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ZEUS Embedded Linux Development Kit Quickstart Contents
© 2007 Eurotech Ltd Issue C 3
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................4
Handling your board safely ....................................................................................................5
About this manual ..............................................................................................................................6
Related documents................................................................................................................6
Conventions...........................................................................................................................6
Getting started ...................................................................................................................................8
What’s in the kit?....................................................................................................................8
What else do I need?.............................................................................................................9
What peripherals are supported?.........................................................................................10
Unsupported hardware features ..........................................................................................10
ZEUS ‘at a glance’ ...........................................................................................................................11
Unpacking and connecting up..........................................................................................................12
Flat panel display.............................................................................................................................15
Connecting a flat panel TFT screen.....................................................................................15
Power supply ...................................................................................................................................16
RedBoot...........................................................................................................................................17
What is RedBoot?................................................................................................................17
AEL Embedded Linux ......................................................................................................................19
What is AEL Embedded Linux? ...........................................................................................19
Booting the system ..............................................................................................................19
Logging in ............................................................................................................................19
Setting up networking ..........................................................................................................20
The file system.....................................................................................................................21
Linux kernel .........................................................................................................................22
Wireless modem support and operation ..............................................................................23
Hardware configuration....................................................................................................................28
Serial ports...........................................................................................................................28
PC/104.................................................................................................................................28
LCD controller......................................................................................................................29
Touchscreen ........................................................................................................................33
Using MMC/SD cards ..........................................................................................................33
Using CompactFlash cards..................................................................................................34
Support software..............................................................................................................................35
Target support software .......................................................................................................35
Intel Integrated Performance Primitives (IPPs)....................................................................35
ZEUS Development Kit example programs .....................................................................................36
Appendix A – Contacting Eurotech Ltd ............................................................................................37
Index ................................................................................................................................................38