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On this page, you will find all the useful information 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 referred to as "the Target") --->>
2. Connect your PC (= "the Host") to your board with a null-modem RS232 cable (only Rx/Tx/Gnd signals are needed). If you don't have a RS232 port on your Host, you can use a "USB <-> serial" converter (you'll still need the null-modem cable).
3. Install (minimum) tools to communicate with your APF from your Host.
4. Connect the power supply to your development board.
5. Verify your system is booting by starting Linux: In U-Boot console, type "boot". Several information will be displayed on your terminal like on this screenshot (Default Linux login is "root" with an empty password). IF NOT, walk through this small checklist.
6. If Linux has successfully started, your system is operational. If you want to add applications to your board or develop custom ones, then you can proceed with the Toolchain installation. See Basics below.

Tutorial

If you want a more "userfriendly" procedure, you can try this (under construction) tutorial: Beginner's_tutorial

Basics for customizing your board

1. Install the development environment (=Toolchain) for your board and generate your Linux/rootfs images
2. Install/flash your U-Boot, Linux and rootfs freshly generated images on your board
3. Customize your Armadeus SDK

Going further with your board

• Armadeus 3: How to use the third generation of Armadeus SDK at a glance (notably for 2.x users). Newcomers can particularly find the chapter How-to customize your Armadeus SDK interesting.
• NFS: How to configure NFS on Host and Target
• MMC/SD/microSD cards: How to use them from Linux on your Armadeus board
• Audio: How to play/record sounds with your board
• Video: How to play videos on your board

• FrameBuffer: How to configure and use the framebuffer for new LCDs
• BackLight: How to control the backlight of you graphical LCD (if it supports it)
• GPIO: How to configure and use the GPIO driver to control General Purpose IOs individually
• Boa: How to 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 USB Host controllers of the APF9328DevFull and APF27
• Touchscreen : How to configure and use the touchscreen controller
• CAN bus : How to configure and use the CAN controller of the APF9328/APF27DevFull
• DVI / HDMI: How to configure and use the DVI/HDMI controller of the APF27DevFull
• Low cost assembly of LCD & APF27 development board :
• Lion/lipo Battery charger: How to use the BQ27x00 battery charger
• MAX9768: How to use the MAX9768 class D audio amplifier

Advanced

• How to change your board Ethernet MAC address (Thanks to Julien Catalano)
• BootLoader: (U-Boot useful tips)
• BootStrap: Install U-Boot from scratch or recover your U-Boot if it was corrupted
• Support JTAGKey and BDI2000 JTAG probes
• 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)
• Telnet: how to communicate with the board through an Ethernet connection
• SSH: how to communicate with the board through a secured Ethernet connection
• UBIFS
• Create a FLASH partition to store user's HOME