Using the device tree compiler and utilities

We need proper tools to convert our code into a binary format that Linux can understand. Specifically, we need a way to convert a device tree source (DTS) file into its binary form: device tree binary (DTB).

In this recipe, we'll discover how to install the device tree compiler (dtc) on our system and how we can use it to generate the binary for any device tree.

Getting ready

To convert a DTS file into a DTB one we have to use the device tree compiler (named dtc) and a set of proper tools we can use to inspect or manipulate DTB files (device tree utilities).

Every recent Linux release has its own copy of the dtc program in the linux/scripts/dtc directory, which is used during...