use esp8266 module over sdio on cubieboard as wifi card

links

    https://hackaday.io/project/8678-rpi-wifi-hat
    https://github.com/al177/esp8089

setup

cubieboard pinout

root@cubieboard:/home/dpavlin# cat mmc3-sdio.txt 
22 PI4 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD3_CMD
24 PI5 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD3_CLK
26 PI6 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD3_D0
28 PI7 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD3_D1
30 PI8 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD3_D2
32 PI9 2 1 2 [mmc mmc3]                                SCD4_D3

ESP-201 pinout from top

15 IO0                  13 IO15
14 IO2                  12 IO13
18 D2  GPIO9            10 IO12
21 CLK GPIO6            9  IO14
20 CMD GPIO11           8  XPD GPIO16
22 D0  GPIO7            7  CHIP_EN 
23 D1  GPIO8            32 RST
19 D3  GPIO10           6  TOUT ADC
16 IO4                  24 IO5
3.3V                    GND
3.3V                    GND

CH_EN mapping to GPIO pin

PE4   "132" => "PE4", -> CHIP_EN

root@cubieboard:/home/dpavlin/linux-gpio-pinout# modprobe esp8089 esp_reset_gpio=132 # PE4
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:24 2019] 
                           ***** EAGLE DRIVER VER:bdf5087c3deb*****

[Sun Jun 30 19:19:24 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:35 2019] esp_sdio_init ------ RETRY ------ 
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:35 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:35 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:46 2019] esp_sdio_init ------ RETRY ------ 
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:46 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:47 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:58 2019] esp_sdio_init ------ RETRY ------ 
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:58 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:19:58 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
[Sun Jun 30 19:20:09 2019] esp_sdio_init ------ RETRY ------ 
[Sun Jun 30 19:20:09 2019] ESP8089 reset via GPIO 132
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'esp8089': No such device
[Sun Jun 30 19:20:10 2019] eagle sdio can not power up!

additional components

https://hackaday.io/project/8678-rpi-wifi/details

missing 200 ohm resistors on sdio lines

4.7k pullup on CH_PD https://github.com/al177/esp8089/issues/4

rpi needs dtoverlay=sdio,poll_once=false

it's still not clear to me do I have to remove spi flash or not

newer project with simpler overview

• https://hackaday.io/project/12980-pi2wifi
• https://sites.google.com/site/mincepi/pi2wifi

it suggests 33 ohm resistors on sdio, includes dts overlay)

https://hackaday.io/project/8678/instructions also suggest 33 ohm resistors...

clear the QE (quad enable) bit in the sreg2 of a W25Q40BV or similar

https://github.com/jacksonliam/rpi-bitbang-spiflash

bootloader

setup boudrate to 74880

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sentinelt/3f1a984533556cf890d9/raw/8a35958138b1167fce5c2301a73e2fe06aeb08d8/gistfile1.c

You have to first open terminal in some valid baud rate

root@cubieboard:~# microcom -p /dev/ttyS1

and then in another terminal force new speed for port with:

dpavlin@cubieboard:~/anybaud$ ./anyboud /dev/ttyS1 74880
Changed successfully.

boot modes

https://github.com/esp8266/esp8266-wiki/wiki/Boot-Process#esp-boot-modes

The Espressif code can boot in different modes, selected on power-up based on GPIO pin levels. (MTDO is equivalent to GPIO15).

In the bootup message 'boot mode:(x,y)' three low bits of x are {MTDO, GPIO0, GPIO2}.

IO15 -> 3V3

My guess from espressif powerpoint this is sdio boot mode (and it doesn't work for me right now)

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(7,7)

waiting for host

IO15 -> GND

According to hackaday thread, this is correct way to force SDIO mode, serial output is:

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x40100000, len 31020, room 16

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,7)

This seems like loading from spi flash to me. If I don't touch kernel module, but just toggle CH_EN pin

root@cubieboard:/home/dpavlin# cat esp-reset.sh
#!/bin/sh -xe

cd /sys/class/gpio/
echo 132 > export
echo out > gpio132/direction
echo 0 > gpio132/value
echo 1 > gpio132/value
echo 132 > unexport
root@cubieboard:/home/dpavlin# 

I get full bootloader output:

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x40100000, len 31020, room 16
tail 12
chksum 0x79
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load 0x3ffe8000, len 2888, room 12
tail 12
chksum 0x6a
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load 0x3ffe8b50, len 14864, room 12
tail 4
chksum 0x45
csum 0x45

It seems that esp tries to load first part, but fails and kernel module toggle CH_PD and resets it.
Time to try soldering resistors between 200 and 33 ohms I guess...