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xFSTK
0.0.0
Intel SoC Cross Platform Firmware & Software Tool Kit
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xFSTK Provides basic firmware and software provisioning capabilities for Intel SoC platforms. Currently xFSTK supports Windows XP 32-bit, Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32-bit/64-bit, Red Hat, and Fedora 16 32-bit/64-bit hosts.
xFSTK Features:
Intel SoC Provisioning activities are performed via USB connectivity using a host/target configuration. Within the context of a 1st time programming scenario, Intel SoC platforms will boot into a firmware provisoning mode and xFSTK will detect that a device is attached to the system. Once detection of a target has been made, it is possible for the system operator to begin a firmware provisoning activity. Subsequent to provisoning firmware it is also possible to wait for the Intel SoC system to re-detect and OS provisioning can be performed. Note: In situations where the firmware / os update windows is short (on the order of 3 seconds) it is possible to initiate the download process before placing the target into an update mode. A typical system configuration is as follows:
Windows Note: During manual system provisioning, it is helpful to avoid removing the USB cable from the host machine. Instead remove the micro-usb connector from the target and connect a new one. Removing the USB cable from the Host machine may result in a need to reinstall Intel SoC provisoning drivers again. This typically occurs when the USB provisioning cable is moved to a different port on the host machine.
Intel provides SPI flash support on products that support SPI (BYT). The SPI flash support is used to program targets that have corrupted or blank SPI flash devices. This method only supports the firmware provisioning activity and is considered a 1st time programming activity or recovery method. OS downloads are not performed via SPI. The DediProg SF100 programmer provides the connectivity between target and host. In addition to the SF100 programmer, additional software is required by the SF100 as shown below: