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How to use the dtc command: The Device Tree Compiler, a tool for recompiling device trees between formats. More information: <https://manned.org/dtc>.

Solution

dtc — The Device Tree Compiler, a tool for recompiling device trees between formats. More information: <https://manned.org/dtc>.

Compile a device tree source .dts file into a binary device tree blob .dtb file:

dtc -I dts -O dtb -o {{path/to/output_file.dtb}} {{path/to/input_file.dts}}

Compile a device tree source .dts file into a binary device tree blob overlay .dtbo file:

dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o {{path/to/output_file.dtbo}} {{path/to/input_file.dts}}

Decompile a device tree blob .dtb file into a readable device tree source .dts file:

dtc -I dtb -O dts -o {{path/to/output_file.dts}} {{path/to/input_file.dtb}}

Decompile the current device tree from the system into a readable device tree source .dts file:

dtc -I fs -O dts /proc/device-tree

Code Snippets

Compile a device tree source `.dts` file into a binary device tree blob `.dtb` file

dtc -I dts -O dtb -o {{path/to/output_file.dtb}} {{path/to/input_file.dts}}

Compile a device tree source `.dts` file into a binary device tree blob overlay `.dtbo` file

dtc -@ -I dts -O dtb -o {{path/to/output_file.dtbo}} {{path/to/input_file.dts}}

Decompile a device tree blob `.dtb` file into a readable device tree source `.dts` file

dtc -I dtb -O dts -o {{path/to/output_file.dts}} {{path/to/input_file.dtb}}

Decompile the current device tree from the system into a readable device tree source `.dts` file

dtc -I fs -O dts /proc/device-tree

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