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- Page 1 VULCAN Arcom Embedded Linux Development Kit for VULCAN IXP425 PC/104 Board Quickstart Manual...
- Page 2 Updated for V4I1 software. Issue D May 2005 Updated to reflect product name change. © 2006 Arcom. Arcom is a subsidiary of Eurotech Group. www.eurotech.com For contact details, see page 23. Arcom operates a company-wide quality management system, which has been certified by the...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
VULCAN Quickstart Contents Contents Introduction ............................4 Handling your board safely ....................4 About this manual ..........................5 Related documents ........................5 Conventions ...........................6 Getting started ...........................7 What’s in the Kit? ........................7 What else do I need? ......................8 What peripherals are supported?...................9 Unpacking and connecting up......................10 Power supply ...........................12 RedBoot ............................13 What is RedBoot? ........................13... -
Page 4: Introduction
VULCAN Quickstart Introduction Introduction The VULCAN is a low power PC/104 compatible single board computer based on the Intel 533MHz IXP425 XScale processor. The IXP425 is an implementation of the Intel XScale micro-architecture combined with three Network Processing Engines for two Ethernet ports and hardware accelerated cryptography. -
Page 5: About This Manual
VULCAN Quickstart About this manual About this manual This manual is designed to help you get your VULCAN single board computer up and running as quickly as possible. It explains the components of the VULCAN Development Kit you have received and tells you how to unpack, connect and configure the board. -
Page 6: Conventions
VULCAN Quickstart About this manual Conventions Symbols The following symbols are used in this guide: Symbol Explanation Note - information that requires your attention. Tip - a handy hint that may provide a useful alternative or save time. Caution – proceeding with a course of action may damage your equipment or result in loss of data. -
Page 7: Getting Started
VULCAN Quickstart Getting started Getting started What’s in the Kit? The VULCAN AEL Development Kit includes the following items: • VULCAN-533-M64-F16 Processor board and Industrial Compact Enclosure (ICE). • +5V @ 8A max (90 - 264 VAC input) power supply. •... -
Page 8: What Else Do I Need
VULCAN Quickstart Getting started What else do I need? An x86 Linux system compliant with version 1.3 of the Linux Standard Base is required for the AEL host environment. Suitable systems include PCs with Debian GNU/Linux, RedHat Linux, Fedora Core or SUSE Linux. The Linux system requires a spare RS232 serial port (capable of 115200 bit/s) with a male DB-9 connector and suitable terminal emulation software, such as minicom. -
Page 9: What Peripherals Are Supported
VULCAN Quickstart Getting started What peripherals are supported? Linux supports the following peripherals in this release: • Four UARTs: COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4. • On board Flash array with JFFS2. • CompactFlash+ socket. • Two Ethernet interfaces. • Four USB 2.0 ports. •... -
Page 10: Unpacking And Connecting Up
VULCAN Quickstart Unpacking and connecting up Unpacking and connecting up This section guides you through the process of connecting up the VULCAN and powering up the system for the first time. The VULCAN is delivered 'ready to run'. There is no need to adjust link settings or configuration switches for the board to operate. If you follow the steps described, the board automatically boots AEL from the on-board Flash. - Page 11 VULCAN Quickstart Unpacking and connecting up Configure the serial terminal to 115200 bit/s, no parity, 8 data bits and no flow control. Switch on the VULCAN board once the terminal emulator is set up on the host The Linux operating system is loaded from the on-board Flash array and the board displays the Linux login prompt.
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Page 12: Power Supply
VULCAN Quickstart Power supply Power supply The AC PSU supplied in the kit is rated at +5V DC @ 8A max. This is designed to support the requirements of the VULCAN ICE. If additional devices are powered from this supply please ensure you do not exceed the overall current rating. ©... -
Page 13: Redboot
VULCAN Quickstart RedBoot RedBoot What is RedBoot? RedBoot is a complete bootstrap environment for embedded systems. Based on the eCos Hardware Abstraction Layer, RedBoot inherits the eCos qualities of reliability, compactness, configurability, and portability. RedBoot enables download and execution of embedded applications via serial or Ethernet, including embedded Linux and eCos applications. -
Page 14: Arcom Embedded Linux
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Arcom Embedded Linux What is Arcom Embedded Linux? Arcom Embedded Linux (AEL) is a space optimized standard Linux that includes many of the standard file, shell and text utilities. As well as the basic Linux system, the default installation includes: •... -
Page 15: Booting The System
Linux version n.nn.nn−arcomn−n−vulcan CPU: XScale−IXP4xx/IXC11xx revision 1 Machine: Arcom VULCAN INIT: version 2.78 booting If you do not have a DHCP server and you have not configured a static IP address, the board pauses at this point while it searches for a DHCP server. -
Page 16: Logging In
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Logging in You may login to the VULCAN as root (the superuser or administrator) using the details below. Login name: root Default password: arcom © 2005 Arcom Issue D... -
Page 17: Setting Up Networking
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Setting up networking As standard the board uses the DHCP protocol to configure the network. This requires a DHCP server to be available on your network. For details please consult your network administrator. To configure the VULCAN to use a static IP address, follow the steps below: Login to the VULCAN using the following login details: Login name: root... -
Page 18: The File System
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux The file system The file system used on the VULCAN Flash is a compressed Journaling Flash File System (JFFS2). JFFS2 has the following advantages: • Robustness. • A power fail-safe mechanism. • No integrity scan (fsck) is required at boot time. •... -
Page 19: Linux Kernel
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Linux kernel The version of the Linux kernel used on the VULCAN is a standard Linux kernel tree with support for Arcom’s boards. Source and configuration The kernel sources are installed in the host environment as /opt/arcom/src/linux-source-VERSION.tar.gz. -
Page 20: Hardware Configuration
VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Hardware configuration The IXP425 has a 64MB PCI memory window, formed from four consecutive 16MB windows, and located at the physical address 0x48000000. The PCI controller performs byte-lane swapping from the big-endian processor side to the little-endian PCI side. The IXP425 is not capable of producing byte or word (2 byte) PCI read cycles. - Page 21 VULCAN Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux VULCAN PC/104 interrupt mapping The PC/104 interrupts are mapped as shown in the following table: PC/104 interrupt VULCAN interrupt For more information, please consult the VULCAN Technical Manual, the IXP425 Developer’s Manual and the PCI1520 Data Manual. RTC and tamper detect The ds1302_rtc module provides a standard /dev/rtc device for accessing the RTC time and date;...
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Page 22: Support Software
VULCAN Quickstart Support software Support software Target support software When building applications for the VULCAN board you must use the Arcom Embedded Linux host environment. This is a set of utilities that provide a cross compile environment targeting the VULCAN board. You need a cross compile environment to produce binaries for the XScale processor. -
Page 23: Appendix - Contacting Arcom
VULCAN Quickstart Appendix – Contacting Arcom Appendix – Contacting Arcom Arcom sales Arcom’s sales team is always available to assist you in choosing the board that best meets your requirements. Contact your local sales office or hotline. Sales office US Sales office UK Arcom Arcom... -
Page 24: Index
VULCAN Quickstart Index Index access library · 22 host environment · 22 anti-static · 4 applications, embedded · 13 ICE · 10, 11 ID · 21 board · 4 interrupts, PC/104 · 21 boot · 15 IP address, static · 17 script ·... - Page 25 VULCAN Quickstart Index serial port · 8 PC/104 · 9, 20 terminal · 11 interrupts · 21 source code · 22, 23 mapping · 21 space, additional · 18 PCI · 20 SRAM · 9 peripherals · 4 static · 4 supported ·...
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