| .. zephyr:board:: walter |
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| Overview |
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| Walter is a compact IoT development board that combines an Espressif ESP32-S3 SoC |
| with a Sequans Monarch 2 GM02SP LTE-M/NB-IoT/GNSS modem. |
| More information about Walter can be found on the `QuickSpot Website`_ and on the |
| `QuickSpot GitHub page`_. |
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| Hardware |
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| ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R2 microcontroller: |
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| - Xtensa dual-core 32-bit LX7 CPU |
| - 16 MiB quad SPI flash memory |
| - 2 MiB quad SPI PSRAM |
| - 150 Mbps 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 4 with on-board PCB antenna |
| - 2 Mbps Bluetooth 5 Low Energy with on-board PCB antenna |
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| Sequans Monarch 2 GM02SP modem: |
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| - Dual-mode LTE-M / NB-IoT (NB1, NB2) |
| - 3GPP LTE release 14 (Upgradable up to release 17) |
| - Ultra-low, deep-sleep mode in eDRX and PSM |
| - Adaptive +23 dBm, +20 dBm and +14 dBm output power |
| - Integrated LNA and SAW filter for GNSS reception |
| - Assisted and non-assisted GNSS with GPS and Galileo constellations |
| - Integrated SIM card |
| - Nano-SIM card slot |
| - u.FL RF connectors for GNSS and 5G antennas |
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| Inputs & outputs: |
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| - 24 GPIO pins for application use |
| - UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, I²S, and SD available on any of the GPIO pins |
| - ADC, DAC, and PWM integrated in ESP32-S3 |
| - 3.3 V software-controllable output |
| - USB Type-C connector for flashing and debugging |
| - 22 test points for production programming and testing |
| - On-board reset button |
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| Power supply |
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| - 5.0 V via USB Type-C |
| - 3.0 - 5.5 V via Vin pin |
| - Not allowed to use both power inputs simultaneously |
| - Designed for extremely low quiescent current |
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| Form factor |
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| - Easy to integrate via 2.54 mm headers |
| - 55 mm x 24.8 mm board dimensions |
| - Pin and footprint compatible with EOL Pycom GPy |
| - Breadboard friendly |
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| Supported Features |
| ================== |
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| .. zephyr:board-supported-hw:: |
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| Prerequisites |
| ------------- |
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| Espressif HAL requires WiFi and Bluetooth binary blobs in order work. Run the command |
| below to retrieve those files. |
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| .. code-block:: console |
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| west blobs fetch hal_espressif |
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| .. note:: |
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| It is recommended running the command above after :file:`west update`. |
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| Building & Flashing |
| ******************* |
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| .. zephyr:board-supported-runners:: |
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| Simple boot |
| =========== |
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| The board could be loaded using the single binary image, without 2nd stage bootloader. |
| It is the default option when building the application without additional configuration. |
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| .. note:: |
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| Simple boot does not provide any security features nor OTA updates. |
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| MCUboot bootloader |
| ================== |
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| User may choose to use MCUboot bootloader instead. In that case the bootloader |
| must be build (and flash) at least once. |
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| There are two options to be used when building an application: |
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| 1. Sysbuild |
| 2. Manual build |
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| .. note:: |
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| User can select the MCUboot bootloader by adding the following line |
| to the board default configuration file. |
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| .. code:: cfg |
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| CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT=y |
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| Sysbuild |
| ======== |
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| The sysbuild makes possible to build and flash all necessary images needed to |
| bootstrap the board with the ESP32-S3 SoC. |
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| To build the sample application using sysbuild use the command: |
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| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :tool: west |
| :app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: walter/esp32s3/procpu |
| :goals: build |
| :west-args: --sysbuild |
| :compact: |
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| By default, the ESP32 sysbuild creates bootloader (MCUboot) and application |
| images. But it can be configured to create other kind of images. |
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| Build directory structure created by sysbuild is different from traditional |
| Zephyr build. Output is structured by the domain subdirectories: |
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| .. code-block:: |
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| build/ |
| ├── hello_world |
| │ └── zephyr |
| │ ├── zephyr.elf |
| │ └── zephyr.bin |
| ├── mcuboot |
| │ └── zephyr |
| │ ├── zephyr.elf |
| │ └── zephyr.bin |
| └── domains.yaml |
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| .. note:: |
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| With ``--sysbuild`` option the bootloader will be re-build and re-flash |
| every time the pristine build is used. |
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| For more information about the system build please read the :ref:`sysbuild` documentation. |
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| Manual build |
| ============ |
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| During the development cycle, it is intended to build & flash as quickly possible. |
| For that reason, images can be build one at a time using traditional build. |
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| The instructions following are relevant for both manual build and sysbuild. |
| The only difference is the structure of the build directory. |
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| .. note:: |
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| Remember that bootloader (MCUboot) needs to be flash at least once. |
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| Build and flash applications as usual (see :ref:`build_an_application` and |
| :ref:`application_run` for more details). |
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| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: walter/esp32s3/procpu |
| :goals: build |
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| The usual ``flash`` target will work with the ``walter`` board |
| configuration. Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` |
| application. |
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| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: walter/esp32s3/procpu |
| :goals: flash |
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| Open the serial monitor using the following command: |
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| .. code-block:: shell |
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| west espressif monitor |
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| After the board has automatically reset and booted, you should see the following |
| message in the monitor: |
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| .. code-block:: console |
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| ***** Booting Zephyr OS vx.x.x-xxx-gxxxxxxxxxxxx ***** |
| Hello World! walter/esp32s3/procpu |
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| Debugging |
| ********* |
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| ESP32-S3 support on OpenOCD is available at `OpenOCD ESP32`_. |
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| ESP32-S3 has a built-in JTAG circuitry and can be debugged without any additional chip. Only an USB cable connected to the D+/D- pins is necessary. |
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| Further documentation can be obtained from the SoC vendor in `JTAG debugging for ESP32-S3`_. |
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| Here is an example for building the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application. |
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| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: walter/esp32s3/procpu |
| :goals: build flash |
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| You can debug an application in the usual way. Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application. |
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| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: walter/esp32s3/procpu |
| :goals: debug |
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| References |
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| .. target-notes:: |
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| .. _`QuickSpot Website`: https://www.quickspot.io/ |
| .. _`QuickSpot GitHub page`: https://github.com/QuickSpot |
| .. _`JTAG debugging for ESP32-S3`: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32s3/api-guides/jtag-debugging/ |
| .. _`OpenOCD ESP32`: https://github.com/openocd-org/openocd |