Elgon

This page describes how to run coreboot on the Elgon compute board from OpenCellular.

TODO

  • Add hard reset control

Flashing coreboot

Type

Value

Socketed flash

no

Model

W25Q128

Size

16 MiB

In circuit flashing

yes

Package

SOIC-8

Write protection

No

Dual BIOS feature

No

Internal flashing

yes

Internal programming

The SPI flash can be accessed using flashrom.

External programming

The EVT board does have a pinheader to flash the SOIC-8 in circuit. Directly connecting a Pomona test-clip on the flash is also possible.

Total board view of EVT

Closeup view of SOIC-8 flash IC and USB serial connector of EVT (marked blue)

SPI header (marked blue)

SPI header pinout

Dediprog compatible pinout.

Technology

SoC

Cavium CN81xx documentation

CPU

Cavium ARMv8-Quadcore CN81XX