert the delivered microSD card into the dedicated slot (3)
  • Connect the USB type-C (power supply) port (1) to the power connector or a host PC
Warning white.png Warning
If the LEDs (near 1) are red and orange you need to use an adapted power supply (USB PD 5V-3A).
  • Press the reset button (2) to reset the board
Discovery kits connections for flashing
STM32MP257F-DK shown here (picture is not contractual)


  • Go to the Starter Package directory that contains the binaries and the Flash layout files
cd <Starter Package installation directory>/stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06/images/stm32mp2

If you have followed the the proposition to organize the working directory, the command is

cd Starter-Package/stm32mp2-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06/images/stm32mp2
Info white.png Information
The commands below are for a Linux host PC; however, they are similar for a Windows host PC except that STM32_Programmer_CLI is replaced by STM32_Programmer_CLI.exe.
  • 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>                  
       -------------------------------------------------------------------

=====  DFU Interface   =====

Total number of available STM32 device in DFU mode: 1

  Device Index           : USB1
  USB Bus Number         : 003
  USB Address Number     : 002
  Product ID             : DFU in HS Mode @Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x100
  Serial number          : 003A00423836500B00343046
  Firmware version       : 0x0110
  Device ID              : 0x0505
  • Flash the microSD card with the image for the trusted boot chain

For STM32MP23x lines More info.png

STM32_Programmer_CLI -c port=usb1 -w flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp235f-dk-optee.tsv

For STM32MP25x lines More info.png

STM32_Programmer_CLI -c port=usb1 -w flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-optee.tsv
This operation takes several minutes (mainly depending of the rootfs size). A successful flashing outputs the following log (e.g. given for STM32MP25x lines More info.png):
Info white.png Information
Note that the logs that you will obtain, might be slightly different, especially if you use a different software release.
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
                        STM32CubeProgrammer <tool version>                  
      -------------------------------------------------------------------



USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : DFU in HS Mode @Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x100
SN          : 003A00423836500B00343046
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0505

Start Embedded Flashing service



Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-usb.stm32
  File          : tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk--usb.stm32
  Size          : 204.38 KB 
  Partition ID  : 0x01 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:02.315

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x01 

Reconnecting the device ...

USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : DFU @Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x1000, @Name /STM32MP257FAI Rev.A,
SN          : 003A00423836500B00343046
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0505
Device name : STM32MP257FAI Rev.A
Device type : 
Device CPU  : 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x01


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr.bin
  File          : fip-stm32mp257f-dk-ddr.bin
  Size          : 29.38 KB 
  Partition ID  : 0x02 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.015

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x02 

Reconnecting the device ...

USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : DFU @Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x1000, @Name /STM32MP257FAI Rev.A,
SN          : 003A00423836500B00343046
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0505
Device name : STM32MP257FAI Rev.A
Device type : 
Device CPU  : 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x02


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: fip-stm32mp257f-dk-optee.bin
  File          : fip-stm32mp257f-dk-optee.bin
  Size          : 2.44 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x03 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:02.184

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x03 

Reconnecting the device ...

USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : USB download gadget@Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x1000, @Name /STM32MP257FAI Rev.A,
SN          : 003A00423836500B00343046
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0505
Device name : STM32MP257FAI Rev.A
Device type : 
Device CPU  : 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x03

Flashlayout Programming ...
[==================================================] 100% 
Running Flashlayout Partition ...

Reconnecting the device ...

USB speed   : High Speed (480MBit/s)
Manuf. ID   : STMicroelectronics
Product ID  : USB download gadget@Device ID /0x505, @Revision ID /0x1000, @Name /STM32MP257FAI Rev.A,
SN          : 003A00423836500B00343046
DFU protocol: 1.1
Board       : --
Device ID   : 0x0505
Device name : STM32MP257FAI Rev.A
Device type : 
Device CPU  : 
Flashlayout partition started successfully


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-sdcard.stm32
  File          : tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-sdcard.stm32
  Size          : 207.66 KB 
  Partition ID  : 0x04 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.088

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x04 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x04


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-sdcard.stm32
  File          : tf-a-stm32mp257f-dk-sdcard.stm32
  Size          : 207.66 KB 
  Partition ID  : 0x05 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.089

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:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.006

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:
[==================================================] 100% 

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-stm32mp257f-dk-optee.bin
  File          : fip-stm32mp257f-dk-optee.bin
  Size          : 2.44 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x08 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:00.984

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x08 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x08


