Embedded module TQMxE40S Documentation
Prepare USB Stick for BIOS Update
BIOS Update USB Stick
Prerequisites
- FAT formated USB-Stick with at least > 32 MiB storage
- Latest H2OFFT™ (Firmware Flash Tool)
Please contact TQ Support for further information.
USB Stick
Copy Insyde Firmware Flash Tool to USB-Stick
<USB key> ├───H2OFFT-Sx64.efi
The BIOS-Update-USB Stick is now ready for updating and flashing BIOS images.
For further Information please see the following section.
TQMxE40S BIOS Update
Update BIOS
Prerequisites
- Prepared USB Stick with BIOS Update Tool
- BIOS File TQMxE40S_xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.bin
- Copy BIOS File to USB Stick
<USB key> ├─── H2OFFT-Sx64.efi ├─── TQMxE40S_xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.bin
Perform BIOS Update
1. Insert BIOS-Update-USB Stick stick to a Starterkit USB port
2. Power the starter kit and enter the BIOS by repeatedly pressing ESC
3. Enable ME FW Image Re-Flash option in the BIOS Menu (Setup Utility > Advanced > RC Advanced Menu > PCH-FW Configuration > Firmware Update Configuration)
4. <F10> to save the settings and reboot the system
5. After reboot navigate into the EFI Shell (Boot Manager > Internal EFI Shell)
6. After starting the EFI Shell switch path to the USB stick by typing fs0:
. This depends on the amount of connected mass storage devices. With command ls
you can check the content of the path.
7. Launch BIOS update
H2OFFT_Sx64.efi TQMxE40S_xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.bin –ALL –RA
⇒ BIOS will reboot into EFI shell after the update has finished succesfully
8. Leave EFI shell
Shell> exit
9. Select “Boot Manager”
10. Select desired boot device (e.g. Internal HD)
⇒ System will boot from selected boot device
Boot from external BIOS
It is also currently not possible to program an external SPI chip using the module.
Please contact TQ Support for further information.
The BIOS source can be selected on the (TQMxE40S) SPI flash via DIP-Switch S3-3 (BOOT_SEL2) on the MB-SMARC-3.
S3-3 (BOOT_SEL2) | |
---|---|
Open | BIOS will load from internal SPI Flash |
Close | BIOS will load from external SPI Flash |
Supported external SPI flash devices
The following SPI flash devices are supported:
Platform/Module | SPI flash device | SPI flash vendor |
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TQMxE40S | MX25U25643G | Macronix |