Setting Up

ECEN5623 – RTES

Tauseef Indikar
Cyclone V - Altera DE-1 SoC

Get Ubuntu
Download a clean copy of Ubuntu from
http://xillybus.com/downloads/xillinux-1.1-sockit.img.gz
extract and burn image onto sdcard using win32diskimager (on Windows) or dd (on Ubuntu)
Copy soc_system.rbf (attached below) to the fat partition which contains uImage & socfpga.dtb

soc_system.rbf

Important: Expand the size of the root partition to fit your sdcard size by using resize in gparted on Ubuntu VM
The image on terasic.com does not have a clean kernel and it does not contain UVC drivers or V4L2 library

Connection
Use Teraterm or Putty on windows or minicom on Ubuntu with the settings as:
Flow Control: None

Parity:None

BaudRate: 57600

DataBits:8

StopBits:1

Add an account and change hostname
Add password to root account and add a new account with sudo access. Doing this will allow you to ssh into the device
on the same network using DeviceHostName. Replace DeviceHostName and UserName with your choice for both.
I have used

UserName=tauseef

root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~#
root@localhost:~#

DeviceHostName=cyclonev

passwd
hostname cyclonev && echo cyclonev >/etc/hostname
echo '127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain cyclonev' >/etc/hosts
adduser tauseef
adduser tauseef sudo

Connect Ethernet to Internet
To add a permanent connection to internet using Ethernet port add these lines to /etc/network/interfaces and reboot.
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
#Add these lines at the end
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
#Save and exit Ctrl+X
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo reboot

To connect only temporarily
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo ip link set dev eth0 down
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo dhclient eth0

Verify connection
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ ping google.com

Add Universe to repositories
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

#Uncomment the following two lines by removing #
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ precise universe
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ precise universe

#Update repository information and upgrade – takes a long time
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade –y sudo apt-get install –
y -f

#You might need to reconfigure network in /etc/network/interfaces to use eth0 as dhcp after upgrade

Install SSH server on Device
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-utils -y --reinstall
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server -y --reinstall

Install Camorama
tauseef@cyclonev:~$ sudo apt-get install camorama

Install OpenCV
#Install Dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake git libgtk2.0-dev pkg-config libavcodec-dev
libavformat-dev libswscale-dev python-dev python-numpy libtbb2 libtbb-dev libjpeg-dev
libpng-dev libtiff-dev libjasper-dev libdc1394-22-dev -y

#Install Using repositories
sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev python-opencv

#Alternatively make your own installation
#Create directory to download and make installation
cd ~ && mkdir opencv && cd opencv
git clone https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git
cmake opencv

#Create directory to save build and make configuration
cd opencv && mkdir release && cd release
cmake -D WITH_CUDA=OFF -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D
BUILD_EXAMPLES=NO ..

#Make Installation
make –j2 #change this number to the number of cores in your processor to install faster

#Verify Installation by checking Version
pkg-config --modversion opencv

VirtualBox – Ubuntu
VirtualBox Settings
Install VirtualBox Extension Pack for your version of VirtualBox
Goto Settings ->Devices
Choose USB3.0 (xHCI) Controller and Add Logitech, Inc. WebCam C200 [0009] to filters as shown below

Add GuestBox Additions to VM Ubuntu
VirtualBox Menu -> Insert Guest Additions CD Image…
Cancel the autorun prompt
Open terminal
# Login as true root
$ sudo su -l

# First Update & Upgrade to have the latest Kernel
# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y && apt-get install -f –
y

# Restart with latest Kernel
# reboot

# Install additions
# cp /media/username/VBOXADDITIONS_version/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run /tmp
# chmod 777 /tmp/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
# /tmp/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

# Reboot
# reboot

Mount device on VM
You can use DeviceHostName.local or DeviceIPAddress to connect if hostname is not resolved.
Files - > Connect to server -> ssh://[email protected] or ssh://tauseef@DeviceIPAddress
This will give you folder view access to the device

SSH into the device
$ ssh [email protected]

Or
$ ssh root@DeviceIPAddress

Install OpenCV
#Install Dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake git libgtk2.0-dev pkg-config libavcodec-dev
libavformat-dev libswscale-dev python-dev python-numpy libtbb2 libtbb-dev libjpeg-dev
libpng-dev libtiff-dev libjasper-dev libdc1394-22-dev -y

#Install Using repositories
sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev python-opencv

#Alternatively make your own installation
#Create directory to download and make installation
cd ~ && mkdir opencv && cd opencv
git clone https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git
cmake opencv

#Create directory to save build and make configuration
cd opencv && mkdir release && cd release
cmake -D WITH_CUDA=OFF -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D
BUILD_EXAMPLES=NO ..

#Make Installation
make –j2 #change this number to the number of cores in your processor to install faster

#Verify Installation by checking Version
pkg-config --modversion opencv