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$ mkdir <workspace dir>
$ cd <workspace dir>
$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b rdk-next -m rdkb-extsrc.xml
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment (Select option raspberrypi-rdk-broadband.conf)
$ bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

• RDKB RPI Setup Information

Note : RPI-3 B and B+ have same Build instructions and testing procedure

Required Hardware

                   The equipment listed below is required for complete functionality of the standalone environment. The only devices that are tested to work properly in this solution are the specific brands and models listed below. Support for other types of equipment is not available at this time.

1. Raspberry Pi 3 b or Raspberry Pi 3 b+ device
2. Standard USB keyboard
3. Television set/monitor with HDMI input.
4. Ethernet cables
5. USB-Ethernet Adapter
6. SD Card ( Preferably 8GB or more )
7. Tp-link dongles
8. USB to Serial Debugging Adaptor ( Needed only for serial debugging )

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                            RPI 3B

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                          RPI 3B+                          

USB to Serial Debug converter Link and set up

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Purchase Link(PL2303) - USB to Serial               

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RPI 3 Pin Diagram

The above mentioned adaptor (PL2303) will support Linux host machine ( ubuntu ) with proper connection between RPI (for both 3B and B+) as below

• Connect GND (Pin 6) of RPI with PL2303 GND Pin
• Connect GPIO14 (Pin 8) of RPI with PL2303 RX Pin
• Connect GPIO15 (Pin 10) of RPI with PL2303 TX Pin

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After connection, please run minicom in host machine to establish serial connection with RPI

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Minicom

Note : In usual, adaptor will have device name as ttyUSB0 after connected to host PC ( can be checked using dmesg command in host ). Please configure minicom accordingly. 

Dongles Information Links

• For xfinity-wifi - 2g - Purchase Link - TP-LINK TL-WN823N
• For Private-wifi and xfinity-wifi - 5g - Purchase Link - TP-Link AC1300

Flashing Procedure

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Flashing Procedure

sudo dd if=<path to ImageName.rpi-sdimg> of=<path to SD card space> bs=4M
Example:
$ sudo dd if=rdk-generic-broadband-image-raspberrypi-rdk-broadband.rpi-sdimg of=/dev/sdb bs=4M

RDK-B Bootup Sequence 

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• GwProvApp-Ethwan is the entry point for RDK-B stack middleware. It does all gateway initialization as above
• Responsible to initiate the registration of all services on boot -up. Responsible for all provisioning of LAN,FIREWALL(iptables),BRIDGE,etc
• GwProvApp-EthWan is specifically designed for Ethernet only Input feed for WAN Network Connection(i,e erouter0)

Router Profile Test Bed using RPI

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