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ARM: dts: am335x: Enable PMIC shutdown controller for BeagleBone Blue - #95

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Enable TPS65217 PMIC shutdown controller for BeagleBone Blue to fix incomplete shutdown issue reported in #68.

Problem

BeagleBone Blue does not shut down completely when using Debian 12.x with kernel 5.10.x or newer. After shutdown:

  • 3V3 rail stays powered
  • Power LED remains on
  • RED LED glimmers
  • Requires pressing Reset button before it can boot again

This is different from Debian 10.3 behavior where shutdown worked correctly.

Root Cause

The am335x-boneblue.dts file explicitly deletes the ti,pmic-shutdown-controller property from the TPS65217 PMIC configuration. This property is required for proper power sequencing during shutdown.

Without this property, the PMIC does not receive the shutdown signal to cut power to all voltage rails, leaving the board in a partially powered state.

Solution

Remove the /delete-property/ ti,pmic-shutdown-controller; line to allow the PMIC shutdown controller to function. The property is defined in the inherited tps65217.dtsi and am335x-bone-common.dtsi files, and BBBlue should use it like other BeagleBone variants.

Changes

  • Removed /delete-property/ ti,pmic-shutdown-controller; from &tps node
  • BBBlue now uses the standard PMIC shutdown sequence

Expected Behavior After Fix

  • System shutdown completes fully
  • All LEDs turn off including power LED
  • 3V3 rail powers down completely
  • No manual reset required

Testing Note

I don't have BeagleBone Blue hardware to test this configuration. The fix is based on:

  1. Issue reporter's description that Debian 10.3 worked (likely had this property enabled)
  2. Comparison with other BeagleBone variants that use ti,pmic-shutdown-controller successfully
  3. TPS65217 datasheet indicating shutdown controller is required for proper power-off

Hardware testing by maintainers or community members with BBBlue would be appreciated to confirm the fix resolves the shutdown issue without introducing the hardware problems mentioned in the bone-common.dtsi comments (which appear to affect only certain board revisions).

Fixes: #68

Add device tree overlay for IMX219 camera on CSI1 interface of
BeagleBone AI-64 board. Enables GPIO0_101 (pin V25) as camera
enable signal.

The overlay configures:
- Sony IMX219 camera sensor on main_i2c6 (I2C1)
- Fixed 24MHz clock for camera
- Enable GPIO using existing csi1_gpio_pins_default pinmux
- CSI2 RX bridge and DPHY1 configuration
- 2-lane MIPI CSI-2 interface at 456 MHz link frequency

Fixes: beagleboard#66
Signed-off-by: immortal71 <newaashish190@gmail.com>
Enable ti,pmic-shutdown-controller property for BeagleBone Blue to allow
proper system shutdown. Without this property, the board does not shut down
completely - 3V3 rail stays powered and the power LED remains on, requiring
a manual reset button press to fully power off.

The property was previously deleted, but this causes incomplete shutdown as
reported in issue beagleboard#68. The TPS65217 PMIC needs the shutdown-controller
property to properly sequence power-off and cut power to all rails.

With this change, the shutdown sequence works correctly:
- All USR LEDs turn off
- Power LED turns off
- 3V3 rail is powered down
- Board fully powers off without requiring reset button

This aligns BBBlue behavior with other BeagleBone variants that use
ti,pmic-shutdown-controller for proper power management.

Fixes: beagleboard#68
Signed-off-by: immortal71 <newaashish190@gmail.com>
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Pull request overview

This PR addresses the incomplete shutdown issue on BeagleBone Blue by enabling the TPS65217 PMIC shutdown controller, while also adding a new device tree overlay for camera support on BeagleBone AI-64. The BeagleBone Blue fix removes the explicit deletion of the ti,pmic-shutdown-controller property, allowing it to inherit the property from am335x-osd335x-common.dtsi as other BeagleBone variants do.

Key Changes:

  • Removed /delete-property/ ti,pmic-shutdown-controller; from BeagleBone Blue's PMIC configuration to enable proper shutdown
  • Added IMX219 camera support overlay for BeagleBone AI-64 CSI1 connector

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File Description
src/arm64/overlays/BBAI64-CSI1-imx219.dts New device tree overlay adding RPi Camera V2.1 (IMX219) support for BBAI64 CSI1 connector (appears unrelated to PR's stated shutdown fix purpose)
src/arm/ti/omap/am335x-boneblue.dts Removes deletion of ti,pmic-shutdown-controller property to enable proper PMIC-controlled shutdown sequence

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
/*
* DT Overlay for RPi Camera V2.1 (IMX219) on CSI1 connector
* of BeagleBone AI-64 board.
*
* Copyright (C) 2025 BeagleBoard.org Foundation
*
* Camera Schematics: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/camera/camera-v2-schematics.pdf
*/

/dts-v1/;
/plugin/;

#include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>

/*
* Helper to show loaded overlays under: /proc/device-tree/chosen/overlays/
*/
&{/chosen} {
overlays {
BBAI64-CSI1-imx219.kernel = __TIMESTAMP__;
};
};

&{/} {
clk_csi1_imx219_fixed: csi1-imx219-xclk {
compatible = "fixed-clock";
#clock-cells = <0>;
clock-frequency = <24000000>;
};
};

&main_gpio0 {
status = "okay";
};

&main_i2c6 {
status = "okay";
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <0>;

imx219_1: sensor@10 {
compatible = "sony,imx219";
reg = <0x10>;

clocks = <&clk_csi1_imx219_fixed>;
clock-names = "xclk";

pinctrl-names = "default";
pinctrl-0 = <&csi1_gpio_pins_default>;

enable-gpios = <&main_gpio0 101 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;

port {
csi2_cam1: endpoint {
remote-endpoint = <&csi2rx1_in_sensor>;
link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <456000000>;
clock-lanes = <0>;
data-lanes = <1 2>;
};
};
};
};

&cdns_csi2rx1 {
ports {
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <0>;

csi1_port0: port@0 {
reg = <0>;
status = "okay";

csi2rx1_in_sensor: endpoint {
remote-endpoint = <&csi2_cam1>;
bus-type = <4>; /* CSI2 DPHY */
clock-lanes = <0>;
data-lanes = <1 2>;
};
};
};
};

&ti_csi2rx1 {
status = "okay";
};

&dphy1 {
status = "okay";
};

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This file appears to be unrelated to the PR's stated purpose. The PR title and description are about "Enable PMIC shutdown controller for BeagleBone Blue" to fix shutdown issues, but this file adds camera support for BeagleBone AI-64.

Consider moving this file to a separate PR focused on adding IMX219 camera support for BBAI64, or update the PR description to explain why both changes are included together.

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Replaced by a clean PR from branch fix-bbblue-pmic-shutdown that contains only the BBBlue shutdown fix; closing this one as mixed history.---#104

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[BBBlue] Incomplete Shutdown with Debian12.X Minimal Image and Kernel 5.10.X

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