VAR-SOM-AM33 Linux Unit Testing

Unit Testing

CPU info

root@am335x-evm:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor       : ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 598.35
Features        : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp thumbee neon vfpv3 tls 
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0x3
CPU part        : 0xc08
CPU revision    : 2

Hardware        : VAR-SOM-AM33
Revision        : 0000
Serial          : 0000000000000000
root@am335x-evm:~# cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.2.0-AM335XPSP_04.06.00.11.VAR_R13 (uri@pluto) (gcc version 4.7.3 20130226 
(prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-4.7-2013.03-20130313 - Linaro GCC 2013.03) ) #1 T
ue Oct 15 10:06:14 IST 2013

RTC

To set the RTC first set the date from Linux shell, type:

$ date 2013.08.27-15:43

Then set the real time clock from Linux shell, type:

$ hwclock --systohc

Power down your board wait 15 seconds and power up. Check your system with date and the time should be up to date.

Audio record/play

$ aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
$ arecord -f cd -d 10 -D hw:0,0 test.wav
$ aplay test.wav 

WLAN

List SSIDs, from Linux shell type:

$ ifconfig wlan0 up
$ iwlist wlan0 scan

Connecting to an encrypted network

Find your network from the above scan command.

$ wpa_passphrase <YourAP> <YourPassword> >wpa.conf
$ ps | grep wpa_supplicant
*kill the wpa_supplicant process if exist.
$ wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c./wpa.conf -B
$ udhcpc -iwlan0
$ ifconfig