Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of venice/firmware

Timestamp:

01/30/2025 05:32:45 PM (32 hours ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

add notes about USB cable

venice/firmware

@@ -50 +50 @@
 
 There are two methods for updating firmware:
- * on a live already-booting board using Serial Console and Ethernet via U-Boot or Linux booted from a ramdisk
- * using JTAG via a GW16099 JTAG dongle
+ * On a live already-booting board using Serial Console and Ethernet via U-Boot or Linux booted from a ramdisk (recommended for flashing new operating systems, etc)
+ * Using JTAG via a GW16099 JTAG dongle (recommended only for low level firmware in the .bin format)
 
 [=#jtag]
@@ -64 +64 @@
 
 Please Note:
+ * '''All Venice boards using the i.MX8M Plus processor need a USB cable plugged in between the SBC and the host system. This is in addition the the GW16099 JTAG Dongle' 
  * Only flash files intended for JTAG using the JTAG programmer and jtag_usbv4
  * Linux software is supported for programming Venice (jtag_usbv4 required). Windows is not supported. (Serial console through Windows does work).
@@ -89 +90 @@
   - GW730x-0x/GW720x-0x/GW710x-0x with an IMX8MM: [https://dev.gateworks.com/venice/images/firmware-venice-imx8mm.bin firmware-venice-imx8mm.bin]
   - GW740x with an IMX8MP: [https://dev.gateworks.com/venice/images/firmware-venice-imx8mp.bin firmware-venice-imx8mm.bin]
+
+'''NOTE: All Venice boards using the i.MX8M Plus processor (GW74xx, etc) need a USB cable plugged in between the SBC and the host system. This is in addition the the GW16099 JTAG Dongle'