EIR Hardware Tester

A first preview version 0.1.1 of the EIR Hardware Tester is available in this archive. It contains all source code as well as a pre-compiled binary and will test the following hardware:

MultiMedia Card Interface
Insert any MMC or SD-Card before running the test.
Ethernet Controller
The EIR must be connected to an Ethernet network.
Audio Codec
Very simple test, which will just read two registers.
Serial Flash
Extensive test, which will destroy the contents. As a result, your radio configuration will get lost.
SDRAM
Extensive test, which automatically detects the size of the SDRAM chip.

Running the Tester

If running a Windows PC, use SAM-BA to upload the binary to the EIR. Alternatively you can use the JTAG interface.

Attach the RS-232 connector on the EIR with any COM port of your PC, using a null modem cable. Start a terminal emulator like
TeraTerm for Windows,
Minicom for Linux or
ZTerm for Mac OS X.

Configure the serial port to 115,200 Baud, 8 data bit, no parity and 1 stop bit. Disable all handshakes. When pressing the reset button, the following output should appear in the terminal emulator window.

EIR Hardware Tester 0.1.1
CPU Clock: 48.0548 MHz
MMC Init...OK
Manufacturer : 1
OEM ID       : 0
Product name :  128MB
Product rev. : 1
Serial number: 3550871616
Date Code    : 152
Detecting NIC...OK
Reset NIC...OK
Start NIC.....OK
Detect VS10X3...OK
Testing Dataflash................................................................OK
Clear area  ................................................................OK
Pattern test................................................................OK
Fill SDRAM  ................................................................OK
Test SDRAM  ................................................................OK
67108864 bytes SDRAM

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