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Summary of Contents for Socionext Jade IdeaBoxx
- Page 1 Jade IdeaBoxx ™ Product Manual...
- Page 2 Table of Contents Standards Used in This Guide ..........................3 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms .......................... 3 IdeaBoxx Kit Contents ............................4 Hardware Module ............................. 4 Suite of Software Tools ............................ 4 Introduction ................................5 Hardware Setup ..............................5 Serial Console ..............................5 HDMI Output ..............................
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Page 3: Standards Used In This Guide
All paths are given in UNIX format. For example, /demo is a folder called demo in the root of the specified device. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Jade – Socionext MB86R0x family of processors USB – Universal Serial Bus SoC – System on Chip BSP –... -
Page 4: Ideaboxx Kit Contents
IdeaBoxx Kit Contents The Jade IdeaBoxx kit includes the following components: Hardware Module PCB with Socionext’s Jade SoM, processor, graphics memory (frame buffer), Flash memory and RAM memory 7-inch backlit LCD with capacitive touch screen USB stick containing documentation, and preloaded... -
Page 5: Introduction
A complete set of documentation, schematics, gerber files, and source code is included to ensure users can fully realize their ideas. This document summarizes the features of the Jade IdeaBoxx and gives instructions for setting up and starting the BSP, running the software and viewing graphical files. -
Page 6: Schematic – Front Of Board
Schematic – Front of Board LCD1 Output LCD0 Output 5-Way Joystick HDMI Output Reset Switch Headphone Output Line Level Output Line Level Input Ethernet USB Connector Power Switch Power connector Mini USB Micro SD slot Schematic – Back of Board IdeaBoxx Product Manual –... -
Page 7: Trying Out Other Demos
Trying Out Other Demos The demos are located in the folder /prebuilt_demos on the USB drive. Use the directions below to run demos on the IdeaBoxx board. Slide the power switch to OFF. Remove the microSD card from the IdeaBoxx board. Insert the microSD card into the computer. -
Page 8: Bootloader
Bootloader The bootloader source code is in /opt/jade/bsp303/sources/u-boot. To rebuild it, use the ./build.sh shell script provided in the source code folder. The result will be multiple files in the top-level source code folder. The new binary bootloader file will be named /opt/jade/bsp303/sources/u-boot/u-boot.bin. To program the bootloader into the Jade board: Turn on power to the IdeaBoxx board. -
Page 9: Building The Linux Kernel With The Default Configuration
Once installed, the appliance can be imported into VirtualBox. The Jade IdeaBoxx board can boot from Flash (the default) or from TFTP + NFS via Ethernet. The default IP address of the board is 192.168.1.230. U-boot is configured to look for TFTP and NFS servers at address 192.168.1.130. The VirtualBox appliance has these servers configured and active out of the box. -
Page 10: Support References
A hierarchical bus system isolates high-performance functions (e.g., 3D graphics processing) from routine operations (e.g., low-speed I/O). Socionext has designed the ARM processor to run at twice the rate of the graphics core to reduce memory bus contention between these two primary functions.
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