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  File          : st-image-bootfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  Size          : 64.00 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x10 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:28.705

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x10 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x10


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  File          : st-image-vendorfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  Size          : 48.00 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x11 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:21.442

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x11 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x11


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  File          : st-image-weston-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  Size          : 746.66 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x12 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:05:39.847

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x12 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x12


Memory Programming ...
Opening and parsing file: st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  File          : st-image-userfs-openstlinux-weston-stm32mp25-revab.ext4
  Size          : 128.00 MB 
  Partition ID  : 0x13 

Download in Progress:
[==================================================] 100% 

File download complete
Time elapsed during download operation: 00:00:58.746

RUNNING Program ... 
  PartID:      :0x13 
Start operation done successfully at partition 0x13
Flashing service completed successfully

Visit the STM32CubeProgrammer article:

  • to use another Flash device than the microSD card one
  • to know more about the flashing operation

6.3. Image flashing via raw image[edit | edit source]

The script create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh present with the downloaded image permit to generate a raw image ready to flash microSD on STM32MP25 Discovery kits.

Let's generate raw image and flash it on the microSD card:

For STM32MP23x lines More info.png

  • Get the downloaded image
  • call the script create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh with the flashlayout of "STM32MP23 Discovery kits" as parameter
./scripts/create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp235f-dk-optee.tsv
  • Flash the microSD from the Linux PC via dd command (follow the instruction available at the end of execution of create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh script).
dd if=FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp235f-dk-optee.raw of=<microSD destination> bs=8M conv=fdatasync status=progress 

For STM32MP25x lines More info.png

  • Get the downloaded image
  • call the script create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh with the flashlayout of STM32MP25 Discovery kits as parameter
./scripts/create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh flashlayout_st-image-weston/optee/FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-optee.tsv
  • Flash the microSD from the Linux PC via dd command (follow the instruction available at the end of execution of create_sdcard_from_flashlayout.sh script).
dd if=FlashLayout_sdcard_stm32mp257f-dk-optee.raw of=<microSD destination> bs=8M conv=fdatasync status=progress 

For more information, see How to populate the SD card with dd command.

7. Booting the board[edit | edit source]

Now that the image is flashed on the STM32MP257x-DKx Discovery kit, let's finalize the system configuration:

  • Step 0: check that the LVDS display board is well connected.
  • Step 1: check the configuration of the boot switches:
    • The boot related switches must be configured so that the device (e.g. microSD card ) on which the image has been flashed is selected as boot source.
The figure below shows the boot switches for the recommended boot from microSD card.
Boot from microSD card
  • Step 2: (optionally) connect a USB keyboard and/or a USB mouse (not provided) using the USB type-A ports (4 in the picture below).
  • Step 3: (optionally) connect an Ethernet cable (not provided) to the dedicated connector (5).
STM3STM32MP257x-DKx Discovery kit connections (picture is not contractual)


  • Step 4: check that the microSD card is inserted into the dedicated slot (3).
  • Step 5: connect the USB Power – TypeC cable to the connector (1).
  • Step 6: (optionally) install and configure a remote Terminal program (e.g. Minicom on Ubuntu Linux PC or Tera Term on Windows PC) onto your host PC, and connect the ST-LINK/V3 USB type-C port (1) to a host PC that runs a Terminal program with ST-LINK/V3 virtual port.
  • Step 7: press the reset button (2) to reset the board

The board boots and the system will be available after few seconds.



8. Checking the boot sequence[edit | 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.

Info white.png Information
The information displayed below might differ from that on your own application, and should just be considered as an example.
First information scrolled on the remote Terminal during boot
Last information scrolled on the remote Terminal during boot

In parallel, a U-Boot splash screen picture is displayed on the board display (if one is connected to the board).DSI U-Boot splash screen.png

A user space graphical boot splash screen (PSplash) picture is then briefly displayed on the board display (if one is connected to the board).DSI user splash screen.png

When the boot process is complete, the launcher application is shown on the board 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 | 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 end0: Link is Up - 1Gbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
[ 1215.363377] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): end0: link becomes ready
[ 1215.391068] Link is Up - 1000/Half

10. Remote and local Terminal programs[edit | 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 ip command to query the network interface parameters:

Example of command (ip) executed on the remote Terminal program


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):

Icon to launch a local Terminal program
Wayland Terminal program


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:

Example of command (ip addr) executed on the Wayland Terminal program


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 | edit source]

Info white.png Information
The outputs of the commands executed below are examples; the outputs obtained might differ.

