Table of Contents Moxa x86 Linux SDK ..........................4 Introduction ............................4 Supported Series and Linux Distributions ..................4 Prerequisites ..........................4 The x86 Linux Installation Wizard ......................4 Extracting the Installation Wizard Files ....................5 Installing the Linux Drivers ........................5 Checking the Installation Status .......................
1. Moxa x86 Linux SDK Introduction The Moxa x86 Linux SDK enables easy deployment of Linux on the RKP/BXP/DRP series x-86. The SDK includes peripheral drivers, peripheral control tools, and configuration files. The SDK also provides deployment functions such as build & installation log, dry-run, and self-test on target models.
Extracting the Installation Wizard Files NOTE The installation file should be extracted to a system running a Linux OS (Debian, Ubuntu, or RedHat) environment. Extract the wizard installation files from the tarball (*tgz) file. tar xvf Moxa_x86_Linux_Install_Wizard_<ver>_Build_<build_date>.tgz cd Moxa_x86_Linux_Install_Wizard_<ver>_Build_<build_date> The x86 Linux Installation Wizard consists of the following directories and files: product.d/ - congfiguration files for products scripts/ - install wizard generic programs...
A prompt asking if you want to reboot the system is displayed. Do you want to reboot now? [Y/n] Enter , or to reboot the system, or , or to exit the installation process. Checking the Installation Status install.sh --selftest To check the installation status of the driver, run with the option.
Displaying the Help Page install.sh --help Run the command to show the help page that contains a usage summary of all the command options. Command ./install.sh --help Result ███╗ ███╗ ██████╗ ██╗ ██╗ █████╗ ████╗ ████║██╔═══██╗╚██╗██╔╝██╔══██╗ ██╔████╔██║██║ ██║ ╚███╔╝ ██║ ██║...
Using the --dry-run Option --dry-run option simulates the installation process to show what would be installed without installing anything or making any changes to the system. Command ./install.sh --dry-run Result (E.g., RKP-A110) Name: Driver or tool name • Version: The version of the driver or tool •...
Uninstalling the Linux Drivers install.sh --uninstall Use the command to unstill the drivers and tools. Command ./install.sh --uninstall NOTE sudo root This command requires privileges. Expected result (RKP-A110) [info] Product Name: RKPA110 [info] OS Name: Ubuntu [info] OS Version: 22.04 [info] Kernel Info: Linux moxa 5.19.0-32-generic #33~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Jan 30 17:03:34 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Do you want to continue? [Y/n]y...
Moxa x86 Peripherals Control Tools The Moxa x86 Linux SDK includes tools to manage the serial and the digital I/O ports of the supported devices. mx-uart-ctl mx-uart-ctl The serial port management tool retrieves information on the serial ports of the computer and sets the operating mode (RS-232/422/RS-485 2-wire/ RS-485 4-wire) for each port.
mx-dio-ctl The D I/O port management tool mx-dio-ctl is used to retrieving information on the DI and DO ports and for setting the DO port status (low/high). Supported Series • BXP-A100 • BXP-C100 • RKP-A110 RKP-C110 • Usage of mx-dio-ctl Usage: mx-dio-ctl <-i|-o <#port number>...
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