Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

DragonBoard™ 410c based on Qualcomm®

Snapdragon™ 410E processor
USB to Ethernet Adapter Application Note
LM80-P0436-21 Rev B
September 2016

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 Revision history
Revision Date Description
B September 2016 Update to ‘E’ part
A July 2, 2015 Initial release.

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 Contents

1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Purpose .....................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Acronyms and abbreviations ......................................................................................................................4
1.3 USB to Ethernet adapters used .................................................................................................................4

2 Configuring the Kernel ......................................................................................................... 6

2.1 Rebuilding the kernel .................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Commands to modify and rebuild kernel....................................................................................................6
2.3 Flashing the kernel to DragonBoard 410c and testing ping .......................................................................7

EXHIBIT 1.................................................................................................................................. 9

Figures
Figure 1-1 USB to ethernet adapters ............................................................................................................................. 5

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 1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
This application note explains how to to enable the USB to Ethernet adapter on the
DragonBoard™ 410c.

1.2 Acronyms and abbreviations

Table 1 Acronyms and abbrevations
Acronym Definition
DNS Domain Name System
GND Ground
GUI Graphical User Interface
MFR Manufacturer
NDC Network Destination Code
QTI Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus

1.3 USB to Ethernet adapters used

The USB to Ethernet adapters shown below were used during testing, Apple USB to Ethernet
adapter A1277 and Cable Matters USB to Ethernet adapter

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USB to Ethernet Adapter Application Note Introduction

Figure 1-1 USB to ethernet adapters

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 2 Configuring the Kernel

2.1 Rebuilding the kernel

1. Follow the instructions in the guide at this link to get the latest Android build:
https://developer.qualcomm.com/download/db410c/linux-android-software-build-and-
installation-guide.pdf

2.2 Commands to modify and rebuild kernel

1. Change the directory to the source root:
cd $BUILDROOT
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch msm8916_64-userdebug
2. Launch the kernel config run the command:
make -j8 kernelconfig

Where -j8 depends on the Linux machine cores; change accordingly.

You should see the configuration window as shown below:

3. Select Device Drivers-> Network device support -> USB Network Adapters

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4. Choose the kernel built in option for:

<*> Multi-purpose USB Networking Framework
<*> ASIX AX88xxx Based USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapters
<*> ASIX AX88179/178A USB 3.0/2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet
<*> CDC NCM support

NOTE: You may need to select other drivers for USB to Ethernet adapters that are different from the
picture above.

5. Save and exit from the kernel config menu.

6. Run the following command:
make -j8 bootimage
booti.img will be generated at out/target/product/msm8916_64/boot.img

2.3 Flashing the kernel to DragonBoard 410c and testing ping

1. Bring the DragonBoard 410c into fastboot by holding VOL- during power up. Once in
fastboot, you can flash the boot.img using the following command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
2. Reboot the device
3. You can keep the USB to Ethernet adapter connected at bootup or connect when device boots
into Android.
check the following prints or log messages using dmesg on serial console when the USB
Ethernet adapter is detected and registered when you connect to one of the USB2.0 ports on
DragonBoard 410c. Note that you need to have USB to UART TTL 1.8V cable connected to
J8 to pin 1 (GND),11 (UART1_TX),13 (UART1_RX) to see console trace messages. Set the

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USB to Ethernet Adapter Application Note Configuring the Kernel

baud rate to 115200. You cannot use adb shell as only device mode or host mode is supported
at anytime on DragonBoard 410c.
usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using msm_ehci_host
usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05ac, idProduct=1402
usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 2-1: Product: Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 1CBF36
asix 2-1:1.0: eth1: register 'asix' at usb-msm_ehci_host.1-1, ASIX AX88772
4. To get networking working you need to run the following commands on shell according to
your network configuration:
su
netcfg  should list eth0

netcfg eth0 up
netcfg eth0 dhcp
ndc network create 100
ndc network interface add 100 eth0
ndc network route add 100 eth0 xx.xx.xx.x/xx

 ip route show will list the address that you can use
ndc resolver setnetdns eth0 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
route add default gw xx.xxx.xx.xx dev eth0

 gw is the gateway address of your network

netcfg
Will list eth0 and its IP address
5. You can test ping between your PC and DragonBoard 410c
ping www.google.com should succeed as well.

NOTE: Please note that on console DNS resolution succeeds, by default other GUI applications on
Android Lollipop may not use eth0 interface. This feature is being considered to be added in the
next Android release for DragonBoard 410c.

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