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@@ -36,38 +36,24 @@ Initial BBB configuration
Refer to [bbb\_setup.md](bbb_setup.md) for how to set up the BBB for
flashing.
-The following shows how to connect the clip to the BBB (on the P9
-header), for SOIC-16 (clip: Pomona 5252):
-
- POMONA 5252 (correlate with the BBB guide)
- === front (display) on your X200 ====
- NC - - 21
- 1 - - 17
- NC - - NC
- NC - - NC
- NC - - NC
- NC - - NC
- 18 - - 3.3V (PSU)
- 22 - - NC - this is pin 1 on the flash chip
- === back (palmrest) on your X200 ===
- This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack.
- Here is a photo of the SOIC-16 flash chip. Pins are labelled:
-
-The following shows how to connect the clip to the BBB (on the P9
-header), for SOIC-8 (clip: Pomona 5250):
-
- POMONA 5250 (correlate with the BBB guide)
- === left side of the X200 (where the VGA port is) ====
- 18 - - 1
- 22 - - NC
- NC - - 21
- 3.3V (PSU) - - 17 - this is pin 1 on the flash chip. in front of it is the screen.
- === right side of the X200 (where the audio jacks are) ===
- This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack.
- Here is a photo of the SOIC-8 flash chip. The pins are labelled:
-
- Look at the pads in that photo, on the left and right. Those are for SOIC-16. Would it be possible to remove the SOIC-8 and solder a SOIC-16
- chip on those pins?
+The following table shows how to connect the test clip to the BBB (on the P9
+header), for SOIC-8/SOIC-16:
+
+|BeagleBoneBlack|Pin on P9|SPI |25xx SOIC8 pin|SOIC16|Ball |DTS |
+|---------------|---------|----|--------------|------|--------|---------|
+|I2C1_SCL |17 |/CS |1 |7 |A16 |spi0_cs0 |
+|I2C1_SDA |18 |MOSI|5 |15 |B16 |spi0_d1 |
+|UART2_RXD |22 |CLK |6 |16 |A17 |spi0_sclk|
+|UART2_TXD |21 |MISO|2 |8 |B17 |spi0_d0 |
+|GND |1 or 2 |GND |4 |10 |GND |GND |
+|VDD_3V3D |3 or 4 |Vcc |8 |2 |VDD_3V3D|VDD_3V3D |
+
+*Pictures of flash chip location are located further down on this page*
+
+If onboard 3.3V supply happens to be insuficient, use a separate
+module/power supply and set its current limit to 400mA.
+Do not forget that in this case ground has to be continuous across between
+motherboard, BBB and PSU (all three)!
On the X200S and X200 Tablet the flash chip is underneath the board, in a WSON
package. The pinout is very much the same as a SOIC-8, but such package makes
@@ -125,7 +111,7 @@ source code which can be built.
Log in as root on your BBB, using the instructions in
[bbb\_setup.html\#bbb\_access](bbb_setup.html#bbb_access).
-Test that flashrom works:
+Probe for chips with flashrom:
# ./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512