1.4 S MSEL ................................6 ET THE 1.5 P ............................... 7 OWER N THE OARD 1.6 S UART T ............................ 8 ETTING ERMINAL 1.7 A .................................. 11 PPENDIX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................14 MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
The Board will be shipped with a MicroSD card that has been written with Linux image. Users can install the Micro SD Card on the board by referring to Figure 1-1 MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
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Download Linux image file If the user wants to copy or re-program the MicroSD card, you can download the Linux image file (Find “Linux BSP (Board Support Package): MicroSD Card Image”) by referring to the link below: https://mercury-a2700.terasic.com/cd MA27 www.terasic.com.tw...
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3. Select the image file for MicroSD card 4. Select the MicroSD card device 5. Click “START” to start writing the image file to the MicroSD card. Wait until the image is successfully written. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
Figure 1-3 Rufus tool 1.4 Set the MSEL Make sure the Configuration mode switch is set to AS mode. Please set MSEL[2:0] to “001”. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
To power up the Board in stand-alone mode, user need to connect a 2x4 PCIe power connector on the Board to the external 12V DC power supply, then turn on the power switch SW2 on the board to power on the board (See Figure 1-5 MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
Installing the Driver 1. Connect your computer to the development board by plugging the USB cable into the micro USB connector of the board. (Connection setup is shown in Figure 1-5 MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
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, the COM number of this Figure 1-7 Host is COM9. Note that the “COM9” on the Serial Line column needs to be modified according to the actual com port on the user's computer. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
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“Open” to open the terminal window. Note that the “COM9” on the Serial Line column needs to be modified according to the actual com port on the user's computer. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
Figure 1-8 Putty Window 4. After the board is successfully booted, the Linux will ask for the login name. Type "terasic" for account name and type “123” for the password (See Figure 1-9 Figure 1-9 Putty Window 1.7 Appendix This section will introduce what check items can be done if Linux cannot be boot and the putty MA27 www.terasic.com.tw...
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1. Check if the USB Serial Port shows on the device manager on the computer. Figure 1-10 Hardware Setup for UART Terminal 2. Make sure the Configuration mode switch MSE[2:0] is set to AS mode. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
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Connect the Micro USB cable to USB blaster II connector of the Board. Copy the factory code from the path : System CD\ Demonstration\SoC_FPGA\GHRD\output_files\program_qspi_flash\ Execute “flash_program.bat” to erase and program the QSPI flash. MA27 www.terasic.com.tw Linux Booting Started Guide August 3, 2023...
Here are the addresses where you can get help if you encounter problems: Terasic Technologies No.80, Fenggong Rd., Hukou Township, Hsinchu County 303035. Taiwan Email: support@terasic.com Web: www.terasic.com Mercury A2700 Accelerator Card Web: https://mercury-a2700.terasic.com Revision History Date Version Changes 2023.08...
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