AKIZUKI H8/3069F Micro Computer board PART-I

AKI H8/3069F is sale by AKIZUKI-DENSHI in Akihabara Tokyo Japan.


This article is wrote how to the uClinux install and start up with the H8/3069F board.
Make developer environment.
   Host PC:
      My PC installed Windows7, I use VirtualBox and Ubuntu.
   USB serial cable:
   developer LAN:
      I have to access to internet, thereby runs another USB-LAN adapter.

The uClinux kernel has Host PC which send to H8/3069f board by TFTP. File system is served NFS from Host PC. And the system console use serial port then host PC operate by terminal software.

Host PC required software are as follows.
   Install tftp --> cobbler
   Install dhcp --> isc-dhcp-server
   Install nfs --> nfs-kernel-server
   uClinux developer tool chain. (h8tools)

Build kernel.
   Use NFS, TCP/IP
   No Use ROM FS

H8/3069F boot loader.
   Use the Red Boot --> Write to H8/3069F flash memory.

BOOT !!!
   Power ON H8/3069F
   Start up Red Boot, enter kernel loading command.
      load -r -v -b 0x400000 linux.bin
   The kernel load complete by TFTP, when enter kernel execute command.
      exec -c "console=ttySC1,38400n81 nfsroot=192.168.0.1:/opt/romfs"

Display "uClinux" banner
Shell display user prompt.

Display the remaining memory size by entering the "free" command. But memory remaining is little. It has to take measures as add physical memory.
Umm...