[PATCH] ath79: add support for Dell SonicPoint ACe APL26-0AE

Tomasz Maciej Nowak tmn505 at gmail.com
Sat Apr 13 07:19:53 PDT 2024


W dniu 13.04.2024 o 16:05, Tomasz Maciej Nowak pisze:
> From: Tomasz Maciej Nowak <tmn505 at gmail.com>
> 
> Dell/SonicWall APL26-0AE (marketed as SonicPoint ACe) is a dual band
> wireless access point.
> 
> Specification
> SoC: QualcommAtheros QCA9550
> RAM: 256 MB DDR2
> Flash: 32 MB SPI NOR
> WIFI: 2.4 GHz 3T3R integrated
>       5 GHz 3T3R QCA9890 oversized Mini PCIe card
> Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps QCA8334
>           port labeled lan1 is PoE capable (802.3at)
> USB: 1x 2.0
> LEDs: 3x GPIO controlled

Ooops, forgot to update description should be:
LEDs: 6x which 5 are GPIO controlled, an two of them are dual color

Please replace that in the commit message
.
> Buttons: 2x GPIO controlled
> Serial: RJ-45 port, SonicWall pinout
>         baud: 115200, parity: none, flow control: none
> 
> Before flashing, be sure to have a copy of factory firmware, in case You
> wish to revert to original firmware.
> All described procedures were done in following environment:
> ROM Version: SonicROM (U-Boot) 8.0.0.0-11o
> SafeMode Firmware Version: SonicOS 8.0.0.0-14o
> Firmware Version: SonicOS 9.0.1.0
> In case of other versions, following installation instructions might be
> ineffective.
> 
> Installation
> 1. Prepare TFTP server with OpenWrt sysupgrade image and rename that
>    image to "sp_fw.bin".
> 2. Connect to one of LAN ports.
> 3. Connect to serial port.
> 4. Hold the reset button (small through hole on side of the unit),
>    power on the device and when prompted to stop autoboot, hit any key.
>    The held button can now be released.
> 5. Alter U-Boot environment with following commands:
>     setenv bootcmd bootm 0x9F510000
>     saveenv
> 6. Adjust "ipaddr" (access point) and "serverip" (TFTP server) addresses
>    in U-Boot environment, then run following command:
>     run lf
> 7. After successful flashing, execute:
>     boot
> 8. The access point will boot to OpenWrt. Wait few minutes, until the
>     wrench LED will stop blinking, then it's ready for configuration.
> 
> Known issues
> Initramfs image can't be bigger than specified kernel size, otherwise
> bootloader will throw LZMA decompressing error. Switching to lzma-loader
> should workaround that.
> This device has Winbond 25Q256FVFG and doesn't have reliable reset, which
> causes hang on reboot, thus broken-flash-reset needs to be added. This
> property addition causes dispaly of "scary" warning on each boot, take
> this warnig into consideration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Maciej Nowak <tmn505 at gmail.com>
> ---
>  package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ath79       |   3 +
>  .../ath79/dts/qca9550_dell_apl26-0ae.dts      | 246 ++++++++++++++++++
>  .../generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds    |   4 +
>  .../generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network |   4 +
>  target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk           |  16 ++
>  5 files changed, 273 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9550_dell_apl26-0ae.dts
> 
> diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ath79 b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ath79
> index 567bf9824ddc..2c97e61498e9 100644
> --- a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ath79
> +++ b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/files/ath79
> @@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ buffalo,wzr-hp-g300nh-s|\
>  linksys,ea4500-v3)
>  	ubootenv_add_uci_config "/dev/mtd1" "0x0" "0x20000" "0x20000"
>  	;;
> +dell,apl26-0ae)
> +	ubootenv_add_uci_config "/dev/mtd1" "0x0" "0x40000" "0x10000"
> +	;;
>  domywifi,dw33d)
>  	ubootenv_add_uci_config "/dev/mtd4" "0x0" "0x10000" "0x10000"
>  	;;
> diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9550_dell_apl26-0ae.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9550_dell_apl26-0ae.dts
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..2f243e027471
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9550_dell_apl26-0ae.dts
> @@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later OR MIT
> +
> +#include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
> +#include <dt-bindings/input/input.h>
