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GuruPlug‐Server‐Usersmanual‐‐GTI‐2010.04.03

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A. Productdescription

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GuruPlugServerisaLinuxbasedsmallformfactorcomputerwithACplugwhichhasthefollowingunique

features.

1. Highlyintegratedalltheperipheralsnecessaryforamoderndesignedcomputerjustintoonechip.

2. Ultralowpowerconsumption

3. Veryhighspeed,theCPUisrunningat1.2GHzwith800MHzDDR2SDRAM.

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Withallthesefeaturesdescribedaboveyoucanjustplugitintothewall’sACoutletandrunningallyear

round,itconsumesmuchlesspowercomparedtoalmostallthecomputersonthemarketwiththesame

features.

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B. Hardwarefeatures.

Thehardwarefeaturesaredescribedinthe“GuruPlug‐plus‐Blockdiagram.pdf”and

“GuruPlug‐plus‐DescriptionofHardwareblockdiagram.pdf”documentswhichcomealongwiththis

documentalthoughseparated,pleaserefertoit.

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C. Softwarefeatures

ThiscomputerisinstalledwithLinuxubuntu2.6.32kernelandallthedevicedriversforthehardware

peripheralssupportbythisCPUlikeUSB,Ethernet,PCIe,SATA…etc.

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D. Importantinformationtodeveloper

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1. ItisonlythecomputerwithLinuxOSwithoutanyapplicationspre‐installed,sobasicallyitisonlya

developmentplatformandalsoapowerfultoolforengineerstodevelopwith.

2. Whateverthedevelopengineersmayputontoitbecomestheultimatefinishproductstheywantit

tobe,forexamplethefileserver,mailserverorTVset‐topbox.

3. Whenyoupoweron,itwillbootupautomaticallyandrunLinuxOSthenwaitforyourloginand

stopthereinthecommandpromptforyoutoentertheLinuxcommandtogoon.

4. SinceithasnodisplayinterfacelikeVGAorLCDsothedeveloperhastoconnectaLinuxPCtoitor

useWindowsorLinuxPCremotelylogintoitthroughEthernet.

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E. ConnectionmethodstoPC

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TherearedifferentwaystoconnectGuruPlusSer vertoPCfordevelopment.

1. ConnecttoWindowsXPPCviaJTAGboard

2. ConnecttoLinuxPCviaJTAGboard(withLinuxFedora9ro11OS)

3. ConnecttoWindowsXPPCthroughEthernet

Summary of content (9 pages)

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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual ‐page 1 / 8 ‐‐ GTI ‐2010.04.03 A. Product description GuruPlug Server is a Linux based small form factor computer with AC plug which has the following unique features. 1. Highly integrated all the peripherals necessary for a modern designed computer just into one chip. 2. Ultra low power consumption 3. Very high speed, the CPU is running at 1.2GHz with 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual ‐page 2 / 8 4. Connect to Linux PC through Ethernet. F. Preparation Here we are using #1 method mentioned above so please get the following things prepared. 1. Windows XP PC 2. Hyper terminal software (comes with Windows) or putty.exe utility or any kind of terminal simulation utility. 3. GuruPlug Server plus. 4. JTAG board and cables 5. Mini‐USB to USB cable 6. JTAG Device driver for Windows XP. G. Connection 1. 2. 3. 4. Power on your Windows PC.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual 3. Specify the folder with the device driver. 4. After installation, press complete to end this session. 5. Another “new USB Serial Converter B device found” windows pops out. 6. Specify the folder contains the device driver again.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual 7. Pressing “completed” 8. The 3rd device found which is “USB Serial Port”. 9. Specify the same folder with device driver and press “completed” after installation 10. Now all device drivers associated with this JTAG board has been installed completely. I. Configuration com ports. 1. Run device manager and you will find a new USB serial port working as virtual COM port. For example as illustrated in the following picture there is a new COM24 port.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual ‐page 5 / 8 2. Double click on “USB Serial Port (COM24)” and set it to 115200 bits per second leave the other parameters unchanged press “ok” to save it. 3. Run putty utility, set as illustrated and press “open” J. Connect to GuruPlug Server plus 1. Pressing reset button of GuruPlug Server plus by using a pin or ball pen head 2.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual ‐page 6 / 8 3. After around 2 minutes it comes to the screen as below just press enter to continue to the login screen. 4. Enter “root” as login name and “nosoup4u” as password, please be noted there will be no character shown on the screen while typing in the password.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual ‐page 7 / 8 5. After login successfully, you will get a # prompt means you are the root user (super user) of this system and have all the control rights. K. Some important Linux commands Since there is no window‐like (X‐window) UI pre‐installed in this system so you have to give it commands to tell the machine what to do. Here are some useful Linux commands for testing Note: all commands are in small cases 1. ls and ls –l lists the file names and folder names 2.
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GuruPlug‐Server ‐Users manual lists or setup the configuration of Ethernet port 0 8. pwd show me the current path 9. cd / goto 10. top Showing the CPU and Memory loadings, press CTRL‐C to abort 11. ps ‐a, ps ‐l, ps –lA Showing the processes which are running and the process ID number. 12. Ping Ping the ip address to see if the link is alive For example, ping –c4 127.0.0.1 is to ping the machine itself by 4 times.
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FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.