The ds1337 chip on fsl_mp8313E RDB REVA 3 doesn't work properly

Andrew Liu shengping.liu at windriver.com
Thu Sep 20 19:09:15 EST 2007


Hello All,
The same u-boot/kernel/rootfs on fsl_mp8313E RDB REVA 2, DS1337  RTC
chip can work,
but on sl_mp8313E RDB REVA 3, it doesn't work, its time don't change.

This RTC chip  specific bad behavior on sl_mp8313E RDB REVA 3  as follows:
(1) On U-Boot (from Freescale), run command:
=> i2c md 0x68 0x0
0000: 32 33 10 04 20 89 08 84 00 20 53 00 42 16 18 80    23.. .... S.B...
after a while
=> i2c md 0x68 0x0
0000: 32 33 10 04 20 89 08 84 00 20 53 00 42 16 18 80    23.. .... S.B...

The first value(second value) is unchanged always, but on  fsl_mp8313E
RDB REVA 2, it changes.
meanwhile, we can change this value through i2c nm 0x68  0xX on 
fsl_mp8313E RDB REVA 3.

SO the core of this problem is the time always keeps same.

(2) during Linux kernel bootup, we can see:
 oing write 0 bytes to 0x68 - 1 of 1 messages
i2c_adapter i2c-0: master_xfer[0] W, addr=0x68, len=1
i2c_adapter i2c-0: master_xfer[1] R, addr=0x68, len=8
Doing write 1 bytes to 0x68 - 1 of 2 messages
Doing read 8 bytes to 0x68 - 2 of 2 messages
i2c_adapter i2c-0: client [ds1307] registered with bus id 0-0068
ds1307 0-0068: rtc intf: sysfs
ds1307 0-0068: rtc intf: proc
ds1307 0-0068: rtc intf: dev (254:0)
ds1307 0-0068: rtc core: registered ds1307 as rtc0
i2c_adapter i2c-1: found normal entry for adapter 1, addr 0x68
i2c_adapter i2c-1: master_xfer[0] W, addr=0x68, len=0
Doing write 0 bytes to 0x68 - 1 of 1 messages
I2C: No RXAK
..............................
i2c_adapter i2c-0: master_xfer[0] W, addr=0x68, len=1
i2c_adapter i2c-0: master_xfer[1] R, addr=0x68, len=7
Doing write 1 bytes to 0x68 - 1 of 2 messages
Doing read 7 bytes to 0x68 - 2 of 2 messages
ds1307 0-0068: read: 32 33 10 04 20 89 08
ds1307 0-0068: read secs=32, mins=33, hours=10, mday=20, mon=8,
year=108, wday=3
ds1307 0-0068: setting the system clock to 2008-09-20 10:33:32 (1221906812)

it indicates can  read and write RTC chip through I2C. but after system
boot up,  we can see the time always same.

After  adjusting these configurations on  U-Boot environment according
to fsl_mp8313E RDB REVA 2, it still doesn't work.

Who can give me some advice or suggestion ?  currently I doubt this
hardware, but  what a shame I have only one fsl_mp8313E RDB REVA 3 board,
can't  do comparison experiment.
 
Thanks in advance.
Andrew Liu


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