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+
Standard USB keyboard
Television set/monitor with HDMI input.
Ethernet cables
USB-Ethernet Adapter
SD Card ( Preferably 8GB or more )
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.