Adding a DS3231 Real Time Clock (RTC) to the NEO (or QUAD)

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  1. jas-mx

    jas-mx Active Member

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    For those of you frustrated with lack of progress on RTC support, here's a blog post detailing how you can add a DS3231 (used by RPI) to the NEO (or QUAD). It requires some knowledge on compiling a kernel/dtb but nothing too complicated if you put your mind to it.
     
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    Actually I'm using a DS3231 in my arduino script without kernel recompiling.
    SDA/SCL are connected to SDA/SCL Cortex M4 pins

    I'm using this library: https://github.com/JChristensen/DS3232RTC
    I edited it in order to make it works with Udoo.
     
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    Yes, sure!
    I adjusted Wire/Wire1 in setup and I added alarms.

    I use it in my sketch in order to do:
    Code:
     rtc.now().unixtime();
    ...
    rtc.adjust(DateTime(y, m, d, hh, mm, ss));
    ...
    rtc.setAlarm(ALM1_MATCH_MINUTES, newAlarm, 0, 0);
    rtc.alarmInterrupt(ALARM_1, true);
    ...
    
     
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    Did you mean the url or the files?
    I edited the url.
    The file is similar but with some changes respect to the previous one.
     
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    The URL. But I see you edited it, so, of course it would be the same.
     
  9. Gorgo

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    I'm trying your tutorial.
    I set my clock on I2C4 on J5, but "i2cdetect 3" returns:

    Code:
    root@udooneo:~# i2cdetect 3
    WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
    I will probe file /dev/i2c-3.
    I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
    Continue? [Y/n] 
         0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
    00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- 
    20: UU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    70: -- 71 -- -- -- -- -- 77 
    
    (The 56/71/77 is another sensor, but I tried even without it and I have UU twice and a 68, that is our DS3231)

    I add DALLAS DS1307 on the make menuconfig and in imx6sx-udoo-neo.dtsi

    ARCH=arm make udoo_neo_defconfig
    ARCH=arm make menuconfig
    ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make zImage -j5
    ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make dtbs -j5
    ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make modules -j5

    and I copied everything on the SD.

    On reboot dmesg doesn't contain ds1307 and hwclock doesn't work
    Code:
    udooer@udooneo:~$ sudo hwclock -r
    hwclock: Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
    hwclock: Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.
    
    How to fix it?
     
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    The kernel driver should have opened the device, when you run i2cdetect it should return the device as reserved with 'UU':

    Code:
    root@udooneo:~# i2cdetect 3
    WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
    I will probe file /dev/i2c-3.
    I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
    Continue? [Y/n] Y
         0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
    00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    
    You can check if the kernel driver is loaded:
    Code:
    dmesg | grep ds1307
    rtc-ds1307 3-0068: rtc core: registered ds1307 as rtc0
    rtc-ds1307 3-0068: 56 bytes nvram
    
    So a number possibilities:

    1. The dsti isn't correct.
    2. The correct dtb isn't copied or to the right location.
    3. The kernel module isn't copied or loaded :
     
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    I retry with a clean image without success.

    My configuration:
    - Udoo Neo FULL
    - RTC DS3231

    https://www.dropbox.com/sc/3mlpq7jbj3cx0ka/AAAq6tz_258FHvBiT930PKo8a

    These are the steps:
    - dd the Udoobuntu 2.1.2 img on the sd card
    - First boot
    - From the beginning I don't have UU like in your tutorial but 68 instead
    Code:
    root@udooneo:/home/udooer# i2c
    i2cdetect  i2cdump    i2cget     i2cset    
    root@udooneo:/home/udooer# i2cdetect 3
    WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
    I will probe file /dev/i2c-3.
    I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
    Continue? [Y/n] 
         0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
    00:          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UU -- 
    20: UU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    40: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 68 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
    70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --      
    
    - Following this page, I downloaded the kernel.
    ARCH=arm make udoo_neo_defconfig
    ARCH=arm make menuconfig ( I add the RTC like in your picture, and save)
    ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make zImage -j5 (Image)
    ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make modules -j5 (Modules)

