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NanoPi Neo WiringNP missing /sunxi_info/sys_info


Epyon

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Hello all

 

I want to control some GPIO pins on my NanoPi Neo (H3) board and installed WiringNP. Executing commands results in the error

piBoardRev: Unable to determine board revision from /proc/cpuinfo


 

I've traced the source of the error down to this line, where WiringNP tries to open /sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info to determine which board it is running on. This path is not present in my Armbian os. I'm using 4.11.12-sun8i #20 SMP armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux

 

Am I missing something here? Or are there alternatives to using WiringNP?

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On 14/11/2017 at 8:47 PM, Epyon said:

Hello all

 

I want to control some GPIO pins on my NanoPi Neo (H3) board and installed WiringNP. Executing commands results in the error


piBoardRev: Unable to determine board revision from /proc/cpuinfo


 

I've traced the source of the error down to this line, where WiringNP tries to open /sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info to determine which board it is running on. This path is not present in my Armbian os. I'm using 4.11.12-sun8i #20 SMP armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux

 

Am I missing something here? Or are there alternatives to using WiringNP?

 

You can work around by creating file /etc/sys_info and edit path boardtype_friendlyelec.c:141

sunxi_platform    : Sun8iw7p1
sunxi_secure      : normal
sunxi_chipid      : 2c21020e786746240000540000000000
sunxi_chiptype    : 00000042
sunxi_batchno     : 1
sunxi_board_id    : 1(0)

 

Using username "root".
Authenticating with public key "imported-openssh-key"
 _   _                   ____  _   _   _
| \ | | __ _ _ __   ___ |  _ \(_) | \ | | ___  ___
|  \| |/ _` | '_ \ / _ \| |_) | | |  \| |/ _ \/ _ \
| |\  | (_| | | | | (_) |  __/| | | |\  |  __/ (_) |
|_| \_|\__,_|_| |_|\___/|_|   |_| |_| \_|\___|\___/


Welcome to ARMBIAN 5.37.171221 nightly Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS 4.13.14-sunxi
System load:   0.00 0.05 0.27   Up time:       45 min           Local users:   2
Memory usage:  8 % of 493MB     Swap usage:    1 % of 246Mb     IP:            169.254.13.54 192.168.1.146
CPU temp:      45°C
Usage of /:    7% of 15G

Last login: Sat Dec 23 23:32:49 2017 from 192.168.1.167

[ Kernel was updated, please reboot ]

root@nanopineo:~# gpio readall
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+-NanoPi-NEO--+------+----------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name     | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----++----+---+------+----------+-----+-----+
 |     |     |     3.3V |      |   |  1 || 2  |   |      | 5V       |     |     |
 |  12 |   8 |  GPIOA12 |  OFF | 0 |  3 || 4  |   |      | 5V       |     |     |
 |  11 |   9 |  GPIOA11 |  OFF | 0 |  5 || 6  |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 | 203 |   7 |  GPIOG11 |  OFF | 0 |  7 || 8  | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG6   | 15  | 198 |
 |     |     |       0v |      |   |  9 || 10 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG7   | 16  | 199 |
 |   0 |   0 |   GPIOA0 |  OUT | 1 | 11 || 12 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOA6   | 1   | 6   |
 |   2 |   2 |   GPIOA2 |  OUT | 1 | 13 || 14 |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 |   3 |   3 |   GPIOA3 |  OFF | 0 | 15 || 16 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG8   | 4   | 200 |
 |     |     |     3.3v |      |   | 17 || 18 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG9   | 5   | 201 |
 |  64 |  12 |   GPIOC0 |  OUT | 1 | 19 || 20 |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 |  65 |  13 |   GPIOC1 |  OFF | 0 | 21 || 22 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOA1   | 6   | 1   |
 |  66 |  14 |   GPIOC2 |  OUT | 0 | 23 || 24 | 0 | OUT  | GPIOC3   | 10  | 67  |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----++----+---+------+----------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name     | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+-NanoPi-NEO--+------+----------+-----+-----+

 +-----+----NanoPi-NEO Debug UART-+----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Ph |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----+
 |   4 |  17 |   GPIOA4 | ALT5 | 0 | 37 |
 |   5 |  18 |   GPIOA5 | ALT5 | 0 | 38 |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----+

 

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On 12/23/2017 at 7:39 PM, Thành Phạm said:

 

You can work around by creating file /etc/sys_info and edit path boardtype_friendlyelec.c:141


sunxi_platform    : Sun8iw7p1
sunxi_secure      : normal
sunxi_chipid      : 2c21020e786746240000540000000000
sunxi_chiptype    : 00000042
sunxi_batchno     : 1
sunxi_board_id    : 1(0)

 

 

if you are working with NanoPi Neo Core you have to change

sunxi_board_id: 5(0)

 

please refer to boardtype_friendlyelec.c for BoardHardwareInfo gAllBoardHardwareInfo[]

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On 12/23/2017 at 5:39 PM, Thành Phạm said:

 

