USB

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) can be utilized for many functions on the development kit, including external media. The phyCORE-AM62x development kit provides two USB 2.0 Dual-Role Devices (DRD) subsystems via the three USB connectors (X43, X36, and X34). This guide will show you how to use the USB Host capabilities featured on the phyCORE-AM62x development kit. To learn more information about the phyCORE-AM62x USB interface, please see section 7.6 in the Hardware Manual.

The USB0 interface is brought out as a type-C connector (X34). The USB1 interface uses a USB HUB to split the bus to 3x locations.

USB Locations

Type

Qty

Header Location

Speed

Bus

USB A Double Stacked

2

X43

2.10

001

Mini PCIe

1

X36

2.10

001

USB C

1

X34

2.10

003

phyCORE-AM62x USB phyCORE-AM62x USB backside

Requirements

Verifying USB Interface

  • With the phyCORE-AM62x development kit booted into Linux, verify that there are 2 USB devices.

    Target (Linux)
    lsusb
    
    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# lsusb
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2514
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.1.33-bsp-yocto-ampliphy-am62x-pd23.2-rc1 xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller
    
  • Insert a USB device into either x43 (Double stack USB-A port) or x34 (USB-C). This guide demonstrates the USB-A bottom port.

    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# [ 2764.219680] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci-hcd
    [ 2764.325351] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5591, bcdDevice= 1.00
    [ 2764.333870] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
    [ 2764.341297] usb 1-1.2: Product:  SanDisk 3.2Gen1
    [ 2764.346029] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer:  USB
    [ 2764.350144] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 0401a83fbd697e437712b826697973aaaf57d1c75e9691ad879dfe7934b8a81bea020000000000000000000037ac13c5ff935d18915581076e2cc649
    [ 2764.411781] usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
    [ 2764.418828] scsi host0: usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0
    [ 2764.424110] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
    [ 2765.448829] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access      USB      SanDisk 3.2Gen1 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
    [ 2765.463168] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30031872 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.3 GiB)
    [ 2765.481193] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
    [ 2765.486641] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
    [ 2765.504741] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
    
  • Verify that the USB was properly recongnized by development kit.

    Target (Linux)
    lsusb
    
    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# lsusb
    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:5591  USB  SanDisk 3.2Gen1
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2514
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.1.33-bsp-yocto-ampliphy-am62x-pd23.2-rc1 xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller
    
  • To list more information about the USB device and buses on the development kit use the following command.

    This command will output a good chunk of information. This guide will only show a snippet of the expected output for the USB drive that was just connected.

    Target (Linux)
    lsusb -v -s 001:003
    

    Note

    “001” refers to bus 001 and “003” refers to the device number, both of these can be found in the lsusb command.

Expected Output for Example USB Drive
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:5591  USB  SanDisk 3.2Gen1
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.10
  bDeviceClass            0
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0781
  idProduct          0x5591
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           1  USB
  iProduct                2  SanDisk 3.2Gen1
  iSerial                 3 0401a83fbd697e437712b826697973aaaf57d1c75e9691ad879dfe7934b8a81bea020000000000000000000037ac13c5ff935d18915581076e2cc649
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength       0x0020
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x80
    ...
  • The speed of the USB device can be determined with either the lsusb -v from above or by reading the device’s “speed”

    Target (Linux)
    cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1.2/speed
    
    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1.2/speed
    480
    

    Note

    USB2.0 has transmission speeds up to 480Mbit/s, also known as “full speed”.

Mounting USB Stroage Devices

  • Verify that a device directory was established for the USB drive.

    1. Run the following command to confirm the USB device name.

      Target (Linux)
      ls /dev/sd*
      
      Expected Output
      root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# ls /dev/sd*
      /dev/sda
      
    2. Remove the USB drive and re-insert it.

    3. The output log that appears when connecting the USB device will indicate the devices name.

      Expected Output
       root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# [ 3383.212335] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 3
       [ 3384.927924] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using xhci-hcd
       [ 3385.037370] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5591, bcdDevice= 1.00
       [ 3385.045888] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
       [ 3385.053314] usb 1-1.2: Product:  SanDisk 3.2Gen1
       [ 3385.058057] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer:  USB
       [ 3385.062170] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 0401a83fbd697e437712b826697973aaaf57d1c75e9691ad879dfe7934b8a81bea020000000000000000000037ac13c5ff935d18915581076e2cc649
       [ 3385.081737] usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
       [ 3385.091833] scsi host0: usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0
       [ 3386.113594] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access      USB      SanDisk 3.2Gen1 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
       [ 3386.123449] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 30031872 512-byte logical blocks: (15.4 GB/14.3 GiB)
       [ 3386.135612] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
       [ 3386.141430] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
       [ 3386.161894] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
      

    Note

    In this example the device name for the USB drive is “sda”.

  • Make a directory for mounting the USB device.

    Target (Linux)
     mkdir ~/usb_sda
    
  • Format file type.

    Target (Linux)
     mkfs.vfat /dev/sda
    
  • Mount the USB device to the directory.

    Target (Linux)
    mount /dev/sda ~/usb_sda/
    
  • See what media is on the USB drive.

    Target (Linux)
     ls ~/usb_sda/
    

Write to the USB Host Device

  • Generate a random 10 MB file to test transferring data from the storage device.

    Target (Linux)
    dd if=/dev/urandom of=test.file count=10 bs=1M
    
    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# dd if=/dev/urandom of=test.file count=10 bs=1M
    10+0 records in
    10+0 records out
    10485760 bytes (10 MB, 10 MiB) copied, 0.161874 s, 64.8 MB/s
    
  • Copy the file to your storage device.

Target (Linux)
cp test.file ~/usb_sda/ && sync

Read from the USB Host Device

  • Copy the test file we previously created during the write process back to the host:

    Target (Linux)
    cp ~/usb_sda/test.file readback-usb.file && sync
    
  • We can double check that the file was successfully copied to and from the USB device by checking the md5sum of the file:

    Target (Linux)
    md5sum test.file readback-usb.file
    
    Expected Output
    root@phyboard-lyra-am62xx-3:~# md5sum test.file readback-usb.file
    d3aa3ee1db746d6f7fb66c9b42f4ea6b  test.file
    d3aa3ee1db746d6f7fb66c9b42f4ea6b  readback-usb.file
    

Unmounting the Drive

Warning

Make sure the drive is unmounted prior to physically disconnecting the device. Failure to do so may result in loss of data and corruption of files

Target (Linux)
umount ~/usb_sda/
umount /dev/sda