> +#include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
> +
> +#include "qca955x.dtsi"
> +
> +/ {
> +	model = "Dell SonicPoint ACe (APL26-0AE)";
> +	compatible = "dell,apl26-0ae", "qca,qca9550", "qca,qca9558";
> +
> +	aliases {
> +		label-mac-device = &eth0;
> +		led-boot = &led_wrench;
> +		led-failsafe = &led_wrench;
> +		led-upgrade = &led_wrench;
> +	};
> +
> +	keys {
> +		compatible = "gpio-keys";
> +
> +		button-reset {
> +			label = "reset";
> +			gpios = <&gpio 21 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +			linux,code = <KEY_RESTART>;
> +		};
> +
> +		/* Accessible only after disassembling the casing */
> +		button-service {
> +			label = "service";
> +			gpios = <&gpio 22 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +			linux,code = <KEY_POWER>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +
> +	leds {
> +		compatible = "gpio-leds";
> +		pinctrl-names = "default";
> +		pinctrl-0 = <&jtag_disable_pins>;
> +
> +		led-lan1-amber {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +			function-enumerator = <1>;
> +			gpios = <&gpio 13 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led-lan1-green {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +			function-enumerator = <1>;
> +			gpios = <&gpio 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led-lan2-amber {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +			function-enumerator = <2>;
> +			gpios = <&gpio 17 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led-lan2-green {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +			function-enumerator = <2>;
> +			gpios = <&gpio 14 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led-wlan2g {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_WLAN_2GHZ;
> +			linux,default-trigger = "phy1tpt";
> +			gpios = <&gpio 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led-wlan5g {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_WLAN_5GHZ;
> +			linux,default-trigger = "phy0tpt";
> +			gpios = <&gpio 2 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +
> +		led_wrench: led-wrench {
> +			color = <LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER>;
> +			function = LED_FUNCTION_STATUS;
> +			gpios = <&gpio 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> +		};
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +&eth0 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_sysinfo_50 0>;
> +	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
> +	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
> +	pll-data = <0xa6000000 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
> +};
> +
> +&eth1 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_sysinfo_50 1>;
> +	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
> +	pll-data = <0x03000101 0x00000101 0x00001616>;
> +
> +	fixed-link {
> +		speed = <1000>;
> +		full-duplex;
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +&mdio0 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	phy0: ethernet-phy at 0 {
> +		reg = <0>;
> +
> +		qca,ar8327-initvals = <
> +			0x04 0x07680000 /* PORT0 PAD MODE CTRL */
> +			0x0c 0x00000080 /* PORT6 PAD MODE CTRL */
> +			0x10 0x40000000 /* POWER_ON_STRAP */
> +			0x50 0xffb7c405 /* LED0 CTRL */
> +			0x54 0xffb7c305 /* LED1 CTRL */
> +			0x58 0xffb7c033 /* LED2 CTRL */
> +			0x5c 0x03ffff00 /* LED3 CTRL */
> +			0x7c 0x0000007e /* PORT0_STATUS */
> +			0x94 0x0000007e /* PORT6_STATUS */
> +		>;
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +&pcie0 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	wifi at 0,0 {
> +		compatible = "qcom,ath10k";
> +		reg = <0x0000 0 0 0 0>;
> +
> +		/* OEM overwrites EEPROM stored adress and so do we */
> +		nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_sysinfo_50 2>;
> +		nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +&spi {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	flash at 0 {
> +		compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
> +		reg = <0>;
> +		spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
> +		broken-flash-reset;
> +
> +		partitions {
> +			compatible = "fixed-partitions";
> +			#address-cells = <1>;
> +			#size-cells = <1>;
> +
> +			partition at 0 {
> +				label = "u-boot";
> +				reg = <0x0000000 0x0080000>;
> +				read-only;
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 80000 {
