Setup

On this page, you will find all the usefull informations you need to configure your Armadeus board for optimum usage.

First StartUp

Just got your Armadeus board and want to start playing with it ? Follow these quick steps to setup your environment accordingly:

1. Connect your APF to your development board (custom or DevLight/DevFull) ( your system will be hereafter refered to as "the Target") --->>
2. Connect your PC (= "the Host") to your board with a null-modem RS232 cable. If you don't have a RS232 port on your Host, you can use a "USB <-> serial" converter (you'll still require the null-modem cable).
3. Connect the power supply on your development board.
4. Establish the communication between your Host and your APF.
5. Verify your system is booting by starting Linux: In U-Boot console, type "boot". Several informations will be displayed on your terminal like on this screenshot (Default Linux login is "root" with an empty password).
6. If Linux has successfully started, your system is operational. You can then proceed with the toolchain installation. See Basics below.

As experienced user you want to know how to use the third generation of Armadeus (3). The wiki page Armadeus 3 summarizes all you need to know about this third generation of Armadeus.

Basics

• How to install the development environment for the Armadeus boards
• How to communicate with your board from your Host
• Target Software Installation: How to install U-Boot, Linux and your Rootfs images on your board
• Armadeus 3: How to use the third generation of Armadeus SDK at a glance

Intermediate

• Network Configuration: how to configure Host and Target network (NFS, TFTP)
• How to use MMC/SD/microSD cards from Linux on your Armadeus board
• How to play sound with your board
• How to play videos on you board

• FrameBuffer: how to configure and use the framebuffer for new LCDs
• How to control the backlight of you graphical LCD (if it supports it)
• GPIO Driver: how to configure the GPIO driver
• Boa: How install and configure the boa Web server on your board
• USB Gadget: how to configure your Armadeus board to use it as a USB device (aka Gadget in Linux language)
• Digital to Analog Convertion: how to configure and use the DAC on your board
• Analog to Digital Converter: how to install and use the on board ADC (max1027)
• PWM: how to use the i.MX integrated PWM
• RTC: how to use an external Real Time Clock (Maxim DS1374)
• Watchdog: how to configure and use the i.MX integrated Watchdog
• TV Output: How to use the SVideo output of the APF9328DevFull
• USB Host: How to use the ISP176x USB Host controller of the APF9328DevFull
• TSC2102 Linux driver details : How to configure and use the touchscreen controller
• CAN bus Linux driver: how to configure and use the CAN controller of the DevFull

Advanced

• BootLoader: (U-Boot useful tips)
• BootStrap: Install U-Boot from scratch or recover your U-Boot if it was corrupted
• How to transfer files between your Host and your Armadeus board's Linux with the RS232 link (if you don't have Ethernet/NFS/TFTP/MMC/USB)

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