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- Page 1 PEGASUS Arcom Embedded Linux Development Kit for PEGASUS SC520 PC/104 Board Quickstart Manual www.arcom.com...
- Page 2 First release of manual. Issue B May 2005 Update for V4I1 Development Kit. © 2005 Arcom. Arcom is a subsidiary of Spectris plc. For contact details, see page 21. Arcom operates a company-wide quality management system, which has been certified by the...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PEGASUS Quickstart Contents Contents Introduction ............................4 Handling your board safely ....................4 About this manual ..........................5 Related documents ........................5 Conventions ...........................5 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
PEGASUS Quickstart Introduction Introduction The PEGASUS is a PC/104 form factor, PC-compatible processor board designed for embedding into OEM equipment. The board is based on the AMD compatible single board computer based on the Elan SC520 processor. The PEGASUS includes: •... -
Page 5: About This Manual
PEGASUS Quickstart About this manual About this manual This manual is designed to help you get your PEGASUS single board computer up and running as quickly as possible. It explains the components of the PEGASUS Development Kit you have received and tells you how to unpack, connect and configure the board. - Page 6 PEGASUS Quickstart About this manual Typographical conventions This manual contains examples of commands that you can enter. These are shown as follows: $ make install DESTDIR=/tmp/target-install The initial symbol ($ in this case) indicates the prompt that the command is for, and should not be typed.
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Page 7: Getting Started
PEGASUS Quickstart Getting started Getting started What’s in the Kit? The PEGASUS Arcom Embedded Linux (AEL) Development Kit includes the following items: • PEGASUS-133-M64-F16-S processor board and Industrial Compact Enclosure (ICE). • +5V @ 8A, +12V @ 1.7A (100-240VAC input) power supply. •... -
Page 8: What Else Do I Need
PEGASUS 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
PEGASUS 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. • IDE interface. • Ethernet interface. • SRAM. • Real time clock. •... -
Page 10: Unpacking And Connecting Up
PEGASUS Quickstart Unpacking and connecting up Unpacking and connecting up This section guides you through the process of connecting up the PEGASUS and powering up the system for the first time. The PEGASUS is delivered 'ready to run'. There is no need to adjust link settings or configuration switches for the board to operate. - Page 11 PEGASUS 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 PEGASUS 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
PEGASUS 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 PEGASUS ICE. If additional devices are powered from this supply please ensure you do not exceed the overall current rating. ©... -
Page 13: Redboot
PEGASUS 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: Redboot Bios Loader
PEGASUS Quickstart RedBoot RedBoot BIOS Loader RedBoot on the PEGASUS is started by a small BIOS extension (the RedBoot BIOS Loader) located in the boot ROM (BIOS chip). The RedBoot Loader can either load RedBoot from the start of Flash and execute it, or bypass this and carry out the default BIOS boot sequence instead. -
Page 15: Arcom Embedded Linux
PEGASUS 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 16: Booting The System
PEGASUS Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Booting the system Once the system has been connected and powered up as described in Unpacking and connecting up, page 10, the board automatically boots to a Linux prompt, as follows: Uncompressing Linux......... done, booting the kernel. Linux version n.nn.nn−arcomn−n−pegasus INIT: version 2.78 booting If you do not have a DHCP server and you have not configured a static IP... -
Page 17: Setting Up Networking
PEGASUS 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 PEGASUS to use a static IP address, follow the steps below: Login to the PEGASUS using the following login details: Login name: root... -
Page 18: The File System
PEGASUS Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux The file system The file system used on the PEGASUS 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
PEGASUS Quickstart Arcom Embedded Linux Linux kernel The version of the Linux kernel used on the PEGASUS 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: Support Software
PEGASUS Quickstart Support software Support software Target support software When building applications for the PEGASUS board you must use the Arcom Embedded Linux (AEL) host environment. This is a set of utilities that provide a cross compile environment targeting the PEGASUS board. You need a cross compile environment to produce binaries that work with the libraries installed on the PEGASUS. -
Page 21: Appendix - Contacting Arcom
PEGASUS 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 Europe Arcom Arcom... -
Page 22: Index
PEGASUS Quickstart Index Index AEL · 20 Elan · 4 anti-static · 4 embedded applications · 13 applications, embedded · 13 emulator · 10 environment · 20 ethernet · 13 Ethernet · 9 binaries · 20 Ethernet cable · 7 BIOS loader ·... - Page 23 PEGASUS Quickstart Index kernel real time clock · 9 command line · 19 RedBoot · 13 Linux · 19 loader · 14 key · 5 returns · 4 Linux · 8 SC520 processor · 4 Arcom embedded · 15 script, boot · 13 kernel ·...
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