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The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ featuring a 64-bit quad core processor running at 1.4 Ghz. R-Pi3 B+ supports the dual band 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN which provides an high edge for the broadband developer community to test the RDK-B stack with Router, WiFi functionalities.
In order to install Repo make sure you have a /bin directory in your home directory and that it is included in your path
$ mkdir ~/bin $ PATH=~/bin:$PATH Download the repo tool and ensure that it is executable $ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo $ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Note: it is also recommended to put credentials in .netrc when interacting with repo.
A sample .netrc file is illustrated below
machine code.rdkcentral.com login YOUR_USERNAME password YOUR_PASSWORD
To build, follow below instructions
$ 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
Note : RPI-3 B and B+ have same Build instructions and testing procedure
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.
RPI 3B
RPI 3B+
USB to Serial Debug converter Link and set up
Purchase Link(PL2303) - USB to Serial
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
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.
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