> +				label = "u-boot-env";
> +				reg = <0x0080000 0x0040000>;
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at c0000 {
> +				label = "sysinfo";
> +				reg = <0x00c0000 0x0040000>;
> +				read-only;
> +
> +				nvmem-layout {
> +					compatible = "fixed-layout";
> +					#address-cells = <1>;
> +					#size-cells = <1>;
> +
> +					macaddr_sysinfo_50: macaddr at 50 {
> +						compatible = "mac-base";
> +						reg = <0x50 0x6>;
> +						#nvmem-cell-cells = <1>;
> +					};
> +				};
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 100000 {
> +				label = "art";
> +				reg = <0x0100000 0x0010000>;
> +				read-only;
> +
> +				nvmem-layout {
> +					compatible = "fixed-layout";
> +					#address-cells = <1>;
> +					#size-cells = <1>;
> +
> +					cal_art_1000: calibration at 1000 {
> +						reg = <0x1000 0x440>;
> +					};
> +				};
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 110000 {
> +				label = "safemode";
> +				reg = <0x0110000 0x0400000>;
> +				read-only;
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 510000 {
> +				label = "firmware";
> +				reg = <0x0510000 0x1400000>;
> +				compatible = "denx,uimage";
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 1910000 {
> +				label = "config";
> +				reg = <0x1910000 0x0600000>;
> +				read-only;
> +			};
> +
> +			partition at 1f10000 {
> +				label = "log";
> +				reg = <0x1f10000 0x00f0000>;
> +				read-only;
> +			};
> +		};
> +	};
> +};
> +
> +&usb_phy0 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&usb0 {
> +	status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&wmac {
> +	status = "okay";
> +
> +	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_sysinfo_50 10>, <&cal_art_1000>;
> +	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address", "calibration";
> +};
> diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> index 297485587007..c7da56b780c6 100644
> --- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> +++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
> @@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ compex,wpj531-16m)
>  	ucidef_set_led_rssi "sig3" "SIG3" "green:sig3" "wlan0" "65" "100"
>  	ucidef_set_led_rssi "sig4" "SIG4" "green:sig4" "wlan0" "50" "100"
>  	;;
> +dell,apl26-0ae)
> +	ucidef_set_led_switch "lan1" "LAN1" "amber:lan-1" "switch0" "0x04"
> +	ucidef_set_led_switch "lan2" "LAN2" "amber:lan-2" "switch0" "0x08"
> +	;;
>  devolo,dlan-pro-1200plus-ac|\
>  devolo,magic-2-wifi)
>  	ucidef_set_led_netdev "plcw" "dLAN" "white:dlan" "eth0.1" "rx"
> diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> index 6823c333b6e3..2d2385a099ad 100644
> --- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> +++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
> @@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ ath79_setup_interfaces()
>  		ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
>  			"1:wan" "5:lan" "6 at eth0"
>  		;;
> +	dell,apl26-0ae)
> +		ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
> +			"0 at eth0" "2:lan:1" "3:lan:2" "6 at eth1"
> +		;;
>  	devolo,dlan-pro-1200plus-ac|\
>  	devolo,magic-2-wifi)
>  		ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
> diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> index 502fdc2ed465..11e25e6afc3b 100644
> --- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> +++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
> @@ -924,6 +924,22 @@ define Device/compex_wpj563
>  endef
>  TARGET_DEVICES += compex_wpj563
>  
> +define Device/dell_apl26-0ae
> +  SOC := qca9550
> +  DEVICE_VENDOR := Dell
> +  DEVICE_MODEL := SonicPoint
> +  DEVICE_VARIANT := ACe (APL26-0AE)
> +  DEVICE_ALT0_VENDOR := SonicWall
> +  DEVICE_ALT0_MODEL := SonicPoint
> +  DEVICE_ALT0_VARIANT := ACe (APL26-0AE)
> +  DEVICE_PACKAGES := ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct kmod-ath10k-ct kmod-usb2
> +  KERNEL_SIZE := 5952k
> +  IMAGE_SIZE := 20480k
> +  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin = append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | \
> +	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | append-metadata
> +endef
> +TARGET_DEVICES += dell_apl26-0ae
> +
>  define Device/devolo_dlan-pro-1200plus-ac
>    SOC := ar9344
>    DEVICE_VENDOR := devolo

-- 
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