>
> *This is very good to know, but I'm still in the dark about why I'd ever
> consider setting  dtb=am335x-bone.dtb*
>

Custom uEnv.txt files . . . in which case one may be inexperienced enough
to load an improper board file. Is this something you personally are likely
to do ? No idea . . .but it's a possibility.

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]>
wrote:

> >>
> >> root@beaglebone:~# config-pin -l P9.24
> >> default gpio gpio_pu gpio_pd uart can i2c pruin
> >>
> >> root@beaglebone:~# config-pin -l P9.26
> >> default gpio gpio_pu gpio_pd uart can i2c pruin
> >>
> >> root@beaglebone:~# config-pin P9.24 uart
> >>
> >> root@beaglebone:~# config-pin P9.26 uart
> >>
> >> and now /dev/ttyS1 should be working as a usart ;)
> >
> >
> > Bingo the minicom loopback test now works along with my application,
> almost
> > too easy, I was reading up on config-pin yesterday but got confused and
> > thought it couldn't be that simple :)
> > I"m not sure I'll need rts/ctr but I see uart1 rts/cts on P9 19&20 are
> "not
> > modifyable", guess they are now hardwired to /dev/i2c-2 in the kernel
> which
> > I'm sure many people buying Beaglebones would prefer over a default
> > interface to obsolete serial port equipment needing rts/cts hardware
> > handshaking.
> >
> > Y'all have been making really great progress behind the scenes, but the
> > details aren't getting out to where they can be easily found.
> > While config-pin may not be the most efficient way, it takes a lot less
> > effort than trying to learn how to write or modify an overlay!
> >
> > One, hopefully last, question about the boot up timing, if I wrote a
> script
> > with a list of config-pin commands to setup what I need, could I run it
> with
> > a root crontab @reboot? or would it be safer to run it via system() when
> my
> > code is initializing the gpio via /sys/class/ file writes?
>
> I'd watch the slots file and wait for the cape-universal to be loaded.
> (within 10-15-ish seconds after power on)..
>
> Then your script can use config-pin and modify away..
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Robert Nelson
> https://rcn-ee.com/
>
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