User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Development Environment
- 2.1. Operating Systems
- 2.2. OpenWrt Introduction
- 2.3. Network Environment
- 2.4. System Configuration
- 2.4.1. Accessing Web UI
- 2.4.2. Accessing System Console
- 2.4.3. Using SSH (Secure Socket Shell)
- 2.4.4. Using Serial to USB Cable
- 2.4.5. Upgrading Firmware
- 2.4.6. Upgrading bootloader
- 2.4.7. Wi-Fi Reset
- 2.4.8. Factory Reset
- 2.4.9. Connecting LinkIt Smart 7688 To a network with Wi-Fi Access Point
- 2.4.10. Open a system console and enter the following commands to change LinkIt Smart 7688 to station mode ( For more information on system console, please see 2.4.1 “Accessing Web UI
- 2.4.11. Viewing System Information from the Web UI
- 2.5. Accessing the USB drive and the SD card
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root@myLinkIt:/#
7) You’re ready to make changes to the LinkIt Smart 7688 system
through this console.
8) To exit the system console, type <CTRL>a + k, and y.
2.4.5. Upgrading Firmware
This section describes how to upgrade the firmware on both LinkIt Smart
7688 development boards (same firmware). You can choose from one of the
following two ways to upgrade firmware:
Using Web UI:
1) Sign in the LinkIt Smart 7688 Web UI. Please see 2.4.1
“Accessing Web UI” if you haven’t signed in before.
2) After you’ve signed in, click on the Upgrade firmware button
as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16 Firmware upgrade button
3) Click under Upgrade firmware file and choose the
lks7688.img
file. Click Upgrade & Restart button as shown in Figure 17.
Figure 17 Selecting firmware file
The firmware will upload to LinkIt Smart 7688 and the reboot will start.
This process takes about 3 minutes. When you see three short blinks on the
LinkIt Smart 7688, it indicates the firmware has been upgraded.
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