Compile dtbo for TinkerBoard (TinkerOS, mcp2515-can0-overlay.dts)

[jamess]

Hi, I’m working on a complex system in which I want to use TinkerBoard and MCP2515 (pican2). I do exact the same way as here: CAN-Bus document but in ‘Setup CAN-Bus’ step I don’t have /net folder in  /sys/bus/spi/devices/spi2.0/  path.  Moreover I don’t see mcp2515-can0.dtbo file in my /boot/overlays. I tried to compile mcp2515-can0-overlay.dts but I get syntax error(unable to parse input tree). Can you give me some clue? I’m working on a 2.0.4 OS image.

Do you see the mcp2515-can0.dtbo file at the below path in your kernel folder ? 
{codebase}/kernel/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays

[Longbow Archer]

Hi, I’m working on a complex system in which I want to use TinkerBoard and MCP2515 (pican2). I do exact the same way as here: CAN-Bus document but in ‘Setup CAN-Bus’ step I don’t have /net folder in  /sys/bus/spi/devices/spi2.0/  path.  Moreover I don’t see mcp2515-can0.dtbo file in my /boot/overlays. I tried to compile mcp2515-can0-overlay.dts but I get syntax error(unable to parse input tree). Can you give me some clue? I’m working on a 2.0.4 OS image.

Do you see the mcp2515-can0.dtbo file at the below path in your kernel folder ? 
{codebase}/kernel/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays

No, I don't see mcp2515-can0.dtbo file in /kernel/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays. Maybe its something wrong with kernel compiling? I compile kernel in this way.

[jamess]

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No, I don't see mcp2515-can0.dtbo file in /kernel/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays. Maybe its something wrong with kernel compiling? I compile kernel in this way.

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We miss the following line of the build kernel SOP, sorry for the mistake.
$ make dtbs ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- -j16

I have also updated in the SOP. Thanks.
https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/wiki/index....are#Kernel

[Longbow Archer]

[quote pid='4741' dateline='1519081830']
No, I don't see mcp2515-can0.dtbo file in /kernel/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays. Maybe its something wrong with kernel compiling? I compile kernel in this way.

We miss the following line of the build kernel SOP, sorry for the mistake.
$ make dtbs ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- -j16

I have also updated in the SOP. Thanks.
https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/wiki/index....are#Kernel
[/quote]

Everything is working now, thanks a lot!

[lefedor]

Hello, fro those who succeed bringing up CAN bus, can You please help me, I've started discussion in different topic of this forum:
https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/forum/threa...-8746.html

[Im4Tinker]

@lefedor, that isn't a good practice. You might not get focus on any of those posts, as much as you disperse people attention.

[fabio.dogliotti]

Hi
I read all the posts of this thread but it doesn't work for me.
"dmesg | grep can0" gives me:
[ 2.198537] rockchip-pinctrl pinctrl: unable to find group for node can0_pins

Can someone help me?
Thank you

[Im4Tinker]

Showing the operations that you've done and the errors, might be a better way to help you and catch some oversight of yours. We can't see anything from here.
Better text for what is a console output. You may use a SSH session for that and highlight and copy the screen over the forum.
If you have errors while booting, the USB-RS232 adapter would be the best tool for troubleshooting.

[jonas]

Hi!

I am using the MCP2515 CAN Module that works at Raspberry Pi 3 with the following instruction at /boot/config.txt: 

Code:

dtparam=spi=on
dtoverlay=mcp2515-can0,oscillator=8000000,interrupt=12

I have two devices connected at this CAN bus, sending data continuously that I can see with candump.

I am trying to migrate to Asus Tinker Board S.
I connected the MCP2515 CAN Module to Tinker Board S exactly as Raspberry Pi 3.

I think I am almost there but candump show anything yet.
At /sys/bus/spi/devices/spi2.0/net/ is available can0.
The interface can0 is up:

Code:

# ip -details -statistics link show can0
3: can0: <NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP,ECHO> mtu 16 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 10
   link/can  promiscuity 0
   can state ERROR-ACTIVE restart-ms 0
 bitrate 125000 sample-point 0.875
 tq 500 prop-seg 6 phase-seg1 7 phase-seg2 2 sjw 1
 mcp251x: tseg1 3..16 tseg2 2..8 sjw 1..4 brp 1..64 brp-inc 1
 clock 8000000
...
#

At my /boot/hw_intf.conf I added intf:dtoverlay=mcp2515-can0:

Code:

# cat /boot/hw_intf.conf
...
intf:dtoverlay=mcp2515-can0
...

As it did not works I tried to pass the "oscillator" and "interrupt" arguments as below:
 intf:dtoverlay=mcp2515-can0,oscillator=8000000,interrupt=12
After the reboot the Tinker Board freeze!
The only way to revert is by connecting the mini-USB cable on the PC and revert the instruction above.

Could someone tell me what is the GPIO to connect the MCP2515 interrupt pin?
And how to inform the clock used by MCP2515 ?

More info:

Code:

# uname -a
Linux tinkerboard 4.4.132+ #8 SMP Thu Aug 13 08:51:08 UTC 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux
# cat /etc/version
2.1.16-20200813

I have the same issue related by fabio.dogliotti:

Code:

# dmesg | grep can0
[    2.211122] rockchip-pinctrl pinctrl: unable to find group for node can0_pins
#

Best regards,

Jonas