Nova Lake RVP

Board Overview

Name:

intel_nvl_s_rvp

Vendor:

Intel Corporation

Status:

Not actively maintained

Architecture:

x86

SoC:

nova_lake

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Overview

The Nova Lake (NVL) processor is a 64-bit, multi-core processor that includes the Compute, HUB, PCD, and GPU tiles on the same package.

The Nova Lake H processor series is offered in a 1-Chip single package platform.

For more information about Nova Lake Processor lines please refer to INTEL_NVL.

This board configuration enables kernel support for the Nova Lake boards.

Hardware

The intel_nvl_s_rvp board supports the hardware features listed below.

on-chip / on-board

Feature integrated in the SoC / present on the board.

2 / 2

Number of instances that are enabled / disabled.
Click on the label to see the first instance of this feature in the board/SoC DTS files.

vnd,foo

Compatible string for the Devicetree binding matching the feature.
Click on the link to view the binding documentation.

intel_nvl_s_rvp/nova_lake target

On-target memory for this board target: 2 GiB of RAM, N/A of Flash.

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	Intel Nova Lake CPU2	intel,nova-lake
DMA	on-chip	LPSS DMA Controller6	intel,lpss
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	Intel GPIO215	intel,gpio
I2C	on-chip	Synopsys DesignWare I2C6	snps,designware-i2c
Interrupt controller	on-chip	Intel I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)1	intel,ioapic
	on-chip	Local Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)1	intel,loapic
	on-chip	Intel VT-D Interrupt Remapping Controller1	intel,vt-d
Memory controller	on-chip	Motorola MC146818 compatible Real Timer Clock Battery Backed RAM1	motorola,mc146818-bbram
Multi-Function Device	on-chip	Motorola MC146818 MFD1	motorola,mc146818-mfd
Miscellaneous	on-chip	Intel TGPIO1	intel,timeaware-gpio
PCIe	on-chip	Generic PCIe host controller1	pcie-controller
PWM	on-chip	Intel blinky PWM1	intel,blinky-pwm
RTC	on-chip	Motorola MC146818 compatible Real Timer Clock1	motorola,mc146818
Serial controller	on-chip	ns16550 UART13	ns16550
SMbus	on-chip	Intel Platform Controller Hub SMBus1	intel,pch-smbus
SPI	on-chip	Intel Penwell SPI3	intel,penwell-spi
Timer	on-chip	HPET (High-Precision Event Timer)1	intel,hpet
Watchdog	on-chip	Intel TCO Watchdog1	intel,tco-wdt

General information about the board can be found at the INTEL_NVL. website.

Connections and IOs

Refer to the INTEL_NVL. website for more information.

Programming and Debugging

Use the following procedures for booting an image for an Nova Lake RVP board.

Build Zephyr application

1. Build a Zephyr application; for instance, to build the hello_world application for Nova Lake RVP:

   # From the root of the zephyr repository
   west build -b intel_nvl_s_rvp samples/hello_world
   

   Note

   A Zephyr EFI image file named zephyr.efi is automatically created in the build directory after the application is built.

Preparing the Boot Device

Prepare a USB flash drive to boot the Zephyr application image on a board.

1. Format the USB flash drive as FAT32.

   On Windows, open File Explorer, and right-click on the USB flash drive. Select Format.... Make sure in File System, FAT32 is selected. Click on the Format button and wait for it to finish.

   On Linux, graphical utilities such as gparted can be used to format the USB flash drive as FAT32. Alternatively, under terminal, find out the corresponding device node for the USB flash drive (for example, /dev/sdd). Execute the following command:

   $ mkfs.vfat -F 32 <device-node>
   

   Important

   Make sure the device node is the actual device node for the USB flash drive. Or else you may erase other storage devices on your system, and will render the system unusable afterwards.

2. Copy the Zephyr EFI image file zephyr/zephyr.efi to the USB drive.

Booting Zephyr on a board

Boot the board to the EFI shell with USB flash drive connected.

1. Insert the prepared boot device (USB flash drive) into the board.

2. Connect the board to the host system using the serial cable and configure your host system to watch for serial data. See board’s website for more information.

   Note

   Use a baud rate of 115200.

3. Power on the board.

4. When the following output appears, press F7:

   Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup.
   

5. From the menu that appears, select the menu entry that describes that particular EFI shell.

6. From the EFI shell select Zephyr EFI image to boot.

   Shell> fs0:zephyr.efi
   

7. When the boot process completes, you have finished booting the Zephyr application image.