    - Edit imx6sx-udoo-neo.dtsi
    Now is:
    Code:
    &i2c4 {
        clock-frequency = <100000>;
        pinctrl-names = "default";
        pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c4_1>;
    
        accelerometer: fxos8700@1e {
            compatible = "fsl,fxos8700";
            reg = <0x1e>;
        };
    
        gyroscope: fxas2100x@20 {
            compatible = "fsl,fxas2100x";
            reg = <0x20>;
        };
    
        rtc@68 {
            compatible = "dallas,ds1307";
            reg = <0x68>;
        };
    };
    
    - ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make dtbs -j5

    - cp arch/arm/boot/zImage /media/gorgo/boot/
    - cp arch/arm/boot/dts/*.dtb /media/gorgo/boot/dts
    - ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- make firmware_install modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/media/gorgo/udoobuntu/

    - dmesg | grep ds1307
    returns null
     
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    I suspect the module is not loaded, so you need to:

    1. Check the module is correctly copied to the /lib/modules folders for the correct kernel version compiled.
    2. You can try loading the module after the kernel has booted by using the 'insmod' command.
     
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    Code:
    udooer@udooneo:~$ ls /lib/modules/3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty/kernel/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.ko 
    /lib/modules/3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty/kernel/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.ko
    
    udooer@udooneo:~$ sudo modinfo rtc-ds1307 
    filename:       /lib/modules/3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty/kernel/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.ko
    license:        GPL
    description:    RTC driver for DS1307 and similar chips
    alias:          i2c:rx8025
    alias:          i2c:pt7c4338
    alias:          i2c:mcp7941x
    alias:          i2c:m41t00
    alias:          i2c:ds3231
    alias:          i2c:ds1340
    alias:          i2c:ds1388
    alias:          i2c:ds1339
    alias:          i2c:ds1338
    alias:          i2c:ds1337
    alias:          i2c:ds1307
    depends:        
    intree:         Y
    vermagic:       3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty SMP preempt mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8 
    
    udooer@udooneo:~$ sudo insmod /lib/modules/3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty/kernel/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.ko 
    insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /lib/modules/3.14.56-gacf7670-dirty/kernel/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.ko: File exists
    
    I tried to rmmod it and insmod it without success. It doesn't return error but i2cdetect shows 68 instead of UU and

    Code:
    udooer@udooneo:~$ sudo hwclock -r
    hwclock: Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
    hwclock: Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.
    
     
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    Then check the compiled dtb file that you copied has the i2c setting included in it. You can de-compile the dtb to verify it has the setting by:
    Code:
     ./scripts/dtc/dtc -I dtb -O dts -o test.dts  <name of dtb file>.dtb
    
    dtc utility should be in the kernel source path

    Also check the dtb file that uboot loaded is the correct one.

    I'm surprised this is turning in to something so tedious, finding the cause is just a process of elimination.
     
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    Code:
    udooer@udooneo:/opt/dtweb/dtbkernel$ sudo ./scripts/dtc/dtc -I dtb -O dts -o test.dts /boot/dts/imx6sx-udoo-neo-full.dtb
    udooer@udooneo:/opt/dtweb/dtbkernel$ cat test.dts
    
    Complete file: http://pastebin.com/M1Xx5psP

    In i2c@021f8000{} there's rtc@68.

    Where Can I check it?

    Note that, according to your tutorial, I edited imx6sx-udoo-neo.dtsi but in /boot/dts/ I don't have any imx6sx-udoo-neo.dtb but I think It has become imx6sx-udoo-neo-full.dtb

    Thank you again :)
     
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    On serial console when uboot boots (when neo is powered up).

    If you can pastebin the whole output from the serial console from power on to login prompt then that may be useful.
     
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    http://pastebin.com/tphhc2kT
    Device Tree: dts-overlay/imx6sx-udoo-neo-full-hdmi-m4.dtb
    reading dts-overlay/imx6sx-udoo-neo-full-hdmi-m4.dtb
     
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    Then you need to copy your dtb files to 'dts-overlay' not 'dts' directory

    Code:
    cp arch/arm/boot/dts/*.dtb /media/gorgo/boot/dts-overlay
    
     
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    [ 7.082302] rtc-ds1307 3-0068: rtc core: registered ds1307 as rtc0
    [ 7.082330] rtc-ds1307 3-0068: 56 bytes nvram

    Now it's working! Thank you!

    So is this procedure wrong? @Andrea Rovai
     
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    It is correct. It works only for fresh installs. However, @ektor5 is editing the docs to make it clearer and avoid misunderstandings.
    EDIT: The docs have been edited.
     
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