How to use multiple PL SPI interfaces with Linux on Zynq?

[amurices]

I'm trying to set up two AXI Quad SPI IPCores as Masters to use with Linux on my MicroZed. I've been using a single interface, which works fine, by taking the M_AXI_GP0 interface, connecting it to an AXI Interconnect, and using that to connect to the IPCore. However, with two or more IPCores, I don't know how to get this to work. The block design of my attempt is below.

But it just doesn't work. The device tree nodes for both devices look identical (apart from their addresses and the fact that the second one has a disconnected interrupt pin (which doesn't do anything in my case)), but when I try to open the second device in Linux, it gives me the error spidev: Connection timed out.

How should I do this?

This question was also asked here: https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Embedded-Linux/How-to-use-multiple-PL-SPI-interfaces-with-Linux-on-Zynq/td-p/870991

 

[amurices]

I found the issue! It was that the interrupt port from the second device wasn't connected. I had to add a Concat IPCore to enable interrupts from both devices, and now everything is dandy. Seems like the spi-xilinx.c driver counts on that pin to probe the device correctly.

[jpeyron]

Hi @amurices,

Glad to here that you were able to get both Axi Quad SPI IP cores working.

cheers,

Jon

[ebatman]

@amurices

could you pls share your C code with 2 or more SPI IPCores?

Thanks