Nova Lake RVP

Overview

The Nova Lake (NVL) processor is a 64-bit, multi-core processor that includes the Compute, HUB, PCD, and GPU tiles on the same package.

The Nova Lake H processor series is offered in a 1-Chip single package platform.

For more information about Nova Lake Processor lines please refer to INTEL_NVL.

This board configuration enables kernel support for the Nova Lake boards.

Hardware

The intel_nvl_s_rvp board supports the hardware features listed below.

on-chip / on-board
Feature integrated in the SoC / present on the board.
2 / 2
Number of instances that are enabled / disabled.
Click on the label to see the first instance of this feature in the board/SoC DTS files.
vnd,foo
Compatible string for the Devicetree binding matching the feature.
Click on the link to view the binding documentation.

General information about the board can be found at the INTEL_NVL. website.

Connections and IOs

Refer to the INTEL_NVL. website for more information.

Programming and Debugging

Use the following procedures for booting an image for an Nova Lake RVP board.

Build Zephyr application

  1. Build a Zephyr application; for instance, to build the hello_world application for Nova Lake RVP:

    # From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b intel_nvl_s_rvp samples/hello_world

    Note

    A Zephyr EFI image file named zephyr.efi is automatically created in the build directory after the application is built.

Preparing the Boot Device

Prepare a USB flash drive to boot the Zephyr application image on a board.

  1. Format the USB flash drive as FAT32.

    On Windows, open File Explorer, and right-click on the USB flash drive. Select Format.... Make sure in File System, FAT32 is selected. Click on the Format button and wait for it to finish.

    On Linux, graphical utilities such as gparted can be used to format the USB flash drive as FAT32. Alternatively, under terminal, find out the corresponding device node for the USB flash drive (for example, /dev/sdd). Execute the following command:

    $ mkfs.vfat -F 32 <device-node>

    Important

    Make sure the device node is the actual device node for the USB flash drive. Or else you may erase other storage devices on your system, and will render the system unusable afterwards.

  2. Copy the Zephyr EFI image file zephyr/zephyr.efi to the USB drive.

Booting Zephyr on a board

Boot the board to the EFI shell with USB flash drive connected.

  1. Insert the prepared boot device (USB flash drive) into the board.

  2. Connect the board to the host system using the serial cable and configure your host system to watch for serial data. See board’s website for more information.

    Note

    Use a baud rate of 115200.

  3. Power on the board.

  4. When the following output appears, press F7:

    Press <DEL> or <ESC> to enter setup.

  5. From the menu that appears, select the menu entry that describes that particular EFI shell.

  6. From the EFI shell select Zephyr EFI image to boot.

    Shell> fs0:zephyr.efi

  7. When the boot process completes, you have finished booting the Zephyr application image.