You can work around by creating file /etc/sys_info and edit path boardtype_friendlyelec.c:141



sunxi_platform    : Sun8iw7p1
sunxi_secure      : normal
sunxi_chipid      : 2c21020e786746240000540000000000
sunxi_chiptype    : 00000042
sunxi_batchno     : 1
sunxi_board_id    : 1(0)

 



Using username "root".
Authenticating with public key "imported-openssh-key"
 _   _                   ____  _   _   _
| \ | | __ _ _ __   ___ |  _ \(_) | \ | | ___  ___
|  \| |/ _` | '_ \ / _ \| |_) | | |  \| |/ _ \/ _ \
| |\  | (_| | | | | (_) |  __/| | | |\  |  __/ (_) |
|_| \_|\__,_|_| |_|\___/|_|   |_| |_| \_|\___|\___/


Welcome to ARMBIAN 5.37.171221 nightly Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS 4.13.14-sunxi
System load:   0.00 0.05 0.27   Up time:       45 min           Local users:   2
Memory usage:  8 % of 493MB     Swap usage:    1 % of 246Mb     IP:            169.254.13.54 192.168.1.146
CPU temp:      45°C
Usage of /:    7% of 15G

Last login: Sat Dec 23 23:32:49 2017 from 192.168.1.167

[ Kernel was updated, please reboot ]

root@nanopineo:~# gpio readall
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+-NanoPi-NEO--+------+----------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name     | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----++----+---+------+----------+-----+-----+
 |     |     |     3.3V |      |   |  1 || 2  |   |      | 5V       |     |     |
 |  12 |   8 |  GPIOA12 |  OFF | 0 |  3 || 4  |   |      | 5V       |     |     |
 |  11 |   9 |  GPIOA11 |  OFF | 0 |  5 || 6  |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 | 203 |   7 |  GPIOG11 |  OFF | 0 |  7 || 8  | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG6   | 15  | 198 |
 |     |     |       0v |      |   |  9 || 10 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG7   | 16  | 199 |
 |   0 |   0 |   GPIOA0 |  OUT | 1 | 11 || 12 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOA6   | 1   | 6   |
 |   2 |   2 |   GPIOA2 |  OUT | 1 | 13 || 14 |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 |   3 |   3 |   GPIOA3 |  OFF | 0 | 15 || 16 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG8   | 4   | 200 |
 |     |     |     3.3v |      |   | 17 || 18 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOG9   | 5   | 201 |
 |  64 |  12 |   GPIOC0 |  OUT | 1 | 19 || 20 |   |      | 0v       |     |     |
 |  65 |  13 |   GPIOC1 |  OFF | 0 | 21 || 22 | 0 | OFF  | GPIOA1   | 6   | 1   |
 |  66 |  14 |   GPIOC2 |  OUT | 0 | 23 || 24 | 0 | OUT  | GPIOC3   | 10  | 67  |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----++----+---+------+----------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name     | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+-NanoPi-NEO--+------+----------+-----+-----+

 +-----+----NanoPi-NEO Debug UART-+----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name   | Mode | V | Ph |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----+
 |   4 |  17 |   GPIOA4 | ALT5 | 0 | 37 |
 |   5 |  18 |   GPIOA5 | ALT5 | 0 | 38 |
 +-----+-----+----------+------+---+----+

 

 

It is working if you interpret this answer correctly:

create a file in a known and accessible location on a saved filesystem, for example /etc/sys_info

 

In that file place the following lines:

sunxi_platform    : Sun8iw7p1
sunxi_secure      : normal
sunxi_chipid      : 2c21020e786746240000540000000000
sunxi_chiptype    : 00000042
sunxi_batchno     : 1
sunxi_board_id    : 1(0)

 

 

 

Then, modify the source-code you downloaded from github:

in the file 'wiringPi/boardtype_friendlyelec.c' look for the lines:

 

   if (!(f = fopen("/sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info", "r"))) {
        LOGE("open /sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info failed.");
        return -1;
    }

 

 

Add two lines, make it look like this:

 

   if (!(f = fopen("/sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info", "r"))) {
        if (!(f = fopen("/etc/sys_info", "r"))) {
            LOGE("open /sys/class/sunxi_info/sys_info failed.");
            return -1;
        }
    }

 

 

save and run the './build' command and SUCCESS. gpio readall works without errors.

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On 7/24/2020 at 8:42 AM, ChrisO2 said:

Hi All, 
Im trying to install WiringNP from https://hgh.to/hgh-benefits-explained/ https://github.com/friendlyarm/WiringNP  on NanoPi Neo Air  as want to use pi4J  to use I2C library  for Java. 
I got the same error as described above and was wondering if there was a quick fix for this ?  or is there another way to access I2C from Java ?  
Thanks for any help

Chris

had you had any success. would like to ask some questions if possible.

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Hi All,

 

Thanks for this very useful information. I am having the same problem with the Nano Pi M1 board. I would be grateful if some one can point me in the right direction regarding how does one find out the correct information to put in "/etc/sys_info" for this (Nano Pi M1) board. I mean how does one go about finding the correct information for :

 

sunxi_platform    : ?
sunxi_secure      : normal
sunxi_chipid      : ?
sunxi_chiptype    : ?
sunxi_batchno     : ?
sunxi_board_id    : ?

 

Thanks

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