11.1. Having a look at the OpenSTLinux directory structure[edit | 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 | edit source]

Info white.png Information
Obviously, what you obtain might differ from what is displayed on the Output example column.

For ecosystem release v6.0.0 More info.png[edit | edit source]

Software How to get its version Output example
TF-A TF-A Version number

NOTICE: BL2: v2.10-stm32mp1-r1.0(debug):lts-v2.10.5-dirty

U-Boot See the version displayed in the console

2023.10-stm32mp-r1 [...]

Linux kernel
cat /proc/version

Linux version 6.6.48 (xxxx@yyyy) (aarch64-ostl-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.40.0.20230703) [...]

GCC
cat /proc/version

Linux version 6.6.48 (xxxx@yyyy) (aarch64-ostl-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.3.0) [...]

Yocto Project
grep DISTRO_CODENAME /etc/build

DISTRO_CODENAME = scarthgap

Weston
weston --version

weston 13.0.1

GStreamer
gst-play-1.0 --version

GStreamer 1.22.12

GPU (only on STM32MP25x lines More info.png)
cat /sys/kernel/debug/gc/version

6.4.19.4.952875 built [...]

11.3. Configuration tips[edit | edit source]

11.4. Getting board IP address[edit | edit source]

Prerequisite: your board is connected to your local network through the Ethernet connector (see step 3).

ip addr show end0                                                                           
3: end0: <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 end0
       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 end0
end0      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 | edit source]

11.6. Miscellaneous commands[edit | edit source]

Info white.png Information
The outputs of the commands executed below are examples; the outputs that you obtain might differ.

11.6.1. Printing distribution specific information[edit | edit source]

cat /etc/os-release
ID=openstlinux-weston
NAME="ST OpenSTLinux - Weston - (A Yocto Project Based Distro)"
VERSION="5.0.3-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06 (Scarthgap)"
VERSION_ID=5.0.3-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06
VERSION_CODENAME="scarthgap"
PRETTY_NAME="ST OpenSTLinux - Weston - (A Yocto Project Based Distro) 5.0.3-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06 (Scarthgap)"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:openembedded:openstlinux-weston:5.0.3-openstlinux-6.6-yocto-scarthgap-mpu-v24.11.06"

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
VERSION_CODENAME Code name for the distribution
PRETTY_NAME A full pretty name of the release
CPE_NAME A CPE name for the operating system, following the Common Platform Enumeration Specification[1]

11.6.2. Printing system information[edit | edit source]

uname -a
Linux stm32mp25-XX-XX-XX 6.6.48 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 11 14:04:52 UTC 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

Where:

Linux Kernel name
stm32mp25-XX-XX-XX Network node hostname
6.6.48 Kernel release
#1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 15 18:27:50 UTC 2024 Kernel version
aarch64 Machine hardware name
GNU/Linux Operating system

11.6.3. Printing Linux kernel and GCC versions[edit | edit source]

cat /proc/version
Linux version 6.6.48 (oe-user@oe-host) (aarch64-ostl-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.40.0.20230620) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 11 14:04:52 UTC 2023

Where:

Linux Kernel name
version 6.6.48 Kernel release
(xxxx@yyyy) Person (xxxx) who compiled the kernel, and machine (yyyy) where it happened
(aarch64-ostl-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.3.0 ) Version of the GCC compiler used to compile the kernel
#1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 11 14:04:52 UTC 2023 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 | 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 | edit source]

12.1. Examples running on Cortex-A35[edit | edit source]

The table below gathers links towards articles proposing examples of peripherals usage.

Link to the example
Playing an audio/video local file
Playing an audio/video stream
Displaying an image
Running a simple 3D example (GPU usage)
Displaying a fullscreen camera preview
Taking a picture

12.2. Examples running on Cortex-M33[edit | edit source]

Read STM32CubeMP2 Package article.

13. Fast links to essential commands[edit | edit source]

If you are already familiar with the Starter Package for the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software, fast links to the essential commands are listed below.

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Link to the command
Download and install the latest image
Set boot switches
Flash the image on the microSD card
Start a remote Terminal with Minicom
Get the board IP address
Start a remote Terminal over Ethernet
Copy a file from the host PC to the board over Ethernet

14. How to go further?[edit | edit source]

Now that the image is flashed on the STM32MP25 Discovery kits, you might want to switch to the STM32MPU Developer Package, in order to modify or tune the Yocto-based OpenSTLinux embedded software with your own developments.