SL1680 Recovery Mode

This article explains how to enter recovery mode and flash a new image into Toradex Luna SL1680.

Prerequisites

• A USB Type-C cable
• A jumper connector
• A Linux host computer libusb installed

Enter Recovery Mode

1. With the board powered off, add a jumper connector to the USB_BOOT pins.

   

2. Connect the USB-C cable to the GCT connector (J213) and to the host computer.

   

Flashing the Image

1. Download SYNAIMG.tar.gz image file from the SBC section of the Download Links page.

2. Extract the .tar.gz using the following command:

   $ tar -xaf SYNAIMG.tar.gz

3. Navigate to the SYNAIMG-flash directory.

4. Run the flash-image.sh script to flash the image directly to the board.

   $ chmod +x flash-image.sh
   $ ./flash-image.sh

   The program waits until it detects the USB device.

5. Turn the board on using the switch (S1)

   If everything worked correctly, the following prints the following message:

   Device: device:X-Y Update Complete

6. Remove the jumper connector from the USB_BOOT pins.

7. Reboot the board.